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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1619 
To authorize assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain 
awareness of foreign countries bordering the Persian Gulf, the Arabian 
Sea, or the Mediterranean Sea in order to deter and counter illicit 
smuggling and related maritime activity by Iran, including illicit Iranian 
weapons shipments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2017 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize assistance and training to increase maritime 
security and domain awareness of foreign countries bor-
dering the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, or the Medi-
terranean Sea in order to deter and counter illicit smug-
gling and related maritime activity by Iran, including 
illicit Iranian weapons shipments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Iran From Smug-
gling Weapons to Terrorists Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TRAIN-
ING TO INCREASE MARITIME SECURITY AND 
DOMAIN AWARENESS OF FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES BORDERING THE PERSIAN GULF, ARA-
BIAN SEA, OR MEDITERRANEAN SEA. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to au-
thorize assistance and training to increase maritime secu-
rity and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering 
the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, or the Mediterranean 
Sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and 
related maritime activity by Iran, including illicit Iranian 
weapons shipments. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purpose of 
this section as described in subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, is authorized— 
(A) to provide training to the national mili-
tary or other security forces of Israel, Bahrain, 
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, 
Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar that have among 
their functional responsibilities maritime secu-
rity missions; and 
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(B) to provide training to ministry, agency, 
and headquarters level organizations for such 
forces. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The provision of assistance 
and training under this section may be referred to 
as the ‘‘Counter Iran Maritime Initiative’’. 
(c) TYPES OF TRAINING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED
ELEMENTS
OF
TRAINING.— 
Training provided under subsection (b)(1)(A) may 
include the provision of de minimis equipment, sup-
plies, and small-scale military construction. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS
OF
TRAINING.— 
Training provided under subsection (b) shall include 
elements that promote the following: 
(A) Observance of and respect for human 
rights and fundamental freedoms. 
(B) Respect for legitimate civilian author-
ity within the country to which the assistance 
is provided. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2018 and avail-
able for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide ac-
tivities, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the provi-
sion of assistance and training under subsection (b). 
(e) COST SHARING.— 
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(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that, given income parity among recipient 
countries, the Secretary of Defense, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, should seek, through 
appropriate bilateral and multilateral arrangements, 
payments sufficient in amount to offset any training 
costs associated with implementation of subsection 
(b). 
(2) COST-SHARING
AGREEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec-
retary of State, shall negotiate a cost-sharing agree-
ment with a recipient country regarding the cost of 
any training provided pursuant to subsection (b). 
The agreement shall set forth the terms of cost 
sharing that the Secretary of Defense determines 
are necessary and appropriate, but such terms shall 
not be less than 50 percent of the overall cost of the 
training. 
(3) CREDIT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The portion 
of such cost sharing received by the Secretary of De-
fense pursuant to this subsection may be credited to-
wards appropriations available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities. 
(f) NOTICE TO CONGRESS ON TRAINING.—Not later 
than 15 days before exercising the authority under sub-
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section (b) with respect to a recipient country, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a notification containing the following: 
(1) An identification of the recipient country. 
(2) A detailed justification of the program for 
the provision of the training concerned, and its rela-
tionship to United States security interests. 
(3) The budget for the program, including a 
timetable of planned expenditures of funds to imple-
ment the program, an implementation timeline for 
the program with milestones (including anticipated 
delivery schedules for any assistance and training 
under the program), the military department or 
component responsible for management of the pro-
gram, and the anticipated completion date for the 
program. 
(4) A description of the arrangements, if any, 
to support recipient country sustainment of any ca-
pability developed pursuant to the program, and the 
source of funds to support sustainment efforts and 
performance outcomes to be achieved under the pro-
gram beyond its completion date, if applicable. 
(5) A description of the program objectives and 
an assessment framework to be used to develop ca-
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pability and performance metrics associated with 
operational outcomes for the recipient force. 
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(h) TERMINATION.—Assistance and training may not 
be provided under this section after September 30, 2021. 
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