(2) a detailed justification of the Secretary for 
failing to commence the actions described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a). 
SEC. 7. POSTURING UNITED STATES STRATEGIC CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) AEGIS ASHORE SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2016, and pursuant to an agreement between the 
United States and the Government of Poland, the 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure the operational 
availability of the Aegis Ashore system site in Po-
land. 
(2) RELOCATION
OF
ASSETS.—The Secretary 
may relocate the necessary assets of the Aegis weap-
on system between and within the DDG–51 Class 
Destroyer program and the Aegis Ashore program to 
meet mission requirements. 
(3) BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees quarterly brief-
ings to update the status of the progress in carrying 
out paragraph (1). 
(b) THEATER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) A Patriot battery of the United States 
providing a short-range air and missile defense 
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capability has previously been rotationally de-
ployed to Poland, pursuant to an agreement be-
tween the United States and the Government of 
Poland, during a period occurring between 
2010 to 2012. 
(B) The deployment of the Patriot battery 
did not include operational missiles and was not 
replaced with another short-range air and mis-
sile defense system upon completion of the de-
ployment rotation in 2012. 
(2) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United 
States that available short-range air and missile de-
fense systems and terminal missile defense systems 
of the United States with operational missiles be 
rotationally deployed to central and eastern Euro-
pean allies, pursuant to agreements between the 
United States and such allies, to strength the air 
and missile defense capabilities of such allies. 
(3) MISSILE
DEFENSE
CAPABILITY
OF
PO-
LAND.— 
(A) Not later than December 31, 2014, 
and pursuant to an agreement between the 
United States and the Government of Poland, 
the Secretary of Defense shall deploy to Poland 
a system providing a short-range air and mis-
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sile defense capability or terminal missile de-
fense capability, or both, and the personnel re-
quired to operate and maintain such system. 
(B) No action may be taken to effect or 
implement the removal of the system or the 
personnel described in subparagraph (A) un-
less— 
(i) at least 30 days before the re-
moval, the Secretary of Defense notifies 
the congressional defense committees that 
such removal is temporary and in the na-
tional security interests of the United 
States; or 
(ii) the removal is requested by the 
Government of Poland in the manner pro-
vided in the agreement between the United 
States and the Government of Poland re-
garding the system and personnel. 
(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
by not later than 60 days after the date on which 
a NATO member state makes a request that com-
municates to the Secretary the interest of the mem-
ber state in hosting missile defense capabilities de-
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scribed in paragraph (2) and the plan of the Sec-
retary for addressing such request. 
(c) FORWARD DEPLOYED NUCLEAR WEAPONS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall immediately— 
(1) stop plans for the relocation and consolida-
tion of dual-capable aircraft (as defined in section 
497a of title 10, United States Code) of the United 
States that are based in Europe; 
(2) develop plans to temporarily base dual-capa-
ble aircraft of the United States in NATO member 
states that make requests to host such aircraft; 
(3) conduct siting studies for the construction 
of weapon storage and security systems and protec-
tive aircraft shelters in NATO members states that 
notify the Secretary of an interest in hosting such 
systems and shelters and to provide for reasonable 
burden sharing of associated non-recurring and re-
curring costs; and 
(4) coordinate with NATO member states on 
the policy considerations of a decision by the United 
States and its allies to alter the posture of forward 
deployed nuclear weapons and related capabilities of 
the United States. 
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SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON MILITARY CONTACT AND COOPERA-
TION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Defense may be used for any 
bilateral military-to-military contact or cooperation be-
tween the Governments of the United States and the Rus-
sian Federation until the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
are no longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory; 
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the 
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory; 
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer vio-
lating the INF Treaty; and 
(4) the Russian Federation is in compliance 
with the CFE Treaty and has lifted its suspension 
of Russian observance of its treaty obligations. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees— 
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(A) a notification that such a waiver is in 
the national security interest of the United 
States and a description of the national security 
interest covered by the waiver; and 
(B) a report, in unclassified form, explain-
ing why the Secretary of Defense cannot make 
the certification under subsection (a); and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits 
the information in the report under subparagraph 
(B). 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.— 
The certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a) shall not apply to military bases of the 
Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula oper-
ating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status 
and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the 
Territory of Ukraine. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘bilateral 
military-to-military contact or cooperation’’— 
(1) means— 
(A) reciprocal visits and meetings by high- 
ranking delegations; 
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(B) information sharing, policy consulta-
tions, security dialogues or other forms of con-
sultative discussions; 
(C) exchanges of military instructors, 
training personnel, and students; 
(D) exchanges of information; 
(E) defense planning; and 
(F) military training or exercises; but 
(2) does not include any contact or cooperation 
that is in support of United States stability oper-
ations. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to funds described in subsection (a) that are unob-
ligated as of such date of enactment. 
SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON NON-PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2015 for the National Nuclear Security Administration of 
the Department of Energy may be used for any contact, 
cooperation, or transfer of technology between the United 
States and the Russian Federation until the Secretary of 
Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
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Secretary of Defense, certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that— 
(1) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 
are no longer illegally occupying Ukrainian territory; 
(2) the Russian Federation is respecting the 
sovereignty of all Ukrainian territory; 
(3) the Russian Federation is no longer vio-
lating the INF Treaty; and 
(4) the Russian Federation is in compliance 
with the CFE Treaty and has lifted its suspension 
of Russian observance of its treaty obligations. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Energy may waive 
the limitation in subsection (a) if— 
(1) the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State and Secretary of De-
fense, submits to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees— 
(A) a notification that such a waiver is in 
the national security interest of the United 
States and a description of the national security 
interest covered by the waiver; and 
(B) a report, in an unclassified form, ex-
plaining why the Secretary of Energy cannot 
make a certification for such under subsection 
(a); and 
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(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the Secretary of Energy submits 
the information in the report under subparagraph 
(B). 
(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY BASES.— 
The certification requirement specified in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a) shall not apply to military bases of the 
Russian Federation in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula oper-
ating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on the Status 
and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing on the 
Territory of Ukraine. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with 
respect to funds described in subsection (a) that are unob-
ligated as of such date of enactment. 
SEC. 10. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DE-
VELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 of each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report, in both classified and 
unclassified form, on the current and future military 
power of the Russian Federation (in this section referred 
to as ‘‘Russia’’). The report shall address the current and 
probable future course of military-technological develop-
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ment of the Russian military, the tenets and probable de-
velopment of Russian security strategy and military strat-
egy, and military organizations and operational concepts, 
for the 20-year period following submission of such report. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—A report required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the security situation in 
regions neighboring Russia. 
(2) The goals and factors shaping Russian se-
curity strategy and military strategy. 
(3) Trends in Russian security and military be-
havior that would be designed to achieve, or that are 
consistent with, the goals described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) An assessment of Russia’s global and re-
gional security objectives, including objectives that 
would affect NATO, the Middle East, and the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China. 
(5) A detailed assessment of the sizes, loca-
tions, and capabilities of Russian nuclear, special op-
erations, land, sea, and air forces. 
(6) Developments in Russian military doctrine 
and training. 
(7) An assessment of the proliferation activities 
of Russia and Russian entities, as a supplier of ma-
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terials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear 
weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or 
missile systems. 
(8) Developments in Russia’s asymmetric capa-
bilities, including its strategy and efforts to develop 
and deploy cyberwarfare and electronic warfare ca-
pabilities, details on the number of malicious cyber 
incidents originating from Russia against Depart-
ment of Defense infrastructure, and associated ac-
tivities originating or suspected of originating from 
Russia. 
(9) The strategy and capabilities of Russian 
space and counterspace programs, including trends, 
global and regional activities, the involvement of 
military and civilian organizations, including state- 
owned enterprises, academic institutions, and com-
mercial entities, and efforts to develop, acquire, or 
gain access to advanced technologies that would en-
hance Russian military capabilities. 
(10) Developments in Russia’s nuclear pro-
gram, including the size and state of Russia’s stock-
pile, its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines, its 
civil and military production capacities, and projec-
tions of its future arsenals. 
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(11) A description of Russia’s anti-access and 
area denial capabilities. 
(12) A description of Russia’s command, con-
trol, communications, computers, intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance modernization program 
and its applications for Russia’s precision guided 
weapons. 
(13) In consultation with the Secretary of En-
ergy and the Secretary of State, developments re-
garding United States-Russian engagement and co-
operation on security matters. 
(14) The current state of United States mili-
tary-to-military contacts with the Russian Federa-
tion Armed Forces, which shall include the following: 
(A) A comprehensive and coordinated 
strategy for such military-to-military contacts 
and updates to the strategy. 
(B) A summary of all such military-to-mili-
tary contacts during the one-year period pre-
ceding the report, including a summary of top-
ics discussed and questions asked by the Rus-
sian participants in those contacts. 
(C) A description of such military-to-mili-
tary contacts scheduled for the 12-month period 
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