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‘‘(A) Defense institution building to mitigate capability 
gaps and promote effective and sustainable defense institu-
tions. 
‘‘(B) Professionalization, strategic planning and reform, 
financial management, manpower management, and logis-
tics management of military and other security forces with 
a national security mission.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF TRAINING’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘training’’ and inserting ‘‘activities of 
the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq’’. 
SEC. 1225. MODIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN ANNUAL 
REPORT ON THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1245(b) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and from’’ after ‘‘transfers to’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘from non-Iranian sources’’ and 
inserting ‘‘from or to non-Iranian sources or destinations’’; 
and 
(C) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including transfers that pertain to nuclear 
development, ballistic missiles, and chemical, biological, 
and advanced conventional weapons, weapon systems, and 
delivery vehicles’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) An assessment of the use of civilian transportation 
assets and infrastructure, including commercial aircraft, air-
ports, commercial vessels, and seaports, used to transport illicit 
military cargo to or from Iran, including military personnel, 
military goods, weapons, military-related electric parts, and 
related components. 
‘‘(7) An assessment of military-to-military cooperation 
between Iran and foreign counties, including Cuba, North 
Korea, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and any other 
country designated by the Secretary of Defense with additional 
reference to cooperation and collaboration on the development 
of nuclear, biological, chemical, and advanced conventional 
weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles. 
‘‘(8) An assessment of the extent to which the commercial 
aviation sector of Iran knowingly provides financial, material, 
or technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics 
of Iran, the Bashar al-Assad regime, Hezbollah, Hamas, Kata’ib 
Hezbollah, or any other foreign terrorist organization.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under 
section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 after that date.
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SEC. 1226. EXTENSION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONFIRMED BAL-
LISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM IRAN AND IMPOSITION 
OF SANCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE LAUNCHES. 
Section 1226(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2487) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1227. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF MAN- 
PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO THE VETTED 
SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—If a determination is made during fiscal year 
2018 to use funds available to the Department of Defense for 
that fiscal year to provide man-portable air defense systems 
(MANPADs) to the vetted Syrian opposition pursuant to the 
authority in section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), such funds may not be 
used for that purpose until— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the determination; and 
(2) 30 days elapse after the date of the submittal of such 
report to the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall set forth the following: 
(1) A description of each element of the vetted Syrian 
opposition that will provided man-portable air defense systems 
as described in subsection (a), including— 
(A) the geographic location of such element; 
(B) a detailed intelligence assessment of such element; 
(C) a description of the alignment of such element 
within the broader conflict in Syria; and 
(D) a description and assessment of the assurance, 
if any, received by the commander of such element in 
connection with the provision of man-portable air defense 
systems. 
(2) The number and type of man-portable air defense sys-
tems to be so provided. 
(3) The logistics plan for providing and resupplying each 
element to be so provided man-portable air defense systems 
with additional man-portable air defense systems. 
(4) The duration of support to be provided in connection 
with the provision of man-portable air defense systems. 
(5) The justification for the provision of man-portable air 
defense systems to each element of the vetted Syrian opposition, 
including an explanation of the purpose and expected employ-
ment of such systems. 
(6) Any other matters that the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of State jointly consider appropriate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1209(e)(2) of the Carl 
Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541).
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SEC. 1228. REPORT ON AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE STATUS OF SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching 
any agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation 
relating to a political settlement or long-term territorial control 
in Syria, the President shall transmit to Congress a report on 
the agreement. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) the text of the agreement, including all related materials 
and annexes; 
(2) a list of all parties to the agreement; 
(3) an explanation of each of the terms established by 
the agreement; 
(4) a description of each of the obligations established by 
the agreement; and 
(5) a description of any territorial demarcations, apportion-
ments, or areas of control contemplated by the agreement. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION. 
Section 1232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2488) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 2018’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘in the fiscal year concerned’’ after 
‘‘may be used’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘with respect to funds 
for a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘the limitation in subsection (a)’’. 
SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER 
CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction on the obligation 
or expenditure of funds required by subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national security 
interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the time the 
waiver is invoked, to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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(1) Russia’s ongoing aggressive actions, including its inva-
sions of Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, threats to 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, rapid mili-
tary modernization, advanced anti-access and area denial 
capabilities, increasing military activity in the Arctic region 
and Mediterranean Sea, evolving nuclear doctrine and capabili-
ties, and violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union 
of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Treaty on Open Skies, 
constitute a major challenge to the security interests of the 
United States and its allies and partners in Europe. 
(2) Russia’s ongoing malign influence activities, including 
misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, cyberattacks, elec-
tion interference, active measures, and hybrid warfare oper-
ations pose not only a threat to the security interests of the 
United States and its allies and partners in Europe, but to 
the integrity of Western democracies and the institutions and 
alliances they support. 
(3) Russia’s doctrine of ‘‘escalate to de-escalate’’, along with 
its tactical nuclear capabilities, threaten United States forces 
and European allies and exacerbate the risk of miscalculation 
and escalation in a crisis. 
(4) The European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) continues 
to improve credible deterrence against Russian aggression by— 
(A) training and equipping military forces of NATO 
allies and European partners; 
(B) enhancing the indications and warning, interoper-
ability, and logistics capabilities of United States allies 
and partners; and 
(C) improving the agility and flexibility of partners 
and allies to address threats across the full spectrum of 
domains. 
(5) A strong NATO alliance is the cornerstone of trans-
atlantic security cooperation and the guarantor of peace and 
stability in Europe. 
(6) The steps taken at the NATO 2014 Wales Summit 
and the NATO 2016 Warsaw Summit, including the adoption 
and implementation of the Readiness Action Plan (RAP), the 
formation of the Very High Joint Readiness Force (VJTF), 
the Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) multinational battalions 
deployed to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, and the 
Tailored Forward Presence in Romania and Bulgaria, have 
strengthened NATO readiness and collective defense. 
(7) Montenegro’s accession into NATO is a strong step 
toward strengthening the alliance, enhancing security and sta-
bility in Southeastern Europe, and reaffirming NATO’s commit-
ment to an ‘‘Open Door’’ policy. 
(8) Cooperation with non-NATO allies and members of 
the Partnership for Peace program enhances security and sta-
bility in Europe. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should support a Europe whole, free, 
and at peace and the sovereign right of all European states 
to pursue integration into the Euro-Atlantic community through 
institutions such as NATO and the European Union; 
(2) the United States should develop and implement a 
policy and strategy backed by all elements of United States