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(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(f) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No support may be provided 
under the authority of subsection (a) after December 31, 2018. 
SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION 
OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— 
(1) take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance with 
international agreements to promote the physical security and 
protection of residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq; 
(2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its commitments 
to the United States to ensure the safety and well-being of 
those living in Camp Liberty; 
(3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure continued and 
reliable access to food, clean water, medical assistance, elec-
tricity and other energy needs, and any other equipment and 
supplies necessary to sustain the residents during periods of 
attack or siege by external forces; 
(4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty residents to 
Iran; 
(5) assist the international community in implementing 
a plan to provide for the safe, secure, and permanent relocation 
of Camp Liberty residents, including a detailed outline of steps 
that would need to be taken by recipient countries, the United 
States, the Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 
and the Camp residents to relocate residents to other countries; 
(6) encourage continued close cooperation between the resi-
dents of Camp Liberty and the authorities in the relocation 
process; and 
(7) assist the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees in expediting the ongoing resettlement of all residents 
of Camp Liberty to safe locations outside Iraq. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Iran 
SEC. 1231. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON 
THE MILITARY POWER OF IRAN. 
(a) ELEMENT
ON
CYBER
CAPABILITIES
IN
DESCRIPTION
OF 
STRATEGY.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 1245 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2542) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
Iranian 
strategy 
regarding 
offensive 
cyber 
capabilities and defensive cyber capabilities.’’. 
(b) ELEMENTS
ON CYBER CAPABILITIES
IN ASSESSMENTS
OF 
UNCONVENTIONAL FORCES.—Paragraph (3) of such subsection, as 
amended by section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 920), is 
further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) offensive cyber capabilities and defensive cyber 
capabilities; and 
‘‘(G) Iranian ability to manipulate the information 
environment both domestically and against the interests 
of the United States and its allies.’’. 
(c) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—Such subsection is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) An assessment of transfers to Iran of military equip-
ment, technology, and training from non-Iranian sources.’’. 
(d) TERMINATION.—Subsection (d) of such section 1245, as 
amended by section 1277 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 
(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3592), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(e) 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, as so amended, after that date. 
SEC. 1232. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN’S 
MALIGN ACTIVITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Iran continues to conduct a range of malign military 
and intelligence activities in the region and around the globe 
which constitute a significant threat to regional stability and 
the national security interests of the United States and our 
allies and partners; 
(2) Iran continues funding its conventional and unconven-
tional military development, including its ballistic missile 
development programs, and its acquisition of destabilizing 
conventional weapons, which requires the United States to 
continue to support and build the collective capacity of our 
allies and partners in the region to address threats; 
(3) the sale of advanced weaponry, including advance air 
defense systems, to the Government of Iran increases the risk 
of further destabilizing the region; 
(4) Iran’s malign activities, continued state sponsorship 
of terrorism, and the violation of the human rights of the 
Iranian people justify continued pressure by the United States; 
and 
(5) the United States should continue to enhance the 
region’s security architecture, build our partners’ capacity to 
respond to external aggression, increase the interoperability 
of our respective military forces, and continue to better 
integrate their advanced capabilities. 
SEC. 1233. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS WITH 
IRAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on—
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(1) any military-to-military engagements conducted by the 
Armed Forces or Department of Defense civilians with rep-
resentatives of the military or paramilitary forces (including 
the IRGC Quds Force) of the Islamic Republic of Iran during 
the one-year period ending on the date of the submission of 
the report; and 
(2) any policy changes to such military-to-military engage-
ments with the armed forces of Iran. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE 
EAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that summarizes any agreement, in effect 
as of the date that is 15 days before the date of the submittal 
of the report, that provides security commitments by the United 
States to any country in the Middle East, including the member 
countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. 
(b) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
shall provide the Secretary of Defense with an analysis of the 
United States military force structure and posture required to meet 
any current agreement that provides security commitments in the 
Middle East, including to member countries of the Gulf Cooperation 
Council. The Secretary shall include such analysis, without revision, 
in the report required by subsection (a), together with such addi-
tional views as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1235. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use 
of force against Iran. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Russian Federation 
SEC. 1241. NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO TESTING, PRODUCTION, 
DEPLOYMENT, AND SALE OR TRANSFER TO OTHER 
STATES OR NON-STATE ACTORS OF THE CLUB-K CRUISE 
MISSILE SYSTEM BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than seven days after the Sec-
retary determines that there is reasonable grounds to believe that 
the Russian Federation has tested, initially deployed, or sold or
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transferred to another state or non-state actor the Club-K cruise 
missile system, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a notification of such determination. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning options 
for responding to the military threat posed by the Russian Federa-
tion testing, deployment, or sale or transfer to other states or 
non-state actors the Club-K cruise missile system. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) CLUB-K
CRUISE
MISSILE
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Club-K 
cruise missile system’’ means the Club-K cruise missile ‘‘con-
tainer launcher’’ weapons system. 
(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not be in 
effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1242. NOTIFICATIONS OF DEPLOYMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO TERRITORY OF UKRAINIAN 
REPUBLIC OR RUSSIAN TERRITORY OF KALININGRAD. 
(a) NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) UPON DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than seven days after 
the Secretary of Defense determines that there is reasonable 
grounds to believe that the Russian Federation has deployed 
covered weapons systems onto the territory of the Ukranian 
Republic, or has deployed covered weapons systems onto the 
Russian territory of Kaliningrad, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of 
such determination. 
(2) FORM.—A notification required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex if necessary. 
(b) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PLANNING.—The Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall include in military planning options 
for responding to the military threat posed by the Russian Federa-
tion deploying covered weapons systems onto the territory of the 
Ukranian Republic, or deploying covered weapons system onto the 
Russian territory of Kaliningrad, including opportunities for allied 
cooperation in developing such responses based on consultation 
with such allies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
WEAPONS
SYSTEMS.—The term ‘‘covered 
weapons systems’’ means weapons systems that can perform 
both conventional and nuclear missions, nuclear weapon 
delivery systems, and nuclear warheads.
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(d) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall not be in 
effect on and after the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1243. MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER 
THE INF TREATY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the development and deployment of a nuclear ground- 
launched cruise missile by the Russian Federation is in viola-
tion of the INF Treaty, and the Russian Federation should 
return to compliance with the INF Treaty; 
(2) the increasing role for nuclear weapons in the Russian 
Federation’s military strategy, and the continuing violation of 
the INF Treaty threatens the viability of the INF Treaty; 
(3) efforts taken by the President to compel the Russian 
Federation to return to compliance with the INF Treaty, 
including by developing military and nonmilitary options, must 
be persistent and are in the best interests of the United States, 
but cannot be open-ended; 
(4) not only should the Russian Federation end its cheating 
with respect to the INF Treaty, but also its illegal occupation 
of the sovereign territory of another nation, its plans for sta-
tioning nuclear weapons on that nation’s territory, and its 
cheating and violation of as many as eight of its 12 arms 
control obligations and agreements; and 
(5) there are several United States military requirements 
that would be addressed by the development and deployment 
of systems currently prohibited by the INF Treaty. 
(b) NOTIFICATIONS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIOLATIONS OF INF 
TREATY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a notification of— 
(A) whether the Russian Federation has flight-tested, 
deployed, or possesses a military system that has achieved 
an initial operating capability that is either a ground- 
launched ballistic missile or ground-launched cruise missile 
with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500 kilo-
meters; and 
(B) whether the Russian Federation has begun steps 
to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty, including 
by agreeing to inspections and verification measures nec-
essary to achieve high confidence that any missile described 
in subparagraph (A) will be eliminated, as required by 
the INF Treaty upon its entry into force. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The notification required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Russian Federation meets any of the 
conditions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1). 
(3) FORM.—The notification required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF COORDINATION WITH ALLIES REGARDING 
INF TREATY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment, and every 120-day period thereafter for a 
period of 5 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notifica-
tion on the status and content of updates provided to the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allies of the 
United States in East Asia, on the Russian Federation’s flight 
testing, operating capability and deployment of ground 
launched ballistic missiles or ground-launched cruise missiles 
with a flight-tested range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, 
including updates on the status and a description of efforts 
with such allies to develop collective responses (including eco-
nomic and military responses) to arms control violations of 
the Russian Federation (including violations of the INF Treaty). 
(2) FORM.—The notification required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
classified annex. 
(d) MILITARY RESPONSE OPTIONS TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIO-
LATION OF INF TREATY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Russian Federation has not begun taking measures 
to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty, including 
by agreeing to verification measures necessary to achieve high 
confidence that any ground-launched ballistic missile or ground- 
launched cruise missile with a flight-tested range of between 
500 and 5,500 kilometers will be eliminated, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, not later than 120 days after that date, submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the 
development of the following military capabilities: 
(A) Counterforce capabilities to prevent intermediate- 
range ground-launched ballistic missile and cruise missile 
attacks, whether or not such capabilities are in compliance 
with the INF Treaty and including capabilities that may 
be acquired from allies of the United States. 
(B) Countervailing strike capabilities to enhance the 
forces of the United States or allies of the United States, 
whether or not such capabilities are in compliance with 
the INF Treaty and including capabilities that may be 
acquired from allies of the United States. 
(C) Active defenses to defend against intermediate- 
range ground-launched cruise missile attacks. 
(2) COST
AND
SCHEDULE
ESTIMATES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall include in the plan required by paragraph (1), 
with respect to each military capability described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph, an estimate of 
cost and the approximate time for achieving a Milestone A 
decision, if such a decision is required. 
(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Using amounts authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2016 by section 201 and 
available for research, development, test, and evaluation, 
Defense-wide, or otherwise made available, the Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out the development of capabilities pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) that are recommended by the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet military requirements 
and current capability gaps with respect to missiles described
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in paragraph (1). In making such a recommendation, the Chair-
man shall give priority to such capabilities that the Chairman 
determines could be tested and fielded most expediently, with 
the most priority given to capabilities that the Chairman deter-
mines could be fielded in two years. 
(4) OTHER RESPONSE OPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall also include in the plan required by paragraph (1) such 
other options as the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of State consider useful to encourage the Russian Federation 
to return to full compliance with the INF Treaty or necessary 
to respond to the failure of the Russian Federation to return 
to full compliance with the INF Treaty. 
(5) REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During each 180-day period begin-
ning on the date on which funds are first obligated to 
develop capabilities under paragraph (1), the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on such capabilities, 
including the costs of development (and estimated total 
costs of each system if pursued to deployment) and the 
time for development flight testing and deployment. 
(B) SUNSET.—The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall 
not be in effect after the date on which the President 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
the INF Treaty is no longer in force or the Russian Federa-
tion has fully returned to compliance with its obligations 
under the INF Treaty. 
(6) REPORT
ON
DEPLOYMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the following: 
(A) Potential deployment locations of the military 
capabilities described in paragraph (1) in East Asia and 
Eastern Europe, including any potential basing agreements 
that may be required to facilitate such deployments. 
(B) Any required safety and security measures, esti-
mates of potential costs of deployments described in 
subparagraph (A) and an assessment of whether or not 
such deployments in Eastern Europe may require a decision 
of the North Atlantic Council. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate- 
Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as 
the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, signed
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at Washington, December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 
1, 1988. 
SEC. 1244. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF 
PROPOSAL TO MODIFY OR INTRODUCE NEW AIRCRAFT 
OR SENSORS FOR FLIGHT BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
UNDER THE OPEN SKIES TREATY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1242(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3563) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘90 days’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph caption, by striking ‘‘ELEMENT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ELEMENTS’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘The assessment shall also include an assessment of the 
proposal by the commander of each combatant command 
potentially affected by the proposal, including an assess-
ment of the potential effects of the proposal on operations 
and any potential vulnerabilities raised by the proposal.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Not more than 
75 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research, 
development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for arms control 
implementation (PE 0305145F) may be obligated or expended until 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the following: 
(1) A description of any meetings of the Open Skies Consult-
ative Commission during the prior year. 
(2) A description of any agreements entered into during 
such meetings of the Open Skies Consultative Commission. 
(3) A description of any future year proposals for modifica-
tions to the aircraft or sensors of any State Party to the Open 
Skies Treaty that will be subject to the Open Skies Treaty. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ means the Treaty on 
Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and entered 
into force January 1, 2002. 
SEC. 1245. 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 
2016 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea.
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the restric-
tion on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by subsection 
(a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that to do so is in the national interest 
of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a notification of the waiver at the time 
the waiver is invoked. 
SEC. 1246. LIMITATION ON MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense may 
be used for any bilateral military-to-military cooperation between 
the Governments of the United States and the Russian Federation 
until the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the Russian Federation has ceased its occupation of 
Ukrainian territory and its aggressive activities that threaten 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and mem-
bers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and 
(2) the Russian Federation is abiding by the terms of 
and taking steps in support of the Minsk Protocols regarding 
a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. 
(b) NONAPPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection (a) shall 
not apply to— 
(1) any activities necessary to ensure the compliance of 
the United States with its obligations or the exercise of rights 
of the United States under any bilateral or multilateral arms 
control or nonproliferation agreement or any other treaty obliga-
tion of the United States; and 
(2) any activities required to provide logistical or other 
support to the conduct of United States or North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization military operations in Afghanistan or the 
withdrawal from Afghanistan. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation 
in subsection (a) if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees— 
(A) a notification that the 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 explaining why the Secretary of Defense 
cannot make the certification under subsection (a). 
(d) 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 operating in accordance with its 1997 agreement 
on the Status and Conditions of the Black Sea Fleet Stationing 
on the Territory of Ukraine. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means—