Sec. 1244. Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty
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Congress makes the following findings: It was the object and purpose of the INF Treaty to eliminate the production or deployment of ground launched ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, which was accomplished in 1992. The July 2014 Department of State annual report on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments stated that The United States has determined that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise missile
(GLCM)with a range capability of 500km to 5,500km, or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles. . In a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee dated October 23, 2014, General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrote these violations are a serious challenge to the security of the United States and our allies. These actions, particularly when placed in the broader context of Russian regional aggression, must be met with a strategic response. . It is the sense of Congress that— the Russian Federation’s actions in violation of its obligations under the INF Treaty adversely affect the national security of the United States and its allies, including the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO)and those in East Asia; the Government of the Russian Federation is responsible for this violation and also for returning to compliance with the INF Treaty; it is in the national security interests of the United States and its allies for the INF Treaty to remain in effect and for the Russian Federation to return to full and verifiable compliance with all its obligations under the INF Treaty; and as identified in section 1061 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 865), the President should take appropriate actions to resolve the issues relating to noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An assessment of the effect of Russian noncompliance on the national security interests of the United States and its allies, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and those in East Asia. A description of the President’s plan to resolve issues related to Russian noncompliance, including— actions that have been taken, and what further actions are planned or warranted by the United States; plans to address Russian noncompliance diplomatically with the Russian Federation to resolve concerns about such noncompliance and bring Russia back into full compliance with the INF Treaty; an assessment of possible steps (including verification measures) that would permit confidence that the Russian Federation has returned to full compliance; and the status of any United States efforts to develop coordinated or cooperative responses with allies. An assessment of whether Russian noncompliance threatens the viability of the INF Treaty, whether such noncompliance constitutes a material breach of the INF Treaty, and whether it is in the interests of the United States to remain a party to the INF Treaty if such noncompliance continues. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. At the time of the submission of the report required under subsection (c), and every six months thereafter until the date on which the Russian Federation is in compliance with its obligations under the INF Treaty, the Secretary of State, jointly with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of such other departments or agencies as appropriate, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the status of United States efforts to resolve its concerns relating to noncompliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty. In the event the President determines that the Russian Federation has deployed, or intends to deploy, systems that violate the INF Treaty, the President shall promptly notify the appropriate congressional committees of such determination and any plans to respond to such deployments. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 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 at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988.
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Sec. 1244
Report on non-compliance by the Russian Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty
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