Sec. 1264. Sense of Congress on United States presence and cooperation in the Arabian Gulf region to deter Iran
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States should maintain a robust forward presence and posture in order to support United States allies and partners in the Arabian Gulf region, including Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC)countries and Israel, and to deter Iran; the United States should seek ways to support the security posture of GCC countries in the Arabian Gulf region to deter Iran; key strategic United States bases in the Arabian Gulf region that are used to deter Iran and would be used for any military operations in the Arabian Gulf region are entirely financed by funds for overseas contingency operations which is an unsustainable approach; such key strategic United States bases in the Arabian Gulf region should be funded through the base budget of the Department of Defense; the United States does not have status of forces agreements and defense agreements with key GCC allies, which would support the defense of the Arabian Gulf region and would deter Iran, and the United States should seek to complete these agreements immediately; the interim agreement with Iran relating to Iran’s nuclear program does not address key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program, including the possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program; a comprehensive agreement with Iran relating to Iran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapons capability should address past and present issues of concern of the United States, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the United Nations Security Council; the United States should continue to put significant pressure on Iran’s network of organizations that conduct malign activities in the Arabian Gulf region, and around the globe, even while the United States engages in negotiations with Iran relating to Iran’s nuclear program; the United States Government should not enter into a contract with any person or entity that is determined to have violated United States sanctions laws with respect to contracting with the Government of Iran and should encourage United States allies, partners, and other countries to maintain the same contracting standard; and a comprehensive agreement with Iran relating to Iran’s efforts to develop or acquire a nuclear weapons capability should be agreed to by the United States only if— Iran ceases the enrichment of uranium; Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and development of, and has verifiably dismantled its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology; and the Government of Iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism.