Sec. 1227. Report on the threat posed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the short- and long-term threats posed by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to Iraq and to United States persons and interests. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A detailed description of acts of violence and intimidation that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have committed against Iraqi civilians during the previous 2 years. A detailed description of the threat that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq pose to United States persons in Iraq and in the Middle East, including United States Armed Forces and diplomats. A detailed description of the threat Iranian-backed militias in Iraq pose to United States partners in the region. A detailed description of the role that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq play in Iraq’s armed forces and security services, including Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces. An assessment of whether and to what extent any Iranian-backed militia in Iraq, or member of such militia, had illicit access to United States-origin defense equipment provided to Iraq since 2014 and the response from the Government of Iraq to each incident. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only if such annex is provided separately from the unclassified report. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee Foreign Relations of the Senate.