Sec. 1227. Report on the military capabilities of Iran and related activities

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following: A detailed description of each of the following: Advancements in the military capabilities of Iran, including capabilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Quds Force, the Artesh, and the Basij. All known instances of the supply, sale, or transfer of arms or related materiel, including spare parts, to or from Iran.

All known instances of missile launches by Iran, including for the purposes of testing and development or use in military operations. Changes to the military capabilities of Iran-backed groups, most notably Lebanese Hezbollah, Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also known as the Houthis). An assessment of each of the following:

Impacts that the imposition or revocation of unilateral United States economic sanctions on Iran may have on the military capabilities of entities described in subparagraphs

(A)and

(D)of paragraph (1). Acts of violence and intimidation that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have committed against Iraqi civilians. The threat that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq pose to United States personnel in Iraq and in the Middle East, including United States Armed Forces and diplomats. The threat Iranian-backed militias in Iraq pose to United States partners in the region. The role that Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, including the Badr Organization, play in Iraq’s armed forces and security services, including Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces. The United Nations arms embargo on Iran’s ability to supply, sell, or transfer, directly or indirectly, arms or related materiel while the embargo was in effect. Iran’s use of kidnapping operations against United States citizens and an analysis of opportunities to counter such actions or impose costs on Iran. Except as otherwise provided, the report required by subsection

(a)shall cover developments during the period beginning in June 2018 and ending on the day before the date on which the report is submitted. The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 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.