Sec. 205. Strategy to counter Iranian unmanned aerial systems
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report (with a classified annex) that includes a strategy for countering Iran’s growing unmanned aerial systems program and its transfer of unmanned aerial systems and related technology to foreign states and non-state actors. The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall draw upon the work of the President Biden's interagency task force investigating the presence of United States parts in Iranian unmanned aerial systems to develop a plan for preventing Iran from obtaining United States materials for its unmanned aerial system program. The plan required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A list of identified United States components found in Iranian unmanned aerial systems and a list of United States suppliers of those components. An assessment of existing export controls for components described in subparagraph
(A)and a plan to strengthen those export controls, including through any necessary legislative action by Congress. An investigation into and identification of foreign actors, including individuals and government and nongovernmental entities, that are supplying components to the Iranian unmanned aerial system and weapons programs. Strategies to deny supply chains for such components, including any sanctions or other actions to target the individuals or entities identified under subparagraph (C). An identification of any additional authorities or funding needed to enable the investigation of how Iran is obtaining United States components for its unmanned aerial system program. An assessment of how the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce is monitoring compliance with their restrictions on Iranian unmanned aerial system producers aimed at ensuring United States and other foreign-made components are not being used in Iranian unmanned aerial systems. An investigation into Iran’s use of shell companies to evade sanctions and restrictions on the use of United States or other foreign-made components in Iranian unmanned aerial system production. Strategies to ensure United States manufacturers of critical components for unmanned aerial systems can verify the end users of those components. Any other actions that could be use to disrupt Iran’s unmanned aerial system and weapons programs and its transfers to foreign states and non-state actors. The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall include a diplomatic strategy to coordinate with allies of the United States to counter Iran’s unmanned aerial system production and transfer of unmanned aerial systems and related technologies to foreign states and non-state actors, including the following: Coordination with respect to sanctions comparable to the sanctions the United States is required to apply under the amendments made by this title. Intelligence sharing with allies of the United States to determine how Iran is obtaining western components for its unmanned aerial system program. Intelligence sharing with allies of the United States to track, monitor, and disrupt Iranian transfers of its unmanned aerial system technology to foreign states and non-state actors. A plan to cooperate with allies of the United States to develop or advance anti-unmanned aerial system equipment. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.