Sec. 1254. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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## SEC. 1254 REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ###

(a)Report Not later than June 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report on the security and military strategy of the Russian Federation. ###

(b)Matters To Be Included The report required under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the security priorities and objectives of Russia. ####

(2)The goals and factors shaping Russian security and military strategy, including military spending and investment priorities. ####

(3)An assessment of the Russian military’s force structure. ####

(4)Recent developments in Russian military doctrine and training. ####

(5)The current state of United States military-to-military cooperation with Russia’s armed forces, which shall include the following: #####

(A)A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for such military-to-military cooperation. #####

(B)A summary of all such military-to-military cooperation during the one-year period preceding the report, including a summary of topics discussed. #####

(C)A description of such military-to-military cooperation planned for the 12-month period following such report. #####

(D)The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Russians expect to gain from such military-to-military cooperation. #####

(E)The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from such military-to-military cooperation, and any concerns regarding such cooperation. #####

(F)The Secretary’s assessment of how such military-to-military cooperation fit into the larger security relationship between the United States and the Russian Federation. ####

(6)A description of Russia’s key military-to-military relationships with other countries, and how these relationships fit into Russia’s larger security and military strategy. ####

(7)Other military and security developments involving Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United States national security. ###

(c)Form The report required under subsection

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

(d)Definition In this section the term “specified congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.