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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 1234

Sec. 1234. SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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## SEC. 1234 SECURITY GUARANTEES TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST ###
(a)In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes any agreement, in effect as of the date that is 15 days before the date of the submittal of the report, that provides security commitments by the United States to any country in the Middle East, including the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. ###
(b)Analysis Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide the Secretary of Defense with an analysis of the United States military force structure and posture required to meet any current agreement that provides security commitments in the Middle East, including to member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The Secretary shall include such analysis, without revision, in the report required by subsection (a), together with such additional views as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###
(c)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and ####
(2)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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