Sec. 1245. REVIEW OF RS-26 BALLISTIC MISSILE

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## SEC. 1245 REVIEW OF RS-26 BALLISTIC MISSILE ###

(a)In General The President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a review of the RS-26 ballistic missile of the Russian Federation. ###

(b)Report Required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include— ####

(1)a determination whether the RS-26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty or would be a violation of the INF Treaty because Russia has flight-tested such missile to ranges covered by the INF Treaty in more than one warhead configuration; and ####

(2)if the President determines that the RS-26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty, a determination whether the Russian Federation— #####

(A)has agreed through the Bilateral Consultative Commission that such a system is limited under the New START Treaty central limits; and #####

(B)has agreed to an exhibition of such a system. ###

(c)Effect of Determination If the President, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that the RS-26 ballistic missile is covered under the New START Treaty and that the Russian Federation has not taken the steps described under subsection (b)(2), the United States Government shall consider for purposes of all policies and decisions that the RS-26 ballistic missile of the Russian Federation is a violation of the INF Treaty.