Sec. 1237. STRATEGY TO COUNTER DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES OF IRAN

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## SEC. 1237 STRATEGY TO COUNTER DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES OF IRAN ###

(a)Strategy Authorized ####

(1)In general The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may develop a strategy with foreign partners to counter the destabilizing activities of Iran. ####

(2)Elements The strategy described in paragraph (1)— #####

(A)should identify specific countries in which Iran and Iranian-backed entities are operating; and #####

(B)should establish a cooperative framework that includes, as appropriate— ######

(i)investing in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities; ######

(ii)investing in mine countermeasures resources and platforms; ######

(iii)investing in integrated air and missile defense platforms and technologies; ######

(iv)sharing intelligence and data between the United States and such foreign countries; ######

(v)investing in cyber security and cyber defense capabilities; ######

(vi)engaging in combined planning and exercises; ######

(vii)engaging in defense education, institution building, doctrinal development, and reform; and ######

(viii)assessing Iran’s destabilizing activities in the countries identified under subparagraph

(A)and the implications thereof. ###

(b)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, should submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on actions taken to enhance cooperation and encourage military-to-military engagement between the United States and foreign partners with the goal of countering the destabilizing actions of Iran and, if applicable, the strategy authorized by subsection (a). ## Subtitle D Matters Relating to the Russian Federation