Sec. 1245. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY

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## SEC. 1245 REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW START TREATY ###

(a)Report Not later than December 31, 2018, the President shall— ####

(1)submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report as to whether— #####

(A)the President has raised the issue of covered Russian systems in the appropriate fora with the Russian Federation under Article V of the New START Treaty or otherwise; and #####

(B)if the President has raised the issue of covered Russian systems as described in subparagraph (A), the Russian Federation has responded to the United States as to whether the Russian Federation will agree to declare the covered Russian systems as strategic offensive arms or otherwise pursuant to the New START Treaty; ####

(2)notify the appropriate congressional committees as to whether the position of the Russian Federation threatens the viability of the New START Treaty or requires appropriate United States political, economic, or military responses; and ####

(3)submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the extent to which the nuclear modernization and infrastructure recapitalization programs of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration have met the requirements described in the resolution of ratification to accompany the New START Treaty, specifically the requirements described in subsections (a)(9), (a)(11), and (a)(13) of such resolution of ratification. ###

(b)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####

(A)the congressional defense committees; and #####

(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Covered russian systems The term “covered Russian systems” means the following: #####

(A)The heavy intercontinental missile system known as “Sarmat” or otherwise identified. #####

(B)An air-launched nuclear-powered cruise missile known as “X-101” or otherwise identified. #####

(C)An unmanned underwater vehicle known as “Status 6” or otherwise identified. #####

(D)The long-distance guided flight hypersonic weapons system known by “Avanguard” or otherwise identified. ####

(3)New start treaty The term “New START Treaty” means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011.