Sec. 1675. REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY DIALOGUE TO REDUCE RISKS OF MISCALCULATION LEADING TO NUCLEAR WAR

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## SEC. 1675 REPORT ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY DIALOGUE TO REDUCE RISKS OF MISCALCULATION LEADING TO NUCLEAR WAR Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report containing the following: ####

(1)A description of— #####

(A)current discussions between the United States Armed Forces and military counterparts from governments of foreign countries to reduce the risks of miscalculation, unintended consequences, or accidents that could precipitate the use of one or more nuclear weapons; and #####

(B)bilateral and multilateral agreements to which the United States is a party that provide for or facilitate military-to-military dialogue to address such risks. ####

(2)An assessment of the extent to which, if any, that military-to-military dialogue to reduce such risks is consistent with or supportive of other efforts conducted between the United States Government and foreign governments, or between nongovernmental organizations and foreign counterparts, to reduce such risks. ####

(3)An assessment conducted jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence— #####

(A)on the risks and benefits of establishing, in addition to the discussions described in paragraph (1)(A), military-to-military discussions with the Russian Federation, Iran, the People’s Republic of China, and North Korea to address the risks described in that paragraph, including with respect to policy, cost, and operational matters; and #####

(B)of the willingness of the governments of those countries to engage in such discussions.