Sec. 1302. REPORT ON ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT

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## SEC. 1302 REPORT ON ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT ###

(a)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on the 2020 conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the use of United States weapon systems or controlled technology that were employed in the 2020 conflict, including a list of the origins of such items, if known. ####

(2)A description of the involvement of foreign actors in the conflict, including a description of the military activities, influence operations, foreign military sales, and diplomatic engagement by foreign countries before, during, and after the conflict, and efforts by parties to the conflict or foreign actors to recruit or employ foreign fighters or private military organizations during the conflict. Such description may include a classified annex, if necessary. ####

(3)Any violations of the November 9, 2020, agreement, including the continued detention of prisoners of war or captured civilians. ####

(4)Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(c)Relevant Congressional Committees In this section, the term “relevant congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. ###

(d)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the parties to the conflict must adhere to their obligations under the November 9, 2020, agreement and international law, including to immediately release all prisoners of war and captured civilians; ####

(2)the parties to the conflict must refrain from the use of force and threats to use force in pursuit of diplomatic resolutions to any outstanding disputes; and ####

(3)the United States should engage with parties to the conflict, including redoubling engagement with the Minsk Group, to make clear the importance of adhering to these obligations and advance diplomatic progress.