,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bgbe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjad,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to address noncompliance by the ,russian ,federation of its obligations under the ,intermediate-,range ,nuclear ,forces 7,,inf7 ,treaty4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,consequences for ,russia's ,arms ,control ,violations ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,a public report in ,the ,new ,york ,times on ,january #bi1 #bjad1 revealed that the ,russian ,federation is no longer in compliance with the ,treaty ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,union of ,soviet ,socialist ,republics on the ,elimination of ,their ,intermediate-,range and ,shorter-,range ,missiles1 signed at ,washington ,december #h1 #aihg1 and entered into force ,june #a1 #aihh 7commonly referred to as the ,intermediate-,range ,nuclear ,forces ,treaty or ,,inf ,treaty74 7#b7 ,on ,april #bi1 #bjad1 ,acting ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for ,arms ,control1 ,verification and ,compliance ,anita ,e4 ,friedt stated in testimony before the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives that1 we have concerns about ,russian compliance with the ,,inf ,treaty4 ,we have raised them with ,russia and are pressing for clear answers in an effort to resolve our concerns because of the importance of the ,,inf ,treaty to ,euro-,atlantic security4 ,we've briefed our ,,nato allies on our concerns and will continue to coordinate with them on this and other matters that affect our common security4 ,we have been keeping ,congress informed on this matter through briefings with relevant congressional committees and will continue to do so4 ,we will continue to work with ,russia to resolve our concerns1 and to encourage mutual steps to help foster a more stable1 resilient1 transparent security relationship4 ,we're not going to drop the issue until our concerns have been addressed44 7#c7 ,on ,march #e1 #bjad1 ,deputy ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for ,nuclear and ,missile ,defense ,policy ,elaine ,bunn said to the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate1 ,we are concerned about ,russian activity that appears to be inconsistent with the ,intermediate ,range ,nuclear ,forces ,treaty4 ,we've raised the issue with ,russia4 ,they provided an answer that was not satisfactory to us1 and we will1 we told them that the issue is not closed1 and we will continue to raise this44 7#d7 ,on ,april #b1 #bjad1 the ,commander1 ,u4,s4 ,european ,command1 and ,supreme ,allied ,commander ,europe1 ,general ,breedlove1 stated1 ,a weapon capability that violates the ,,inf1 that is introduced into the greater ,european land mass is absolutely a tool that will have to be dealt with ''' ,i would not judge how the alliance will choose to react1 but ,i would say they will have to consider what to do about it4 ''' ,it can't go unanswered44 7#e7 ,the ,russian ,federation succeeded to the ,,inf ,treaty obligations of the ,union of ,soviet ,socialist ,republics in a declaration issued at ,biskek1 ,kyrgyzstan1 in ,october #aiib4 7#f7 ,the flight test or deployment of any ,,inf-banned weapon delivery vehicle by the ,russian ,federation constitutes a militarily significant violation of the ,,inf ,treaty4 7#g7 ,the ,,inf ,treaty has unlimited duration1 but1 under the terms of the ,treaty1 inspections and continuous monitoring of ,russian missile production under the ,treaty ceased on ,june #a1 #bjja1 thus the ,treaty no longer offers any verification to detect any militarily significant violations4 7#h7 ,a major problem exists with respect to the application of the ,,inf ,treaty to any new ballistic or cruise missile that is flight tested or otherwise flown once at a range not prohibited by the ,treaty 7that is a range less than #ejj kilometers or more than #e1ejj kilometers7 but will be flown at a range that is banned by the ,treaty 7at a range that is between #ejj and #e1ejj kilometers7 as a weapon delivery vehicle4 7#i7 ,president ,barack ,obama has not made use of any ,,inf ,treaty-provided means to address ,russian ,federation noncompliance with the ,treaty1 to include convening a meeting of the ,treaty's ,special ,verification ,commission under ,article ,,xiii of the ,treaty4 7#aj7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate noted in its #aihh report on the ,,inf ,treaty1 ,in the event ,soviet actions appear to contradict their obligations under the treaty1 ,congress should be kept fully informed4 ,any questionable activity should be fully discussed in the ,special ,verification ,commission4 ,if the ,soviet ,union has not1 after a sufficient period of time1 satisfied ,united ,states concerns or ceased the activity in question1 and if the ,soviet activity is deemed to be militarily significant1 the ,president should propose implementation of an appropriate and proportionate response44 7#aa7 ,the ,administration has not made any serious or credible effort1 over several years1 to respond to violations by the ,russian ,federation of its obligations under the ,,inf ,treaty4 7#ab7 ,the ,,inf ,treaty is no longer effectively verifiable4 7#ac7 ,the ,russian ,federation's actions1 as detailed in the ,january #bi1 #bjad1 report of ,the ,new ,york ,times1 have defeated the object and purpose of the ,,inf ,treaty4 7#ad7 ,continued noncompliance by the ,russian ,federation with its obligations under the ,,inf ,treaty and continued ,united ,states adherence to the ,,inf ,treaty1 in light of failure to respond in a timely manner to ,russian ,federation noncompliance1 places the supreme interests of the ,united ,states and its allies in the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 in jeopardy4 7#ae7 ,the ,russian ,federation has violated its obligations under the #aiid ,budapest ,memorandum on ,security ,assurances and has rendered null the effect and assurances of the ,,nato-,russia ,founding ,act of #aiig4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,russian ,federation1 through its flight testing of both a ballistic missile intended for intermediate-range targets as well its flight testing of a ground-launched cruise missile prohibited by the ,,inf ,treaty1 has acted contrary to the object and purpose of a central purpose of the ,treaty and is therefore in material breach of its obligations under the ,treaty2 and 7#b7 the ,president1 after consultation with ,united ,states allies directly affected by such ,russian ,federation ballistic missiles or cruise missiles1 should take such actions as the ,president determines to be necessary to deny the ,russian ,federation any militarily significant advantage resulting from its noncompliance with the ,,inf ,treaty4 #d4 ,limitation on funds for programs1 projects1 or activities of the ,u4,s4-,russia ,bilateral ,presidential ,commission ,no funds made available to the ,department of ,state may be used to carry out programs1 projects1 or activities of the ,u4,s4-,russia ,bilateral ,presidential ,commission until the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,russian ,federation as of the date of the certification has not flight tested a ballistic missile at strategic range in a configuration 7booster stages1 post-boost vehicle1 or reentry vehicles7 that is unlike a configuration that is used for remaining tests of the system at ranges that are prohibited under the ,,inf ,treaty4 #e4 ,program to research and develop ground-launched cruise missile and ground-launched ballistic missile capabilities 7a7 ,program required ,the ,president shall establish and carry out a program to research and develop ground-launched cruise missile and ground-launched ballistic missile capabilities1 including by modification of exiting ,united ,states military capabilities1 with a range between #ejj and #e1ejj kilometers4 7b7 ,study and report 7#a7 ,study ,the ,president shall conduct a study for potential sites of the cruise missile and ballistic missile capabilities specified in subsection 7a74 ,in conducting the study1 the ,president shall consider selecting sites on ,united ,states overseas military installations and sites offered by ,united ,states allies4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the results of the study4 7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the requirement to establish and carry out the program under subsection 7a7 if1 on or before ,october #a1 #bjad1 the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7#a7 the ,russian ,federation is in compliance with all of its obligations under the ,,inf ,treaty2 and 7#b7 the ,russian ,federation has verifiably and completely eliminated any military system that it has developed1 flight tested1 and deployed in violation of the ,,inf ,treaty4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,president #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae to carry out the program under subsection 7a74 #f4 ,additional defensive responses to ,russian ,federation's violation of ,,inf ,treaty ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that the ,aegis ,ashore sites in ,romania and ,poland are deployed1 consistent with the timelines established in the ,ballistic ,missile ,defense ,review of #bjaj1 with an operational capability to defend against short-1 medium-1 and intermediate-range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles launched by the ,russian ,federation4 #g4 ,sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,if1 on or before the date that is #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,president does not certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,russian ,federation is not developing or deploying any military system that violates or circumvents the ,,inf ,treaty1 the ,president shall impose the sanctions described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,sanctions described ,the sanctions referred to in subsection 7a7 are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,president shall suspend any cooperation with the ,russian ,federation related to any aspect of the ,united ,states program for national1 theater1 or regional missile defense1 including any provision of any data generated by the ,united ,states in any test of any missile defense technology4 7#b7 ,the ,president shall deny any license pursuant to section #eg b4 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgg b47 for the export of any nuclear material1 equipment1 or technology to the ,russian ,federation4 7#c7 ,the ,president shall terminate the ,united ,states of the ,agreement ,between the ,government of the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,government of the ,russian ,federation for ,cooperation in the ,field of ,peaceful ,uses of ,nuclear ,energy1 entered into force ,january #ab1 #bjaa1 in accordance with the provisions of ,article #bj7a7 of that ,agreement4 7#d7 ,the ,president shall not award any ,united ,states ,government contract to a private or public entity incorporated in the ,russian ,federation4 7c7 ,waiver ,the ,president may waive the requirement to impose sanctions under this section beginning on or after the date on which the ,president certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the ,russian ,federation has provided to the ,united ,states the following3 7#a7 ,a list of all intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles1 as such terms are defined in the ,,inf ,treaty1 as well as their launchers1 support structures1 and support equipment that are not intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles listed under ,article ,,iii of the ,treaty as existing types and which have been designed1 developed1 flight tested or deployed by the ,russian ,federation since ,june #a1 #bjja4 7#b7 ,a list of all deployment bases for any intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles1 as such terms are defined in the ,,inf ,treaty1 including in particular1 any base for any road-mobile1 ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles that are not bases at which such missiles were located on ,june #a1 #bjja4 7#c7 ,a list of all flight tests carried out by the ,russian ,federation for any new type of ground-launched ballistic or cruise missile which has been flight tested at one or more times below a range of #ejj kilometers or above #e1ejj kilometers4 7#d7 ,a list of all production facilities used for the design and development of any ballistic or cruise missile that is prohibited under the ,,inf ,treaty4 7#e7 ,a description of the reasons that the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has provided for undertaking the design1 development1 and deployment of any ballistic or cruise missile that is prohibited under the ,,inf ,treaty4 #h4 ,restriction on agreements on further reduction of nuclear forces 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states to not engage in further negotiations with the ,russian ,federation to reduce nuclear forces until the ,russian ,federation is in full compliance with all existing bilateral nuclear agreements with the ,united ,states1 including the ,,inf ,treaty4 7b7 ,restriction ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,president shall not enter into any agreement with the ,government of the ,russian ,federation with respect to the reduction of nuclear forces except with the advice and consent of the ,senate pursuant to article ,,ii1 section #b1 clause #b of the ,united ,states ,constitution4 #i4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,,inf ,treaty or ,treaty ,the term ,,inf ,treaty or ,treaty means the ,treaty ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,union of ,soviet ,socialist ,republics on the ,elimination of ,their ,intermediate-,range and ,shorter-,range ,missiles1 signed at ,washington ,december #h1 #aihg1 and entered into force ,june #a1 #aihh4