,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbhj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,ruiz introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to authorize assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the ,persian ,gulf1 the ,arabian ,sea1 or the ,mediterranean ,sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and related maritime activity by ,iran1 including illicit ,iranian weapons shipments4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,iran ,from ,smuggling ,weapons to ,terrorists ,act4 #b4 ,authority to provide assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the ,persian ,gulf1 ,arabian ,sea1 or ,mediterranean ,sea 7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this section is to authorize assistance and training to increase maritime security and domain awareness of foreign countries bordering the ,persian ,gulf1 the ,arabian ,sea1 or the ,mediterranean ,sea in order to deter and counter illicit smuggling and related maritime activity by ,iran1 including illicit ,iranian weapons shipments4 7b7 ,authority 7#a7 ,in general ,to carry out the purpose of this section as described in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,defense1 with the concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1 is authorized-- 7,a7 to provide training to the national military or other security forces of ,israel1 ,bahrain1 ,saudi ,arabia1 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 ,oman1 ,kuwait1 and ,qatar that have among their functional responsibilities maritime security missions2 and 7,b7 to provide training to ministry1 agency1 and headquarters level organizations for such forces4 7#b7 ,designation ,the provision of assistance and training under this section may be referred to as the ,counter ,iran ,maritime ,initiative4 7c7 ,types of training 7#a7 ,authorized elements of training ,training provided under subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 may include the provision of de minimis equipment1 supplies1 and small-scale military construction4 7#b7 ,required elements of training ,training provided under subsection 7b7 shall include elements that promote the following3 7,a7 ,observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms4 7,b7 ,respect for legitimate civilian authority within the country to which the assistance is provided4 7d7 ,availability of funds ,of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year #bjbj and available for operation and maintenance for ,defense-wide activities1 #ej1jjj1jjj shall be available only for the provision of assistance and training under subsection 7b74 7e7 ,cost sharing 7#a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that1 given income parity among recipient countries1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 with the concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1 should seek1 through appropriate bilateral and multilateral arrangements1 payments sufficient in amount to offset any training costs associated with implementation of subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,cost-sharing agreement ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 with the concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1 shall negotiate a cost-sharing agreement with a recipient country regarding the cost of any training provided pursuant to subsection 7b74 ,the agreement shall set forth the terms of cost sharing that the ,secretary of ,defense determines are necessary and appropriate1 but such terms shall not be less than #ej percent of the overall cost of the training4 7#c7 ,credit to appropriations ,the portion of such cost sharing received by the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant to this subsection may be credited towards appropriations available for operation and maintenance for ,defense-wide activities4 7f7 ,notice to ,congress on training ,not later than #ae days before exercising the authority under subsection 7b7 with respect to a recipient country1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification containing the following3 7#a7 ,an identification of the recipient country4 7#b7 ,a detailed justification of the program for the provision of the training concerned1 and its relationship to ,united ,states security interests4 7#c7 ,the budget for the program1 including a timetable of planned expenditures of funds to implement the program1 an implementation timeline for the program with milestones 7including anticipated delivery schedules for any assistance and training under the program71 the military department or component responsible for management of the program1 and the anticipated completion date for the program4 7#d7 ,a description of the arrangements1 if any1 to support recipient country sustainment of any capability developed pursuant to the program1 and the source of funds to support sustainment efforts and performance outcomes to be achieved under the program beyond its completion date1 if applicable4 7#e7 ,a description of the program objectives and an assessment framework to be used to develop capability and performance metrics associated with operational outcomes for the recipient force4 7#f7 ,such other matters as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7g7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7h7 ,termination ,assistance and training may not be provided under this section after ,september #cj1 #bjbc4