,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbd,mr4   
,james 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide au?ority to enhance 
security assi/ance ) c\ntries t are     
engag$ 9 regional security coop]ation   
ef=ts 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! 8,enhance          
,coop]ation ,aga9/ ,t]rorism ,act04  #b4
 ,au?ority to enhance security assi/ance
 ) c\ntries t are engag$ 9 regional     
security coop]ation ef=ts 9 ! ,middle   
,ea/ & ,nor? ,africa  7a7 ,/atem5t (    
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to "w ) allies & p>tn]s to safegu>d     
fre$om ( navigation1 protect critical   
infra/ructure1 uphold basic pr9ciples ( 
int]national law1 & protect ,unit$      
,/ates citiz5s f ?reats pos$ by ,iran & 
,iran-align$ entities 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ &
 ,nor? ,africa4  7b7 ,au?ority ,!       

,secret>y ( ,/ate %all-- 7#a7 id5tify   
c\ntries t-- 7,a7 h normaliz$ diplomatic
 relations ) ! ,/ate ( ,israel2 &  7,b7 
are engag$ 9 regional security          
coop]ation ef=ts 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ &     
,nor? ,africa to combat ?reats pos$ by  
,iran & ,iran-align$ entities2 &  7#b7 9
 ord] to meet ! policy describ$ 9       
subsection 7a71 provide approval = !    
sale or lease1 a lic5se or o!r approval 
= ! export1 or ! transf] ( def5se       
articles or def5se s]vices to c\ntries  
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#a7
 9 accordance ) ! exp$it$ approval      
provisions ( subsection 7c74  7c7       
,exp$it$ approval provisions ,9 ! case (
 a sale or lease ( def5se articles or   
def5se s]vices "u section #c1 #ba1 or   
#cf ( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec1 #bgfa1 or #bggf7 to a 
c\ntry id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
"u subsection 7b77#a71 a lic5se or o!r  
approval "u section #ch ( su* ,act 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7 = ! export ( def5se    
articles or def5se s]vices to su* a     

c\ntry 7or ( a comm]cial agreem5t t     
involves ! manufacture 9 su* a c\ntry ( 
any item ( significant combat equipm5t  
on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,munitions ,li/ 9    
accordance ) section #cf7;d7 ( su* ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;d7771 or a transf]
 ( excess def5se articles "u section    
#eaf7;c77#b7 ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7c77#b77  
to su* a c\ntry1 ! ,presid5t %all-- 7#a7
 not)/&+ ! "t limitations describ$ 9 any
 ( su* sections1 submit to ,congress a  
c]tification describ$ 9 su* sections1 at
 lea/ #ae cal5d> days be=e sale1 lease1 
lic5se or o!r approval1 or transf] ( !  
def5se articles or def5se s]vices is    
approv$2 &  7#b7 include 9 !            
c]tification-- 7,a7 in=mation on :y !   
provision ( su* def5se articles or      
s]vices is relat$ to or 9 fur!rance ( ! 
policy describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &     
7,b7 a summ>y ( /eps tak5 by ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ensure t any        
s5sitive ,unit$ ,/ates te*nology1       
in=mation1 or capabilities t may be     

provid$ to su* a c\ntry by reason ( !   
provision ( su* def5se articles or      
s]vices are n acquir$ by-- 7i7 ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a or any entity own$ or  
controll$ by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or
  7ii7 ! ,russian ,f$]ation or any      
entity own$ or controll$ by ! ,russian  
,f$]ation4  7d7 ,/rategy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #fj days       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit
 to ! appropriate congressional         
committees1 9 writ+1 a /rategy on !     
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7#b7      
,matt]s to be includ$ ,! /rategy requir$
 by ?is subsection %all include !       
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an ov]view ( ! security   
?reats f ,iran & ,iran-align$ entities  
to bo? ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! c\ntries     
id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate "u      
subsection 7b77#a74  7,b7 ,a description
 & assessm5t ( ! metrics & evaluation   
proc$ures us$ = implem5t+ ! policy      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+      
recomm5dations to improve multilat]al   

coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & su* 
c\ntries & among su* c\ntries4  7,c7 ,a 
description ( ! *all5ges to a*iev+ full 
int]op]ability betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
su* c\ntries & ! impact on progress to  
address ! policy describ$ 9 subsection  
7a71 includ+ ef=ts to address %>$ ?reats
 pos$ by ,iran & ,iran-align$ entities4 
7,d7 ,a description ( measures to       
provide su* c\ntries int]im capabilities
 until ! cases describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 
7ii7 are deliv]$4  7,e7 ,a description &
 assessm5t (-- 7i7 ! /atus ( all p5d+   
sales ( def5se articles or def5se       
s]vices ov] #be1jjj1jjj1 includ+ ,lett]s
 ( ,reque/ & :]e applicable ,lett]s (   
,(f] & ,acceptance1 beg9n+ #e ye>s prior
 to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 to  
su* c\ntries pursuant to ! provisions ( 
law specifi$ 9 subsection 7c72  7ii7 a  
description ( ! deliv]y "t-frames = all 
p5d+ sales ( def5se articles or def5se  
s]vices ov] #be1jjj1jjj to su* c\ntries 
pursuant to ! provisions ( law specifi$ 
9 subsection 7c7 & any measures t c\ld  

be tak5 to exp$ite _! deliv]y2 &  7iii7 
recomm5dations to improve ! process =   
au?oriz+ ! transf] ( def5se articles &  
s]vices au?oriz$ "u sections #cf & #ch (
 ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act to su*   
c\ntries1 includ+ z x relates to deliv]y
 timel9e4  7#c7 ,=m ,! report requir$ by
 ?is subsection %all be submitt$ 9      
unclassifi$ =m b may conta9 a classifi$ 
annex4  7#d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is         
subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m 8appropriate    
congressional committees0 means-- 7i7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7ii7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7
 ! t]m 8,iran-align$ entity0-- 7i7      
includes an entity t-- 7,i7 is controll$
 or significantly influ5c$ by !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,iran2 &  7,,ii7 kn[+ly     
receives mat]ial or f9ancial support f !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran2 &  7ii7 includes--  
7,i7 ,hezbollah2  7,,ii7 ! ,h\?is2 or   
7,,iii7 any o!r proxy gr\p t fur!rs     
,iran's national security objectives4