,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,bilirakis 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 
,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,min1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and
 ,mr4 ,amo7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to certify that the ,government
 of ,azerbaijan has taken certain       
meaningful steps with respect to        
,armenia and the ,nagorno-,karabakh     
region1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,advancing ,readiness1 ,military    
,exchange1 and ,national ,integration   
with ,armenia ,security ,partnership    
,act ,security ,partnership ,act or the 
,,armenia ,security ,partnership ,act4  
#b4 ,review of ,security ,assistance for
 ,armenia  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    

enactment of this section1 and not less 
than annually thereafter1 the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 in coordination with each 
other national security agency such     
,secretary determines appropriate1 shall
 certify to the congressional defense   
committees that the ,government of      
,azerbaijan has taken meaningful steps  
towards the following3  7#a7 ,uphold its
 commitments under the ,joint           
,declaration4  7#b7 ,completely withdraw
 all military forces from the sovereign 
territory of ,armenia4  7#c7            
,unconditionally release all ,armenian  
prisoners4  7#d7 ,cease engaging in     
hostilities towards ,armenia4  7#e7     
,recognize a right of return for ethnic 
,armenians to their homes in            
,nagorno-,karabakh and commit to the    
preservation of ,armenian cultural and  
religious sites in ,nagorno-,karabakh4  
7b7 ,security assistance review ,if the 
,secretary of ,defense cannot certify   
the information under subsection 7a71   
such ,secretary shall1 not later than   

#ad days after the date on which any    
such certification is required to be    
made1 conduct an immediate review of    
,united ,states security assistance for 
the ,republic of ,armenia 7hereinafter  
,armenia7 to assess gaps in ,armenia's  
deterrence and self-defense             
capabilities4  7c7 ,report ,upon the    
completion the review required under    
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,defense1 in coordination with the      
,commander of the ,united ,states       
,european ,command and each other       
national security agency such ,secretary
 determines appropriate1 shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense     
committees that includes the following3 
7#a7 ,an assessment of the scale and    
nature of threats to ,armenia4  7#b7 ,an
 evaluation of historical and current   
,united ,states security assistance for 
,armenia including ,international       
,security ,cooperation ,programs1       
,foreign ,military ,financing1 and      
,international ,military ,education and 

,training support4  7#c7 ,identification
 of gaps in ,armenia's immediate and    
long-term defense needs1 including      
defense articles1 services1 and military
 training4  7#d7 ,a summary of immediate
 steps the ,department of ,defense is   
taking to increase security cooperation 
with ,armenia4  7#e7 ,recommendations   
for further increasing security         
assistance for ,armenia to address      
shortfalls in ,armenia's self-defense   
capabilities to deter aggression4  7d7  
,,freedom ,support ,act waiver          
disqualified ,if the ,secretary of      
,defense cannot certify the information 
under subsection 7a71 the ,president may
 not1 after the date that is #ad days   
after the date on which any such        
certification is required to be made1   
exercise the waiver authority provided  
pursuant to title ,,ii of the ,foreign  
,operations1 ,export ,financing and     
related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-aae2 #bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #ehab note7 under subsection  

7g7 under the heading ,assistance for   
the independent states of the former    
,soviet ,union4  7e7 ,congressional     
defense committees defined ,the term    
congressional defense committees means  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services and 
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,house of ,representatives4