[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3888]
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  SA 6658. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1271. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF SANCTIONS ON MILITARY 
                   CAPABILITIES OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 
                   AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination where necessary with the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing the 
     impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States on the 
     armed forces and proxy forces of the Russian Federation and 
     the Islamic Republic of Iran, with special consideration for 
     how such sanctions impacted the readiness of the Islamic 
     Republic of Iran in responding to attacks launched by the 
     United States and Israel during Operation Epic Fury.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of the following:
       (1) How sanctions imposed by the United States have 
     impacted the overall readiness of the armed forces of the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, 
     including how those forces have had to reorganize to address 
     readiness gaps as a result of such sanctions.
       (2) The overall health of the domestic defense industrial 
     base in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian 
     Federation as a result of sanctions imposed by the United 
     States between 2018 and January 2026.
       (3) Whether the defense industrial bases of the Islamic 
     Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation kept up with the 
     demands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
     and the Russian Federation, respectively.
       (4) Military technology areas in the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran and the Russian Federation that have been stunted or 
     halted as a result of such sanctions.
       (5) The impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States 
     on the ability of proxy forces of the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran and the Russian Federation to conduct extraterritorial 
     operations and alternative sources of support that such 
     forces have had to cultivate as a result of such sanctions.
       (6) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States have had 
     a meaningful effect in deterring the aggression of the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation.
       (7) How effective sanctions imposed by the United States 
     were in stunting the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
     to respond militarily to Operation Epic Fury.
       (8) Whether the Islamic Republic of Iran was unable to 
     effectively coordinate or marshal resources during Operation 
     Epic Fury as a result of sanctions imposed by the United 
     States.
       (9) The effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the United 
     States on the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to 
     reconstitute its ballistic missile program after strikes by 
     Israel in June 2025.
       (10) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States, in 
     combination with strikes from Operation Epic Fury, will make 
     a meaningful difference to the ability of the Islamic 
     Republic of Iran to reconstitute its ballistic missile 
     program.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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