REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SEC. 1232. REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) Report.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall evaluate the military capabilities of members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (in this section referred to as the “Gulf Cooperation Council”) and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of such evaluation. (b) Matters To Be Included.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the military capabilities of Gulf Cooperation Council members to defend collectively against Iran and contribute to international counter-terrorism and counter-piracy efforts. (2) An assessment of gaps in the military capabilities of Gulf Cooperation Council members to defend collectively against Iran and a detailed description of military capabilities necessary to address those gaps. (3) An evaluation of United States military capabilities and posture in the region and an analysis of the capacity of the United States Armed Forces to augment the military capabilities of Gulf Cooperation Council members. (4) A description of the United States Government’s ongoing efforts to foster regional cooperation through ongoing bilateral and multilateral strategic security dialogues. (5) A summary of Gulf Cooperation Council operational and training requests to the United States Government and the associated actions taken by the United States Government. (c) Submission to Congress.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.