REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY RUSSIA TO SYRIA.

SEC. 1295. REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY RUSSIA TO SYRIA. (a) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a report on military assistance provided by the Russian Federation to Syria. (b) Matters to Be Included.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of whether Russia is providing direct or indirect military support for the Government of Syria’s actions to forcefully act against groups opposing the Government of Syria, including a description of the types of support. (2) A description and analysis of Russia’s military interests in Syria. (3) A description and analysis of Russia’s military presence in Syria. (c) Form.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” 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.