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U.S. Congress Committee roll out legislation to require Intel Assessment on Karabakh tensions
Key Pro-Armenian congressman on the House Intelligence Committee rolled out a bill on Friday that includes a provision which would require the director of National Intelligence (DNI) to produce an assessment regarding tensions between the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan, including with respect to the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif, introduced the provision as part of the Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R.7856 ), a bill that is setting policy for the intelligence community.
If passed, it would require DNI John Ratcliffe to provide an unclassified form of the Karabakh assessment - but may also contain a classified annex - not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Act.
Such assessment shall include each of the following:
- An identification of the strategic interests of the United States and its partners in the Armenia-Azerbaijan region.
- A description of all significant uses of force in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan during calendar year 2020, including a description of each significant use of force and an assessment of who initiated the use of such force.
- An assessment of the effect of United States military assistance to Azerbaijan and Armenia on the regional balance of power and the likelihood of further use of military force.
- An assessment of the likelihood of any further uses of force or potentially destabilizing activities in the region in the near- to medium-term.
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It will be considered by committee next week before it is possibly sent on to the House as a whole.
If passed, the measure must be reconciled with the Senate’s version.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Alex Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
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