H.R. 6840

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6840 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6840

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 region, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Min, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. 
Amo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs

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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 region, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Readiness, Military 
Exchange, and National Integration with Armenia Security Partnership 
Act Security Partnership Act'' or the ``ARMENIA Security Partnership 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ARMENIA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, and not less than annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each other national security 
agency such Secretary determines appropriate, shall certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the Government of Azerbaijan has 
taken meaningful steps towards the following:
(1) Uphold its commitments under the Joint Declaration.
(2) Completely withdraw all military forces from the 
sovereign territory of Armenia.
(3) Unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners.
(4) Cease engaging in hostilities towards Armenia.
(5) 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-Karabakh.
(b) Security Assistance Review.--If the Secretary of Defense cannot 
certify the information under subsection (a), such Secretary shall, not 
later than 14 days after the date on which any such certification is 
required to be made, conduct an immediate review of United States 
security assistance for the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter 
``Armenia'') to assess gaps in Armenia's deterrence and self-defense 
capabilities.
(c) Report.--Upon the completion the review required under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Commander of the United States European Command and each other national 
security agency such Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees that includes the 
following:
(1) An assessment of the scale and nature of threats to 
Armenia.
(2) An evaluation of historical and current United States 
security assistance for Armenia including International 
Security Cooperation Programs, Foreign Military Financing, and 
International Military Education and Training support.
(3) Identification of gaps in Armenia's immediate and long-
term defense needs, including defense articles, services, and 
military training.
(4) A summary of immediate steps the Department of Defense 
is taking to increase security cooperation with Armenia.
(5) Recommendations for further increasing security 
assistance for Armenia to address shortfalls in Armenia's self-
defense capabilities to deter aggression.
(d) FREEDOM Support Act Waiver Disqualified.--If the Secretary of 
Defense cannot certify the information under subsection (a), the 
President may not, after the date that is 14 days after the date on 
which any such certification is required to be made, exercise the 
waiver authority provided pursuant to title II of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing and related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2002 (Public Law 107-115; 22 U.S.C. 5812 note) under subsection (g) 
under the heading ``Assistance for the independent states of the former 
Soviet Union''.
(e) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--The term 
``congressional defense committees'' means the Committees on Armed 
Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
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