Report on capability of the houthis to threaten united states national security and foreign policy goals
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(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the capability of the Houthis (also known as Ansar Allah) to threaten United States national security and foreign policy goals. (b) Matters To be included The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of senior Houthi leadership’ intentions and capacity to conduct and sustain military operations from Yemen that target the United States, Israel, or global shipping. (2) A description of the funding, materiel, training, and other forms of support the Houthis receive from Iran, Hezbollah, or any other entity acting for or on behalf of Iran, including contributions to advance the Houthis’ indigenous weapons production capability and existing weapons arsenal. (3) A description of the Houthis’ ballistic missile and unmanned delivery systems, including those that are covered under Category 1 or Category 2 of the Missile Control Technology Regime and the precision and reach of such weapons. (4) A description of the Houthis’ maritime capabilities, including sea missiles and drones. (5) An analysis of the Houthis’ current indigenous weapons production capabilities and how their control over the Al-Hudaydah port and Sana’a international airport enables them to sustain weapons production. (6) An assessment of the Houthis’ stockpiles and employment of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) dual-use drone technology, and the countries of origin for these products. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.