S.Amdt. 4321

SA 4321. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1247. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON
UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE FREELY
ASSOCIATED STATES.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2017, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report setting forth the
results of a study, conducted by the Comptroller General for
purposes of the report, on United States security and foreign
policy interests in the Freely Associated States of the
Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and
the Federated States of Micronesia.
(b) Elements.--The study required pursuant to subsection
(a) shall address the following:
(1) The role of the Compacts of Free Association in
promoting United States defense and foreign policy interests,
and the status of the obligations of the United States and
the Freely Associated States under the Compacts of Free
Association.
(2) The economic assistance practices of the People's
Republic of China in the Freely Associated States, and the
implications of such practices for United States defense and
foreign policy interests in the Freely Associated States and
the Pacific region.
(3) The economic assistance practices of other countries in
the Freely Associated States, as determined by the
Comptroller General, and the implications of such practices
for United States defense and foreign policy interests in the
Freely Associated States and the Pacific region.
(4) Any other matters the Comptroller General considers
appropriate.
(c) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult in
the preparation of the

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report with other departments and agencies of the United
States Government, including elements of the intelligence
community.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified for, but may include a classified
annex.
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