S.Amdt. 2734

SA 2734. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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. 12__. REPORT ON PERMANENT STATIONING OF UNITED STATES
FORCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND OR OTHER
LOCATION IN CENTRAL OR EASTERN EUROPE.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the feasibility and advisability of permanently
stationing United States forces in the Republic of Poland or
other location in Central or Eastern Europe.
(b) Element.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
permanently stationing a United States Army corps-level
command element in the Republic of Poland or other location
in Central or Eastern Europe that includes the following:
(1) An assessment whether a permanently stationed United
States Army corps command element would enhance deterrence
against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe.
(2) A description of the added operational planning and
warfighting capability that permanently stationing a corps
headquarters element in the Republic of Poland or other
location in Central or Eastern Europe would provide to United
States European Command, the United States Army Europe, and
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(3) An assessment of the actions the Russian Federation may
take in response to a United States decision to permanently
station a corps headquarters in the Republic of Poland or
other location in Central or Eastern Europe.
(4) An assessment of the international political
considerations, including within the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, of permanently stationing a corps headquarters
in the Republic of Poland or other location in Central or
Eastern Europe.
(5) A description and assessment of the manner in which
permanently establishing a corps headquarters in the Republic
of Poland or other location in Central or Eastern Europe
would affect the ability of the Joint Force to carry out
North Atlantic Treaty Organization treaty obligations and
enhance coordination of operations and plans with North
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.
(6) A description and assessment of the manner in which
permanently establishing a corps headquarters in the Republic
of Poland or other location in Central or Eastern Europe
would affect the ability of the Joint Force to execute
Department of Defense contingency plans in Europe.
(7) An assessment of whether such a corps headquarters in
Poland or other location in Central or Eastern Europe would
support implementation of the National Defense Strategy.
(8) An identification and assessment of--
(A) potential locations in the Republic of Poland or
Central or Eastern Europe for stationing such a corps
headquarters element;
(B) infrastructure investments that would be required by
the United States and the Republic of Poland, or the
government of the applicable country in Central or Eastern
Europe, to support permanently stationing a corps
headquarters in the Republic of Poland or other location in
Central or Eastern Europe;
(C) any new agreements, or modifications to agreements,
between the United States, the Republic of Poland or the
government of the applicable country in Central or Easter
Europe, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that would
be required;
(D) the logistics requirements that would be required to
support stationing a corps headquarters in the Republic of
Poland or other location in Central or Eastern Europe; and
(E) an assessment of the willingness and ability of the
Government of the Republic of Poland, or the government of
the applicable country in Central or Eastern Europe, to
provide host nation support.
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