S.Amdt. 398

SA 398. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO DETERRENCE EFFORTS WITH
RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to Congress a report
detailing efforts to improve the ability of the Armed Forces
and allied and partner military forces to deny the ability of
the People's Republic of China to execute a fait accompli
against Taiwan.
(b) Matter to Be Included.--The report under subsection (a)
shall identify prioritized requirements for further improving
the ability of the Armed Forces and allied and partner
military forces to deny the ability of the People's Republic
of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan.
(c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
(1) be submitted in classified form; and
(2) include an unclassified summary appropriate for release
to the public.
(d) Fait Accompli Defined.--In this section, the term
``fait accompli'' means a scenario in which the People's
Republic of China uses force to rapidly seize territory of
Taiwan and subsequently threatens further escalation,
potentially including use of nuclear weapons, to deter an
effective response by the Armed Forces and allied and partner
military forces.
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