S.Amdt. 681

SA 681. 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. 1262. BRIEFING ON DETERRENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC AGGRESSION
BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AGAINST
TAIWAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
collaboration with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
following:
(1) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the
People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of
engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with the Russian
Federation.
(2) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the
People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of
engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
(3) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the
People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of
engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with Iran.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--The briefing under subsection
(a) shall include, for each scenario described in paragraphs
(1) through (3) of that subsection, the following:
(1) A description of the requirements to deter such
opportunistic aggression.
(2) A description of the requirements to restore deterrence
against the People's Republic of China in the case of such
opportunistic aggression.
(3) An assessment of the ability of the Department of
Defense to meet the requirements described under paragraphs
(1) and (2) at current resource levels.
(4) Recommendations to ensure that the Department will be
able to meet any such requirement that the Department is
unable to meet as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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