S.Amdt. 4377

SA 4377. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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:

On page 719, between lines 12 and 13, insert the
following:
(9) An assessment of actions by the Government of the
United States or the Government of the People's Republic of
China that could be interpreted by the other government as
provocative or requiring a strategic response and consequent
measures to avoid inadvertent escalation of conflict.
(10) An assessment of whether sufficient personnel are
currently dedicated to strategic stability and arms control
with the People's Republic of China.
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