S.Amdt. 4496

SA 4496. Mr. RISCH 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:

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

SEC. 1253. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO
CHINESE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OVERSEAS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding
United States diplomatic engagement with other nations that
host or are considering hosting any military installation of
the Government of the People's Republic of China.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a list of countries that currently host or are
considering hosting any military installation of the
Government of the People's Republic of China;
(2) a detailed description of United States diplomatic and
related efforts to engage countries that are considering
hosting a military installation of the Government of the
People's Republic of China, and the results of such efforts;
(3) an assessment of the adverse impact on United States
interests of the Government of the People's Republic of China
successfully establishing a military installation at any of
the locations it is currently considering;
(4) a description and list of any commercial ports outside
of the People's Republic of China that the United States
Government assesses could be used by the Government of the
People's Republic of China for military purposes, and any
diplomatic efforts to engage the governments of the countries
where such ports are located;
(5) the impact of the military installations of the
Government of the People's Republic of China on United States
interests; and
(6) lessons learned from the diplomatic experience of
addressing the People's Republic of China's first overseas
base in Djibouti.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall be classified, but may include a unclassified
summary.
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