S.Amdt. 2340

SA 2340. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 D of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1266. REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF THE WAR IN GAZA ON THE
STANDING OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE INDO-
PACIFIC REGION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State and the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the relevant
congressional committees regarding the impacts to United
States security and diplomatic interests in the Indo-Pacific
region as a result of the United States' actions and
engagements with Israel during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include--
(1) an assessment of public sentiment towards the United
States within nations in the Indo-Pacific region, with a
special focus on the standing of the United States in
Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pacific Island nations that
are members of the Pacific Islands Forum;
(2) a threat assessment with respect to United States'
facilities, installations, and personnel in the Indo-Pacific
region since October 7, 2023, including whether the current
threat is uniquely more significant than prior threats;
(3) a description of any impacts to the willingness of
nations in the Indo-Pacific region to engage with the United
States on issues of intelligence sharing, economic
development, and the expansion of bilateral relations; and
(4) an assessment on the rise of extremism in the Indo-
Pacific region that is targeted against the United States or
its allies.
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