S.Amdt. 2921

SA 2921. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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. 12__. REPORT ON COLLABORATION WITH NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
ORGANIZATION ALLIES AND PARTNERS ON DETERRENCE
IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report that includes--

(A) a description of efforts by the Secretary, together
with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners,
to deter an armed attack against the State of Hawaii and the
United States Pacific territories of Guam, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa;
(B) a description of capabilities of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies and partners to engage in deterrence
measures throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including--
(i) an assessment of defense assets available for
deployment to and within the Indo-Pacific region; and
(ii) an assessment of joint defense strategies of the
Department of Defense and North

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Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners for
deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region; and
(C) a description of engagements conducted by the Secretary
with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners
to reinforce United States policy regarding the defense of
the State of Hawaii and the United States Pacific territories
of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and American Samoa.
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