In the nature of a substitute.

SA 4791. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4201, to
require the Chief of Space Operations to submit a feasibility report on
expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Indo-Pacific Space
Partnership Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON EXPANDING MULTINATIONAL FORCE
OPERATION OLYMPIC DEFENDER.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
Space Command shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of
expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender
to include additional allies in the Indo-Pacific region,
including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:

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(1) A description of current activities and initiatives to
facilitate the expansion of the Multinational Force Operation
Olympic Defender to allied countries in the Indo-Pacific
region, including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
(2) An identification of any policy change the Government
of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea, and the
government of any other allied country in the Indo-Pacific
region identified by the Commander of the United States Space
Command would need to make in order for the United States to
extend a formal invitation for such countries to join the
Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender.
(3) An identification of any funding or policy change
necessary to facilitate the accession to the Multinational
Force Operation Olympic Defender of Japan, the Republic of
Korea, and any other allied country in the Indo-Pacific
region identified by the Commander of the United States Space
Command.
(4) An assessment of each of the following:
(A) The manner in which the accession to the Multinational
Force Operation Olympic Defender of Japan, the Republic of
Korea, and any other allied country in the Indo-Pacific
region identified by the Commander of the United States Space
Command would affect United States national security
interests.
(B) Whether the accession to the Multinational Force
Operation Olympic Defender of Japan and the Republic of
Korea--
(i) is feasible; and
(ii) would be in the national interest of the United
States.
(C) The additional resources or authorities needed from the
executive and legislative branches to carry out the accession
to the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender of
Japan and the Republic of Korea.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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