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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4495 

To strengthen the United States commitment to the security and stability 

of the Asia-Pacific region, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2014 

Mr. FORBES (for himself and Ms. HANABUSA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To strengthen the United States commitment to the security 

and stability of the Asia-Pacific region, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Sense of Congress. 

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Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 

TITLE I—MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE 

Sec. 101. Report on Department of Defense munitions strategy for United 

States Pacific Command. 

Sec. 102. Establishment of Department of Defense unmanned systems office. 

Sec. 103. Independent assessment on countering anti-access and area-denial capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 104. Assessment of the maritime balance of forces in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 105. Missile defense cooperation. 

Sec. 106. Department of Defense Space Security and Defense Program. 

Sec. 107. Space situational awareness. 

Sec. 108. Sense of Congress on access to training ranges within United States 

Pacific Command area of responsibility. 

Sec. 109. Sense of Congress on Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii. 

Sec. 110. Special easement acquisition authority, Pacific Missile Range Facility, 

Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. 

TITLE II—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

Sec. 201. Statement of policy on maritime disputes in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Sec. 202. Sense of Congress reaffirming security commitment to Japan. 

Sec. 203. Report on opportunities to strengthen relationship between the 

United States and the Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 204. Maritime capabilities of Taiwan and its contribution to regional peace 

and stability. 

Sec. 205. Modifications to annual report on military and security developments 

involving the People’s Republic of China. 

1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) The United States has a national interest in 

4 maintaining the stability and security of the global 

5 commons in the Asia-Pacific region. 

6 (2) In October 2011, Secretary of State Hillary 

7 Clinton laid out an enduring vision for continued 

8 United States involvement in the Asia-Pacific region 

9 throughout the coming century through strength10 ened security alliances, deeper relations with emerg11 ing powers, broader engagement with regional multimstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 lateral institutions, greater trade and investment, a 

2 broad-based security posture, and the pursuit of de3 mocracy and protection of human rights. 

4 (3) In November 2011, President Barack 

5 Obama stated before the Australian Parliament that 

6 the United States will stand for security as the foun7 dation of peace and prosperity, the rights and re8 sponsibilities of all nations and people, international 

9 law enforcing agreements and norms, freedom of 

10 commerce and navigation, integration of emerging 

11 powers into a regional security architecture, and the 

12 peaceful resolution of disputes. 

13 (4) In January 2012, the Defense Strategic 

14 Guidance, released by the Department of Defense, 

15 emphasized the importance of the Asia-Pacific re16 gion, citing ‘‘U.S. economic and security interests 

17 are inextricably linked to developments in the arc ex18 tending from the Western Pacific and East Asia into 

19 the Indian Ocean region and South Asia,’’ and ac20 cordingly, ‘‘we will of necessity rebalance toward the 

21 Asia-Pacific region’’. 

22 (5) In June 2012, Secretary of Defense Leon 

23 Panetta reaffirmed at the Shangri-La Dialogue that 

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1 national order that emphasizes rights and respon2 sibilities of all nations and a fidelity to the rule of 

3 law, open access by all to the shared domains of sea, 

4 air, space, and cyberspace, and the resolution of dis5 putes without coercion or the use of force. 

6 (6) The United States relationships with its 

7 treaty allies in the Asia-Pacific region, including 

8 Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, the Phil9 ippines, and Thailand, are at the heart of United 

10 States policy and engagement in the region, and 

11 these countries share a common approach to sup12 porting peace and stability, freedom of navigation, 

13 and other internationally lawful uses of sea and air14 space in the region. 

15 (7) The United States continues to work with 

16 these and other regional countries on a range of 

17 transnational security and humanitarian issues, in18 cluding countering the proliferation of weapons of 

19 mass destruction, encouraging the peaceful resolu20 tion of territorial disputes, responding to and miti21 gating humanitarian disasters, halting the illicit 

22 trafficking of people, drugs, and weapons, coordi23 nating to monitor and combat the risk of pandemic 

24 disease, and fighting the disruptive activities of state 

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1 and non-state actors for the betterment of regional 

2 stability and prosperity. 

3 (8) The United States military continues to 

4 work closely with the armed forces of these and 

5 other regional countries to maintain vigilance 

6 against threats to the global commons and inter7 national order, deter against acts of aggression, and 

8 field capabilities to mitigate risks to allied and part9 ner states in the Asia-Pacific region. 

10 (9) Security shifts in the Asia-Pacific region 

11 over the past decade have prompted a reassessment 

12 of the forces and capabilities necessary to provide 

13 domain awareness, credible deterrence, and effective 

14 defense in future decades to uphold the United 

15 States security commitments to the region and to 

16 maintain regional stability. 

17 (10) As provided in written testimony to the 

18 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep19 resentatives in March 2014, Admiral Samuel 

20 Locklear, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, 

21 noted that, ‘‘North Korea remains our most dan22 gerous and enduring challenge . . . North Korea’s 

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1 stitutes a significant threat to peace and security on 

2 the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.’’. 

3 (11) As provided in written testimony to the 

4 Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep5 resentatives in November 2013, Dr. Larry Wortzel, 

6 Commissioner, United States–China Economic and 

7 Security Review Commission, noted that, ‘‘China’s 

8 military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is un9 dergoing an extensive modernization program that 

10 presents significant challenges to U.S. security inter11 ests in Asia.’’. 

12 (12) As Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui13 sition, Technology and Logistics, Mr. Frank Ken14 dall, testified before the Committee on Armed Serv15 ices of the House of Representatives on January 28, 

16 2014, ‘‘Anti-access aerial denial capabilities that 

17 concern us cover a range of conventional capabilities. 

18 In the case of China in particular, for example, they 

19 include space control investments, offense cyber ca20 pabilities, conventional ballistic and cruise missiles 

21 with precision-seekers designed both fixed land in22 stallations and surface ships, including aircraft car23 riers; air-to-air capabilities, including fifth-genera24 tion fighters, long-range missiles with advance tech25 nologies seekers, and electronic warfare systems.’’. 

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1 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that— 

3 (1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the 

4 Asia-Pacific region is vital to United States national 

5 interests; 

6 (2) security and stability, largely provided by 

7 United States forces and their forward presence, un8 derwrite United States national interests in the 

9 Asia-Pacific region; 

10 (3) the United States remains unwavering in its 

11 commitment and support for allies and partners in 

12 the Asia-Pacific region; 

13 (4) efforts by the Department of Defense to re14 align forces, commit additional assets, and increase 

15 investments to the Asia-Pacific region are welcome 

16 signs of the United States continued commitment to 

17 the region; 

18 (5) to counter anti-access and area-denial capa19 bilities, deter regional aggression, assure allies and 

20 partners, sustain military balance in the Asia-Pacific 

21 region, and enable more effective operations in con22 tested and denied environments, the Department of 

23 Defense will need to— 

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1 (A) develop new concepts and initiatives, 

2 such as Air-Sea Battle (ASB) and the Strategic 

3 Capabilities Office (SCO); 

4 (B) invest in a new generation of military 

5 capabilities, in areas such as undersea warfare, 

6 power-projection, munitions, amphibious capa7 bilities, resilient space architectures, and missile 

8 defenses; and 

9 (C) nurture technologies, in areas such as 

10 electromagnetics, directed energy, hypersonics, 

11 and electronic warfare; and 

12 (6) the development of regional institutions and 

13 bodies, including the Association of Southeast Asian 

14 Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, the ASEAN De15 fense Minister’s Meeting, the East Asia Summit, 

16 and the expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum, should 

17 be supported to build practical cooperation in the 

18 Asia-Pacific region and reinforce the role of inter19 national law. 

20 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 

21 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit22 tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

23 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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1 TITLE I—MATTERS RELATING 

2 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DE3 FENSE 

4 SEC. 101. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNI5 TIONS STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES PA6 CIFIC COMMAND. 

7 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

8 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con9 gressional defense committees a report on the munitions 

10 strategy for the United States Pacific Command, includ11 ing an identification of munitions requirements, an assess12 ment of munitions gaps and shortfalls, and necessary mu13 nitions investments. Such strategy shall cover the 10-year 

14 period beginning with 2015. 

15 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report on munitions strategy 

16 required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

17 (1) An identification of current and projected 

18 munitions requirements, by class or type. 

19 (2) An assessment of munitions gaps and short20 falls, including a census of current munitions capa21 bilities and programs, not including ammunition. 

22 (3) A description of current and planned muni23 tions programs, including with respect to procure24 ment, research, development, test and evaluation, 

25 and deployment activities. 

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1 (4) Schedules, estimated costs, and budget 

2 plans for current and planned munitions programs. 

3 (5) Identification of opportunities and limita4 tions within the associated industrial base. 

5 (6) Identification and evaluation of technology 

6 needs and applicable emerging technologies, includ7 ing with respect to directed energy, rail gun, and 

8 cyber technologies. 

9 (7) An assessment of how current and planned 

10 munitions programs, and promising technologies, 

11 may affect existing operational concepts and capa12 bilities of the military departments or lead to new 

13 operational concepts and capabilities. 

14 (8) An assessment of programs and capabilities 

15 by other countries to counter the munitions pro16 grams and capabilities of the Armed Forces of the 

17 United States, not including with respect to ammu18 nition, and how such assessment affects the muni19 tions strategy of each military department. 

20 (9) Any other matters the Secretary determines 

21 appropriate. 

22 (c) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 

23 submitted in classified or unclassified form. 

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1 SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

2 UNMANNED SYSTEMS OFFICE. 

3 (a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 

4 maintain an independent organization within the Depart5 ment of Defense to develop and coordinate the unmanned 

6 air, land, and sea capabilities of the United States to en7 sure unity of effort and the prudent allocation of resources 

8 in accordance with military needs. 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

12 following next section: 

13 ‘‘§ 145. Director of Defense Unmanned Systems 

14 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—(1) There is a Director of De15 fense Unmanned Systems in the Office of the Secretary 

16 of Defense, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 

17 Defense and who shall report directly to the Deputy Sec18 retary of Defense. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Director shall be a member of the Senior 

20 Executive Service or a general officer or flag officer. 

21 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of Defense 

22 Unmanned Systems shall serve as— 

23 ‘‘(1) the principal advisor to both the Secretary 

24 of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense on 

25 matters relating to unmanned systems described in 

26 subsection (c); and 

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1 ‘‘(2) the principal Department of Defense liai2 son to other Federal agencies, the defense industry, 

3 and centers of research on such matters. 

4 ‘‘(c) MATTERS DESCRIBED.—The Director shall ad5 vise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on, at a min6 imum, following: 

7 ‘‘(1) Policy and oversight of all matters related 

8 to unmanned systems within the Department of De9 fense, including the Office of the Secretary of De10 fense, the military departments, the Joint Staff, the 

11 combatant commands, and the Defense Agencies. 

12 ‘‘(2) Coordination of acquisition and research, 

13 development, technology, and engineering efforts re14 lating to the development, experimentation, and 

15 fielding of unmanned systems to ensure unity of ef16 fort and interagency awareness of emerging capabili17 ties. 

18 ‘‘(3) Recommendations regarding budget mat19 ters pertaining to unmanned systems programs and 

20 resources across the military departments. 

21 ‘‘(4) Recommendations, in collaboration with 

22 the Joint Staff and other strategic planning offices, 

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1 abled by advances in unmanned capabilities, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(A) advanced intelligence, surveillance, 

4 and reconnaissance opportunities; 

5 ‘‘(B) new or greater roles in power projec6 tion responsibilities; 

7 ‘‘(C) support for deterrence posture and 

8 capabilities; 

9 ‘‘(D) cost imposition strategies; 

10 ‘‘(E) force protection; and 

11 ‘‘(F) compliance with the requirements set 

12 forth in 142 of the National Defense Authoriza13 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 

14 109–163; 119 Stat. 3164), as amended by sec15 tion 141 of the John Warner National Defense 

16 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public 

17 Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2116), including the 

18 unmanned systems roadmap, which includes a 

19 technology appendix clarifying key areas for 

20 Department of Defense research, development, 

21 testing, and evaluation and areas to encourage 

22 independent research and development invest23 ment by private companies. 

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1 out human occupants that are directed by some combina2 tion of human input or autonomous function and that are 

3 used in furtherance of military objectives.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 item: 

‘‘145. Director of Defense Unmanned Systems.’’. 

8 SEC. 103. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT ON COUNTERING 

9 ANTI-ACCESS AND AREA-DENIAL CAPABILI10 TIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

11 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

13 shall enter into an agreement with an independent 

14 entity to conduct an assessment of anti-access and 

15 area-denial capabilities that pose a threat to the 

16 United States and its allies and partners in the 

17 Asia-Pacific region and strategies to mitigate such 

18 threats. 

19 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess20 ment required under paragraph (1) shall include— 

21 (A) identification of anti-access and area22 denial capabilities; 

23 (B) assessment of gaps and shortfalls in 

24 the ability of the United States to address anti25 access and area-denial capabilities identified 

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1 under subparagraph (A) and plans of the De2 partment of Defense to address such gaps and 

3 shortfalls; 

4 (C) assessment of Department of Defense 

5 strategies to effectively deter aggression in the 

6 Asia-Pacific region; and 

7 (D) any other matters the independent en8 tity determines to be appropriate. 

9 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

11 2015, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

12 congressional defense committees a report that in13 cludes the assessment and strategies required under 

14 subsection (a) and any other matters the Secretary 

15 determines to be appropriate. 

16 (2) FORM.—The report required under para17 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

18 but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

19 (c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT.—The Sec20 retary of Defense shall provide the independent entity de21 scribed in subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate 

22 information, data, and analysis so that the entity may con23 duct a thorough and independent assessment as required 

24 under subsection (a). 

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1 SEC. 104. ASSESSMENT OF THE MARITIME BALANCE OF 

2 FORCES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

3 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

5 Net Assessment of the Department of Defense shall 

6 conduct an assessment of the maritime balance of 

7 forces in the Asia-Pacific region for the 10-year pe8 riod beginning on the date of the initiation of the as9 sessment, with a focus on the Chinese People’s Lib10 eration Army and State Oceanic Administration. 

11 (2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The assess12 ment required under paragraph (1) shall include the 

13 following: 

14 (A) An identification and projection of 

15 maritime balance of forces in the Asia-Pacific 

16 region based on— 

17 (i) a thorough assessment of the mili18 tary capabilities, readiness, and strategies 

19 of each assessed state; and 

20 (ii) current and planned United States 

21 security initiatives and acquisition efforts, 

22 in comparison with the efforts of regional 

23 states. 

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1 ture, to include capabilities, force posture, and 

2 the role of allies and partners. 

3 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 

5 2015, the Director of the Office of Net Assessment 

6 shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

7 a report that includes the assessment required under 

8 subsection (a). 

9 (2) FORM.—The report required under para10 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

11 but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 

12 SEC. 105. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION. 

13 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con14 gress that— 

15 (1) Admiral Samuel Locklear, Commander of 

16 the United States Pacific Command, testified before 

17 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

18 Representatives on March 5, 2014, that in the 

19 spring of 2013, North Korea ‘‘conducted another 

20 underground nuclear test, threatened the use of a 

21 nuclear weapon against the United States, and con22 currently conducted a mobile missile deployment of 

23 an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, reportedly 

24 capable of ranging our western most U.S. territory 

25 in the Pacific.’’; 

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1 (2) General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of 

2 the United States Forces Korea, testified before 

3 such committee on April 2, 2014, that ‘‘CFC [Com4 bined Forces Command] is placing special emphasis 

5 on missile defense, not only in terms of systems and 

6 capabilities, but also with regard to implementing an 

7 Alliance counter-missile strategy required for our 

8 combined defense.’’; and 

9 (3) increased emphasis and cooperation on mis10 sile defense among the United States, Japan, and 

11 the Republic of Korea, enhances the security of al12 lies of the United States in Northeast Asia, in13 creases the defense of forward-based forces of the 

14 United States, and enhances the protection of the 

15 United States. 

16 (b) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De17 fense shall conduct an assessment to identify opportunities 

18 for increasing missile defense cooperation among the 

19 United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, and to 

20 evaluate options for short-range missile, rocket, and artil21 lery defense capabilities. 

22 (c) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under subsection 

23 (b) shall include the following: 

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1 (1) Candidate areas for increasing missile de2 fense cooperation, including greater information 

3 sharing, systems integration, and joint operations. 

4 (2) Potential challenges and limitations to ena5 bling such cooperation and plans for mitigating such 

6 challenges and limitations. 

7 (3) An assessment of the utility of short-range 

8 missile defense and counter-rocket, artillery, and 

9 mortar system capabilities, including with respect 

10 to— 

11 (A) the requirements for such capabilities 

12 to meet operational and contingency plan re13 quirements in Northeast Asia; 

14 (B) cost, schedule, and availability; 

15 (C) technology maturity and risk; and 

16 (D) consideration of alternatives. 

17 (d) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense com20 mittees a briefing on the assessment under subsection (b). 

21 SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPACE SECURITY AND 

22 DEFENSE PROGRAM. 

23 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con24 gress that— 

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1 (1) critical United States national security 

2 space systems are facing a serious growing foreign 

3 threat; 

4 (2) the People’s Republic of China and the Rus5 sian Federation are both developing capabilities to 

6 disrupt the use of space by the United States in a 

7 conflict, as recently outlined by the Director of Na8 tional Intelligence in testimony before Congress; and 

9 (3) a fully developed multi-faceted space secu10 rity and defense program is needed to deter and de11 feat any adversaries’ acts of space aggression. 

12 (b) REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO

13 DETER AND DEFEAT ADVERSARY SPACE AGGRESSION.— 

14 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

16 congressional defense committees a report containing an 

17 assessment of the ability of the Department of Defense 

18 to deter and defeat any act of space aggression by an ad19 versary. 

20 (c) STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE DEFENSE AND DETER21 RENCE STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO FOREIGN

22 COUNTERSPACE CAPABILITIES.— 

23 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De24 fense, acting through the Office of Net Assessment, 

25 shall conduct a study of potential alternative defense 

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1 and deterrent strategies in response to the existing 

2 and projected counterspace capabilities of China and 

3 Russia. Such study shall include an assessment of 

4 the congruence of such strategies with the current 

5 United States defense strategy and defense pro6 grams of record, and the associated implications of 

7 pursuing such strategies. 

8 (2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

10 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

11 committees the results of the study required under 

12 paragraph (1). 

13 SEC. 107. SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

15 (1) As General William Shelton testified before 

16 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

17 Representatives on April 3, 2014, ‘‘[Space Situa18 tional Awareness] underpins everything we do in 

19 space’’. 

20 (2) At the same hearing, Lieutenant General 

21 John Raymond, Commander, Joint Functional Com22 ponent Command for Space, further testified that, 

23 ‘‘Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is fundamental 

24 to effective operation and defense of our capabilities. 

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1 dictive knowledge of the space domain and the oper2 ational environment upon which space operations de3 pend. We rely on SSA to provide timely and accu4 rate warning to alert national and military leaders 

5 and our partners of impending threats and hostile 

6 actions.’’. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense 

9 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 for research, develop10 ment, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for enhancing the 

11 space situational awareness capabilities of the Air Force. 

12 Such authorization is in addition to any other authoriza13 tion of appropriations for the Secretary for such fiscal 

14 year. 

15 SEC. 108. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO TRAINING 

16 RANGES WITHIN UNITED STATES PACIFIC 

17 COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find19 ings: 

20 (1) Reliable access to military training ranges is 

21 an essential component of military readiness. 

22 (2) The training opportunities provided by mili23 tary training ranges are critical to maintaining the 

24 technical and operational superiority of the Armed 

25 Forces. 

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1 (3) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review 

2 states that the operational readiness of the Armed 

3 Forces hinges on unimpeded access to land, air, and 

4 sea training and test space. 

5 (4) A number of critical military training 

6 ranges are located within the United States Pacific 

7 Command area of responsibility. 

8 (5) Due to the ‘‘tyranny of distance’’ in the 

9 Asia-Pacific region, there are significant challenges 

10 in transporting equipment and personnel to the var11 ious military training ranges within the United 

12 States Pacific Command area of responsibility. 

13 (6) The Department of Defense continues a 

14 number of efforts aimed at preserving military train15 ing ranges, while also minimizing the environmental 

16 effects of training activities. 

17 (7) The Department of Defense has a variety of 

18 authorities that may be used to mitigate encroach19 ment on military testing and training missions. 

20 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the findings 

21 specified in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that 

22 the Secretary of Defense should— 

23 (1) ensure that members of the Armed Forces 

24 continue to have reliable access to military training 

25 ranges; 

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1 (2) optimize the use of multilateral, joint train2 ing facilities overseas in order to increase readiness 

3 and interoperability with allies and partners of the 

4 United States; 

5 (3) utilize a full range of assets, including both 

6 air- and sea-based assets, to improve accessibility to 

7 military training areas within the United States Pa8 cific Command area of responsibility; 

9 (4) provide stable budget authority for long10 term investment in range and test center infrastruc11 ture, prioritizing those within the United States Pa12 cific Command area of responsibility; and 

13 (5) take appropriate action to identify and miti14 gate encroachment or other challenges that have the 

15 potential to impact access or operations on military 

16 training ranges. 

17 SEC. 109. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON POHAKULOA TRAINING 

18 AREA IN HAWAII. 

19 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find20 ings: 

21 (1) The Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii is 

22 a premier military training area in the Pacific re23 gion, providing units from all United States military 

24 services, as well as militaries of allies and partners 

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1 with realistic joint and combined arms training op2 portunities not found elsewhere in the world. 

3 (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review 

4 states that United States forces in the Asia-Pacific 

5 region ‘‘will resume regular bilateral and multilateral 

6 training exercises, pursue increased training oppor7 tunities to improve capabilities and capacity of part8 ner nations, as well as support humanitarian, dis9 aster relief, counterterrorism, and other operations 

10 that contribute to the stability of the region.’’. 

11 (3) There are significant challenges in trans12 porting equipment and personnel to the Pohakuloa 

13 Training Area from the Island of Oahu, where all 

14 United States Pacific Command service components 

15 are permanently based. 

16 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—In light of the findings 

17 specified in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that 

18 the Secretary of Defense should— 

19 (1) maximize the use of the Pohakuloa Training 

20 Area in Hawaii by all Armed Forces components, 

21 and increase its use for bilateral and multilateral ex22 ercises with regional allies and partners; 

23 (2) utilize a full range of assets to improve ac24 cess to the Training Center, including both air- and 

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1 sea-based assets such as inactive Joint High Speed 

2 Vessels; 

3 (3) invest in capabilities and modest improve4 ments to lower the cost of access to the Training 

5 Center, such as construction of a C–17 capable run6 way; and 

7 (4) take appropriate action to leverage existing 

8 authorities and programs, as well as work with the 

9 State of Hawaii and municipalities to leverage their 

10 authorities, to address any challenges that have the 

11 potential to impede future access to or operations on 

12 military training ranges. 

13 SEC. 110. SPECIAL EASEMENT ACQUISITION AUTHORITY, 

14 PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, BARKING 

15 SANDS, KAUAI, HAWAII. 

16 (a) EASEMENT ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Subject 

17 to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Navy may use the 

18 authority provided by section 2684a of title 10, United 

19 States Code, to acquire from willing sellers easements and 

20 other interests in real property in the vicinity of the Pa21 cific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Ha22 waii, for the purpose of— 

23 (1) limiting encroachments on military training, 

24 testing, and operations at that installation; or 

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1 (2) facilitating such training, testing, and oper2 ations. 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sub4 section (c) of section 2684a of title 10, United States 

5 Code, the Secretary may enter into an agreement author6 ized by such section with any private entity for the acquisi7 tion of an easement or other interest in real property in 

8 the vicinity of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking 

9 Sands. 

10 (c) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the acqui11 sition of an easement or other interest in real property 

12 under this section, the Secretary of the Navy may not pay 

13 an amount in excess of the fair market value of the inter14 est to be acquired. 

15 (d) CONDITIONS ON USE OF AUTHORITY.— 

16 (1) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—An easement 

17 or other interest in real property may be acquired 

18 under this section only from a willing seller. 

19 (2) NO ACQUISITION OF COMPLETE TITLE.— 

20 Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit 

21 the Secretary of the Navy to use this section as au22 thority to acquire all right, title, and interest in and 

23 to real property in the vicinity of the Pacific Missile 

24 Range Facility, Barking Sands. 

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1 (e) VICINITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

2 ‘‘vicinity’’ means the area within 30 miles of the bound3 aries of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands. 

4 TITLE II—MATTERS RELATING 

5 TO FOREIGN NATIONS 

6 SEC. 201. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON MARITIME DISPUTES 

7 IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

9 (1) The United States has a national interest in 

10 maintaining freedom of navigation, freedom of the 

11 seas, respect for international law, and unimpeded 

12 lawful commerce, including in the East China and 

13 South China Seas. 

14 (2) There has been an unprecedented increase 

15 in aggressive actions by the Government of the Peo16 ple’s Republic of China in the East China Sea, to in17 clude— 

18 (A) dangerous activities by Chinese mari19 time agencies in areas near the Senkaku is20 lands, including the intrusion of between 6 and 

21 25 Chinese ships into Japanese administered 

22 territory in the East China Sea each month 

23 since September 2012, between 26 and 124 

24 ships into the ‘‘contiguous zone’’ in the same 

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1 tered territory and 33 ships into the contiguous 

2 zone in February 2014; and 

3 (B) a unilateral declaration on November 

4 23, 2013, without prior consultations with the 

5 United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, or 

6 other nations of the Asia-Pacific region, of an 

7 Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the 

8 East China Sea. 

9 (3) In recent years, there have also been nu10 merous dangerous and destabilizing incidents in the 

11 South China Sea, specifically in waters near the 

12 coasts of the Philippines, the People’s Republic of 

13 China, Malaysia, and Vietnam, where the use of co14 ercion, intimidation, and military force by claimants 

15 seeking to change the status quo have raised ten16 sions in the region. Such unilateral actions include— 

17 (A) continued restrictions on access to 

18 Scarborough Reef and pressure on long-stand19 ing Philippine presence at the Second Thomas 

20 Shoal by the People’s Republic of China; 

21 (B) establishing hydrocarbon blocks up for 

22 bid in areas that are under dispute; 

23 (C) announcing administrative and mili24 tary districts in contested areas in the South 

25 China Sea; and 

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1 (D) imposing new fishing regulations cov2 ering disputed areas. 

3 (4) On December 5, 2013, the USS Cowpens 

4 was lawfully operating in international waters in the 

5 South China Sea when a People’s Liberation Army 

6 Navy vessel crossed its bow at a distance of less 

7 than 500 yards and stopped in the water, forcing 

8 the USS Cowpens to take evasive action to avoid a 

9 collision. Such action appears contrary to the inter10 national legal obligations of the People’s Republic of 

11 China under International Regulations for Pre12 venting Collisions at Sea (COLREGs). 

13 (5) The increasing frequency and assertiveness 

14 of patrols and competing regulations over disputed 

15 territory and maritime areas and airspace in the 

16 South China Sea and the East China Sea are raising 

17 tensions and increasing the risk of miscalculation 

18 and confrontation. 

19 (6) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations 

20 (ASEAN) has promoted multilateral talks on dis21 puted areas without settling the issue of sovereignty, 

22 and in 2002 joined with the People’s Republic of 

23 China in signing a Declaration on the Conduct of 

24 Parties in the South China Sea that committed all 

25 parties to those territorial disputes to ‘‘reaffirm 

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1 their respect for and commitment to the freedom of 

2 navigation in and over flight above the South China 

3 Sea as provided for by the universally recognized 

4 principles of international law’’ and to ‘‘resolve their 

5 territorial and jurisdictional disputes by peaceful 

6 means, without resorting to the threat or use of 

7 force’’. 

8 (7) The United States Government has a clear 

9 interest in the peaceful diplomatic resolution of dis10 puted maritime claims in accordance with inter11 national law and is firmly opposed to coercion, in12 timidation, threats, or the use of force. 

13 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—The United States— 

14 (1) reaffirms its unwavering commitment and 

15 support for allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific 

16 region, and for the longstanding United States pol17 icy that Article V of the United States-Japan Mu18 tual Defense Treaty applies to the Japanese-admin19 istered Senkaku Islands; 

20 (2) opposes claims that impinge on the rights, 

21 freedoms, and lawful use of the sea that belong to 

22 all nations and urges all parties to refrain from en23 gaging in destabilizing activities, including illegal oc24 cupation or efforts to unlawfully assert administra25 tion over disputed claims; 

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1 (3) supports the development of regional insti2 tutions and bodies, including the Association of 

3 Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, 

4 the ASEAN Defense Minister’s Meeting Plus, the 

5 East Asia Summit, and the expanded ASEAN Mari6 time Forum, to increase regional cooperation and 

7 ensure that disputes are managed without intimida8 tion, coercion, or force; and 

9 (4) continues United States military operations 

10 in, and transit through, international waters and air11 space in the Asia-Pacific region, in accordance with 

12 established principles and practices of international 

13 law. 

14 SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS REAFFIRMING SECURITY 

15 COMMITMENT TO JAPAN. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that— 

17 (1) the United States highly values its alliance 

18 with the Government of Japan as a cornerstone of 

19 peace and security in the region, based on shared 

20 values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open 

21 markets, and respect for human rights in order to 

22 promote peace, security, stability, and economic 

23 prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region; 

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1 (2) the United States welcomes Japan’s deter2 mination to contribute more proactively to regional 

3 and global peace and security; 

4 (3) the United States supports recent increases 

5 in Japanese defense funding, adoption of a National 

6 Security Strategy, formation of security institutions 

7 such as the Japanese National Security Council, re8 examination of the legal basis for its security includ9 ing the matter of exercising its right of collective 

10 self-defense and other moves that will enable Japan 

11 to bear even greater alliance responsibilities; 

12 (4) the United States and Japan should con13 tinue to improve joint interoperability and collabo14 rate on developing future capabilities with which to 

15 maintain regional stability in an increasingly uncer16 tain security environment; 

17 (5) the United States and Japan should con18 tinue efforts to strengthen regional multilateral in19 stitutions that promote economic and security co20 operation based on internationally accepted rules 

21 and norms; 

22 (6) the United States acknowledges that the 

23 Senkaku Islands are under the administration of 

24 Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would 

25 seek to undermine such administration, affirms that 

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1 unilateral actions of a third party will not affect the 

2 United States acknowledgment of the administration 

3 of Japan over the Senkaku Islands, and remains 

4 committed under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation 

5 and Security to respond to any armed attack in the 

6 territories under the administration of Japan; and 

7 (7) the United States reaffirms its commitment 

8 to the Government of Japan under Article V of the 

9 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security that 

10 ‘‘[e]ach Party recognizes that an armed attack 

11 against either Party in the territories under the ad12 ministration of Japan would be dangerous to its own 

13 peace and safety and declares that it would act to 

14 meet the common danger in accordance with its con15 stitutional provisions and processes’’. 

16 SEC. 203. REPORT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN 

17 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED 

18 STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

19 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con20 gress that— 

21 (1) the United States and the Republic of 

22 Korea have forged a strong security alliance over the 

23 last 60 years; 

24 (2) the alliance has been strengthened in joint 

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1 been further bolstered through a continuous trend of 

2 meaningful sales of United States military hardware 

3 to Korea; 

4 (3) the relationship between the two countries 

5 was further solidified in 2011 through the United 

6 States–Korea Free Trade Agreement which has led 

7 to growth in trade of goods and services; and 

8 (4) additional opportunities should be identified 

9 to ensure that this relationship continues to grow in 

10 the long term and more closely reflects United 

11 States relationships with other free trade agreement 

12 partner countries. 

13 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 

14 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con15 gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 

16 Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 

17 Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report on op18 portunities to further strengthen the relationship between 

19 the United States and the Republic of Korea with an em20 phasis on matters relating to security and trade. 

21 SEC. 204. MARITIME CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN AND ITS 

22 CONTRIBUTION TO REGIONAL PEACE AND 

23 STABILITY. 

24 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 

25 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with 

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1 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to the 

2 congressional defense committees, the Committee on For3 eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For4 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on— 

5 (1) the maritime balance of forces between the 

6 People’s Republic of China and Taiwan; and 

7 (2) the posture and readiness of the navy of 

8 Taiwan to respond to an attack or other contingency 

9 against the territory of Taiwan. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

11 shall include the following: 

12 (1) A description and assessment of the posture 

13 and readiness of elements of the Chinese People’s 

14 Liberation Army expected or available to threaten 

15 the maritime or territorial security of Taiwan, in16 cluding an assessment of— 

17 (A) the undersea and surface warfare ca18 pabilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy 

19 in the littoral areas in and around the Taiwan 

20 Strait; 

21 (B) the amphibious and heavy sealift capa22 bilities of the People’s Liberation Army Navy; 

23 (C) the capabilities of the People’s Libera24 tion Army Air Force to establish air dominance 

25 over Taiwan; and 

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1 (D) the capabilities of the People’s Libera2 tion Army Second Artillery Corps to suppress 

3 or destroy the forces of Taiwan necessary to de4 fend the security of Taiwan. 

5 (2) A description and assessment of the posture 

6 and readiness of elements of the armed forces of 

7 Taiwan expected or available to maintain the mari8 time or territorial security of Taiwan, including an 

9 assessment of— 

10 (A) the undersea and surface warfare ca11 pabilities of the navy of Taiwan; 

12 (B) the land-based anti-ship cruise missile 

13 capabilities of Taiwan; and 

14 (C) other anti-access or area-denial capa15 bilities, such as mines, that contribute to the 

16 deterrence of Taiwan against actions taken to 

17 determine the future of Taiwan by other than 

18 peaceful means. 

19 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

20 may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. 

21 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con22 gress that— 

23 (1) the United States, in accordance with the 

24 Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8), should 

25 continue to make available to Taiwan such defense 

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1 articles and services as may be necessary to enable 

2 Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capa3 bility; 

4 (2) the growth and modernization of the Peo5 ple’s Liberation Army, including its focus on ‘‘pre6 paring for potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait 

7 [which] appears to remain the principal focus and 

8 primary driver of China’s military investment’’, as 

9 noted in the 2013 Office of the Secretary of Defense 

10 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security 

11 Developments Involving the People’s Republic of 

12 China, requires greater attention to the needed de13 fense capabilities of Taiwan; and 

14 (3) the United States should consider opportu15 nities to help enhance the maritime capabilities and 

16 nautical skills of the Taiwanese navy that can con17 tribute to Taiwan’s self-defense and to regional 

18 peace and stability, in areas such as humanitarian 

19 assistance and disaster relief operations, including 

20 extending an invitation to Taiwan to participate in 

21 the 2014 Rim of the Pacific international maritime 

22 exercise. 

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1 SEC. 205. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI2 TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN3 VOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

4 CHINA. 

5 (a) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 

6 section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

7 for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 

8 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 

10 (20) as paragraphs (11) through (21), respectively; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(10) The developments in maritime law en15 forcement capabilities and organization of the Peo16 ple’s Republic of China, focusing on activities in con17 tested maritime areas in the South China Sea and 

18 East China Sea. Such analyses shall include an as19 sessment of the nature of China’s maritime law en20 forcement activities directed against United States 

21 allies and partners. Such maritime activities shall in22 clude activities originating or suspect of originating 

23 from China and shall include government and non24 government activities that are believed to be sanc25 tioned or supported by the Chinese government.’’. 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 

3 this Act and apply with respect to reports required to be 

4 submitted under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the Na5 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 

6 as so amended, on or after that date. 

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