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SEC. 1259. MODIFICATION OF REPORT REQUIRED UNDER 
ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY CO-
OPERATION WITH INDIA. 
Subsection (a)(2) of section 1292 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The report shall also include a 
forward-looking strategy’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall also include— 
‘‘(A) a forward-looking strategy’’; 
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) a description of any limitations that 
hinder or slows progress in implementing the ac-
tions described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(L) of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(C) a description of actions India is tak-
ing, or the actions the Secretary of Defense or the 
Secretary of State believe India should take, to 
advance the relationship between the United 
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States and in regards to subparagraphs (A) 
through (L) of paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(D) a description of— 
‘‘(i) measures that can be taken by the 
United States and India to improve inter-
operability; and 
‘‘(ii) progress in enabling agreements 
between the United States and India.’’. 
SEC. 1260. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON NAVAL VESSEL 
TRANSFERS TO JAPAN. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to support 
maritime defense cooperation with Japan, including 
through the transfer of excess United States naval vessels 
to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Such transfers 
should include capabilities such as those represented by the 
Tarawa class amphibious assault ship, the Austin class am-
phibious transport dock, and the Charleston class amphib-
ious cargo ship. 
SEC. 1261. REPORT AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION ON CHINA’S 
MILITARY, MARITIME, AND AIR ACTIVITIES IN 
THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that greater transparency of China’s provocative military, 
maritime, and air activities in the Indo-Pacific region 
would— 
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(1) aid in raising awareness of these activities in 
regional and international forums; 
(2) enable regional security partners to more ef-
fectively protect their sovereignty and defend their 
rights under international law; and 
(3) maintain stability within the region to en-
able constructive relations with China. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees on a quarterly basis 
a report describing China’s provocative military, 
maritime, and air activities in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report shall, at minimum, 
address China’s provocative military, maritime, and 
air activities, military deployments, and operations 
and infrastructure construction in the East China 
Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and Indian 
Ocean. 
(3) DISSEMINATION TO REGIONAL ALLIES.—The 
report shall be disseminated to regional allies and 
partners, as appropriate, in the Indo-Pacific region. 
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(4) IMAGERY AND SUPPORTING ANALYSIS.—The 
report may include imagery from military aircraft 
and other sources with supporting analysis to describe 
China’s provocative maritime and air activities. 
(5) FORM.—The report shall be available to the 
public and shall be submitted or carried out in un-
classified form. 
(c) PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intelligence 
and the Secretary of State, shall provide notice to the 
public of any activities described in paragraph (2) 
immediately after the initiation of any such activi-
ties. 
(2) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—The activities de-
scribed in this paragraph are any significant desta-
bilizing or deceptive activities of China, including 
reclamation or militarization activity in the Indo- 
Pacific region, use of military, government, or com-
mercial aircraft or maritime vessels to intimidate re-
gional neighbors. 
(3) WRITTEN SUMMARY.—As soon as practicable 
after the notification to the public under paragraph 
(1) of any activities described in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of Defense shall distribute to the appro-
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priate congressional committees and United States al-
lies and security partners in the Indo-Pacific region 
a written summary to include imagery and sup-
porting analysis describing such activities. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL SECU-
RITY AND PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECU-
RITY INFORMATION.—The dissemination and availability of 
the report under subsection (b) and the notification to the 
public under subsection (c) shall be made in a manner con-
sistent with national security and the protection of classi-
fied national security information. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Se-
lect Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 1262. SENIOR DEFENSE ENGAGEMENT WITH TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDING.—The Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 
115–135; 132 Stat. 341) states that it should be the policy 
of the United States to allow officials at all levels of the 
United States government, including Cabinet-level national 
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security officials, general officers, and other executive 
branch officials, to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwan 
counterparts. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Pursuant to the policy de-
scribed in the Taiwan Travel Act, the Secretary of Defense 
should send a Secretary of a military department or a 
member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Taiwan for the pur-
pose of senior-level defense engagement. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall brief the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives on any plans of the 
Department to carry out senior-level defense engagement. 
SEC. 1263. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO ARE 
DEPLOYED TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used to reduce the total number of members 
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are de-
ployed to the Republic of Korea below 22,000 unless the Sec-
retary of Defense first certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that such a reduction is in the national security 
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interest of the United States and will not significantly un-
dermine the security of United States allies in the region. 
SEC. 1264. ENHANCING MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION 
WITH PARTNERS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Defense should seek opportunities to 
increase defense coordination and cooperation with United 
States partners with respect to missile defense. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE COOPERATION AU-
THORITY WITH INDIA.—Section 1292(a)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2559; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note), as 
amended by section 1258(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1683), is further amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(M) develop closer defense cooperation with 
India on matters relating to missile defense.’’. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. REPORT ON STATUS OF THE UNITED STATES RE-
LATIONSHIP WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TUR-
KEY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States–Republic of Turkey rela-
tionship, over the past year, has become increasingly 
strained due to several provocative actions taken by 
the Government of Turkey. 
(2) The potential purchase by the Government of 
Turkey of the S-400 air and missile defense system 
from the Russian Federation has led to tension with 
the relationship. 
(3) These actions could negatively impact com-
mon weapon system development between the United 
States and Turkey. 
(4) These actions could exacerbate current North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoper-
ability challenges with respect to common military 
architecture and information sharing. 
(5) These actions could impact current bilateral 
agreements between the United States and Turkey. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
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Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on the status of the United States rela-
tionship with the Republic of Turkey. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An assessment of United States mili-
tary and diplomatic presence in Turkey, includ-
ing all military activities conducted from 
Incirlik Air Base or elsewhere. 
(B) An assessment of the potential purchase 
by the Government of Turkey of the S-400 air 
and missile defense system from the Russian 
Federation and the potential effects of such pur-
chase on the United States-Turkey bilateral rela-
tionship, including an assessment of impacts on 
other United States weapon systems and plat-
forms operated jointly with Turkey to include— 
(i) the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike 
aircraft, to include co-production; 
(ii) the Patriot surface-to-air missile 
system; 
(iii) the CH-47 Chinook heavy lift heli-
copter; 
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(iv) the AH-1 Attack helicopter; 
(v) the H-60 Black Hawk utility heli-
copter; and 
(vi) the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. 
(C) An identification of potential alter-
native air and missile defense systems that could 
be purchased by the Government of Turkey, in-
cluding United States and other NATO member 
state military air defense artillery systems. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
take any action to execute delivery of a foreign military 
sale for major defense equipment subject to congressional 
notification under section 36 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) (made under a letter of offer issued 
under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act) to the Republic of 
Turkey until the Secretary submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees the report required under subsection 
(b). 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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