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designed, trained, and ready to fight alongside al-
lies.’’. 
(13) The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) 
states, ‘‘Mutually beneficial alliances and partner-
ships are crucial to our strategy, providing a durable, 
asymmetric strategic advantage that no competitor or 
rival can match . . . [and the United States] will 
strengthen and evolve our alliances and partnerships 
into an extended network capable of deterring or deci-
sively acting to meet the shared challenges of our 
time.’’. 
(14) The unclassified summary of 2018 NDS, an 
11-page document, mentions the term ‘‘allies’’ or ‘‘al-
liances’’ over 50 times. 
(15) The 2018 NDS states, ‘‘China is a strategic 
competitor using predatory economics to intimidate 
its neighbors . . . [and] it is increasingly clear that 
China. . .want[s] to shape a world consistent with 
their authoritarian model—gaining veto authority 
over other nations’ economic, diplomatic, and security 
decisions.’’. 
(16) Foreign policy experts have long contended 
that the first priority of the People’s Republic of 
China on the Korean Peninsula is to ensure that the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remains a
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buffer between China and the democratic South Korea 
and the United States forces deployed on the Korean 
Peninsula. 
(17) China continues to provide the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea with most of its food and 
energy supplies and, until recently, accounted for ap-
proximately 90 percent of the total trade volume of 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(18) On June 30, 2017, President Donald 
Trump stated, ‘‘Our goal is peace, stability and pros-
perity for the region. But the United States will de-
fend itself, always will defend itself, always, and we 
will always defend our allies. As part of that commit-
ment, we are working together to ensure fair burden 
sharing and support of the United States military 
presence in Republic of Korea.’’. 
(19) South Korea already pays for approxi-
mately 50 percent of the total nonpersonal costs of the 
28,500 United States members of the Armed Forces on 
the Korean Peninsula, amounting to $887,500,000 in 
2018. 
(20) President Moon Jae-in has committed to in-
creasing the defense spending of South Korea during 
his term from the current level 2.4 percent of the gross
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domestic product to 2.9 percent of the gross domestic 
product. 
(21) News reports published in early May 2018 
have stated that President Trump asked the Secretary 
of Defense to provide him with options for removing 
United States troops from the Korean Peninsula. 
(22) National Security Advisor John Bolton re-
sponded, ‘‘The President has not asked the Pentagon 
to provide options for reducing American forces sta-
tioned in South Korea.’’. 
(23) A spokesman for the Secretary stated, ‘‘The 
president has not asked the Pentagon to provide op-
tions for reducing American forces stationed in South 
Korea. The Department of Defense’s mission in South 
Korea remains the same, and our force posture has 
not changed. The Department of Defense remains 
committed to supporting the maximum pressure cam-
paign, developing and maintaining military options 
for the President, and reinforcing our ironclad secu-
rity commitment with our allies. We all remain com-
mitted to complete, verifiable, and irreversible 
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that—
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(1) South Korea is a close friend and ally of the 
United States, and the United States-South Korea al-
liance is the linchpin of peace and security in the 
Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) the presence of United States military forces 
on the Korean Peninsula and across the Indo-Pacific 
region continues to play a critical role in safe-
guarding the peaceful and stable rules-based inter-
national order that benefits all countries; 
(3) South Korea has contributed heavily to its 
own defense and to the defense of the United States 
Armed Forces in South Korea, including by pro-
viding $10,000,000,000 of the $10,800,000,0000 Camp 
Humphreys project, which is 93 percent of the fund-
ing, to build and relocate United States military 
forces to a new base in South Korea; 
(4) United States military forces, pursuant to 
international law, are lawfully deployed on the Ko-
rean Peninsula; 
(5) the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of 
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are clear 
and consistent violations of international law; 
(6) the long-stated strategic objective of authori-
tarian states such as the People’s Republic of China, 
the Russian Federation, and the Democratic People’s
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Republic of Korea has been the significant removal of 
United States military forces from the Korean Penin-
sula; 
(7) the maximum pressure campaign of the 
Trump Administration, including an increase in eco-
nomic sanctions and diplomatic measures with 
United States allies and regional partners, has 
worked to bring Kim Jong-un to the negotiation table; 
and 
(8) the significant removal of United States 
military forces from the Korean Peninsula is a non- 
negotiable item as it relates to the complete, verifiable, 
and irreversible denuclearization of the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
SEC. 1251. REPORT ON MILITARY AND COERCIVE ACTIVI-
TIES OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
IN SOUTH CHINA SEA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d), immediately after the commencement of any significant 
reclamation or militarization activity by the People’s Re-
public of China in the South China Sea, including any sig-
nificant military deployment or operation or infrastructure 
construction, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional de-
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fense committees, and release to the public, a report on the 
military and coercive activities of China in the South 
China Sea in connection with such activity. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REPORT TO PUBLIC.—Each report 
on a significant reclamation or militarization activity 
under subsection (a) shall include a short narrative on, and 
one or more corresponding images of, such significant rec-
lamation or militarization activity. 
(c) FORM.— 
(1) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Any report 
under subsection (a) that is submitted to the congres-
sional defense committees shall be submitted in un-
classified form, but may include a classified annex. 
(2) RELEASE TO PUBLIC.—If a report under sub-
section (a) is released to the public, such report shall 
be so released in unclassified form. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) RELEASE OF REPORT TO PUBLIC.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may waive the requirement in sub-
section (a) for the release to the public of a report on 
a significant reclamation or militarization activity if 
the Secretary determines that the release to the public 
of a report on such activity under that subsection in 
the form required by subsection (c)(2) would have an
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adverse effect on the national security interests of the 
United States. 
(2) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—If the Secretary 
issues a waiver under paragraph (1) with respect to 
a report on an activity, not later than 48 hours after 
the Secretary issues such waiver, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees written 
notice of, and justification for, such waiver. 
SEC. 
1252. 
REPORT 
ON 
TERRORIST 
USE 
OF 
HUMAN 
SHIELDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide a report 
on the use of human shields by terrorist groups to protect 
otherwise lawful targets from attack. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the lessons learned from the 
United States and its allies and partners in address-
ing the use of human shields by terrorist organiza-
tions such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria, Al Qaeda, and any other organiza-
tion as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) A description of a specific plan and actions 
being taken by the Department of Defense to incor-
porate the lessons learned as identified in paragraph
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(1) into Department of Defense operating guidance, 
relevant capabilities, and tactics, techniques, and pro-
cedures to deter, counter, and address the challenge 
posed by the use of human shields and hold account-
able terrorist organizations for the use of human 
shields. 
(c) SUBMITTAL OF THE REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress the report required in subsection (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1253. REPORT ON ARCTIC STRATEGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, 
the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air
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Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the strategy of the Army, the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, and the Air Force, respectively, for the Arctic 
region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the specific means by which 
each Armed Force, including regular components, the 
National Guard, and the Reserves, will— 
(A) enhance the capability of the Armed 
Forces to defend the homeland and exercise sov-
ereignty; 
(B) strengthen deterrence at home and 
abroad; 
(C) strengthen alliances and partnerships; 
(D) preserve freedom of the seas in the Arc-
tic; 
(E) engage public, private, and inter-
national partners to improve domain awareness 
in the Arctic; 
(F) develop Department of Defense Arctic 
infrastructure and capabilities consistent with 
changing conditions and needs; 
(G) provide support to civil authorities, as 
directed;
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(H) partner with other departments, agen-
cies, and countries to support human and envi-
ronmental security; and 
(I) support international institutions that 
promote regional cooperation and the rule of 
law. 
(2) An analysis of the role of each Armed Force 
in the operational and contingency plans for the pro-
tection of United States national security interests in 
the Arctic region, including strategic national assets, 
United States citizens, territory, freedom of naviga-
tion, and economic and trade interests in the Arctic 
region, weighed against the missions described in the 
Arctic strategy. 
(3) A detailed description of near-term and long- 
term training, capability, and resource gaps that 
must be addressed to fully execute each mission de-
scribed in the Arctic strategy against an increasing 
threat environment. 
(4) A description of the Armed Force-specific in-
frastructure that may be needed to continue to accom-
plish each mission described in the Arctic strategy 
against an increasing threat environment, including 
a cost estimate and potential construction timeline for 
such infrastructure.
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(5) A description, by Armed Force, of the current 
and projected Arctic capabilities of the Russian Fed-
eration and the People’s Republic of China, and an 
analysis of current and future United States capabili-
ties that are required to comply with— 
(A) each mission described in the Arctic 
strategy; and 
(B) the strategic objectives in the National 
Defense Strategy. 
(6) With respect to each Armed Force— 
(A) an assessment of the level of cooperation 
between each Armed Force and other depart-
ments and agencies of the United States Govern-
ment (including the Department of Homeland 
Security and the National Security Agency), 
State and local governments, and Tribal entities; 
and 
(B) a plan for increased cooperation be-
tween the Armed Forces and such departments, 
agencies, and entities. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex.
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SEC. 1254. REPORT ON PERMANENT STATIONING OF 
UNITED STATES FORCES IN THE REPUBLIC 
OF POLAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report on the feasibility and advisability of permanently 
stationing United States forces in the Republic of Poland. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the types of permanently 
stationed United States forces in Poland required to 
deter aggression by the Russian Federation and exe-
cute Department of Defense contingency plans, in-
cluding combat enabler units in capability areas such 
as— 
(A) combat engineering; 
(B) logistics and sustainment; 
(C) warfighting headquarters elements; 
(D) long-range fires; 
(E) air and missile defense; 
(F) intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance; and 
(G) electronic warfare. 
(2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of permanently stationing a United States
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Army brigade combat team in the Republic of Poland 
that includes the following: 
(A) An assessment whether a permanently 
stationed United States Army brigade combat 
team in Poland would enhance deterrence 
against Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. 
(B) An assessment of the actions the Rus-
sian Federation may take in response to a 
United States decision to permanently station a 
brigade combat team in Poland. 
(C) An assessment of the international po-
litical considerations of permanently stationing 
such a brigade combat team in Poland, includ-
ing within the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO). 
(D) An assessment whether a such a brigade 
combat team in Poland would support imple-
mentation of the National Defense Strategy. 
(E) A description and assessment of the 
manner in which such a brigade combat team in 
Poland would affect the ability of the Joint 
Force to execute Department of Defense contin-
gency plans in Europe. 
(F) A description and assessment of the 
manner in which such a brigade combat team in
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Poland would affect the ability of the Joint 
Force to respond to a crisis inside the territory 
of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally 
that occurs prior to the invocation of Article 5 
of the Washington Treaty by the North Atlantic 
Council. 
(G) An identification and assessment of— 
(i) potential locations in Poland for 
stationing such a brigade combat team; 
(ii) the logistics requirements, includ-
ing force enablers, equipment, supplies, stor-
age, and maintenance, that would be re-
quired to support such a brigade combat 
team in Poland; 
(iii) infrastructure investments by the 
United States and Poland, including new 
construction or upgrades of existing sites, 
that would be required to support such a 
brigade combat team in Poland; 
(iv) any new agreements, or changes to 
existing agreements, between the United 
States and Poland that would be required 
for a such a brigade combat team in Po-
land;
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(v) any changes to the posture or capa-
bilities of the Joint Force in Europe that 
would be required to support such a brigade 
combat team in Poland; and 
(vi) the timeline required to achieve the 
permanent stationing of such a brigade 
combat team in Poland. 
(H) An assessment of the willingness and 
ability of the Government of Poland to provide 
host nation support for such a brigade combat 
team. 
(I) An assessment whether future growth in 
United States Army end strength may be used to 
source additional forces for such a brigade com-
bat team in Poland. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 1254A. INEFFECTIVENESS OF SECTION 937. 
Section 937, relating to a Strategic Defense Fellows 
Program for the Department of Defense, shall have no force 
or effect. 
SEC. 1254B. JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE FEL-
LOWS PROGRAM. 
(a) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish within the Department of De-
fense a civilian fellowship program designed to pro-
vide leadership development and the commencement of 
a career track toward senior leadership in the Depart-
ment. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The fellowship program shall 
be known as the ‘‘John S. McCain Strategic Defense 
Fellows Program’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘fellows program’’). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An individual is eligible for par-
ticipation in the fellows program if the individual— 
(1) is a citizen of the United States or a lawful 
permanent resident of the United States in the year 
in which the individual applies for participation in 
the fellows program; and 
(2) either— 
(A) possesses a graduate degree from an ac-
credited institution of higher education in the 
United States that was awarded not later than 
two years before the date of the acceptance of the 
individual into the fellows program; or 
(B) will be awarded a graduate degree from 
an accredited institution of higher education in
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the United States not later than six months after 
the date of the acceptance of the individual into 
the fellows program. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—Each individual 
seeking to participate in the fellows program shall 
submit to the Secretary an application therefor at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
specify. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each application of an indi-
vidual under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Transcripts of educational achievement 
at the undergraduate and graduate level. 
(B) A resume. 
(C) Proof of citizenship or lawful perma-
nent residence. 
(D) An endorsement from the applicant’s 
graduate institution of higher education. 
(E) An academic writing sample. 
(F) Letters of recommendation addressing 
the applicant’s character, academic ability, and 
any extracurricular activities.
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(G) A personal statement by the applicant 
explaining career areas of interest and motiva-
tions for service in the Department. 
(H) Such other information as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(d) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Secretary shall 
select participants in the fellows program from among 
applicants for the fellows program for such year who 
qualify for participation in the fellows program based 
on character, commitment to public service, academic 
achievement, extracurricular activities, and such 
other qualifications for participation in the fellows 
program as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) NUMBER.—The number of individuals se-
lected to participate in the fellows program in any 
year may not exceed the numbers as follows: 
(A) Ten individuals from each geographic 
region of the United States as follows: 
(i) The Northeast. 
(ii) The Southeast. 
(iii) The Midwest. 
(iv) The Southwest. 
(v) The West. 
(B) Ten additional individuals.
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(3) BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION.—An indi-
vidual selected to participate in the fellows program 
may not participate in the program unless the indi-
vidual successfully undergoes a background investiga-
tion applicable to the position to which the individual 
will be assigned under the fellows program and other-
wise meets such requirements applicable to assign-
ment to a sensitive position within the Department 
that the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(e) ASSIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each individual who partici-
pates in the fellows program shall be assigned to a po-
sition in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
(2) POSITION
REQUIREMENTS.—Each Under 
Secretary of Defense and each Director of a Defense 
Agency who reports directly to the Secretary shall 
submit to the Secretary each year the qualifications 
and skills to be demonstrated by participants in the 
fellows program to qualify for assignment under this 
subsection for service in a position of the office of such 
Under Secretary or Director. 
(3) ASSIGNMENT TO POSITIONS.—The Secretary 
shall each year assign participants in the fellows pro-
gram to positions in the offices of the Under Secre-
taries and Directors described in paragraph (2). In
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making such assignments, the Secretary shall seek to 
best match the qualifications and skills of partici-
pants in the fellows program with the requirements of 
positions available for assignment. Each participant 
so assigned shall serve as a special assistant to the 
Under Secretary or Director to whom assigned. 
(4) TERM.—The term of each assignment under 
the fellows program shall be one year. 
(5) PAY AND BENEFITS.—An individual assigned 
to a position under the fellows program shall be com-
pensated at the rate of compensation for employees at 
level GS–10 of the General Schedule, and shall be 
treated as an employee of the United States during 
the term of assignment, including for purposes of eli-
gibility for health care benefits and retirement bene-
fits available to employees of the United States. 
(6) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT.—To the ex-
tent that funds are provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts, the Secretary may repay any loan of 
a participant in the fellows program if the loan is de-
scribed by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. Any re-
payment of loans under this paragraph shall be on a 
first-come, first-served basis. 
(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that participants in the fellows program— 
(A) receive opportunities and support ap-
propriate for the commencement of a career track 
within the Department leading toward a future 
position of senior leadership within the Depart-
ment, including ongoing mentorship support 
through appropriate personnel from entities 
within the Department such as the Defense Busi-
ness Board and the Defense Innovation Board; 
and 
(B) are provided appropriate opportunities 
for employment and advancement within the De-
partment upon successful completion of the fel-
lows program. 
(2) RESERVATION OF POSITIONS.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve for 
participants who successfully complete the fellows pro-
gram not fewer than 30 positions in the excepted serv-
ice within the Department that are suitable for the 
commencement of a career track toward senior leader-
ship within the Department. Any position so reserved 
shall not be subject to or covered by any reduction in 
headquarters personnel required under any other pro-
vision of law.
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(3) NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT.—Upon the 
successful completion of the assignment of a partici-
pant in the fellows program in a position pursuant 
to subsection (e), the Secretary may, without regard 
to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 
5, United States Code, appoint the participant to a 
position reserved pursuant to paragraph (2) if the 
Secretary determines that such appointment will con-
tribute to the development of highly qualified future 
senior leaders for the Department. 
(4) PUBLICATION OF SELECTION.—The Secretary 
shall publish on an Internet website of the Depart-
ment available to the public the names of the individ-
uals selected to participate in the fellows program. 
(g) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall undertake appro-
priate outreach to inform potential participants in the fel-
lows program of the nature and benefits of participation 
in the fellows program. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out this 
section in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary 
may prescribe for purposes of this section. 
(i) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each fiscal year for the Department of Defense 
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, $10,000,000
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may be available to carry out the fellows program in such 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 1255. REPORTS ON NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
(a) BASELINE REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the status of the nuclear program of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to establish a base-
line of progress for negotiations with the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea with respect to denuclearization. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following, to the extent known or suspected: 
(1) A description of the location, quantity, capa-
bility, and operational status of the nuclear weapons 
of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(2) A description of the location of nuclear re-
search, development, production, and testing facilities 
of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, includ-
ing covert facilities. 
(3) A description of the location, quantity, capa-
bility, and operational status of the ballistic missiles 
of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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(4) A description of the location of the ballistic 
missile manufacturing and assembly facilities of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(5) An assessment of any intelligence gaps with 
respect to the information required by this subsection 
and verification or inspection measures that may fill 
such gaps. 
(c) UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an agreement 
between the United States and the Democratic Peo-
ple’s Republic of Korea, not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the agreement is reached, and every 
90 days thereafter, the report required by subsection 
(a) shall be augmented by a written update. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each written update under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following for the pre-
ceding 90-day period: 
(A) A description of the number of nuclear 
weapons and ballistic missiles verifiably disman-
tled, destroyed, rendered permanently unusable, 
or transferred out of the Democratic People’s Re-
public of Korea. 
(B) An identification of the location of nu-
clear research, development, production, and test-
ing facilities in the Democratic People’s Republic
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of Korea identified and verifiably dismantled, 
destroyed, or rendered permanently unusable. 
(C) An identification of the location of bal-
listic missile manufacturing and assembly facili-
ties in the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea verifiably dismantled, destroyed, or ren-
dered permanently unusable. 
(D) A description of the number of nuclear 
weapons and ballistic missiles that remain in or 
under the control of the Democratic People’s Re-
public of Korea. 
(E) An assessment of the progress made in 
extending the breakout period required for the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to recon-
stitute its nuclear weapons program and build a 
nuclear weapon, as such progress relates to the 
information required by subparagraphs (A) 
through (D). 
(d) VERIFICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the report required 
by subsection (a) is submitted, and every 180 days there-
after, the written update required under paragraph (1) of 
subsection (c) shall include, in addition to the information 
required by subparagraphs (A) through (E) of that sub-
section, the following for the preceding 180-day period:
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(1) An assessment of the establishment of safe-
guards, other control mechanisms, and other assur-
ances secured from the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea to ensure the activities of the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea permitted under any 
agreement will not be used to further any nuclear-re-
lated military or nuclear explosive purpose, including 
research on or development of a nuclear explosive de-
vice. 
(2) An assessment of the capacity of the United 
States or an international organization, including the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, to effectively 
access and investigate suspicious sites in the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea or allegations of 
covert nuclear-related activities, including storage 
sites for nuclear weapons. 
(e) SUNSET.—The section shall cease to be effective on 
the date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign
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Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1256. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MILITARY TRAINING 
OPPORTUNITIES WITH ALLIES AND PART-
NERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate 
that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense, as part of strategic 
initiatives, should continue to place emphasis on and 
consider the benefits of United States military train-
ing exercises with allies in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) the Indo-Pacific region is— 
(A) a strategically important region; and 
(B) critical to the interests of the United 
States; 
(3) the relationship between the United States 
and allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region is 
essential for ensuring peace and security in the re-
gion;
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(4) interoperability between the United States 
and allies in the Indo-Pacific region increases readi-
ness and regional contingency response time; 
(5) the United States should focus on expanding 
training with other allied nations and partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region; 
(6) the United States, working within our frame-
work of alliances and partnerships, should seek to 
build the capacity and capability of our allies and 
partners in the Indo-Pacific region and to expand 
interoperability with them; and 
(7) the United States and its partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region should continue to work together 
to build the forces, infrastructure, relationships, and 
training needed to respond to search and rescue and 
humanitarian assistance needed in the whole of cata-
strophic natural disasters. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on future United States military 
training opportunities with allied and partner coun-
tries in the Indo-Pacific region.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A detailed description of— 
(i) current United States military ex-
ercises involving United States partners 
and allies in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(ii) the manner in which such exercises 
are intended to improve the capability and 
capacity of such partners and allies; and 
(iii) the interoperability of such part-
ners and allies with the United States 
Armed Forces. 
(B) An analysis of the potential to expand 
the size, scope, or makeup of such exercises to in-
clude— 
(i) additional forces and units of cur-
rent participants; 
(ii) additional capabilities or training; 
and 
(iii) other allies and partners in the 
Indo-Pacific region and other regions. 
(C) An identification of new United States 
military exercises that may be initiated in the 
Indo-Pacific region with—
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(i) security treaty allies such as 
Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Phil-
ippines, and Thailand; 
(ii) growing partners such as India, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zea-
land, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam; 
(iii) existing multilateral frameworks, 
such as the Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN); 
(iv) allies and partners outside the 
Indo-Pacific region; and 
(v) potential new allies or partners. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 1261. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 
ACQUISITION AND CROSS-SERVICING AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 2342 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsections (d) and (e):
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‘‘(d) The Secretary of may not use an agreement with 
any government of an organization described in subsection 
(a)(1) to facilitate the transfer of logistic support, supplies, 
and services to any country or organization with which the 
Secretary has not signed an agreement described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(e) An agreement described in subsection (a)(2) may 
not provide or otherwise constitute a commitment for the 
introduction of the armed forces into hostilities.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) Not later than January 15 each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on acquisition and cross-servicing activities 
that sets forth, in detail, the following: 
‘‘(1) A list of agreements in effect pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1) during the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) The date on which each agreement listed 
under paragraph (1) was signed, and, in the case of 
an agreement with a country that is not a member 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the date 
on which the Secretary notified Congress pursuant to 
subsection (b)(2) of the designation of such country 
under subsection (a).
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‘‘(3) The total dollar amount and major cat-
egories of logistic support, supplies, and services pro-
vided during the preceding fiscal year under each 
such agreement. 
‘‘(4) The total dollar amount and major cat-
egories of reciprocal provisions of logistic support, 
supplies, and services received under each such agree-
ment. 
‘‘(5) With respect to the calendar year during 
which the report is submitted, an assessment of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The anticipated logistic support, sup-
plies, and services requirements of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) The anticipated requirements of other 
countries for United States logistic support, sup-
plies, and services.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘the Com-
mittee on Armed Services’’ the first place it appears 
and all that follows through ‘‘the House of Represent-
atives’’ and inserting ‘‘the appropriate committees of 
Congress’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII and title 
XXIX for military construction projects, land acquisition, 
family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program (and authorizations of appropriations there-
for) shall expire on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2023; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2024. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to au-
thorizations for military construction projects, land acqui-
sition, family housing projects and facilities, and contribu-
tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security 
Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 
before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2023; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2024 for military construc-
tion projects, land acquisition, family housing