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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1098
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an annual report by
the Secretary of Defense on the military capabilities of the People’s
Republic of China.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mr. NEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an annual
report by the Secretary of Defense on the military capa-
bilities of the People’s Republic of China.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 486. Military capabilities of People’s Republic of
China: annual report
‘‘(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall sub-
mit to Congress, not later than February 1 each year, a
report on the future pattern of military modernization of
the People’s Republic of China. Each such report shall be
submitted in both classified and unclassified form and
shall address both the probable course of military-techno-
logical development in the People’s Liberation Army and
the development of Chinese military strategy and oper-
ational concepts.
‘‘(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report
under subsection (a) shall include analyses and forecasts
of the following:
‘‘(1) Trends that would lead the People’s Re-
public of China toward advanced intelligence, sur-
veillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, either
through a development program or by gaining access
to commercial or third-party systems with militarily
significant capabilities.
‘‘(2) Efforts by the People’s Republic of China
to develop highly accurate and low-observable ballis-
tic and cruise missiles, and the investments in infra-
structure that would allow for production of such
weapons in militarily significant quantities, particu-
larly in numbers sufficient to conduct attacks capa-
ble of overwhelming projected defense capabilities in
the region.
‘‘(3) Development by the People’s Republic of
China of enhanced command and control networks,
particularly those capable of battle management that
would include long-range precision strikes.
‘‘(4) Programs of the People’s Republic of
China involving unmanned aerial vehicles, particu-
larly those with extended ranges or loitering times.
‘‘(5) Exploitation by the People’s Republic of
China of the Global Positioning System or other
similar systems, including commercial land surveil-
lance satellites, for significant military purposes, in-
cluding particularly for increasing the accuracy of
weapons or the situational awareness of operating
forces.
‘‘(6) Development by the People’s Republic of
China of capabilities for denial of sea control, such
as advanced sea mines or improved submarine capa-
bilities.
‘‘(7) Continued development by the People’s Re-
public of China of follow-on forces, particularly those
capable of rapid air or amphibious assault.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘486. Military capabilities of People’s Republic of China: annual report.’’.
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