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(5) Russia has also demonstrated its disregard 
for the obligations imposed by the Chemical Weapons 
Convention by— 
(A) continuing to provide military and dip-
lomatic support for Syrian President Bashar al- 
Assad, who has used chemical weapons including 
chlorine gas and sarin against Syrian citizens; 
(B) actively working to hinder the efforts of 
inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibi-
tion of Chemical Weapons in Syria; and 
(C) consistently using its veto power at the 
United Nations Security Council to prevent ef-
fective international action against Assad for 
such activities. 
(6) The Condition 10(C) Report on Compliance 
with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Devel-
opment, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical 
Weapons and on Their Destruction published by the 
Department of State in March 2018 asserts that 
‘‘Based on available information, the United States 
cannot certify that Russia has met its obligations 
under the Chemical Weapons Convention for declara-
tion of its: (1) [chemical weapons production facili-
ties]; (2) [chemical weapons] development facilities; 
and (3) [chemical weapons] stockpiles. In fact, due to 
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Russia’s March 4, 2018, use of a military-grade nerve 
agent to attack two individuals in the United King-
dom, the United States certifies that the Russian Fed-
eration is in non-compliance with its obligations 
under the [Chemical Weapons Convention].’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Russia’s actions constitute violations of Russia’s 
obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. 
SEC. 1239. UNITED STATES ACTIONS REGARDING MATERIAL 
BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION. 
(a) UNITED STATES ACTIONS.—If the President does 
not certify to the appropriate congressional committees that 
the Russian Federation has returned to full and verifiable 
compliance with the INF Treaty within one year of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the prohibitions set forth in 
Article VI of the INF Treaty shall no longer be binding 
on the United States as a matter of United States law. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty Between the United States of Amer-
ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 
the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and 
Shorter-Range Missiles, commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty’’, 
signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered 
into force June 1, 1988. 
SEC. 1240. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO EX-
TEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW 
START TREATY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The New START Treaty provides that, 
‘‘[w]hen a Party believes that a new kind of strategic 
offensive arm is emerging, that Party shall have the 
right to raise the question of such a strategic offensive 
arm for consideration in the Bilateral Consultative 
Commission’’. 
(2) Russian Federation President Vladimir 
Putin stated in a March 1, 2018, public speech that— 
(A) ‘‘I will speak about the newest systems 
of Russian strategic weapons that we are cre-
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ating. . .we have embarked on the development 
of the next generation of missiles.’’; 
(B) ‘‘We started to develop new types of 
strategic arms that do not use ballistic trajec-
tories at all when moving toward a target.’’; 
(C) ‘‘One of them is a small-scale heavy- 
duty nuclear energy unit that can be installed in 
a missile like our latest X-101 air-launched mis-
sile. . .In 
late 
2017, 
Russia 
successfully 
launched its latest nuclear-powered missile at the 
central training ground. During its flight, the 
nuclear-powered engine reached its design capac-
ity and provided the necessary propulsion.’’; 
(D) ‘‘[i]n December 2017, an innovative 
nuclear power unit for this unmanned under-
water vehicle completed a test cycle that lasted 
many years. . ..[t]he tests that were conducted 
enabled us to begin developing a new type of 
strategic weapon that would carry massive nu-
clear ordnance’’; 
(E) ‘‘[b]y the way, we have yet to choose 
names for these two new strategic weapons, the 
global range cruise missile and the unmanned 
underwater vehicle. We are waiting for sugges-
tions from the Defence Ministry’’; 
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(F) ‘‘A real technological breakthrough is 
the development of a strategic missile system 
with fundamentally new combat equipment- a 
gliding wing unit, which has also been success-
fully tested. . .[w]e called it the Avangard’’; and 
(G) ‘‘I want to specifically emphasise that 
the newly developed strategic arms - in fact, new 
types of strategic weapons- are not the result of 
something left over from the Soviet Union. Of 
course, we relied on some ideas from our inge-
nious predecessors. But everything I have de-
scribed today is the result of the last several 
years, the product of dozens of research 
organisations, design bureaus and institute.’’. 
(3) During the House Armed Services Committee 
hearing on April 12, 2018, Secretary of Defense 
James Mattis was asked whether Russia should honor 
the terms of the treaty and limit its new strategic of-
fensive arms under the New START Treaty as it re-
quires and he stated ‘‘Sir, I believe they should.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or 
expended to extend the implementation of the New START 
Treaty unless and until the President— 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
RUSSIAN
SYSTEMS.—The term 
‘‘covered Russian systems’’ means the following: 
(A) The heavy intercontinental missile sys-
tem known as ‘‘Sarmat’’ or otherwise identified. 
(B) An air-launched nuclear-powered cruise 
missile known as ‘‘X-101’’ or otherwise identi-
fied. 
(C) An unmanned underwater vehicle 
known as ‘‘Status 6’’ or otherwise identified. 
(D) 
The 
long-distance 
guided 
flight 
hypersonic 
weapons 
system 
known 
by 
‘‘Avanguard’’ or otherwise identified. 
(3) NEW
START
TREATY.—The term ‘‘New 
START Treaty’’ means the Treaty between the 
United States of America and the Russian Federation 
on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limita-
tion of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague 
April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 
2011. 
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Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. SUPPORT FOR INDO-PACIFIC STABILITY INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Initiative established pursuant to sub-
section (b) of section 1251 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115–91; 131 Stat. 1676) bolsters the efforts of the 
United States and its allies and partners in the Indo- 
Pacific region to deter aggression by providing re-
sources to— 
(A) increase the presence and capabilities 
and enhance the posture of the United States 
Armed Forces in the region; 
(B) improve military and defense infra-
structure, basing, logistics, and access in the 
Indo-Pacific region in order to enhance the re-
sponsiveness and capabilities of the United 
States Armed Forces; and 
(C) increase bilateral and multilateral 
training and exercises with regional allies and 
partners; and 
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(2) the United States should develop a multi- 
year strategic plan that specifies resource priorities to 
meet the objectives and the activities of the Initiative 
described in subsection (c) of such section 1251. 
(b) REQUIREMENT AND RESOURCE PLAN.—Not later 
than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a requirement and resource 
plan that includes the following: 
(1) An analysis of the challenges faced by the 
United States to meet the objectives and activities 
outlined in subsection (c) of such section 1251. 
(2) The plan, resource requirements, and any ad-
ditional authorities needed through fiscal year 2024 
to address such challenges. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) INCLUSION
IN BUDGET MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall also include the requirement and re-
source plan required by subsection (b) in the budget mate-
rials submitted by the Secretary in support of the budget 
of the President for fiscal year 2020 (submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code). 
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(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1251 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
is amended by striking ‘‘Indo-Asia-Pacific’’ and inserting 
‘‘Indo-Pacific’’ each place it appears. 
(f) 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 of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1252. UNITED STATES STRATEGY ON CHINA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has a national strategic 
interest in ensuring that the United States maintains 
political, diplomatic, economic, military, and techno-
logical advantages over competitive adversaries. 
(2) The 2018 National Defense Strategy states 
that ‘‘the central challenge to the U.S. prosperity and 
security is the reemergence of long-term, strategic 
competition by what the National Security Strategy 
classifies as revisionist powers. It is increasingly clear 
that China and Russia want to shape a world con-
sistent with their authoritarian model—gaining veto 
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authority over other nations’ economic, diplomatic, 
and security decisions’’. 
(3) The 2018 National Defense Strategy further 
states that ‘‘China is leveraging military moderniza-
tion, influence operations, and predatory economics to 
coerce neighboring countries to reorder the Indo-Pa-
cific region to their advantage. As China continues its 
economic and military ascendance, asserting power 
through an all-of-nation long term strategy, it will 
continue to pursue a military modernization program 
that seeks Indo-Pacific regional hegemony in the 
near-term and displacement of the United States to 
achieve global preeminence in the future’’. 
(4) Statements by officials of the United States 
and leading experts have emphasized that the United 
States requires a whole-of-government response, across 
the full spectrum of capabilities, to address the chal-
lenges posed by China. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress declares that 
long-term strategic competition with China is a principal 
priority for the United States that requires the integration 
of multiple elements of national power, including diplo-
matic, economic, intelligence, law enforcement, and mili-
tary elements, to protect and strengthen national security. 
(c) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2019, 
the President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report containing a whole-of-gov-
ernment strategy with respect to the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Strategic assessments of and planned 
responses to address the following activities by 
the Chinese Communist Party: 
(i) The use of political influence, infor-
mation operations, censorship, and propa-
ganda to undermine democratic institutions 
and processes, and the freedoms of speech, 
expression, press, and academic thought. 
(ii) The use of intelligence networks to 
exploit open research and development. 
(iii) The use of economic tools, includ-
ing market access and investment to gain 
access to sensitive United States industries. 
(iv) Malicious cyber activities. 
(v) The use of investment, infrastruc-
ture, and development projects, such as Chi-
na’s Belt and Road Initiative, in Africa, 
Europe, Central Asia, South America, and 
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the Indo-Pacific region, and the Polar Silk 
Road in the Arctic, as a means to gain ac-
cess and influence. 
(vi) The use of military activities, ca-
pabilities, and defense installations, and hy-
brid warfare methods, short of traditional 
armed conflict, against the United States or 
its allies and partners. 
(B) Available or planned methods to en-
hance strategic communication to counter Chi-
nese influence and promote United States inter-
ests. 
(C) An identification of the key diplomatic, 
development, intelligence, military, and economic 
resources necessary to implement the strategy. 
(D) A plan to maximize the coordination 
and effectiveness of such resources to counter the 
threats posed by the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(E) Available or planned interagency mech-
anisms for the coordination and implementation 
of the strategy. 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
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(4) ANNUAL BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The Presi-
dent shall ensure that the annual budget submitted to 
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code clearly highlights the programs and 
projects proposed to be funded that relate to the strat-
egy required by paragraph (1). 
(5) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriage con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, the Committee on Fi-
nance, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, and the Committee on the 
Budget of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee 
on Financial Services, the Committee on Home-
land Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives. 
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SEC. 1253. STRENGTHENING TAIWAN’S FORCE READINESS. 
(a) DEFENSE ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in consultation with appropriate counterparts of Tai-
wan, conduct a comprehensive assessment of Taiwan’s mili-
tary forces, particularly Taiwan’s reserves. The assessment 
shall provide recommendations to improve the efficiency, ef-
fectiveness, readiness, and resilience of Taiwan’s self-defense 
capability in the following areas: 
(1) Personnel management and force develop-
ment, particularly reserve forces. 
(2) Recruitment, training, and military pro-
grams. 
(3) Command, control, communications and in-
telligence. 
(4) Technology research and development. 
(5) Defense article procurement and logistics. 
(6) Strategic planning and resource manage-
ment. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report containing each of the following: 
(A) A summary of the assessment conducted 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
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(B) A list of any recommendations resulting 
from such assessment. 
(C) A plan for the United States, including 
by using appropriate security cooperation au-
thorities, to— 
(i) facilitate any relevant recommenda-
tions from such list; 
(ii) expand senior military-to-military 
engagement and joint training by the 
United States Armed Forces with the mili-
tary of Taiwan; and 
(iii) support United States foreign 
military sales and other equipment trans-
fers to Taiwan, particularly for developing 
asymmetric warfare capabilities. 
(2) APPROPRIATE SECURITY COOPERATION AU-
THORITIES.—For purposes of the plan described in 
paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘‘appropriate security co-
operation authorities’’ means— 
(A) section 311 of title 10, United States 
Code (relating to exchange of defense personnel); 
(B) section 332 such title (relating to de-
fense institution building); and 
(C) other security cooperation authorities 
under chapter 16 of such title. 
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(3) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1254. MODIFICATION, REDESIGNATION, AND EXTEN-
SION OF SOUTHEAST ASIA MARITIME SECU-
RITY INITIATIVE. 
(a) MODIFICATION AND REDESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1263 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1073; 10 
U.S.C. 2282 note), as amended by section 1289 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2555), is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘South 
China Sea’’ and inserting ‘‘South China Sea 
and Indian Ocean’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
‘Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative’ ’’ 
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and maritime domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION.—Subsection (i) of such section, as re-
designated, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1255. MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION WITH UNITED STATES RE-
GIONAL ALLIES AND PARTNERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(North Korea) continues to develop, test, and threaten 
the use of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nu-
clear weapons that threaten the United States and 
United States allies and partners. 
(2) The People’s Republic of China and the Rus-
sian Federation continue to develop and deploy ad-
vanced counter-intervention technologies, including 
fielding and testing highly maneuverable reentry vehi-
cles and warheads (such as hypersonic weapons), and 
cruise missiles and small-unmanned aircraft systems 
(UAS) that challenge United States strategic, oper-
ational, and tactical freedom of movement and ma-
neuver. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should— 
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(1) continue to develop and deploy a robust mis-
sile defense in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) increase the capacity of interceptors, sensors, 
and operational concepts in the region; 
(3) continue bilateral and multilateral oper-
ationally realistic missile defense exercises in the re-
gion; 
(4) increase coordination with United States re-
gional allies and partners, including Japan, South 
Korea, Australia, India, and other countries, as ap-
propriate; 
(5) begin planning for military exercises in 2020 
with United States regional allies and partners that 
is specifically focused on interoperability; 
(6) integrate radar information from United 
States and allied Patriot, Terminal High Altitude 
Area Defense, Aegis, and other systems for region- 
wide command and control capabilities; 
(7) increase the capacity of United States allies 
and partners through foreign military sales; 
(8) seek increased areas of co-production for com-
ponents of missile defense systems; and 
(9) develop new capabilities to address threats to 
the region. 
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(c) MISSILE DEFENSE EXERCISES IN THE INDO-PA-
CIFIC REGION.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct mis-
sile defense exercises in the Indo-Pacific region with United 
States regional allies and partners to improve interoper-
ability. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the appropriate congressional committees a brief-
ing on plans for missile defense exercises as described in 
subsection (c). 
(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 of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1256. QUADRILATERAL COOPERATION AND EXERCISE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States, Japan, India, and Australia 
should— 
(1) promote security and stability in the Indo- 
Pacific region; 
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(2) increase quadrilateral meetings to discuss 
and strengthen interoperability of their respective 
military and naval forces; 
(3) plan joint quadrilateral military patrols and 
exercises; 
(4) promote the values of a free and open Indo- 
Pacific region and address themes such as respect for 
international law, maritime security, nonprolifera-
tion, and terrorism in the region; 
(5) explore joint regional infrastructure initia-
tives in the region; 
(6) engage in maritime capacity building among 
smaller Indo-Pacific countries; 
(7) develop new capabilities to deter and defend 
against threats to the region; and 
(8) support regional institutions and bodies, in-
cluding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
Regional Forum, to increase regional cooperation 
with respect to maritime security and domain aware-
ness and to promote internationally accepted rules 
and norms. 
(b) EXERCISE.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct 
a quadrilateral naval military exercise. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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provide to the appropriate congressional committees a brief-
ing on the matters contained in this section. 
(d) 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 of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1257. NAME OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COM-
MAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The combatant command known as 
the United States Pacific Command shall, beginning on 
January 1, 2020, be known as the ‘‘United States Indo- 
Pacific Command’’. Any reference to such combatant com-
mand in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be considered to be 
a reference to the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
NON-FEDERALIZED 
SERVICE
NATIONAL
GUARD
PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 
AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 10504 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 
1071(a)(31), is further amended in subsection (c), as 
redesignated by such section, in paragraph (3)(H) by 
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striking ‘‘United States Pacific Command’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States Indo-Pacific Command’’. 
(2) CONTRACTING
WITH
THE
ENEMY.—Section 
843(4) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2302 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘United States Pacific 
Command’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Indo-Pa-
cific Command’’. 
SEC. 1258. REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL LANGUAGES AND 
EXPERTISE IN CHINESE, KOREAN, AND RUS-
SIAN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) evaluate the operational requirements for 
members of the Armed Forces possessing foreign lan-
guage expertise in critical East Asian languages, in-
cluding Chinese, Korean, and Russian; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a plan to address any shortfalls in these critical 
areas. 
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