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(C) contributions such as loan guarantees 
on public-private venture housing and payment- 
in-kind for facilities returned to Japan and 
South Korea; 
(D) contributions accepted for labor, logis-
tics, utilities, facilities, and any other purpose; 
and 
(E) other contributions as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(4) The methodology and accounting procedures 
used to measure and track direct, indirect, and bur-
den-sharing contributions made by Japan and South 
Korea. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN UNITED 
STATES DOLLARS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall describe the direct, indirect, and burden-sharing con-
tributions of Japan and South Korea in United States dol-
lars and shall specify the exchange rates used to determine 
the United States dollar value of such contributions. 
(d) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
ignation relating to dissemination control, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
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(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. 1245. REPORT ON STRATEGY ON THE PHILIPPINES. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
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 committees 
a report describing the Department of Defense’s objectives 
and strategy for achieving such objectives with the Phil-
ippines. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF STRATEGY.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (b) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the national security inter-
ests and objectives of the United States furthered by 
the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of 
the Philippines and the United States of America. 
(2) A description of the regional security envi-
ronment, including an assessment of threats to 
United States national security interests and the 
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role of the Department of Defense in addressing 
such threats, including— 
(A) a description of security challenges 
detrimental to regional peace and global sta-
bility; 
(B) a description of violent extremist orga-
nizations present in the Philippines and the pri-
mary objectives of each such organization, in-
cluding— 
(i) an assessment of the size and ca-
pability of each such organization; 
(ii) an assessment of the transnational 
threat posed by each such organization; 
(iii) an assessment of recent trends in 
the capability and influence of each such 
organization; and 
(iv) a description of the metrics used 
to assess the capability and influence of 
each such organization. 
(3) A description of Department of Defense ob-
jectives with respect to the Philippines and the 
benchmarks for assessing progress towards such ob-
jectives. 
(4) An identification of all current and planned 
Department of Defense resources, programs, and ac-
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tivities to support the strategy, including a review of 
the necessity of an ongoing named operation and the 
criteria used to determine such necessity. 
(5) An identification of all current and planned 
Department of Defense security cooperation and 
other support or assistance programs or activities in 
the Philippines, including— 
(A) a description of the purpose, objec-
tives, and type of training, equipment, or assist-
ance provided under each such program or ac-
tivity; 
(B) an identification of the lead agency re-
sponsible for each such program or activity; 
(C) an identification of the authority or 
authorities under which each such program or 
activity is conducted; 
(D) a description of the process and cri-
teria used to determine utilization between each 
such authority or authorities; 
(E) a description of how each such pro-
gram or activity advances United States na-
tional security interests as it relates to the De-
partment’s strategy on the Philippines; 
(F) an identification of the specific units of 
the Philippine national security forces to receive 
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training, equipment, or assistance under each 
such program; 
(G) a description of the process and cri-
teria by which specific units of the Philippine 
national security forces are selected as recipi-
ents of such programs and activities; 
(H) an assessment of the current oper-
ational effectiveness of such units and their 
command and control structures and a descrip-
tion of the metrics used to make and carry out 
such assessment; 
(I) an identification of priority capabilities 
of such units to enhance through training, 
equipment, or assistance under each such pro-
gram or activity; 
(J) a plan to monitor and assess each such 
program or activity to meet its objectives to en-
hance the capabilities of each such unit; 
(K) a description of the planned posture of 
United States Armed Forces and the planned 
level of engagement by such forces with ele-
ments of the Philippine national security forces; 
and 
(L) an identification of— 
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(i) units of the Philippine national se-
curity forces that are alleged or determined 
to have committed human rights abuses; 
and 
(ii) units of the Philippine national se-
curity forces that are under the command 
and control of any unit identified under 
clause (i) or otherwise associated with any 
such unit. 
(6) A description of relations of the Philippines 
with other countries in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense 
determines should be included. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
ignation relating to dissemination control, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional 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. 
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SEC. 1246. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 
1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, in consultation with the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary 
of Defense’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking paragraph (26) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(26) An assessment of Chinese overseas in-
vestment, including a state-owned or controlled dig-
ital or physical infrastructure project of China, and 
their relationship to Chinese security and military 
objectives, including implications for United States 
military or government interests related to denial of 
access, compromised intelligence activities, and net-
work advantages.’’. 
(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
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Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence’’. 
(d) OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—Such section, as so 
amended, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In subsection (b)(26), the 
term ‘state-owned or controlled digital or physical 
infrastructure project of China’ means a transpor-
tation, energy, or information technology infrastruc-
ture project owned, controlled, under the direct or 
indirect influence of, or subsidized by the Govern-
ment of China, including any agency, instrumen-
tality, subdivision, or other unit of government at 
any level of jurisdiction. 
‘‘(2) OWNED; 
CONTROLLED.—In paragraph 
(1)— 
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‘‘(A) the term ‘owned’, with respect to a 
project, means a majority or controlling inter-
est, whether by value or voting interest, in that 
project, including through fiduciaries, agents, or 
other means; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘controlled’, with respect to 
a project, means— 
‘‘(i) the power by any means to deter-
mine or influence, directly or indirectly, 
important matters affecting the project, re-
gardless of the level of ownership and 
whether or not that power is exercised; and 
‘‘(ii) any Chinese company operating 
in a sector identified as a strategic indus-
try in the Chinese Government’s ‘Made in 
China 2025’ strategy to make China a 
‘manufacturing power’ as a core national 
interest.’’. 
SEC. 1247. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILI-
TARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS IN-
VOLVING 
THE 
PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
CHINA. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (a) of section 
1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by inserting 
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‘‘, in consultation with the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary 
of Defense’’. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(29) Developments relating to the China Coast 
Guard (in this paragraph referred to as the ‘CCG’), 
including an assessment of— 
‘‘(A) how the change in the CCG’s com-
mand structure to report to China’s Central 
Military Commission affects the CCG’s status 
as a law enforcement entity; 
‘‘(B) the implications of the CCG’s com-
mand structure with respect to the use of the 
CCG as a coercive tool in ‘gray zone’ activity in 
the East China Sea and the South China Sea; 
and 
‘‘(C) how the change in the CCG’s com-
mand structure may affect interactions between 
the CCG and the United States Navy. 
‘‘(30) An assessment of the nature of Chinese 
military relations with Russia, including what stra-
tegic objectives China and Russia share and are act-
ing on, and on what objectives they misalign. 
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‘‘(31) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) China’s expansion of its surveillance 
state; 
‘‘(B) any correlation of such expansion 
with its oppression of its citizens and its threat 
to United States national security interests 
around the world; and 
‘‘(C) an overview of the extent to which 
such surveillance corresponds to the overall re-
spect, or lack thereof, for human rights.’’. 
(c) SPECIFIED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—Sub-
section (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and the Com-
mittee on International Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence’’. 
SEC. 1248. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 
et seq.) and the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ are both corner-
stones of United States relations with Taiwan; 
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(2) the United States should continue to 
strengthen defense and security cooperation with 
Taiwan to support the development of capable, 
ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Tai-
wan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, 
including capabilities in support of an asymmetric 
defense strategy; 
(3) the United States should continue to sup-
port the acquisition by Taiwan of appropriate defen-
sive weapons through foreign military sales, direct 
commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with a 
particular emphasis on asymmetric warfare, infor-
mation sharing, air defense, and maritime capabili-
ties, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act; 
(4) the United States should improve the pre-
dictability of arms sales to Taiwan by ensuring time-
ly review of and response to requests of Taiwan for 
defense articles and defense services as well as time-
ly notification to Congress and adherence to congres-
sional oversight and review procedures; and 
(5) the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, should promote policies 
concerning cooperation and exchanges that enhance 
the security of Taiwan, including exchanges between 
senior defense officials and general officers of the 
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United States and Taiwan consistent with the Tai-
wan Travel Act (Public Law 115–135). 
SEC. 1249. ENHANCING DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH 
SINGAPORE. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Armed Forces and Singa-
porean armed forces have built a strong and endur-
ing security partnership based on long-standing and 
mutually beneficial cooperation; 
(2) security cooperation between the United 
States Armed Forces and Singaporean armed forces 
is crucial to promoting peace and stability in the 
Asia-Pacific region; 
(3) Singapore’s status as a major security co-
operation partner of the United States, as recog-
nized in the ‘‘2005 Strategic Framework Agreement 
between the United States and the Republic of 
Singapore for a Closer Partnership in Defense and 
Security’’, has an important role in the promotion of 
peace and stability, and global efforts to counter ter-
rorism; 
(4) Singapore’s provision of access to its mili-
tary facilities for the United States has supported 
the continued security presence of the United States 
in Southeast Asia; 
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(5) the Singaporean armed forces’ support of 
United States-led multinational reconstruction ef-
forts in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, reconstruction and 
stabilization efforts in Afghanistan from 2007 to 
2013, counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden 
under the ambit of Combined Task Force 151, and 
contribution of physical and military assets to the 
Defeat-ISIS Coalition since 2014, has contributed to 
global efforts to counter terrorism; 
(6) in recognition of the enduring security part-
nership between the United States and Singapore, 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, should, in negotiating the renewal 
of the ‘‘1990 Memorandum of Understanding Re-
garding the United States Use of Facilities in Singa-
pore’’ that is due in 2020: 
(A) reinforce Singapore’s status as a major 
security cooperation partner of the United 
States; 
(B) enhance defense cooperation; and 
(C) increase interoperability between the 
United States Armed Forces and Singaporean 
armed forces to promote peace and stability in 
the Asia-Pacific region. 
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SEC. 1250. MODIFICATION OF REPORT RELATING TO EN-
HANCING 
DEFENSE 
AND 
SECURITY 
CO-
OPERATION WITH INDIA. 
Section 1292(a)(2) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 
22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) a description of defense coopera-
tion between the United States and India 
in the Western Indian Ocean, including— 
‘‘(I) a description of military ac-
tivities of the United States and 
India, separately, in the Western In-
dian Ocean; 
‘‘(II) a description of military co-
operation 
activities 
between 
the 
United States and India in the areas 
of humanitarian assistance, counter 
terrorism, counter piracy, maritime 
security, and other areas as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate; 
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‘‘(III) a description of how the 
relevant geographic combatant com-
mands coordinate their activities with 
the Indian military in the Western In-
dian Ocean; 
‘‘(IV) a description of the mecha-
nisms in place to ensure the relevant 
geographic 
combatant 
commands 
maximize defense cooperation with 
India in the Western Indian Ocean; 
and 
‘‘(V) areas of future opportunity 
to increase military engagement with 
India in the Western Indian Ocean.’’. 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
DEFINITIONS.—In 
subparagraph 
(B)(vi): 
‘‘(i) RELEVANT GEOGRAPHIC COMBAT-
ANT COMMANDS.—The term ‘relevant geo-
graphic combatant commands’ means the 
United 
States 
Indo-Pacific 
Command, 
United States Central Command, and 
United States Africa Command. 
‘‘(ii) WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.—The 
term ‘Western Indian Ocean’ means the 
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area in the Indian Ocean extending from 
the west coast of India to the east coast of 
Africa.’’. 
SEC. 1250A. REPORT ON EXPANSION OF SECURITY CO-
OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO PACIFIC IS-
LAND COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2020, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the current status of security cooperation and 
assistance with Pacific Island countries and the feasibility 
of expanding such cooperation and assistance. At a min-
imum, the report shall include the following foreign coun-
tries: 
(1) Papua New Guinea. 
(2) Vanuatu. 
(3) The Solomon Islands. 
(4) Fiji. 
(5) The Federated States of Micronesia. 
(6) Palau. 
(7) Kiribati. 
(8) The Marshall Islands. 
(9) Nauru. 
(10) Tonga. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) should include the following: 
(1) An identification of elements of the theater 
campaign plan of the geographic combatant com-
mand concerned and the interagency integrated 
country strategy that will be advanced by expansion 
of security cooperation and assistance programs and 
activities with countries identified in subsection (a). 
(2) An assessment of each country’s capabili-
ties, a description of each country’s capability en-
hancement priorities, and a discussion of United 
States security cooperation and assistance authori-
ties (to include the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security 
Initiative under section 333 of title 10, United 
States Code, International Military Education and 
Training, Foreign Military Financing, International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and the 
transfer of excess defense articles) and how such au-
thorities may be utilized to enhance the priority ca-
pabilities of each such country. 
(3) A description of absorption capacity and 
sustainability issues for each foreign country and a 
plan to resolve such issues. 
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(4) An identification of the estimated annual 
cost for such assistance and training for fiscal year 
2020 through fiscal year 2025. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1250B. REPORT ON FOREIGN MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN 
PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence, in coordination with the Direc-
tor of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report specifying and analyzing— 
(1) strategic interests of foreign militaries in 
Pacific Island countries, known or emerging foreign 
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partnerships or alliances with non-Pacific Island 
countries, and foreign military training, exercises, or 
operations in the region, excluding with countries 
who are members of the Southeast Asia Treaty Or-
ganization; 
(2) gaps in intelligence collection capabilities 
and activities that prevent or may prevent a com-
prehensive understanding of current intelligence as-
sessments for Pacific Island countries; and 
(3) plans to overcome any current intelligence 
collection deficiencies, including an analysis of both 
United States and allied and partner intelligence col-
lection capabilities and activities. 
(b) PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Pacific Island country’’ includes any of 
the following countries: The Republic of Fiji, the Republic 
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, the Republic of Nauru, the Republic of Palau, 
the Independent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 
Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu. 
SEC. 1250C. REPORT ON ZTE COMPLIANCE WITH SUPER-
SEDING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND SU-
PERSEDING ORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
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the President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
compliance of Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment 
Corporation (ZTE Corporation) and ZTE Kangxun Tele-
communications Ltd. (ZTE Kangxun) (collectively, 
‘‘ZTE’’) with the Superseding Settlement Agreement and 
Superseding Order reached with the Department of Com-
merce on June 8, 2018. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form and publicly acces-
sible, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1250D. LIMITATION ON REMOVAL OF HUAWEI TECH-
NOLOGIES CO. LTD. FROM ENTITY LIST OF 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY. 
The Secretary of Commerce may not remove Huawei 
Technologies Co. Ltd. (in this section referred to as 
‘‘Huawei’’) from the entity list maintained by the Bureau 
of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 
4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, 
until the Secretary certifies to Congress that— 
(1) neither Huawei nor any senior officers of 
Huawei have engaged in actions in violation of sanc-
tions imposed by the United States or the United 
Nations in the 5-year period preceding the certifi-
cation; 
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(2) Huawei has not engaged in theft of United 
States intellectual property in that 5-year period; 
(3) Huawei does not pose an ongoing threat to 
United States telecommunications systems or critical 
infrastructure; and 
(4) Huawei does not pose a threat to critical in-
frastructure of allies of the United States. 
SEC. 1250E. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ENDURING 
UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO THE FREE-
LY ASSOCIATED STATES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States has strong and enduring 
interests in the security and prosperity of Oceania 
and the Western Pacific region, including close rela-
tionships with the countries of Palau, the Marshall 
Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, 
with whom the United States shares Compacts of 
Free Association; 
(2) the United States and the Freely Associated 
States share values including democracy and human 
rights, as well as mutual interest in a free, open and 
prosperous Indo-Pacific region; 
(3) the United States should expand support to 
the Freely Associated States on issues of concern, 
including climate change mitigation, protection of 
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the marine environment and maritime law enforce-
ment; 
(4) the United States should expeditiously begin 
negotiations on the renewal of the Compacts of Free 
Association and conclude such negotiations prior to 
the expiration of the current compacts in 2023 and 
2024; and 
(5) the United States honors the service of the 
men and women of the Freely Associated States who 
serve in the United States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1250F. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 
ON CERTAIN MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF 
CHINA AND RUSSIA. 
(a) REPORT.—The Director of the Defense Intel-
ligence Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense 
and the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the military capabilities of China and Russia. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to the military of 
China and the military of Russia, the following: 
(1) An update on the presence, status, and ca-
pability of the military with respect to any national 
training centers similar to the Combat Training 
Center Program of the United States. 
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(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle 
of the military, including— 
(A) as compared to such a cycle of the 
United States; and 
(B) an identification of metrics used in the 
national training centers of that military. 
(3) A comprehensive investigation into the ca-
pability and readiness of the mechanized logistics of 
the army of the military, including— 
(A) an analysis of field maintenance, 
sustainment maintenance, movement control, 
intermodal operations, and supply; and 
(B) how such functions under subpara-
graph (A) interact with specific echelons of that 
military. 
(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized 
army logistics of the military. 
(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Defense 
Intelligence Agency may make use of or add to any exist-
ing reports completed by the Agency in order to respond 
to the reporting requirement under subsection (a). 
(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be 
submitted in classified form. 
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