[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1708. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1264. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES INTERESTS IN THE 
                   INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Strategy.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop an 
     overall strategy to promote United States interests in the 
     Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Such strategy shall be informed by 
     the following:
       (1) The national security strategy of the United States for 
     2015 set forth in the national security strategy report 
     required under section 108(a)(3) of the National Security Act 
     of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 5043(a)(3)), as such strategy relates to 
     United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
       (2) The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), as it 
     relates to United States interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
     region.
       (3) The 2015 Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review 
     (QDDR), as it relates to United States interests in the Indo-
     Asia-Pacific region.
       (4) The strategy to prioritize United States defense 
     interests in the Asia-Pacific region as contained in the 
     report required by section 1251(a) of the Carl Levin and 
     Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3570).
       (5) The integrated, multi-year planning and budget strategy 
     for a rebalancing of United States policy in Asia submitted 
     to Congress pursuant to section 7043(a) of the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76)).
       (b) Presidential Policy Directive.--The President shall 
     issue a Presidential Policy Directive to appropriate 
     departments and agencies of the United States Government that 
     contains the strategy developed under subsection (a) and 
     includes implementing guidance to such departments and 
     agencies.
       (c) Relation to Agency Priority Goals and Annual Budget.--
       (1) Agency priority goals.--In identifying agency priority 
     goals under section 1120(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
     for each appropriate department and agency of the United 
     States Government, the head of such department or agency, or 
     as otherwise determined by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall take into consideration the 
     strategy developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential 
     Policy Directive issued under subsection (b).
       (2) Annual budget.--The President shall, acting through the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, ensure that 
     the annual budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, includes a separate section 
     that clearly highlights programs and projects that are being 
     funded in the annual budget that relate to the strategy 
     developed under subsection (a) and the Presidential Policy 
     Directive issued under subsection (b).
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