[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 460. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. NORTH KOREA STRATEGY.
(a) Report on Strategy Required.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall submit to Congress a report that sets forth a strategy
of the United States with respect to North Korea.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) A description and assessment of the primary threats to
United States national security interests from North Korea.
(2) A description of support from foreign nations for North
Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
(3) A description of the economic, political, and trade
relationships between China and North Korea and Russia and
North Korea, including trends in those relationships and
their impact on the Government of North Korea.
(4) A description of the economic, political, and trade
relationships between other countries and North Korea, and an
identification of countries that may be undermining United
States objectives identified in paragraph (5).
(5) The desired end state in North Korea and current United
States objectives relative to security threats emanating from
North Korea.
(6) A detailed roadmap to reach the end state and
objectives identified in paragraph (5) through unilateral and
multilateral diplomatic and economic means, including
timelines for each element of the roadmap.
(7) An identification of the resources and authorities
necessary to carry out the roadmap described in paragraph
(6).
(8) A description of operational plans and associated
military requirements for the protection of United States
national security interests relative to threats from North
Korea.
(9) An identification of any capability gaps and resource
gaps that would impact the execution of any associated
operational plan, and a mitigation plan to address such gaps.
(10) An assessment of current and desired partner nation
contributions to countering threats from North Korea and a
plan to enhance diplomatic, economic, and military
cooperation with nations that have shared security interests.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(d) Quarterly Updates Required.--The President shall
provide Congress with a quarterly written progress report on
the implementation of the strategy required pursuant to
subsection (a) in unclassified form.
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