[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5118-S5119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 857. 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 Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     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 security 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 security 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.

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       (6) A detailed roadmap to reach the end state and 
     objectives identified in paragraph (5).
       (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 personnel, capability, and 
     resource gaps that would impact the execution of the roadmap 
     described in paragraph (6) or 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 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 Secretary of Defense 
     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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