[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3352]
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  SA 2468. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1257_. REPORT ON MILITARY INSTALLATION OF CHINA IN THE 
                   REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that includes 
     the following:
       (1) An assessment of the impact of the People's Republic of 
     China's first overseas military installation in the Republic 
     of Djibouti on the ability of the United States forces to 
     operate in the region.
       (2) An assessment of China's ability to obtain sensitive 
     information and impact operations conducted from Camp 
     Lemmonier in Djibouti, the largest United States military 
     installation on the African continent.
       (3) An assessment of the ability of the President of 
     Djibouti to terminate by all methods, including by simple 
     decree, the Department of Defense's lease agreement governing 
     operation of Camp Lemmonier.
       (4) An assessment of the impact of the Chinese base in 
     Djibouti on security and safety of United States personnel in 
     Djibouti.
       (5) An assessment of the status of China's compliance with 
     the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons, which forbids 
     employment of laser weapons.
       (6) An assessment of the laser attack in Djibouti that 
     injured United States airmen.
       (7) An assessment of Djibouti's compliance with its treaty 
     obligations under the Ottawa Convention to end the use of 
     landmines.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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