[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 528. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 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. 12 __. REPORT ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
                   IN THE ARCTIC REGION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees the 
     following:
       (1) A report on the military activities of the Russian 
     Federation in the Arctic region.
       (2) A report on the military activities of the People's 
     Republic of China in the Arctic region.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The reports under subsection 
     (a) shall include, with respect to the Russian Federation or 
     the People's Republic of China, as applicable, the following:
       (1) A description of military activities of such country in 
     the Arctic region, including--
       (A) the emplacement of military infrastructure, equipment, 
     or forces; and
       (B) any exercises or other military activities;
       (C) activities that are non-military in nature but are 
     judged to have military implications.
       (2) An assessment of--
       (A) the intentions of such activities;
       (B) the extent to which such activities affect or threaten 
     the interests of the United States and allies in the Arctic 
     region; and
       (C) any response to such activities by the United States or 
     allies.
       (3) A description of future plans and requirements with 
     respect to such activities.
       (c) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in classified form, but may include an unclassified 
     executive summary.
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