[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 681. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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 E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1262. BRIEFING ON DETERRENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC AGGRESSION 
                   BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AGAINST 
                   TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     collaboration with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall provide 
     to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
     following:
       (1) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the 
     People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of 
     engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with the Russian 
     Federation.
       (2) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the 
     People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of 
     engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
       (3) The deterrence of opportunistic aggression by the 
     People's Republic of China against Taiwan in the case of 
     engagement of the Armed Forces in a conflict with Iran.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The briefing under subsection 
     (a) shall include, for each scenario described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) of that subsection, the following:
       (1) A description of the requirements to deter such 
     opportunistic aggression.
       (2) A description of the requirements to restore deterrence 
     against the People's Republic of China in the case of such 
     opportunistic aggression.
       (3) An assessment of the ability of the Department of 
     Defense to meet the requirements described under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) at current resource levels.
       (4) Recommendations to ensure that the Department will be 
     able to meet any such requirement that the Department is 
     unable to meet as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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