[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 682. 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. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO DETERRENCE EFFORTS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report detailing efforts to improve the ability 
     of the Armed Forces and allied and partner military forces to 
     deny the ability of the People's Republic of China to execute 
     a fait accompli against Taiwan.
       (b) Matter to Be Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall identify prioritized requirements for further improving 
     the ability of the Armed Forces and allied and partner 
     military forces to deny the ability of the People's Republic 
     of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan.
       (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be submitted in classified form; and
       (2) include an unclassified summary appropriate for release 
     to the public.
       (d) Fait Accompli Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``fait accompli'' means a scenario in which the People's 
     Republic of China uses force to rapidly seize territory of 
     Taiwan and subsequently threatens further escalation, 
     potentially including use of nuclear weapons, to deter an 
     effective response by the Armed Forces and allied and partner 
     military forces.
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