[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4496. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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. 1253. REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CHINESE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OVERSEAS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding 
     United States diplomatic engagement with other nations that 
     host or are considering hosting any military installation of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include--
       (1) a list of countries that currently host or are 
     considering hosting any military installation of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (2) a detailed description of United States diplomatic and 
     related efforts to engage countries that are considering 
     hosting a military installation of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, and the results of such efforts;
       (3) an assessment of the adverse impact on United States 
     interests of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     successfully establishing a military installation at any of 
     the locations it is currently considering;
       (4) a description and list of any commercial ports outside 
     of the People's Republic of China that the United States 
     Government assesses could be used by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China for military purposes, and any 
     diplomatic efforts to engage the governments of the countries 
     where such ports are located;
       (5) the impact of the military installations of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China on United States 
     interests; and
       (6) lessons learned from the diplomatic experience of 
     addressing the People's Republic of China's first overseas 
     base in Djibouti.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall be classified, but may include a unclassified 
     summary.
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