[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5337]
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  SA 5871. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1254. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF THE ASIA REASSURANCE 
                   INITIATIVE ACT OF 2018.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Indo-Pacific region is home to many of the world's 
     most dynamic democracies, economic opportunities, as well as 
     many challenges to United States interests and values as a 
     result of the growth in authoritarian governance in the 
     region and by broad challenges posed by nuclear 
     proliferation, the changing environment, and deteriorating 
     adherence to human rights principles and obligations;
       (2) the People's Republic of China poses a particular 
     threat as it repeatedly violates internationally recognized 
     human rights, engages in unfair economic and trade practices, 
     disregards international laws and norms, coerces its 
     neighbors, engages in malign influence operations, and 
     enables global digital authoritarianism;
       (3) the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 
     115-409; 132 Stat 5387) (referred to in this section as 
     ``ARIA'') enhances the United States' commitment in the Indo-
     Pacific region by--
       (A) expanding its defense cooperation with its allies and 
     partners;
       (B) investing in democracy and the protection of human 
     rights;
       (C) engaging in cybersecurity initiatives; and
       (D) supporting people-to-people engagement and other shared 
     priorities; and
       (4) the 2019 Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy 
     Report concludes that ARIA ``enshrines a generational whole-
     of-government policy framework that demonstrates U.S. 
     commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Asia Reassurance 
     Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-409) is amended--
       (1) in section 201(b), by striking ``$1,500,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
     ``$2,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 through 
     2027'';
       (2) in section 215(b), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2027'';
       (3) in section 306(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``5 years'' and inserting 
     ``8 years''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2027'';
       (4) in section 409(a)(1), by striking ``2023'' and 
     inserting ``2027'';
       (5) in section 410--
       (A) in subsection (c), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2027''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2027''; and
       (6) in section 411, by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
     ``2027''.
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