[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2340. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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. 1266. REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF THE WAR IN GAZA ON THE 
                   STANDING OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE INDO-
                   PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State and the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the relevant 
     congressional committees regarding the impacts to United 
     States security and diplomatic interests in the Indo-Pacific 
     region as a result of the United States' actions and 
     engagements with Israel during the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an assessment of public sentiment towards the United 
     States within nations in the Indo-Pacific region, with a 
     special focus on the standing of the United States in 
     Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pacific Island nations that 
     are members of the Pacific Islands Forum;
       (2) a threat assessment with respect to United States' 
     facilities, installations, and personnel in the Indo-Pacific 
     region since October 7, 2023, including whether the current 
     threat is uniquely more significant than prior threats;
       (3) a description of any impacts to the willingness of 
     nations in the Indo-Pacific region to engage with the United 
     States on issues of intelligence sharing, economic 
     development, and the expansion of bilateral relations; and
       (4) an assessment on the rise of extremism in the Indo-
     Pacific region that is targeted against the United States or 
     its allies.
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