[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4467-S4468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2921. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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. 12__. REPORT ON COLLABORATION WITH NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
                   ORGANIZATION ALLIES AND PARTNERS ON DETERRENCE 
                   IN INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report that includes--
       
       (A) a description of efforts by the Secretary, together 
     with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners, 
     to deter an armed attack against the State of Hawaii and the 
     United States Pacific territories of Guam, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa;
       (B) a description of capabilities of North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization allies and partners to engage in deterrence 
     measures throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including--
       (i) an assessment of defense assets available for 
     deployment to and within the Indo-Pacific region; and
       (ii) an assessment of joint defense strategies of the 
     Department of Defense and North

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     Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners for 
     deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region; and
       (C) a description of engagements conducted by the Secretary 
     with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and partners 
     to reinforce United States policy regarding the defense of 
     the State of Hawaii and the United States Pacific territories 
     of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and American Samoa.
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