Assessment of executive branch's C–PRC global basing strategy

(a) Assessment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit an intelligence assessment, in classified form, if needed, to the appropriate congressional committees. The assessment shall analyze the risk posed by PRC global basing to the United States or to any United States allies with respect to their ability to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect other interests as a function of the PRC's current or potential locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A). (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the information described in paragraph (2). (2) Contents The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify not fewer than 5 locations of chief concern where the PRC maintains a physical presence, or is suspected to be seeking a physical presence, which could ultimately transition into a PRC global base; (B) include a comprehensive listing of executive branch entities currently involved in addressing aspects of PRC global basing, including any resource or personnel constraints limiting the ability to effectively address the issue of PRC global basing intentions; (C) describe in detail all executive branch efforts— (i) to mitigate the impacts of the locations referred to in subparagraph (A); or (ii) to prevent the PRC from establishing new global bases; and (D) for each of the locations referred to in subparagraph (A), identify the actions by the United States or its allies that would be most effective to enable the respective foreign governments to terminate plans for hosting a PRC base. (c) Task force Not later than 90 days after submitting the strategy described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall establish an interagency task force— (1) to implement the strategy described in section (b) to counter the PRC’s efforts at the locations of chief concern; and (2) to identify mitigation measures that would prevent the PRC from establishing new bases in locations beyond the locations of chief concern identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A). (d) Quadrennial reviews and reports Not later than 4 years after the submission of the strategy required under subsection (b), and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall— (1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch’s strategy and overall approach in response to the PRC global basing intentions; and (2) submit the results of such review, including the information described in subsection (b)(2), to the appropriate congressional committees.

(a) Assessment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit an intelligence assessment, in classified form, if needed, to the appropriate congressional committees. The assessment shall analyze the risk posed by PRC global basing to the United States or to any United States allies with respect to their ability to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect other interests as a function of the PRC's current or potential locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A). (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the information described in paragraph (2). (2) Contents The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify not fewer than 5 locations of chief concern where the PRC maintains a physical presence, or is suspected to be seeking a physical presence, which could ultimately transition into a PRC global base; (B) include a comprehensive listing of executive branch entities currently involved in addressing aspects of PRC global basing, including any resource or personnel constraints limiting the ability to effectively address the issue of PRC global basing intentions; (C) describe in detail all executive branch efforts— (i) to mitigate the impacts of the locations referred to in subparagraph (A); or (ii) to prevent the PRC from establishing new global bases; and (D) for each of the locations referred to in subparagraph (A), identify the actions by the United States or its allies that would be most effective to enable the respective foreign governments to terminate plans for hosting a PRC base. (c) Task force Not later than 90 days after submitting the strategy described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall establish an interagency task force— (1) to implement the strategy described in section (b) to counter the PRC’s efforts at the locations of chief concern; and (2) to identify mitigation measures that would prevent the PRC from establishing new bases in locations beyond the locations of chief concern identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A). (d) Quadrennial reviews and reports Not later than 4 years after the submission of the strategy required under subsection (b), and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall— (1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch’s strategy and overall approach in response to the PRC global basing intentions; and (2) submit the results of such review, including the information described in subsection (b)(2), to the appropriate congressional committees.