,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brindisi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,byrne1    
,mr4 ,balderson1 and ,mr4 ,waltz7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify and    
extend the update of the ,department of 
,defense ,freedom of ,navigation        
,report4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,south ,china ,sea  
,freedom of ,navigation ,act4  #b4      
,modification and extension of update of
 ,department of ,defense ,freedom of    
,navigation ,report  7a7 ,in general    
,subsection 7a7 of section #abge of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law   
#aad-cbh2 #acj ,stat4 #bedj7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking an annual    
basis and inserting a biannual basis2   
and  7#b7 by striking the previous year 
and inserting the previous #f months4   
7b7 ,elements ,subsection 7b7 of such   

section is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter 
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
the year and inserting the period2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting the    
number of maritime and overflight       
challenges to each such claim and before
 the country2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#e71  
by inserting have been protested by the 
,united ,states but before have not been
 challenged2 and  7#d7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#f7 ,a summary of  
each excessive maritime claim challenged
 jointly with international partners and
 allies4  4  7c7 ,form ,subsection 7c7  
of such section is amended by adding at 
the end before the period the following3
 and made publicly available4  7d7      
,sunset ,subsection 7d7 of such section 
is amended by striking ,december #ca1   
#bjba and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbe
 4  7e7 ,conforming amendment ,the      
heading of such section is amended by   
striking annual and inserting biannual4