,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eefe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,fitzg]ald 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,h]n1 & ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require a report reg>d+ ! scope ( 
ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a &      
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty to utilize !     
,belt & ,road ,initiative to und]m9e !  
,unit$ ,/ates-l$ int]national _w ord] & 
a detail$ /rategy reg>d+ h[ ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t int5ds to c\nt] su*    
,initiative1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,build ,responsible ,infra/ructure      
,developm5t = ! ,global ,economy ,act or
 ! ,,bridge ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,*9ese    
gov]nm5t's ,belt & ,road ,initiative    
7,,bri71 en%r9$ 9 ! ,,ccp's con/itution1
 is a compreh5sive1 long-t]m economic   
developm5t /rategy f\nd$ by ,g5]al      
,secret>y & ,presid5t ,xi ,j9p+ to l9k  

regions worldwide ?r\gh multi-billion   
infra/ructure projects4 ,! ,,ccp        
utilizes ! ,,bri's in=mal framework z a 
vehicle to e/abli% a ,s9oc5tric _w ord] 
bas$ on its au?orit>ian model (         
gov]nance4  7#b7 ,! ,,bri poses imm$iate
 & long-t]m risks to ! national         
security1 economic security1 &          
int]national influ5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& our p>tn]s by giv+ ! ,,prc ! ability  
to project p[] m widely 9 geo/rategic   
regions su* z ! ,indo-,pacific4 ,!      
,,bri1 cov]+ c\ntries repres5t+ ov] half
 ( ! _w's population & ov] "o-?ird (    
global economic output1 seeks to pull   
nations into ,beij+'s geopolitical      
orbit4  7#c7 ,despite ! ,,bri's         
well-docum5t$ scope & consequ5ces1 !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has nev] =maliz$
 an (ficial view or /rategy to c\nt] its
 ef=ts4 ,?is puts our national security 
objectives at a sev]e disadvantage z    
,beij+ seeks to lev]age its regional    
inroads worldwide ?r\gh ! ,,bri & o!r   
,,prc-alt]native in/itutions to a*ieve  

global preem95ce4  7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld n und]e/imate ! significance ( !  
,,bri & e/abli% a coh]5t1 gov]nm5t-wide 
/rategy t effectively seeks to c\nt]    
,beij+'s economic & political scope &   
influ5ce ?r\gh ! ,,bri4  #c4 ,/atem5t ( 
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to c\nt] ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a 7,,prc7 & ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 
7,,ccp7 to create an integrat$ economic 
& political ord] "u its lead]%ip1 :i*   
cont9ues to ?reat5 ! national security1 
=eign policy1 & economy ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates 7a7 ,report+ requirem5t ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & 
! heads ( o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts 
& ag5cies1 %all submit to ! appropriate 
congressional committees a report t     
includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,in=mation      
relat+ to ! scope ( ef=ts by ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 & ,*9ese       
,communi/ ,p>ty 7,,ccp7 to utilize !    
,belt & ,road ,initiative 7,,bri7 to    

und]m9e ! ,unit$ ,/ates-l$ int]national 
_w ord]4  7#b7 ,in=mation relat+ to !   
means & objectives ( ! ,,prc & ! ,,ccp 9
 us+ ! ,,bri z a vehicle to create a    
p>allel ord] ( alt]native ,,prc-c5tric  
organizations4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t (    
curr5t ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t tools &  
/rategies to c\nt] ! ,,bri4  7#d7 ,a    
detail$ /rategy reg>d+ h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =         
,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid71 & !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce int5d to coord9ate
 its res\rces to c\nt] ! ,,bri4 ,su*    
/rategy %all include ! foll[+ elem5ts3  
7,a7 ,a description ( int]ag5cy ef=ts to
 c\nt] ! ,,bri1 toge!r ) recomm5dations 
on h[ to bol/] ! ,unit$ ,/ates          
,gov]nm5t's economic competition aga9/  
,*9a4  7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( pa/ ef=ts by
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to mitigate !
 effects ( ,,bri1 z well z ! gaps 9     
curr5t ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t policy & 
implem5tation4  7,c7 ,a timel9e t holds 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t acc\ntable 9  
plann+ & execut+ su* /rategy4  7,d7 ,a  

/rategic roadmap t details h[ ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,gov]nm5t w l9k su* /rategy to   
broad] national security priorities &   
objectives1 includ+ ! ,national         
,security ,/rategy & ! ,national ,def5se
 ,/rategy4  7,e7 ,a description t       
elaborates h[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 
w align /rategic plann+ & coord9ation ) 
key allies & p>tn]s to effectively      
respond to ! ,,bri1 p>ticul>ly 9 !      
,indo-,pacific4  7b7 ,implem5tation plan
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce1 & ! heads ( o!r relevant      
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 %all submit 
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees a plan = implem5t+ ! /rategy 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#d71 includ+ !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( cle>ly   
def9$ program metrics1 goals1 t>gets1 & 
plann$ outcomes = su* /rategy4  7#b7 ,a 
plan to monitor & evaluate su* /rategy1 
& progress made t[>d a*iev+ su* goals1  
t>gets1 & plann$ outcomes4  7#c7 ,a plan

 to ensure su* /rategy is promot+ ,unit$
 ,/ates =eign policy goals 9 !          
,indo-,pacific by (f]+ a positive vision
 = %>$ economic & infra/ructure gr[? 9 a
 free & op5 int]national ord]4  7c7 ,=m 
,! report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all
 be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m b may     
include a classifi$ annex if necess>y4  
,! unclassifi$ portion ( su* report %all
 be made available on a publicly        
available int]net website ( ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t4  7d7 ,appropriate            
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices1 ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs1 & ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &    
7#b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 !  
,committee on ,=eign ,relations1 & !    
,committee on ,f9ance ( ! ,s5ate4