,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,mr4   
,lawl] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,task
 ,=ce on ! ,indo-,pacific ,treaty       
,organization1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,indo-,pacific ,treaty ,organization    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,= ye>s1 ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a 7,*9a71 has repeat$ly exhibit$   
aggressive & irresponsible behavior     
t[>ds ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its allies &    
p>tn]s 9 ! ,indo-,pacific4 ,?is includes
 e/abli%+ ov]seas milit>y bases 9 ! ,s\?
 ,*9a ,sea1 deploy+ %ips & planes ne>   
,japan's ,s5kaku ,isl&s1 invad+         
,taiwan's air space1 & s5d+ a           
high-altitude surveillance balloon ov] !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,= ye>s1 !        
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea     
7,nor? ,korea7 has repeat$ly exhibit$   
aggressive & erratic behavior t[>ds !   

,unit$ ,/ates & its allies & p>tn]s 9 ! 
,indo-,pacific4 ,?is includes conduct+  
missile te/s dang]\sly close to ,s\?    
,korea & ,japan z well z deep5+ ties ) !
 ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty & o!r ho/ile    
regimes4  7#c7 ,bo? ,*9a & ,nor? ,korea 
pose significant risks to regional      
security 9 ! ,indo-,pacific1 to ,unit$  
,/ates security1 & to int]national      
security4  7#d7 ,x is critical t !      
,unit$ ,/ates "w ) allies & p>tn]s to   
proactively det] fur!r aggression f ,*9a
 & ,nor? ,korea to pres]ve peace1 ensure
 prosp]ity1 & advance democracy4  #c4   
,task =ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a task  
=ce1 to be kn[n z ! ,task ,=ce on !     
,indo-,pacific ,treaty ,organization 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce7   
to-- 7#a7 analyze ! conduct ( ,*9a &    
,nor? ,korea1 z well z ! security       
situation 9 ! ,indo-,pacific2 &  7#b7   
det]m9e :e!r a collective security      
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       

,indo-,pacific allies & p>tn]s c\ld s]ve
 z an effective det]r5t to fur!r        
aggression4  7b7 ,allies & p>tn]s ,!    
,indo-,pacific allies & p>tn]s describ$ 
9 subsection 7a77#b7 may include ,japan1
 ,s\? ,korea1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,au/ralia1 
,?ail&1 ,new ,zeal&1 ,india1 & any o!r  
c\ntry 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region ! ,task
 ,=ce det]m9es appropriate4  7c7        
,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce e/abli%$        
pursuant to subsection 7a7 %all be--    
7#a7 *air$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate2 &    
7#b7 consi/ ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1    
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce1 ! ,director ( ,national       
,intellig5ce1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (   
,/ate = ,ea/ ,asian & ,pacific ,affairs1
 & ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =    
,indo-,pacific ,security ,affairs4  7d7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,task ,=ce1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on      

,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on     
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate a report t    
conta9s ! results ( ! analysis describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 & any recomm5dations ( 
! ,task ,=ce ) respect to ! t]ms ( su* a
 collective security agreem5t4