,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4    
,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 & ,ms4 ,slotk97    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to develop a /rategy 9 response 
to ! global bas+ int5tions ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort titles ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,combat+ ,,prc    
,ov]seas & ,unlawful ,network$ ,?reats  
?r\gh ,enhanc$ ,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbe  
or ! ,,c\nt] ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,accord+ to multiple s\rces1 includ+ !  
#bjbd annual report to ,congress1 titl$ 
,milit>y & ,security ,developm5ts       
,involv+ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & kn[n 
in=mally z ! ,*9a ,milit>y ,p[]         
,report-- 7#a7 ! ,,prc is seek+ to exp& 
its ov]seas logi/ics & bas+             
infra/ructure to all[ ! ,,pla to project
 & su/a9 milit>y p[] at great] di/ances2

  7#b7 a global ,,pla logi/ics network  
c\ld disrupt ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
op]ations z ! ,,prc's global milit>y    
objectives evolve2  7#c7 9 ,augu/ #bjag1
 ! ,,prc (ficially op5$ ! fir/ ov]seas  
,,pla milit>y base ne> ! comm]cial port 
( ,doraleh 9 ,djib\ti2  7#d7 9 ,june    
#bjbb1 ! ,,prc & ,cambodia ho/$ a       
c]emony to m>k ! gr\ndbreak+ on         
,,prc-built upgrades to ,ream ,naval    
,base1 includ+ a jo9t logi/ics & tra9+  
c5t] & a pi] to accommodate l>g] %ips2  
7#e7 (ficials f ,cambodia & ! ,,prc     
(ficially inaugurat$ exp&$ port features
 at ! ,ream ,naval ,base 9 ,april #bjbe2
 &  7#f7 9 addition to ! base 9 ,djib\ti
 & ! ,,prc's access to ! port at ! ,ream
 ,naval ,base 9 ,cambodia1 ! ,,prc is   
likely pursu+ access to additional      
milit>y facilities to support naval1    
air1 & gr\nd =ces projection 9 _m       
c\ntries1 includ+ ,angola1 ,banglade%1  
,burma1 ,cuba1 ,equatorial ,gu9ea1      
,gabon1 ,indonesia1 ,k5ya1 ,mozambique1 
,namibia1 ,nig]ia1 ,paki/an1 ,papua ,new

 ,gu9ea1 ,sey*elles1 ,solomon ,isl&s1   
,sri ,lanka1 ,tajiki/an1 ,tanzania1     
,?ail&1 & ! ,unit$ ,arab ,emirates4  #c4
 ,s5se ( ,congress ,:ile ! executive    
bran* has und]tak5 case-by-case ef=ts to
 =e/all ! e/abli%m5t ( new ,,prc bases 9
 sev]al c\ntries1 x is ! s5se (         
,congress t future ef=ts to c\nt] !     
,,prc's global bas+ int5tions mu/-- 7#a7
 proce$ ) ! urg5cy requir$ to address ! 
/rategic implications ( ! ,,prc's       
actions2  7#b7 reflect suffici5t        
int]ag5cy coord9ation ) respect to a    
problem t necessitates a :ole-(-gov]nm5t
 approa*2  7#c7 ensure t ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t ma9ta9s a proactive po/ure r 
?an a reactive po/ure 9 ord] to maximize
 /rategic decision space2  7#d7 id5tify 
a compreh5sive m5u ( actions t w\ld be  
influ5tial 9 %ap+ a p>tn]'s decision    
mak+ reg>d+ giv+ ! ,,prc milit>y access 
to its sov]eign t]ritory2  7#e7         
appropriately prioritize ! subject ( !  
,,prc's global bas+ int5tions )9 !      
context ( ! ov]all ,unit$ ,/ates        

/rategic competition ) ! ,,prc2  7#f7   
factor 9 ! pot5tial contributions ( key 
allies & p>tn]s to help respond to !    
,,prc's pursuit ( global bas+1 _m (     
:i*-- 7,a7 h hi/oric ties & influ5ce 9  
_m ( ! geographic areas ! ,,prc is      
t>get+ = pot5tial future bases2 &  7,b7 
rely on ! same basic intellig5ce picture
 to =m our basel9e und]/&+ ( ! ,,prc's  
global int5tions2  7#g7 e/abli% & ensure
 suffici5t res\rc+ = endur+             
organizational /ructures to effectively 
address ! issue ( ,,prc global bas+     
int5tions2 &  7#h7 ensure t future =ce  
po/ure1 fre$om ( movem5t1 & o!r int]e/s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & our allies are n    
jeop>diz$ by ! cont9u$ expansion ( ,,prc
 bases4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,appropriate congressional         
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,select    
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate2  

7,d7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,e7 ! ,committee on ,=eign   
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7,f7 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,g7 !        
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2 &  7,h7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,,pla ,! t]m     
,,pla means ! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army ( ! 
,,prc4  7#c7 ,,prc ,! t]m ,,prc means ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7#d7 ,,prc      
global bas+ ,! t]m ,,prc global bas+    
means ! e/abli%m5t ( physical locations 
outside ! geographic b\nd>ies ( ! ,,prc 
:]e ! ,,prc ma9ta9s "s elem5t ( ! ,p's  
,lib]ation ,army1 ,,prc intellig5ce or  
security =ces1 or infra/ructure design$ 
to support ! pres5ce ( ,,prc milit>y1   
intellig5ce1 or security =ces1 = !      
purposes ( pot5tial p[] projection4  #e4
 ,assessm5t ( executive bran*'s ,c-,,prc
 global bas+ /rategy  7a7 ,assessm5t ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce %all submit an   
intellig5ce assessm5t1 9 classifi$ =m1  
if ne$$1 to ! appropriate congressional 
committees4 ,! assessm5t %all analyze ! 
risk pos$ by ,,prc global bas+ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates or to any ,unit$ ,/ates   
allies ) respect to _! ability to       
project p[]1 ma9ta9 fre$om ( movem5t1 & 
protect o!r int]e/s z a function ( !    
,,prc's curr5t or pot5tial locations    
id5tifi$ pursuant to subsection         
7b77#b77;,a74  7b7 ,/rategy  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se & o!r appropriate s5ior ,f$]al  
(ficials1 %all submit a /rategy to !    
appropriate congressional committees t  
conta9s ! in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! /rategy requir$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 id5tify n  
few] ?an #e locations ( *ief conc]n :]e 
! ,,prc ma9ta9s a physical pres5ce1 or  
is suspect$ to be seek+ a physical      

pres5ce1 :i* c\ld ultimately transition 
into a ,,prc global base2  7,b7 include 
a compreh5sive li/+ ( executive bran*   
entities curr5tly involv$ 9 address+    
aspects ( ,,prc global bas+1 includ+ any
 res\rce or p]sonnel con/ra9ts limit+ ! 
ability to effectively address ! issue (
 ,,prc global bas+ int5tions2  7,c7     
describe 9 detail all executive bran*   
ef=ts-- 7i7 to mitigate ! impacts ( !   
locations ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 
or  7ii7 to prev5t ! ,,prc f e/abli%+   
new global bases2 &  7,d7 = ea* ( !     
locations ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
id5tify ! actions by ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
its allies t w\ld be mo/ effective to   
enable ! respective =eign gov]nm5ts to  
t]m9ate plans = ho/+ a ,,prc base4  7c7 
,task =ce ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]     
submitt+ ! /rategy describ$ 9 subsection
 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & o!r          
appropriate s5ior ,f$]al (ficials1 %all 
e/abli% an int]ag5cy task =ce-- 7#a7 to 
implem5t ! /rategy describ$ 9 section   

7b7 to c\nt] ! ,,prc's ef=ts at !       
locations ( *ief conc]n2 &  7#b7 to     
id5tify mitigation measures t w\ld      
prev5t ! ,,prc f e/abli%+ new bases 9   
locations beyond ! locations ( *ief     
conc]n id5tifi$ pursuant to subsection  
7b77#b77;,a74  7d7 ,quadr5nial reviews &
 reports ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] !     
submission ( ! /rategy requir$ "u       
subsection 7b71 & n less frequ5tly ?an  
once e #d ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (   
,/ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se1 ! ,director ( ,national        
,intellig5ce1 & o!r appropriate s5ior   
,f$]al (ficials1 %all-- 7#a7 conduct a  
review ( ! ,executive ,bran*'s /rategy &
 ov]all approa* 9 response to ! ,,prc   
global bas+ int5tions2 &  7#b7 submit ! 
results ( su* review1 includ+ !         
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b71
 to ! appropriate congressional         
committees4