,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
advice and consent of the ,senate for   
any modification to the #aiff agreement 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,united ,kingdom concerning the ,british
 ,indian ,ocean ,territory1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,diego ,garcia 
,treaty ,oversight ,act4  #b4           
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2    
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the ,committee
 on ,appropriations of the ,senate4     
7#b7 ,covered agreement ,the term       
covered agreement means the ,exchange of

 notes constituting an agreement        
concerning the availability for defense 
purposes of the ,british ,indian ,ocean 
,territory1 dated ,december #cj1 #aiff4 
#c4 ,requirements relating to           
modification of agreement concerning the
 ,british ,indian ,ocean ,territory  7a7
 ,in general ,any modification to the   
covered agreement shall require the     
advice and consent of the ,senate4  7b7 
,prohibition on use of funds ,none of   
the funds authorized to be appropriated1
 appropriated1 or otherwise made        
available for any ,federal department or
 agency may be obligated or expended to 
modify the covered agreement unless the 
,senate has provided advice and consent 
for such modification4  7c7 ,report     
required  7#a7 ,in general ,before      
entering into any negotiation regarding 
modification of the covered agreement1  
the ,president shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report detailing the following3 7,a7    
,the national security rationale for the

 proposed modification4  7,b7 ,the      
implications of the proposed            
modification for ,united ,states        
operational control of ,diego ,garcia4  
7,c7 ,any risks posed by third-party    
sovereign claims or foreign military    
presence4  7#b7 ,form ,the report       
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
submitted in classified and unclassified
 form4