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Jan 15, 2020 Referred in House Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs See what changed
Jan 14, 2020viewing Engrossed in Senate See what changed
Sep 25, 2019 Reported in Senate Mr. Romney (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Young, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Sep 25, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Romney (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Young, and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

S. 2547 — what changed

Indo-Pacific Cooperation Act of 2019

From Reported in Senate to Engrossed in Senate. 2 sections amended between Reported in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

2. Findings

Congress makes the following findings:

(1)

Congress supports the finding on the People's Republic of China articulated in the 2018 National Defense Strategy and the 2017 National Security Strategy.

(2)

added The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409) established the policy of the United States “to develop and commit to a long-term strategic vision and a comprehensive, multifaceted, and principled United States policy for the Indo-Pacific region” so as to advance United States national security, economic, human rights, and other regional interests, and for such purposes, Congress has authorized appropriate funding.

(3)

renumbered was (4) The People's Republic of China is leveraging military modernization, influence operations, and predatory economics to coerce neighboring countries to reorder the Indo-Pacific region to the advantage of the People's Republic of China.

(4)

renumbered was (5) As the People's Republic of China continues its economic and military ascendance, asserting power through a whole of government long-term strategy, the People's Republic of China will continue to pursue a military modernization program that seeks Indo-Pacific regional hegemony in the near-term and displacement of the United States to achieve global preeminence in the future.

(5)

added A critical objective of the defense strategy of the United States is to set the military of the People's Republic of China on a path toward transparency and nonaggression.

(4)

removed The most far-reaching objective of the defense strategy of the United States is to set the military relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China on a path toward transparency and nonaggression.

(6)

renumbered was (7) The People’s Republic of China uses economic inducements and penalties, influence operations, and implied military threats to persuade other countries to heed the political and security agenda of the People's Republic of China.

(7)

renumbered was (8) United States allies and partners are critical to effective competition with the People’s Republic of China.

3. Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States—

(1)

changed to expand military, diplomatic, and economic alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region and with Europe and like-minded countries around the globe that are critical to effective competition with the People's Republic of ~~China; and~~China;

(2)

changed to develop, in collaboration with such allies and partners, a unified approach to addressing and deterring significant diplomatic, economic, and military challenges posed by the People's Republic of ~~China.~~China; and

(3)

added to promote, in partnership with like-minded countries around the globe, the values of democracy and human rights.

S. 2547 — what changed

2. Findings

3. Statement of policy

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