Sec. 1252. Statement of policy
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It shall be the policy of the United States to maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by a strategic competitor against a covered defense partner. In this section: The term covered defense partner means a partner identified in the Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report issued on June 1, 2019, located within 100 miles off the coast of a strategic competitor. The term fait accompli means the strategy of a strategic competitor designed to allow such strategic competitor to use military force to seize control of a covered defense partner before the United States Armed Forces are able to respond effectively.
The term strategic competitor means a country labeled as a strategic competitor in the Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States Code.