Sec. 1315. Designation of official responsible for coordination of department of defense efforts to monitor People’s Liberation Army overseas basing efforts
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an official to be responsible for, in coordination with appropriate officials within the Department of Defense— coordinating Department of Defense efforts to monitor the People’s Liberation Army’s network of overseas military bases and its global pursuit of military access agreements; representing the Department of Defense in the interagency process on issues related to responsibilities described in paragraph (1); and consulting regularly with the congressional defense committees to keep such committees fully informed on all matters relating to the responsibilities described in paragraph (1).
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes the designation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification that includes the name of the individual so designated. Not later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until December 1, 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing, for the period covered by the year prior to the report, matters relating to the efforts described in subsection (a).
Each report submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. This section shall cease to have effect on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.