Sec. 1059. Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that contains the findings of a study on the feasibility of implementing one or more naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in the event of an armed conflict between the United States and China. Such report shall include— a description of— the requirements for such a blockade to effectively block such shipments; methods China could use to ship fossil fuels using air and land routes after such a blockade is implemented; and for each waterway specified in clauses
(i)through
(iv)of paragraph (2)(A), how such a blockade would be implemented in such waterway; and an assessment of— the suitability of strategic waterways in the proximity of China as a location for such a blockade, including— the Strait of Malacca; the Taiwan Strait; the Sunda Strait; the South China Sea; and the East China Sea; and the capability of China to satisfy needs for fossil fuels in China after such a blockade is implemented through methods that include— the use of existing stockpiles of fossil fuels; the rationing of fossil fuels; and the reliance on existing or planned cross-border oil and gas pipelines to ship fossil fuels. The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.