Sec. 1249. Plan to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea
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Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea. Each plan required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of the resources, budget, and personnel needed to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea, as identified in the December 16, 2023, Joint Press Statement on the United States-Republic of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, including such resources, budget, and personnel relating to— nuclear consultation processes between the United States and the Republic of Korea in crises and contingencies; nuclear and strategic planning between the United States and the Republic of Korea; United States-Republic of Korea conventional and nuclear integration; security and information-sharing protocols; exercises, simulations, training, and other investment activities; and risk-reduction practices. An identification of any challenges to upholding United States extended deterrence commitments with respect to any activity described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(F)of paragraph (1). Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.