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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 1252

Sec. 1252. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

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## SEC. 1252 REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION ###
(a)Extension of Deadline for Strategy Subsection
(a)of section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1072) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking “March 1, 2017” and inserting “March 1, 2018”. ###
(b)Report Required Not later than 90 days after the date on which the President issues the Presidential Policy Directive required under subsection
(b)of such section 1261, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that contains a strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The strategy shall be informed by the overall strategy described in subsection
(a)and shall address each of the following: ####
(1)The national security interests of the United States in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ####
(2)The security environment, including threats to global and regional national security interests of the United States emanating from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region such as efforts by China to advance national interests in the region. ####
(3)The primary objectives and priorities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including— #####
(A)the military missions necessary to address threats on the Korean Peninsula; #####
(B)the role of the Department of Defense in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region regarding security challenges posed by China; #####
(C)the primary objectives and priorities for combating terrorism in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; ####
(4)Department of Defense plans, force posture, capabilities, and resources to support United States national security interests and to address any gaps. ####
(5)The roles of allies, partners, and other countries in achieving United States defense objectives and priorities. ####
(6)Actions the Department of Defense could take, in cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, to advance United Sates national security interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ####
(7)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. ###
(c)Form The report required by subsections
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. ###
(d)Repeal Section 1251 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3570) is hereby repealed.
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REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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