119-hr3721

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3721 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3721

To establish a Task Force on the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 4, 2025

 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

To establish a Task Force on the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) For years, the People's Republic of China (``China''), 
 has repeatedly exhibited aggressive and irresponsible behavior 
 towards the United States and its allies and partners in the 
 Indo-Pacific. This includes establishing overseas military 
 bases in the South China Sea, deploying ships and planes near 
 Japan's Senkaku Islands, invading Taiwan's air space, and 
 sending a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the United 
 States.

    (2) For years, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
 (``North Korea'') has repeatedly exhibited aggressive and 
 erratic behavior towards the United States and its allies and 
 partners in the Indo-Pacific. This includes conducting missile 
 tests dangerously close to South Korea and Japan as well as 
 deepening ties with the Chinese Communist Party and other 
 hostile regimes.

    (3) Both China and North Korea pose significant risks to 
 regional security in the Indo-Pacific, to United States 
 security, and to international security.

    (4) It is critical that the United States work with allies 
 and partners to proactively deter further aggression from China 
 and North Korea to preserve peace, ensure prosperity, and 
 advance democracy.

SEC. 3. TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a task force, to 
be known as the ``Task Force on the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization'' 
(in this section referred to as the ``Task Force'') to--

    (1) analyze the conduct of China and North Korea, as well 
 as the security situation in the Indo-Pacific; and

    (2) determine whether a collective security agreement 
 between the United States and Indo-Pacific allies and partners 
 could serve as an effective deterrent to further aggression.

    (b) Allies and Partners.--The Indo-Pacific allies and partners 
described in subsection

    (a)

    (2) may include Japan, South Korea, the 
Philippines, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, India, and any other 
country in the Indo-Pacific region the Task Force determines 
appropriate.
            (c) Membership.--The Task Force established pursuant to subsection

    (a) shall be--

    (1) chaired by the Secretary of State; and

    (2) consist of the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the 
 Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, the Director of National 
 Intelligence, the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian 
 and Pacific Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
 Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
            (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
establishment of the Task Force, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that contains 
the results of the analysis described in subsection

    (a) and any 
recommendations of the Task Force with respect to the terms of such a 
collective security agreement.
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