A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Offered
Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
SA 6264, submitted by Mr. Schatz, aims to add a new section (SEC. 1252) to bill S. 4784. The purpose of this amendment is to require a report on the benefits of fact-based journalism in the Indo-Pacific region.
The amendment changes the bill by requiring the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to provide a report to Congress within 180 days of the Act's enactment.
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The report must outline how editorially independent, fact-based journalism in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Pacific Islands, benefits United States defense and security objectives.
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The report must assess the benefits of an information environment that includes fact-based reporting on the malign activities of adversaries and competitors in that region.
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The report must assess the risks to Department of Defense operations and activities caused by insufficient editorially independent news media in the region.
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The report will be submitted in unclassified form, though it may include a classified annex.
- 6/24/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors