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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 6660· Senate(119-SAMDT-6660)

S.Amdt. 6660

Rep. Schatz
Age: 54 years
Hawaii
Introduced
7/13/2026
Sponsored by
Brian Schatz
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6660, submitted by Mr. Schatz, aims to add a new section (SEC. 1252) to bill S. 4784. The purpose of this addition is to require a report on the benefits of fact-based journalism in the Indo-Pacific region.

The amendment requires the Secretary of State, consulting with the Secretary of Defense, to provide a report to Congress within 180 days of the Act's enactment. This report must outline how editorially independent, fact-based journalism in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Pacific Islands, benefits U.S. security objectives, defense, and foreign policy.

Specifically, the report must assess:

  • The benefits of an information environment that provides fact-based reporting on the malign activities of adversaries and competitors in the region.

  • The risks to U.S. activities and operations caused by a lack of sufficient editorially independent news media in the region.

The report must be unclassified, although it is allowed to have a classified annex.