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119-s-1731119th Congress

COUNTER Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

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Summary

Counter the People's Republic of China's overseas military basing by requiring a coordinated U.S. strategy, an intelligence assessment, and an interagency task force to identify and block PRC base expansion. It would also require resource accounting, formal reporting to Congress, and regular reviews to track progress and adapt policy.

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  • Requires the Secretary of State to lead a strategy that names at least five "chief-concern" locations and the Director of National Intelligence to produce an intelligence assessment, while listing involved agencies and estimating needed resources. One task force must form within 90 days of the strategy submission.
  • Forces formal oversight and accountability by sending strategy reports to specified congressional committees and by requiring reviews and updates every four years to measure effectiveness and adjust plans.
  • Directs concrete mitigation steps and proposes authoritative actions the United States and allies could use to stop or roll back PRC basing, and asks agencies to consider PRC use of commercial or scientific cooperation as a potential pretext for access.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

U.S. plan to counter Chinese bases

This bill would require the Secretary of State to deliver a strategy within 180 days after enactment. The plan would identify at least five locations that pose the greatest risk from Chinese overseas basing. It would list involved executive agencies and estimate program and personnel needs. The Director of National Intelligence would provide an intelligence assessment within 180 days; it may be classified. Within 90 days after the strategy is submitted the Secretary would create an interagency task force to implement the plan. The Secretary would review the strategy at least once every four years.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

DE • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2025

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