# 119-s-2669: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.

119-s-2669, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2669
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to create a strategy to** **strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific** by expanding coordination with key allies, especially Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Australia. The plan would cover access and basing, command and control, intelligence sharing, and larger multilateral exercises and operations over the next five years. - U.S. military planners and forces would get a five-year roadmap to expand regional access, pre-position munitions, and use shared facilities while improving command-and-control through existing centers and possible new combined structures in Australia. - U.S. allies named in the bill would see expanded reciprocal access and basing agreements and more frequent combined exercises and maritime operations, including patrols through the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the Aleutian Islands. - Intelligence and maritime domain awareness would be boosted by wider intelligence-sharing through the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell and the Combined Coordination Center. - The bill would require a written strategy within 180 days of enactment that identifies any funding or policy changes needed and an interim implementation report by March 15, 2027.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger Indo-Pacific deterrence plan: benefit, high. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would have to write and carry out a strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. The strategy would be sent to congressional defense committees within 180 days after enactment. It would describe current activity and planned actions for the…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2669 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2669)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2669 (as of 2026-04-21).