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Diego Garcia Treaty Oversight Act
Sponsored By: Senator Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced
Summary
Any change to the 1966 Diego Garcia agreement would need Senate advice and consent. The bill would also force the executive to report to designated Senate committees before negotiating and stop agencies from spending money to alter the agreement without that consent.
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- Grants three Senate committees formal oversight. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations must receive and review any proposed modification.
- Requires the President to provide a pre-negotiation report to those committees. The report must explain the national security rationale, detail effects on U.S. operational control of Diego Garcia, and describe risks from third-party sovereign claims or foreign military presence, in both classified and unclassified form.
- Prohibits federal departments and agencies from obligating or expending funds to modify the covered agreement unless the Senate gives its consent.
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Senate oversight of Diego Garcia changes
If enacted, the bill would name the Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services, and Appropriations Committees as the oversight committees for changes to the Diego Garcia defense agreement. It would define the "covered agreement" as the Exchange of notes dated December 30, 1966. The President would have to send a report to those committees before entering negotiations to modify the agreement. The report would explain the national security reasons, how U.S. operational control of Diego Garcia could be affected, and any risks from third‑party sovereign claims or foreign military presence. The report would be submitted in classified and unclassified form. Any modification would require the Senate’s advice and consent, and federal departments and agencies would be barred from obligating or spending funds to modify the agreement unless the Senate approves.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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