ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

SEC. 1246. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.(a) Annual Report.—Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 781; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—(1) in the first sentence, by striking “on the current and future military strategy of the People’s Republic of China” and inserting “on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China”;(2) in the second sentence—(A) by striking “on the People’s Liberation Army” and inserting “of the People’s Liberation Army”; and(B) by striking “Chinese grand strategy, security strategy,” and inserting “Chinese security strategy”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “The report shall also address United States-China engagement and cooperation on security matters during the period covered by the report, including through United States-China military-to-military contacts, and the United States strategy for such engagement and cooperation in the future.”.(b) Matters to Be Included.—Subsection (b) of such section, as amended by section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 407), is further amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) by striking “goals of” inserting “goals and factors shaping”; and(B) by striking “Chinese grand strategy, security strategy,” and inserting “Chinese security strategy”;(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:“(2) Trends in Chinese security and military behavior that would be designed to achieve, or that are inconsistent with, the goals described in paragraph (1).”;(3) in paragraph (6)—(A) by inserting “and training” after “military doctrine”; and(B) by striking “, focusing on (but not limited to) efforts to exploit a transformation in military affairs or to conduct preemptive strikes”; and(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:“(10) In consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State, developments regarding United States-China engagement and cooperation on security matters.“(11) The current state of United States military-to-military contacts with the People’s Liberation Army, which shall include the following:“(A) A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for such military-to-military contacts and updates to the strategy.“(B) A summary of all such military-to-military contacts during the period covered by the report, including a summary of topics discussed and questions asked by the Chinese participants in those contacts.123 STAT. 2545“(C) A description of such military-to-military contacts scheduled for the 12-month period following the period covered by the report and the plan for future contacts.“(D) The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Chinese expect to gain from such military-to-military contacts.“(E) The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from such military-to-military contacts, and any concerns regarding such contacts.“(F) The Secretary’s assessment of how such military-to-military contacts fit into the larger security relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.“(12) Other military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United States national security.”.(c) Conforming Amendment.—Such section is further amended in the heading by striking “military power of” and inserting “military and security developments involving”.(d) Repeals.—Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 779; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f).(e) Effective Date.—(1) In general.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to reports required to be submitted under subsection (a) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, as so amended, on or after that date.(2) Strategy and updates for military-to-military contacts with people’s liberation army.—The requirement to include the strategy described in paragraph (11)(A) of section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, as so amended, in the report required to be submitted under section 1202(a) of such Act, as so amended, shall apply with respect to the first report required to be submitted under section 1202(a) of such Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. The requirement to include updates to such strategy shall apply with respect to each subsequent report required to be submitted under section 1202(a) of such Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.