[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4201 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4201

To require the Chief of Space Operations to submit a feasibility report 
    on expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2026

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Chief of Space Operations to submit a feasibility report 
    on expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indo-Pacific Space Partnership Act 
of 2026''.

SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON EXPANDING MULTINATIONAL FORCE OPERATION 
              OLYMPIC DEFENDER.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief of Space Operations shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the feasibility and 
advisability of expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic 
Defender to include additional allies in the Indo-Pacific region, 
including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of current activities and initiatives to 
        facilitate the expansion of the Multinational Force Operation 
        Olympic Defender to allied countries in the Indo-Pacific 
        region, including Japan and the Republic of Korea.
            (2) An identification of any policy change the Government 
        of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea, and the 
        government of any other allied country in the Indo-Pacific 
        region identified by the Chief of Space Operations would need 
        to make in order for the United States to extend a formal 
        invitation for such countries to join the Multinational Force 
        Operation Olympic Defender.
            (3) An identification of any funding or policy change 
        necessary to facilitate the accession to the Multinational 
        Force Operation Olympic Defender of Japan, the Republic of 
        Korea, and any other allied country in the Indo-Pacific region 
        identified by the Chief of Space Operations.
            (4) An assessment of each of the following:
                    (A) The manner in which the accession to the 
                Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender of 
                Japan, the Republic of Korea, and any other allied 
                country in the Indo-Pacific region identified by the 
                Chief of Space Operations would affect United States 
                national security interests.
                    (B) Whether the accession to the Multinational 
                Force Operation Olympic Defender of Japan and the 
                Republic of Korea--
                            (i) is feasible; and
                            (ii) would be in the national interest of 
                        the United States.
                    (C) The additional resources or authorities needed 
                from the executive and legislative branches to carry 
                out the accession to the Multinational Force Operation 
                Olympic Defender of Japan and the Republic of Korea.
    (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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