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H.R. 3696 117th Congress House

Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act

Official title: To highlight the Indian Ocean's role in the Indo-Pacific, strengthen engagement with countries in the Indian Ocean region, promote economic and security cooper… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To highlight the Indian Ocean's role in the Indo-Pacific, strengthen engagement with countries in the Indian Ocean region, promote economic and security cooperation with the governments in the Indian Ocean region, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2021 Introduced by: Joaquin Castro Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act

This bill requires reports relating to the Indian Ocean region.

The Department of State must report to Congress a multiyear strategy for supporting U.S. interests in the Indian Ocean region. Among other things, the strategy must (1) outline U.S. political, economic, and security interests in the region and challenges to such interests; (2) outline efforts to engage with countries and intergovernmental organizations in the region; and (3) include a security assistance strategy.

The bill also requires the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to include in its annual report to Congress a full discussion of China's military deployment in the region.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3696: Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3696/
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"H.R. 3696: Indian Ocean Region Strategic Review Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3696/.
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H.R. 3696, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3696/.
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