A high-level task force — chaired by the Secretary of State and including the Secretaries of Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, plus the Director of National Intelligence — would be established to study whether the U.S. should create a formal collective security alliance in the Indo-Pacific, modeled loosely on NATO. The task force would analyze threats from China and North Korea and assess whether a treaty organization with partners like Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, India, and others could effectively deter aggression. The group would report its findings and recommendations to Congress within a year.
Congressional Summary
Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization ActThis bill requires the President to establish a task force to (1) analyze the conduct of China and North Korea, as well as the security situation in the Indo-Pacific; and (2) determine whether a collective security agreement between the United States and Indo-Pacific allies and partners could serve as an effective deterrent to further aggression. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the analysis and any recommendations of the task force.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-04
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30