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Indo-Pacific Space Partnership Act of 2026
To require the Commander of the United States Space Command to submit a feasibility report on expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender.
Summary
This bill requires the United States Space Command to submit a report to Congress within one year on expanding the Multinational Force Operation Olympic Defender to include additional allies in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly Japan and South Korea. The report must assess the feasibility and national security implications of adding these countries to the operation. It must identify any policy changes those countries would need to make to join, as well as any funding or policy changes necessary on the U.S. side. The report must also determine whether expanding to Japan and South Korea would be in the U.S. national interest and what additional resources or authorities would be needed.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dave Min’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE $43,046
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $35,030
- NULL $30,100
- STATE OF CALIFORNIA $14,731
- MILLION DOLLAR BABY $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Apr 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2026
Mr. Min (for himself and Mr. Hill of Arkansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Commander of the United States Space Command 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 Commander of the United States Space Command 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 Commander of the United States Space Command 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 Commander of the United States Space Command.
(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 Commander of the United States Space Command 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. <all>
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