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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5068 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the organization and 

authorities of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense with duties relating 

to industrial base policy and homeland defense. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Mr. SULLIVAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the organization and authorities of the Assistant Secretaries of 

Defense with duties relating to industrial base policy 

and homeland defense. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION AND AU2 THORITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF 

3 DEFENSE WITH DUTIES RELATING TO INDUS4 TRIAL BASE POLICY AND HOMELAND DE5 FENSE. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

7 DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL BASE DE8 VELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT.—Section 138(b) of title 

9 10, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 

11 paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol13 lowing new paragraph (7): 

14 ‘‘(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 

15 Secretary of Defense for International Industrial Base De16 velopment and Engagement, who shall report directly to 

17 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

18 Sustainment. The principal duty of the Assistant Sec19 retary shall be to strengthen the United States defense 

20 industrial base through the promotion of cooperation with 

21 security partners and allies of the United States, including 

22 Taiwan.’’. 

23 (b) RENAMING OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DE24 FENSE FOR STRATEGY, PLANS, AND CAPABILITIES AS AS25 SISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR STRATEGY, 

26 PLANS, CAPABILITIES, AND HOMELAND DEFENSE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act— 

3 (A) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

4 Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities shall be 

5 known as the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

6 for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Homeland 

7 Defense; and 

8 (B) any reference in any law or regulation 

9 to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strat10 egy, Plans, and Capabilities shall be deemed to 

11 be a reference to the Assistant Secretary of De12 fense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and 

13 Homeland Defense. 

14 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 138(b) of title 

15 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection 

16 (a), is further amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(10)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the As19 sistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabili20 ties, and Homeland Defense. 

21 ‘‘(B) The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary 

22 shall be to advise the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

23 Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 

24 Policy, and the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of De25 fense on— 


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1 ‘‘(i) national security issues and defense strat2 egy and the capabilities, forces, and contingency 

3 plans necessary to implement the defense strategy; 

4 ‘‘(ii) policy and planning oversight for— 

5 ‘‘(I) homeland defense and mission assur6 ance by the Department of Defense; 

7 ‘‘(II) support by the Department for civil 

8 authorities; and 

9 ‘‘(III) Arctic and global resilience; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) advancing and representing priority issues 

11 with— 

12 ‘‘(I) other Federal agencies; 

13 ‘‘(II) countries that are allies and partners 

14 of the United States; 

15 ‘‘(III) State, local, territorial, and Tribal 

16 governments; and 

17 ‘‘(IV) private sector organizations.’’. 

18 (c) ELIMINATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DE19 FENSE FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND HEMISPHERIC AF20 FAIRS.—The position of Assistant Secretary of Defense 

21 for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs is elimi22 nated. 

23 (d) EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF ASSISTANT SEC24 RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

25 AFFAIRS.—The responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary 


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1 of Defense for International Security Affairs shall include 

2 responsibility for Western Hemisphere affairs. 

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