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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6902 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6902

   To direct the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the 
  efforts of the Department to coordinate with the defense industrial 
 base for purposes of countering certain capabilities of the People's 
                          Liberation of Army.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 22, 2023

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
   To direct the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the 
  efforts of the Department to coordinate with the defense industrial 
 base for purposes of countering certain capabilities of the People's 
                          Liberation of Army.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COUNTER CERTAIN CAPABILITIES OF THE 
              PEOPLE'S LIBERATION OF ARMY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 30, 2024, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the Chair of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to coordinate with 
the defense industrial base to counter the command, control, 
communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance (commonly referred to as ``C5ISR'') capabilities of the 
People's Liberation Army.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A description of the efforts of the Department of 
        Defense to better coordinate with the defense industrial base 
        in the space and cyber domains for purposes of countering the 
        C5ISR capabilities of the People's Liberation Army.
            (2) A plan for expanding such coordination, including plans 
        for--
                    (A) conducting table-top exercises with interagency 
                and industry participants and institutions that 
                interface with commercial partners of the Department; 
                and
                    (B) establishing mechanisms through which 
                organizations in the defense industrial base can share 
                information on C5ISR threats with the Department.
            (3) Feedback from commercial partners and other departments 
        and agencies of the Federal Government on--
                    (A) the implications for the defense industrial 
                base of a potential conflict with the People's 
                Liberation Army involving C5ISR capabilities; and
                    (B) steps that may be taken to enhance the ability 
                of the Department and the defense industrial base to 
                counter such capabilities.
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