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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5226 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5226

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a 
university affiliated research center to conduct research and analysis 
           on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2023

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a 
university affiliated research center to conduct research and analysis 
           on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics.

    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 ``Multipolar Deterrence Research and 
Analysis Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON MULTIPOLAR DETERRENCE AND ESCALATION 
              DYNAMICS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
into an agreement with a university affiliated research center with 
expertise in strategic deterrence to conduct research and analysis on 
multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics.
    (b) Elements.--The research and analysis conducted under subsection 
(a) shall include assessment of the following:
            (1) Implications for strategic deterrence and allied 
        assurance given the emergence of a second near-peer nuclear 
        power.
            (2) Potential alternative conventional, strategic, and 
        nuclear force structures to optimize deterrence of two near- 
        peer nuclear powers.
            (3) The contribution made by countervailing nonstrategic 
        capabilities to strategic deterrence.
            (4) Escalation patterns arising from Russia's Strategic 
        Operations to Destroy Critically Important Targets operational 
        concept and response options for the United States.
            (5) Multilateral efforts that could contribute to 
        multipolar strategic deterrence and escalation dynamics.
            (6) Capabilities and operations sufficient to assure 
        European and Pacific allies.
    (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
        committees a report that includes the results of the research 
        and analysis conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
        annex.
    (d) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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