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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5130 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a research consortium of 
institutions of higher education to study irregular warfare and the re-
sponses to irregular threats. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 31, 2021 
Mr. BROWN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a research 
consortium of institutions of higher education to study 
irregular warfare and the responses to irregular threats. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consortium To Study 
Irregular Warfare Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSORTIUM TO STUDY IRREGULAR WARFARE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering, shall establish a research consor-
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tium of institutions of higher education to study irregular 
warfare and the responses to irregular threats. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the consortium 
under subsection (a) are as follows: 
(1) To shape the formulation and application of 
policy through the conduct of research and analysis 
regarding irregular warfare. 
(2) To maintain open-source databases on 
issues relevant to understanding terrorism, irregular 
threats, and social and environmental change. 
(3) To serve as a repository for datasets re-
garding research on security, social change, and ir-
regular threats developed by institutions of higher 
education that receive Federal funding. 
(4) To support basic research in social science 
on emerging threats and stability dynamics relevant 
to irregular threat problem sets. 
(5) To transition promising basic research— 
(A) to higher stages of research and devel-
opment; and 
(B) into operational capabilities, as appro-
priate, by supporting applied research and de-
veloping tools to counter irregular threats. 
(6) To facilitate the collaboration of research 
centers of excellence relating to irregular threats to 
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better distribute expertise to specific issues and sce-
narios regarding such threats. 
(7) To enhance educational outreach and teach-
ing at professional military education schools to im-
prove— 
(A) the understanding of irregular threats; 
and 
(B) the integration of data-based responses 
to such threats. 
(8) To support classified research when nec-
essary in appropriately controlled physical spaces. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering shall coordinate ac-
tivities conducted under this section with the Commander 
of the United States Special Operations Command. 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering shall encourage part-
nerships between the consortium and university-affiliated 
research centers and other research institutions. 
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