Military Threat Awareness Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8329
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Military Threat Awareness Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make publicly available reports on the military capabilities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Each report must be made available in unclassified form on a publicly accessible DOD website.</p> <p>DOD may use or add to any existing reports to respond to the reporting requirement.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8329 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2022 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a public report on the military capabilities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Threat Awareness Act of 2022 . 2. Public report on military capabilities of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia (a) Public report on military capabilities of covered countries Chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 486 the following new section: 487. Public report on military capabilities of covered countries (a) Annual report Not later than January 30 of each year through 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Department of Defense a report on the military capabilities of each covered country. (b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each covered country— (1) an assessment of the grand strategy, security strategy, and military strategy, including the goals and trends of such strategies; (2) an estimate of the funds spent annually on developing conventional forces, unconventional forces, and nuclear and missile forces; (3) an assessment of the size and capabilities of the conventional forces; (4) an assessment of the size and capability of the unconventional forces and related activities; (5) with respect to the forces described in subsection (d)(3)(B), an assessment of the types and amount of support, including— (A) lethal and non-lethal supplies; and (B) training provided; and (6) an assessment of the capabilities of the nuclear and missile forces and related activities, including— (A) the nuclear weapon capabilities; (B) the ballistic missile forces; and (C) the development of the nuclear and missile forces since the preceding year. (c) Form Each report under subsection (a) shall be made available in unclassified form, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods. (d) Nonduplication of efforts The Secretary of Defense may use or add to any existing reports completed by the Secretary of Defense or Director of National Intelligence to respond to the reporting requirement under subsection (a). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term conventional forces means, with respect to a covered country, military forces designed to conduct operations in sea, air, space, cyberspace, the electromagnetic spectrum, or land, other than unconventional forces, ballistic forces, and cruise missile forces. (2) The term covered country means each of the following: (A) China. (B) Iran. (C) North Korea. (D) Russia. (3) The term unconventional forces , with respect to a covered country— (A) means forces that carry out missions typically associated with special operations forces; and (B) includes any organization that— (i) has been designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ); or (ii) has been assessed by the Secretary of Defense as being willing to act under the control or at the direction of such covered country. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 486 the following item: 487. Public report on military capabilities of covered countries. .