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.

Bill: 118-hr-6902
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-12-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-12-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to report, not later than March 30, 2024, on its efforts 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 of China.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6902 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 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.

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.