Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act

Bill: 119-hr-934
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Aviation and airports

China

Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to consult with the President and report on the effects on national security of surveillance conducted by China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the United States in February 2023. The report must be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mr. Fry (for himself, Ms. Hageman , Mr. Webster of Florida , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Norman , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the effects on national security of the surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act . 2. Report on the effects on national security of certain surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China (a) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the President, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report about the effects on national security of surveillance conducted by the People’s Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, including— (1) a description of any such effects on military installations; and (2) an analysis of any technology and materials recovered from the high-altitude surveillance balloon, including each country of origin of such technology and materials, if a country of origin can be determined. (b) Form The report required under this section shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Military installation defined In this section, the term military installation has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.