,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbcc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4 ,gallagher introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to support the implementation of the ,national ,defense ,strategy for the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,defense ,strategy ,implementation ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to the #bjag ,national ,security ,strategy 7,,nss71 ,china and ,russia are developing advanced weapons and capabilities that could threaten our critical infrastructure and our command and control architecture and ,china and ,russia challenge ,american power1 influence1 and interests1 attempting to erode ,american security and prosperity4 ,the ,,nss sets the country's primary focus as sustaining favorable regional balances of power in the key regions of the world1 and the use of our alliance and partnership architecture as the mechanism for doing so4 7#b7 ,the #bjah ,national ,defense ,strategy 7,,nds7 rightly stresses that long-term1 strategic competition with ,china and ,russia should be the top priority of the ,united ,states and the ,department of ,defense and require both increased and sustained investment1 both because of the magnitude of the threats they pose to ,united ,states security and prosperity today and the potential for those threats to increase in the future4 7#c7 ,to meet such challenges1 the ,,nds states that the strategy of the ,united ,states will be to expand the competitive space while pursuing three distinct lines of effort1 including rebuilding military readiness to build a more lethal ,joint ,force1 strengthening alliances and attracting new partners1 and reforming the ,department's business practices for greater performance and affordability4 7#d7 ,in the ,january #bjai ,worldwide ,threat ,assessment1 the ,united ,states ,intelligence ,community stated that ,russia and ,china seek to shape the international system and regional security dynamics and exert influence over the politics and economics of states in all regions of the world and especially in their backyards4 7#e7 ,china and ,russia will present a wide variety of economic1 political1 counterintelligence1 military1 and diplomatic challenges to the ,united ,states and its allies4 ,we anticipate that they will collaborate to counter ,u4,s4 objectives1 taking advantage of rising doubts in some places about the liberal democratic model44 7#f7 ,the ,december #bjah ,u4,s4 ,government ,accountability ,office 7,,gao7 report to congressional committees on ,long-,range ,emerging ,threats ,facing the ,united ,states as ,identified by ,federal ,agencies stated that1 ,china is marshalling its diplomatic1 economic1 and military resources to facilitate its rise as a regional and global power4 ,this may challenge ,u4,s4 access to air1 space1 cyberspace1 and maritime domains4 ,china's use of cyberspace and electronic warfare could impact various ,u4,s4 systems and operations4 ,russia is increasing its capability to challenge the ,united ,states across multiple warfare domains1 including attempting to launch computer-based directed energy attacks against ,u4,s4 military assets4 ,russia is also increasing its military and political presence in key locations across the world44 7#g7 ,according to the #bjah ,assessment and ,recommendations by the ,national ,defense ,strategy ,commission 7,,ndsc71 the ,u4,s4 military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict4 ,it might struggle to win1 or perhaps lose1 a war against ,china or ,russia4 ,the ,united ,states is particularly at risk of being overwhelmed should its military be forced to fight on two or more fronts simultaneously4 ,additionally1 it would be unwise for and irresponsible not to expect adversaries to attempt debilitating kinetic1 cyber1 or other types of attacks against ,americans at home while they seek to defeat our military abroad4 ,u4,s4 military superiority is no longer assured and the implications for ,american interests and ,american security are severe44 7#h7 ,as such1 the ,,ndsc states that ,,dod and the ,congressional committees that oversee national security must focus current and future investments on operational challenges such as protecting critical bases of operations2 rapidly reinforcing and sustaining forces engaged forward2 assuring information systems and conducting effective information operations2 defeating anti-access_/area-denial threats2 deterring1 and if necessary defeating1 the use of nuclear or other strategic weapons in ways that fall short of justifying a large-scale nuclear response2 enhancing the capabilities and survivability of space systems and supporting infrastructure2 and developing an interoperable joint command1 control1 communications1 computers1 intelligence1 surveillance1 and reconnaissance 7,c#d;,,isr7 architecture that supports the warfare of the future44 7#i7 ,additionally1 the ,,ndsc states that ,making informed decisions about strategic1 operational1 and force development issues requires a foundation of state-of-the-art analytic capabilities4 ''' ,specifically1 the ,department needs a rigorous force development plan that connects its investment strategy with its key priorities of winning in conflict and competing effectively with ,china and ,russia44 7#aj7 ,the ,march #bjai ,,gao report on ,defense ,strategy3 ,revised ,analytic ,approach ,needed to ,support ,force ,structure ,decision-,making1 found that ,the ,department of ,defense's 7,,dod7 analytic approach has not provided senior leaders with the support they need to evaluate and determine the force structure necessary to implement the ,national ,defense ,strategy44 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states must be prepared to meet the challenges of competitive nations that are seeking to diminish the ,united ,states military advantage and threaten vital ,united ,states interests1 and ,china is the most significant such challenge4 7#b7 ,the ,national ,defense ,strategy provides the correct framework to prepare for major-power competition and conflict1 but adequate resources are required and implementation across the entire ,department of ,defense enterprise in line with the focus of that strategy on readying the ,joint ,force for competition and conflict against ,china and ,russia4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,states is committed to upholding a free and open international order that promotes republican government and governance in concert with collective security1 international laws1 and human dignity while respecting the sovereignty of other countries4 7#d7 ,the ,department of ,defense should urgently and at scale adapt the ,joint ,force's shape1 posture1 development vectors1 and employment models to maintain military advantage alongside our allies and partners against ,china and ,russia4 ,to do this1 the ,department of ,defense should develop adapted1 new warfighting concepts at the operational level of war that allow the ,united ,states to achieve its political objectives in politically tenable ways4 ,in concert1 the ,joint ,force should become more lethal1 resilient1 agile1 and ready to deal with ,chinese and ,russian strategies and theories of victory4 7#e7 ,investments should be focused on expanding ,united ,states operational options while constraining those to strategic competitors1 such as ,china and ,russia4 #d4 ,report on operational concepts and plans to defeat ,china and ,russia ,not later than ,february #a1 #bjbj1 and then biannually thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the ,department of ,defense's operational concepts and plans to defeat ,china and ,russia in competition and war1 including on key strategically significant scenarios identified in the ,national ,defense ,strategy that also addresses each of the following3 7#a7 ,ways of employing the force in peace time to effectively compete and deter ,china and ,russia below the threshold of war while ensuring readiness for war4 7#b7 ,ways of adapting innovative1 operational concepts needed for strategically significant and plausible scenarios related to ,china and ,russia4 7#c7 ,ways of addressing operational challenges related to achieving the strategic advantage against ,china and ,russia related to nuclear1 space1 cyber1 conventional1 and unconventional means in warfighting doctrine4 7#d7 ,the technologies1 force developments1 posture and capabilities1 readiness1 infrastructure1 organization1 personnel1 and other elements of the defense program necessary to enable these operational concepts and its implementation listed in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c74 7#e7 ,the ability of the ,national ,security ,innovation ,base to support the operational concepts listed in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c74 7#f7 ,the resources and defense investments necessary to support the operational concepts and its implementation1 including budget recommendations4 7#g7 ,the risks associated with the operational concepts1 including the relationship and tradeoffs between missions1 risks1 and resources4 7#h7 ,the likely needed boundaries of conflict needed to achieve these operational concepts4 7#i7 ,measures and metrics to track the effectiveness of the operational concepts and plans4 #e4 ,actions to increase analytic support 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall direct the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,policy1 the ,director of the ,joint ,staff1 and the ,director of ,cost ,assessment and ,program ,evaluation1 in consultation with the head of each military service1 to jointly develop and implement a plan to strengthen the analytic capabilities1 expertise1 and processes necessary to meet the ,national ,defense ,strategy4 7b7 ,elements ,the plan under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an assessment of the decision support capability of the ,department of ,defense1 specifically the analytic expertise the ,department is using to link ,national ,defense ,strategy objectives to innovative approaches for meeting future challenges1 including winning in conflict and competing effectively against ,china and ,russia2 7#b7 an approach for comparing competing analyses and conducting joint analyses for force structure to support senior leaders in implementing the ,national ,defense ,strategy2 7#c7 a determination of the analytic products and support required to implement the ,national ,defense ,strategy1 including the ability to update these products to reflect current strategy1 intelligence assessments1 and future threats2 and 7#d7 such other matters as the ,secretary of ,defense determines to be appropriate4 7c7 ,briefing required ,not later than ,march #a1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan under subsection 7a74 #f4 ,extension and additional duties of the ,commission on the ,national ,defense ,strategy for the ,united ,states ,section #idb of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj ,stat4 #bcfg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by amending subsection 7f7 to read as follows3 7f7 ,annual update on national defense strategy 7#a7 ,in general ,on an annual basis during the covered period1 the chair and vice chair of the ,commission1 or their designees1 shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report that assesses whether1 and to what extent1 the ,department of ,defense executed the ,national ,defense ,strategy in the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,elements ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall assess the performance of the ,department of ,defense with respect to each of the elements described in sections #d and #e7;b7 of the ,national ,defense ,strategy ,implementation ,act4 7#c7 ,covered period defined ,in this subsection1 the term covered period means a period that-- 7,a7 begins not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subsection2 and 7,b7 ends on the date on which the first ,national ,defense ,strategy is submitted to ,congress after such date of enactment4 4 7#b7 by striking subsection 7g72 and 7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7h7 as subsection 7g74 #g4 ,definitions and guidance 7a7 ,congressional defense committees ,in this ,act1 the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,operational challenges ,in this ,act1 the term operational challenges means the principal operational challenges to meeting the defense objectives described in the most recent ,national ,defense ,strategy1 as such challenges are defined by the ,secretary of ,defense in guidance issued to the ,department of ,defense4 ,the guidance issued by the ,secretary of ,defense under the preceding sentence shall-- 7#a7 specifically identify operational challenges to the ,department's principal strategic priorities of winning in conflict and competing effectively with ,china and ,russia2 and 7#b7 be made available in unclassified and publicly accessible form4