,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbb,mr4 
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 a public report on the military        
capabilities of ,china1 ,iran1 ,north   
,korea1 and ,russia4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,threat ,awareness ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 
,public report on military capabilities 
of ,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 and    
,russia  7a7 ,public report on military 
capabilities of covered countries       
,chapter #bc of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #dhf the following new    
section3  #dhg4 ,public report on       
military capabilities of covered        
countries  7a7 ,annual report ,not later
 than ,january #cj of each year through 
#bjbg1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in   
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 shall make     

publicly available on the internet      
website of the ,department of ,defense a
 report on the military capabilities of 
each covered country4  7b7 ,matters     
included ,each report under subsection  
7a7 shall include1 with respect to each 
covered country-- 7#a7 an assessment of 
the grand strategy1 security strategy1  
and military strategy1 including the    
goals and trends of such strategies2    
7#b7 an estimate of the funds spent     
annually on developing conventional     
forces1 unconventional forces1 and      
nuclear and missile forces2  7#c7 an    
assessment of the size and capabilities 
of the conventional forces2  7#d7 an    
assessment of the size and capability of
 the unconventional forces and related  
activities2  7#e7 with respect to the   
forces described in subsection          
7d77#c77;,b71 an assessment of the types
 and amount of support1 including-- 7,a7
 lethal and non-lethal supplies2 and    
7,b7 training provided2 and  7#f7 an    
assessment of the capabilities of the   

nuclear and missile forces and related  
activities1 including-- 7,a7 the nuclear
 weapon capabilities2  7,b7 the         
ballistic missile forces2 and  7,c7 the 
development of the nuclear and missile  
forces since the preceding year4  7c7   
,form ,each report under subsection 7a7 
shall be made available in unclassified 
form1 consistent with the protection of 
intelligence sources and methods4  7d7  
,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 7a74  7e7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,the term            
conventional forces means1 with respect 
to a covered country1 military forces   
designed to conduct operations in sea1  
air1 space1 cyberspace1 the             
electromagnetic spectrum1 or land1 other
 than unconventional forces1 ballistic  
forces1 and cruise missile forces4  7#b7

 ,the term covered country means each of
 the following3 7,a7 ,china4  7,b7      
,iran4  7,c7 ,north ,korea4  7,d7       
,russia4  7#c7 ,the term unconventional 
forces1 with respect to a covered       
country-- 7,a7 means forces that carry  
out missions typically associated with  
special operations forces2 and  7,b7    
includes any organization that-- 7i7 has
 been designated by the ,secretary of   
,state as a foreign terrorist           
organization under section #bai of the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 or  7ii7 has been     
assessed by the ,secretary of ,defense  
as being willing to act under the       
control or at the direction of such     
covered country4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of contents for    
chapter #bc of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item related to section #dhf  
the following item3  #dhg4 ,public      
report on military capabilities of      
covered countries4  4