,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bb1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,slotkin introduced the       
following bill2 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 ,army4  #a4 ,report on   
efforts to counter certain capabilities 
of the ,people's ,liberation of ,army   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,march  
#cj1 #bjbd1 the ,under ,secretary of    
,defense for ,policy1 in coordination   
with the ,chair of the ,joint ,chiefs of
 ,staff1 the commanders of the combatant
 commands1 and the ,secretaries of the  
military departments1 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 command1 control1   
communications1 computers1 cyber1       
intelligence1 surveillance1 and         
reconnaissance 7commonly referred to as 
,c#e;,,isr7 capabilities of the         
,people's ,liberation ,army4  7b7       
,elements ,the report under subsection  
7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,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 ,c#e;,,isr   
capabilities of the ,people's           
,liberation ,army4  7#b7 ,a plan for    
expanding such coordination1 including  
plans for-- 7,a7 conducting table-top   
exercises with interagency and industry 
participants and institutions that      
interface with commercial partners of   
the ,department2 and  7,b7 establishing 
mechanisms through which organizations  
in the defense industrial base can share

 information on ,c#e;,,isr threats with 
the ,department4  7#c7 ,feedback from   
commercial partners and other           
departments and agencies of the ,federal
 ,government on-- 7,a7 the implications 
for the defense industrial base of a    
potential conflict with the ,people's   
,liberation ,army involving ,c#e;,,isr  
capabilities2 and  7,b7 steps that may  
be taken to enhance the ability of the  
,department and the defense industrial  
base to counter such capabilities4