,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cieg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbd,mr4    
,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4     
,hick5loop]1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select        
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to require ! ,director ( ,national     
,intellig5ce to develop a /rategy to    
improve ! %>+ ( in=mation & intellig5ce 
on =eign adv]s>y tactics & illicit      
activities affect+ ! ability ( ,unit$   
,/ates p]sons to compete 9 =eign        
jurisdictions on projects relat+ to     
en]gy g5]ation & /orage1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,enhanc+ public-private  
%>+ on manipulative adv]s>y practices 9 
critical m9]al projects  7a7 ,/rategy   
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( 
,national ,intellig5ce %all1 9          
consultation ) ! heads ( su* ,f$]al     
ag5cies z ! ,director consid]s          

appropriate1 develop a /rategy to       
improve ! %>+ betwe5 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
& private entities ( in=mation &        
intellig5ce to mitigate ! ?reat t =eign 
adv]s>y illicit activities & tactics    
pose to ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons 9 =eign    
jurisdictions on projects relat+ to     
en]gy g5]ation & /orage1 includ+ )      
respect to critical m9]als inputs4  7b7 
,elem5ts ,! /rategy requir$ by          
subsection 7a7 %all cov]-- 7#a7 h[ be/  
to assemble & transmit in=mation to     
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons-- 7,a7 to protect  
aga9/ =eign adv]s>y illicit tactics &   
activities relat+ to critical m9]al     
projects abroad1 includ+ =eign adv]s>y  
ef=ts to und]m9e su* ,unit$ ,/ates      
projects abroad2  7,b7 to mitigate !    
risk t =eign adv]s>y gov]nm5t involvem5t
 9 ! own]%ip & control ( entities engag+
 9 deceptive or illicit activities pose 
to ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,c7 
to in=m on economic espionage & o!r     
?reats f =eign adv]s>ies to ! rights (  
own]s ( intellectual prop]ty1 includ+   

own]s ( pat5ts1 tradem>ks1 copyrights1 &
 trade secrets1 & o!r s5sitive          
in=mation1 ) respect to su* prop]ty2 &  
7#b7 h[ be/ to receive in=mation f      
,unit$ ,/ates p]sons on ?reats to ,unit$
 ,/ates int]e/s 9 ! critical m9]al      
space1 includ+ dis9=mation campaigns    
abroad or o!r suspici\s malici\s        
activity4  7c7 ,implem5tation plan      
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 on :i* ! ,director completes develop+ !
 /rategy pursuant to subsection 7a71 !  
,director %all submit to ! congressional
 intellig5ce committees 7z def9$ 9      
section #c ( ! ,national ,security ,act 
( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc771 or      
provide su* committees a brief+ on1 a   
plan = implem5t+ ! /rategy4