,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4
 ,carper1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4       
,collins1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4        
,manchin1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rounds1    
,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a temporary       
commission to develop a consensus and   
actionable recommendations on a         
comprehensive grand strategy with       
respect to the ,united ,states          
relationship with the ,people's         
,republic of ,china for purposes of     
ensuring a holistic approach toward the 
,people's ,republic of ,china across all
 ,federal departments and agencies4  #a4
 ,china ,grand ,strategy ,commission    
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established

 a commission1 to be known as the ,china
 ,grand ,strategy ,commission 7in this  
section referred to as the ,commission71
 to develop a consensus on a            
comprehensive grand strategy and        
whole-of-government approach with       
respect to the ,united ,states          
relationship with the ,people's         
,republic of ,china for purposes of--   
7#a7 ensuring a holistic approach toward
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china      
across all ,federal departments and     
agencies2  7#b7 defining specific steps 
necessary to build a stable             
international order that accounts for   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china's     
participation in that order2 and  7#c7  
providing actionable recommendations    
with respect to the ,united ,states     
relationship with the ,people's         
,republic of ,china1 which are aimed at 
protecting and strengthening ,united    
,states national security interests4    
7b7 ,membership  7#a7 ,composition  7,a7
 ,in general ,the ,commission shall be  

composed of the following members3 7i7  
,the ,deputy ,national ,security        
,advisor4  7ii7 ,the ,deputy ,secretary 
of ,defense4  7iii7 ,the ,deputy        
,secretary of ,state4  7iv7 ,the ,deputy
 ,secretary of the ,treasury4  7v7 ,the 
,deputy ,secretary of ,commerce4  7vi7  
,the ,principal ,deputy ,director of    
,national ,intelligence4  7vii7 ,three  
members appointed by the majority leader
 of the ,senate1 in consultation with   
the chairperson of the ,committee on    
,armed ,services of the ,senate1 one of 
whom shall be a ,member of the ,senate  
and two of whom shall not be4  7viii7   
,three members appointed by the minority
 leader of the ,senate1 in consultation 
with the ranking member of the          
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate1 one of whom shall be a ,member 
of the ,senate and two of whom shall not
 be4  7ix7 ,three members appointed by  
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives1 in consultation with  
the chairperson of the ,committee on    

,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives1 one of whom shall be a
 ,member of the ,house of               
,representatives and two of whom shall  
not be4  7x7 ,three members appointed by
 the minority leader of the ,house of   
,representatives1 in consultation with  
the ranking member of the ,committee on 
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives1 one of whom shall be a
 ,member of the ,house of               
,representatives and two of whom shall  
not be4  7,b7 ,qualifications ,the      
members described in clauses 7vii7      
through 7x7 of subparagraph 7,a7 who are
 not ,members of ,congress shall be     
individuals who are nationally          
recognized and have well-documented     
expertise1 knowledge1 or experience in--
 7i7 the history1 culture1 economy1 or  
national security policies of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china2  7ii7 the
 ,united ,states economy2  7iii7 the use
 of intelligence information by national
 policymakers and military leaders2     

7iv7 the implementation1 funding1 or    
oversight of the foreign and national   
security policies of the ,united        
,states2 or  7v7 the implementation1    
funding1 or oversight of economic and   
trade policies of the ,united ,states4  
7,c7 ,avoidance of conflicts of interest
 ,an official who appoints members of   
the ,commission may not appoint an      
individual as a member of the           
,commission if such individual possesses
 any personal or financial interest in  
the discharge of any of the duties of   
the ,commission4  7#b7 ,co-chairpersons 
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
have two co-chairpersons1 selected from 
among the members of the ,commission1 of
 whom-- 7i7 one co-chairperson shall be 
a member of the ,democratic ,party2 and 
7ii7 one co-chairperson shall be a      
member of the ,republican ,party4  7,b7 
,consensus ,the individuals selected to 
serve as the co-chairpersons of the     
,commission shall be jointly agreed upon
 by the ,president1 the majority leader 

of the ,senate1 the minority leader of  
the ,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 and the minority   
leader of the ,house of                 
,representatives4  7c7 ,appointment2    
initial meeting  7#a7 ,appointment      
,members of the ,commission shall be    
appointed not later than #de days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7#b7 ,initial meeting ,the ,commission  
shall hold its initial meeting on or    
before the date that is #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7d7 ,meetings2 quorum2 vacancies  7#a7  
,in general ,after its initial meeting1 
the ,commission shall meet upon the call
 of the co-chairpersons of the          
,commission4  7#b7 ,quorum ,ten members 
of the ,commission shall constitute a   
quorum for purposes of conducting       
business1 except that two members of the
 ,commission shall constitute a quorum  
for purposes of receiving testimony4    
7#c7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy on the     
,commission shall not affect its powers1

 and shall be filled in the same manner 
in which the original appointment was   
made4  7#d7 ,quorum with vacancies ,if  
vacancies on the ,commission occur on   
any day after the date that is #de days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 a quorum shall consist of a       
majority of the members of the          
,commission as of such day4  7e7        
,actions of ,commission  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,commission shall act by   
resolution agreed to by a majority of   
the members of the ,commission voting   
and present4  7#b7 ,panels ,the         
,commission may establish panels        
composed of less than the full          
membership of the ,commission for       
purposes of carrying out the duties of  
the ,commission under this section4 ,the
 actions of any such panel shall be     
subject to the review and control of the
 ,commission4 ,any findings and         
determinations made by such a panel     
shall not be considered to be the       
findings and determinations of the      

,commission unless approved by the      
,commission4  7#c7 ,delegation ,any     
member1 agent1 or staff member of the   
,commission may1 if authorized by the   
co-chairpersons of the ,commission1 take
 any action that the ,commission is     
authorized to take pursuant to this     
section4  7f7 ,duties of ,commission    
,the duties of the ,commission are as   
follows3 7#a7 ,to define the core       
objectives and priorities of the        
strategy described in subsection 7a74   
7#b7 ,to provide definitions of the     
terms grand strategy and stable         
international order as such terms relate
 to ,united ,states national security   
interests and policy toward the         
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#c7 ,to
 recommend steps toward a stable        
international order that includes the   
,people's ,republic of ,china that      
accounts for the ,people's ,republic of 
,china's participation in that order4   
7#d7 ,to consider the manner in which   
the ,united ,states and the allies and  

partners of the ,united ,states         
cooperate and compete with the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china and to identify    
areas for such cooperation and          
competition4  7#e7 ,to consider methods 
for recalibrating economic ties with the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and any 
necessary modifications to such ties    
that may be undertaken by the ,united   
,states ,government4  7#f7 ,to consider 
methods for recalibrating additional    
non-economic ties with the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 and any necessary  
modifications to such ties to be        
undertaken by the ,united ,states       
,government1 including research1        
political1 and security ties4  7#g7 ,to 
understand the linkages across multiple 
levels of the ,federal ,government with 
respect to ,united ,states policy toward
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china4     
7#h7 ,to seek to protect and strengthen 
global democracy and democratic norms4  
7#i7 ,to understand the history1        
culture1 and goals of the ,people's     

,republic of ,china and to consider the 
manner in which the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china defines and seeks to implement
 its goals4  7#aj7 ,to review-- 7,a7 the
 strategies and intentions of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china that      
affect ,united ,states national and     
global interests2  7,b7 the purpose and 
efficacy of current programs for the    
defense of the ,united ,states2 and     
7,c7 the capabilities of the ,federal   
,government for understanding whether1  
and the manner in which1 the ,people's  
,republic of ,china is currently being  
deterred or thwarted in its aims and    
ambitions1 including in cyberspace4     
7#aa7 ,to detail and evaluate current   
,united ,states policy and strategic    
interests1 including the pursuit of a   
free and open ,indo-,pacific region1    
with respect to the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china1 and the manner in which      
,united ,states policy affects the      
policy of the ,people's ,republic of    
,china4  7#ab7 ,to assess the manner in 

which the invasion of ,ukraine by the   
,russian ,federation may have impacted  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china's     
calculations on an invasion of ,taiwan  
and the implications of such impact on  
the prospects for short-term1           
medium-term1 and long-term stability in 
the ,taiwan ,strait4  7#ac7 ,in         
evaluating options for such strategy1 to
 consider possible structures and       
authorities that need to be established1
 revised1 or augmented within the       
,federal ,government to maintain ,united
 ,states national security interests in 
relation to policy toward the ,people's 
,republic of ,china4  7g7 ,powers of    
,commission  7#a7 ,hearings and evidence
 ,the ,commission or1 as delegated by   
the co-chairpersons of the ,commission1 
any panel or member thereof1 may1 for   
the purpose of carrying out this        
section-- 7,a7 hold such hearings and   
sit and act at such times and places1   
take such testimony1 receive such       
evidence1 and administer such oaths as  

the ,commission1 or such designated     
panel or designated member1 considers   
necessary2 and  7,b7 subject to         
paragraph 7#b71 require1 by subpoena or 
otherwise1 the attendance and testimony 
of such witnesses and the production of 
such books1 records1 correspondence1    
memoranda1 papers1 and documents1 as the
 ,commission or such designated panel or
 designated member considers necessary4 
7#b7 ,subpoenas  7,a7 ,in general       
,subpoenas may be issued under paragraph
 7#a77;,b7 under the signature of the   
co-chairpersons of the ,commission1 and 
may be served by any person designated  
by such co-chairpersons4  7,b7 ,failure 
to comply ,the provisions of sections   
#ajb through #ajd of the ,revised       
,statutes 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aib-aid7 shall 
apply in the case of any failure of a   
witness to comply with any subpoena or  
to testify when summoned under authority
 of this section4  7#c7 ,contracts ,the 
,commission may1 to such extent and in  
such amounts as are provided in advance 

in appropriations ,acts1 enter into     
contracts to enable the ,commission to  
discharge its duties under this section4
  7#d7 ,information from ,federal       
agencies  7,a7 ,in general ,the         
,commission may secure directly from any
 executive department1 agency1 bureau1  
board1 commission1 office1 independent  
establishment1 or instrumentality of the
 ,government information1 suggestions1  
estimates1 and statistics for the       
purposes of this section4  7,b7         
,furnishing information ,each such      
department1 agency1 bureau1 board1      
commission1 office1 establishment1 or   
instrumentality shall1 to the extent    
authorized by law1 furnish such         
information1 suggestions1 estimates1 and
 statistics directly to the ,commission1
 upon request made by a co-chairperson  
of the ,commission4  7,c7 ,handling of  
classified information ,the ,commission 
shall handle and protect all classified 
information provided to it under this   
section in accordance with applicable   

law4  7#e7 ,assistance from ,federal    
agencies  7,a7 ,secretary of ,defense   
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
provide to the ,commission1 on a        
nonreimbursable basis1 such             
administrative services1 funds1 staff1  
facilities1 and other support services  
as are necessary for the performance of 
the ,commission's duties under this     
section4  7,b7 ,other departments and   
agencies ,other ,federal departments and
 agencies may provide the ,commission   
such services1 funds1 facilities1 staff1
 and other support as such departments  
and agencies consider advisable and as  
may be authorized by law4  7,c7         
,cooperation ,the ,commission shall     
receive the full and timely cooperation 
of any official1 department1 or agency  
of the ,federal ,government whose       
assistance is necessary1 as jointly     
determined by the co-chairpersons of the
 ,commission1 for the fulfillment of the
 duties of the ,commission1 including   
the provision of full and current       

briefings and analyses4  7#f7 ,postal   
services ,the ,commission may use the   
,united ,states mails in the same manner
 and under the same conditions as the   
departments and agencies of the ,federal
 ,government4  7#g7 ,gifts ,a member or 
staff of the ,commission may not receive
 a gift or benefit by reason of the     
service of such member or staff to the  
,commission4  7h7 ,staff and            
compensation  7#a7 ,staff  7,a7         
,compensation ,the co-chairpersons of   
the ,commission1 in accordance with     
rules agreed upon by the ,commission1   
shall appoint and fix the compensation  
of a staff director and such other      
personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the ,commission to carry out its duties1
 without regard to the provisions of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code         
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 and without regard 
to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title1 relating to classification and   

,general ,schedule pay rates1 except    
that no rate of pay fixed under this    
paragraph may exceed the equivalent of  
that payable to a person occupying a    
position at level ,v of the ,executive  
,schedule under section #ecaf of such   
title4  7,b7 ,detail of ,government     
employees ,a ,federal ,government       
employee may be detailed to the         
,commission without reimbursement1 and  
such detail shall retain the rights1    
status1 and privileges of his or her    
regular employment without interruption4
  7#b7 ,commission members  7,a7        
,compensation  7i7 ,in general ,subject 
to clause 7ii7 and except as provided in
 subparagraph 7,b71 each member of the  
,commission may be compensated at a rate
 not to exceed the daily equivalent of  
the annual rate of basic pay in effect  
for a position at level ,,iv of the     
,executive ,schedule under section #ecae
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 each day during which the member is    
engaged in the actual performance of the

 duties of the ,commission under this   
section4  7ii7 ,members of ,congress and
 ,federal employees ,members of the     
,commission who are ,members of         
,congress or officers or employees of   
the ,federal ,government may not receive
 additional pay by reason of their      
service on the ,commission4  7,b7       
,travel expenses ,while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in  
the performance of services for the     
,commission1 members of the ,commission 
may be allowed travel expenses1         
including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence1 in the same manner as      
persons employed intermittently in      
,government service are allowed expenses
 under section #egjc of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,consultant
 services ,the ,commission may procure  
the services of experts and consultants 
in accordance with section #caji of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but at 
rates not to exceed the daily rate paid 
a person occupying a position at level  

,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under  
section #ecae of such title4  7#d7      
,security clearances for ,commission    
members1 staff1 and consultants  7,a7   
,in general ,the appropriate ,federal   
agencies or departments shall cooperate 
with the ,commission in expeditiously   
providing to ,commission members1 staff1
 and consultants appropriate security   
clearances to the extent possible       
pursuant to existing procedures and     
requirements1 except that no person     
shall be provided access to classified  
information under this ,act without the 
appropriate security clearances4  7,b7  
,expedited processing ,the ,office of   
,senate ,security and the ,office of    
,house ,security shall ensure the       
expedited processing of appropriate     
security clearances for personnel       
appointed to the ,commission by their   
respective ,senate and ,house of        
,representatives offices under processes
 developed for the clearance of         
legislative branch employees4  7i7      

,treatment of information relating to   
national security  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,director of ,national ,intelligence   
shall assume responsibility for the     
handling and disposition of any         
information related to the national     
security of the ,united ,states that is 
received1 considered1 or used by the    
,commission under this section4  7#b7   
,approval required ,information related 
to the national security of the ,united 
,states that is provided to the         
,commission by the ,select ,committee on
 ,intelligence of the ,senate1 the      
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,armed ,services of the ,senate1 or the 
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives may not be   
further provided or released without the
 approval of the chairperson of such    
committee4  7#c7 ,access after          
termination of ,commission              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 after the termination of the       
,commission under subsection 7k71 only  
the members and designated staff of the 
,select ,committee on ,intelligence of  
the ,senate and the ,permanent ,select  
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,house of ,representatives1 the         
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
7and the designees of the ,director71   
and such other officials of the         
executive branch as the ,president may  
designate shall have access to          
information related to the national     
security of the ,united ,states that is 
received1 considered1 or used by the    
,commission4  7j7 ,report  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than ,september #a1  
#bjbe1 the ,commission shall submit to  
the appropriate committees of ,congress1
 the ,assistant to the ,president for   
,national ,security ,affairs1 the       
,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of 
,defense1 the ,secretary of the         
,treasury1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 
and the ,director of ,national          

,intelligence a final report on the     
findings and recommendations of the     
,commission4  7#b7 ,form ,the report    
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form and shall
 include a classified annex4  7k7       
,termination of ,commission  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,commission1 and all the   
authorities of this section1 shall      
terminate at the end of the #abj-;day   
period beginning on the date on which   
the final report is submitted under     
subsection 7j74  7#b7 ,administrative   
activities before termination ,the      
,commission may use the #abj-;day period
 referred to in paragraph 7#a7 for the  
purpose of concluding its activities1   
including providing testimony to        
,congress concerning the final report   
required by subsection 7j7 and          
disseminating such report4  7l7         
,assessments of final report ,not later 
than #fj days after the date on which   
the final report required by subsection 
7j7 is submitted1 the ,secretary of     

,state1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the 
,secretary of the ,treasury1 the        
,secretary of ,commerce1 and the        
,director of ,national ,intelligence    
shall each submit to the appropriate    
committees of ,congress an assessment of
 the final report that includes such    
comments on the findings and            
recommendations contained in the final  
report as the ,director or ,secretary1  
as applicable1 considers appropriate4   
7m7 ,inapplicability of certain         
administrative provisions  7#a7 ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the         
provisions of the ,federal ,advisory    
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
shall not apply to the ,commission4     
7#b7 ,freedom of ,information ,act ,the 
provisions of section #eeb of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred
 to as the ,freedom of ,information     
,act71 shall not apply to the           
activities1 records1 and proceedings of 
the ,commission under this section4  7n7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,of   

the amounts authorized to be            
appropriated by this ,act for fiscal    
year #bjbc for the ,department of       
,defense1 #e1jjj1jjj shall be made      
available to carry out this section1 to 
remain available until the termination  
of the ,commission4  7o7 ,appropriate   
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation1 the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations1 and the ,committee on       
,finance of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the  
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,armed 
,services1 the ,committee on            
,appropriations1 the ,committee on      
,energy and ,commerce1 the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 the 

,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee
 on ,financial ,services of the ,house  
of ,representatives4