,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bchj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 
,ricketts7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,commerce1 to seek to     
establish an ,economic ,security        
,working ,group within the ,quad4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,quad ,economic ,security ,act4  #b4
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united      
,states1 as a ,pacific power1 should    
strengthen cooperation with the         
,government of ,australia1 the          
,government of ,india1 and the          
,government of ,japan to address        
regional challenges and promote a free  
and open ,indo-,pacific region2  7#b7   
the ,united ,states should expand       
cooperation1 through the ,quad1 with the

 ,government of ,australia1 the         
,government of ,india1 and the          
,government of ,japan to address shared 
economic security challenges1 including 
by seeking to create an ,economic       
,security ,working ,group within the    
,quad2 and  7#c7 the reviving of the    
,quad by ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump  
and the elevation of the ,quad to the   
leaders' level by ,president ,joseph ,r4
 ,biden were critical to advancing      
shared interests in the ,indo-,pacific  
region4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional        
committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  7#b7 ,quad ,the term 
,quad means the partnership among the   
,quad countries4  7#c7 ,quad countries  
,the term ,quad countries means ,japan1 
,australia1 ,india1 and the ,united     
,states4  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term     

,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,commerce4  7#e7 ,working 
,group ,the term ,working ,group means  
the ,economic ,security ,working ,group 
described in section #d4  #d4           
,establishment of ,economic ,security   
,working ,group  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary shall seek to enter into     
negotiations with the governments of the
 other ,quad countries with the goal of 
reaching an agreement to establish an   
,economic ,security ,working ,group to  
secure critical supply chains1 safeguard
 critical infrastructure1 counter       
economic coercion1 and address crises   
disrupting supply chains4  7b7          
,functions ,in conducting negotiations  
described in subsection 7a7 to establish
 the ,working ,group1 the ,secretary    
shall seek to ensure the ,working       
,group-- 7#a7 serves as a forum for the 
,quad countries to coordinate to secure 
critical infrastructure and bolster     
supply chain resiliency2  7#b7 holds    

crisis simulation exercises to better   
prepare for potential economic coercion 
and disruptions to supply chains2 and   
7#c7 serves as a collective emergency   
response mechanism in the case of       
economic coercion and disruptions to    
supply chains for sectors critical to   
national security to facilitate         
emergency communication and             
coordination4  7c7 ,united ,states      
representation ,the ,united ,states     
shall be represented on the ,working    
,group by a ,united ,states official at 
the level of ,deputy ,assistant         
,secretary of ,state or the equivalent1 
in line with existing working groups of 
the ,quad4  7d7 ,regional engagement ,in
 conducting negotiations described in   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
encourage the ,working ,group to engage 
with the governments of regional        
partners to help bolster their economic 
security1 such as by cooperating on     
capacity-building with regard to        
security of port infrastructure and     

undersea cables4  #e4 ,identification of
 supply chains and regional partners    
7a7 ,supply chains ,if negotiations are 
entered into under section #d1 on the   
commencement of such negotiations1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report identifying supply chains for    
sectors critical to national security   
for purposes of section #d7;b77#c74  7b7
 ,regional partners ,if negotiations are
 entered into under section #d1 on the  
commencement of such negotiations1 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report identifying which countries and  
jurisdictions in the ,indo-,pacific     
region the ,secretary considers to be   
regional partners for purposes of       
section #d7;d74  #f4 ,annual reports    
7a7 ,in general ,if negotiations are    
entered into under section #d1 not later
 than one year after the date on which  
such negotiations commence1 and annually
 thereafter until the date described in 

subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,state
 and the ,secretary of ,commerce shall  
jointly submit to the appropriate       
congressional committees a report on    
efforts to establish the ,working       
,group4  7b7 ,date described ,the date  
described in this subsection is the date
 on which negotiations to establish the 
,working ,group conclude1 without regard
 to whether the ,working ,group is or is
 not established4  #g4 ,no additional   
funds authorized ,no additional funds   
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act4 ,this ,act shall be
 carried out using amounts otherwise    
authorized to be appropriated4