,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdec ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bd1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,kim introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to establish and maintain a security cooperation initiative to strengthen cooperation among the defense industrial bases of the ,united ,states and allied and partner countries in the ,indo-,pacific region1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,partnership for ,indo-,pacific ,industrial ,resilience ,authorization ,act4 #b4 ,bolstering industrial resilience with allies in ,indo-,pacific region 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall establish and maintain a security cooperation initiative 7referred to in this section as the ,partnership7 to strengthen cooperation among the defense industrial bases of the ,united ,states and allied and partner countries in the ,indo-,pacific region4 7b7 ,objectives ,the objectives of the ,partnership shall be the following3 7#a7 ,to enable the production and supply of the material necessary for equipping the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states and the military forces of allied and partner countries to achieve-- 7,a7 the objectives set forth in the most recent national security strategy report submitted to ,congress by the ,president pursuant to section #ajh of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjdc72 7,b7 the policy guidance of the ,secretary of ,defense provided pursuant to section #aac7;g7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,c7 the future-years defense program submitted to ,congress by the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant to section #bba of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,to strengthen the collective defense industrial base by expanding industrial base capability1 capacity1 and workforce1 including with respect to enhanced supply chain security1 interoperability1 and resilience among participating countries4 7#c7 ,to identify and mitigate industrial base vulnerabilities across partner countries4 7#d7 ,to advance research and development activities to provide the ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states and the military forces of allied and partner countries with systems capable of ensuring technological superiority over potential adversaries4 7#e7 ,to promote co-development1 co-production1 and procurement collaboration in key defense sectors4 7#f7 ,to promote defense innovation1 improve information sharing1 encourage standardization1 reduce barriers to cooperation1 and otherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities and facilitate collaboration4 7#g7 ,any other matter the ,secretary of ,defense considers appropriate4 7c7 ,designation of senior official 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall designate a senior civilian official of the ,department of ,defense at the ,assistant ,secretary level or above to lead relevant efforts of the ,partnership1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,notification ,not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,secretary of ,defense makes or changes a designation under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees 7as defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 a notification of such designation or change4 7d7 ,participation ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall establish a process to determine which allies and partners of the ,united ,states 7including ,australia1 ,japan1 the ,republic of ,korea1 ,india1 the ,philippines1 and ,new ,zealand7 shall be invited to participate as member countries of the ,partnership4 7e7 ,authorities ,to carry out this section1 the ,secretary of ,defense may do the following3 7#a7 ,enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding with appropriate counterparts from participating countries4 7#b7 ,establish working groups and technical exchanges4 7#c7 ,provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to partner countries using authorities available to the ,secretary under title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,use funds authorized to be appropriated to the ,department of ,defense for international cooperation programs1 industrial base resilience1 or other relevant purposes4 7#e7 ,engage with industry1 capital providers1 academia1 and any other stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives described in subsection 7b74 7f7 ,report and briefing 7#a7 ,report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than ,march #a1 #bjbg1 and annually thereafter through #bjca1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 7as defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 a report on the status and progress of the ,partnership4 7,b7 ,elements ,each report required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,an assessment of shared industrial base vulnerabilities4 7ii7 ,an overview of efforts among participating countries to enhance supply chain integrity and resilience4 7iii7 ,a description of any joint defense production or co-development initiative1 including any such initiative involving sensitive or classified technologies4 7iv7 ,an articulation of priority initiatives for the upcoming fiscal year4 7v7 ,recommendations for legislative1 regulatory1 policy1 or resourcing changes to achieve the objectives described in subsection 7b74 7vi7 ,any other matter the ,secretary of ,defense considers appropriate4 7#b7 ,briefing ,not later than ,december #a1 #bjbf1 and annually thereafter through #bjcj1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the progress made toward achieving the objectives described in subsection 7b74 7g7 ,termination ,the authority under this section shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjcj4