,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,sullivan introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify   
the organization and authorities of the 
,assistant ,secretaries of ,defense with
 duties relating to industrial base     
policy and homeland defense4  #a4       
,modification of organization and       
authorities of ,assistant ,secretaries  
of ,defense with duties relating to     
industrial base policy and homeland     
defense  7a7 ,establishment of          
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,international ,industrial ,base        
,development and ,engagement ,section   
#ach7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h7  
as paragraphs 7#h7 and 7#i71            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    

after paragraph 7#f7 the following new  
paragraph 7#g73  7#g7 ,one of the       
,assistant ,secretaries is the          
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,international ,industrial ,base        
,development and ,engagement1 who shall 
report directly to the ,under ,secretary
 of ,defense for ,acquisition and       
,sustainment4 ,the principal duty of the
 ,assistant ,secretary shall be to      
strengthen the ,united ,states defense  
industrial base through the promotion of
 cooperation with security partners and 
allies of the ,united ,states1 including
 ,taiwan4  4  7b7 ,renaming of          
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,strategy1 ,plans1 and ,capabilities as 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,strategy1 ,plans1 ,capabilities1 and   
,homeland ,defense  7#a7 ,in general ,on
 and after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act-- 7,a7 the ,assistant         
,secretary of ,defense for ,strategy1   
,plans1 and ,capabilities shall be known
 as the ,assistant ,secretary of        

,defense for ,strategy1 ,plans1         
,capabilities1 and ,homeland ,defense2  
and  7,b7 any reference in any law or   
regulation to the ,assistant ,secretary 
of ,defense for ,strategy1 ,plans1 and  
,capabilities shall be deemed to be a   
reference to the ,assistant ,secretary  
of ,defense for ,strategy1 ,plans1      
,capabilities1 and ,homeland ,defense4  
7#b7 ,establishment ,section #ach7;b7 of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
amended by subsection 7a71 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#aj7 7,a7    
,one of the ,assistant ,secretaries is  
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense   
for ,strategy1 ,plans1 ,capabilities1   
and ,homeland ,defense4  7,b7 ,the      
principal duty of the ,assistant        
,secretary shall be to advise the       
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,deputy     
,secretary of ,defense1 the ,under      
,secretary of ,defense for ,policy1 and 
the ,principal ,deputy ,under ,secretary
 of ,defense on-- 7i7 national security 

issues and defense strategy and the     
capabilities1 forces1 and contingency   
plans necessary to implement the defense
 strategy2  7ii7 policy and planning    
oversight for-- 7,i7 homeland defense   
and mission assurance by the ,department
 of ,defense2  7,,ii7 support by the    
,department for civil authorities2 and  
7,,iii7 ,arctic and global resilience2  
and  7iii7 advancing and representing   
priority issues with-- 7,i7 other       
,federal agencies2  7,,ii7 countries    
that are allies and partners of the     
,united ,states2  7,,iii7 ,state1 local1
 territorial1 and ,tribal governments2  
and  7,,iv7 private sector              
organizations4  4  7c7 ,elimination of  
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,homeland ,defense and ,hemispheric     
,affairs ,the position of ,assistant    
,secretary of ,defense for ,homeland    
,defense and ,hemispheric ,affairs is   
eliminated4  7d7 ,expanded authority of 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,international ,security ,affairs ,the  

responsibilities of the ,assistant      
,secretary of ,defense for              
,international ,security ,affairs shall 
include responsibility for ,western     
,hemisphere affairs4