,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjbe,mr4 
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
modify ! organization & au?orities ( !  
,assi/ant ,secret>ies ( ,def5se ) duties
 relat+ to indu/rial base policy &      
homel& def5se4  #a4 ,modification (     
organization & au?orities ( ,assi/ant   
,secret>ies ( ,def5se ) duties relat+ to
 indu/rial base policy & homel& def5se  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,def5se = ,int]national ,indu/rial ,base
 ,developm5t & ,engagem5t ,section      
#ach7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h7 z p>agraphs 7#h7 &
 7#i71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph
 7#g73  7#g7 ,"o ( ! ,assi/ant          
,secret>ies is ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (  
,def5se = ,int]national ,indu/rial ,base

 ,developm5t & ,engagem5t1 :o %all      
report directly to ! ,"u ,secret>y (    
,def5se = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t4 ,!  
pr9cipal duty ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y   
%all be to /r5g!n ! ,unit$ ,/ates def5se
 indu/rial base ?r\gh ! promotion (     
coop]ation ) security p>tn]s & allies ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ,taiwan4  4    
7b7 ,r5am+ ( ,assi/ant ,secret>y (      
,def5se = ,/rategy1 ,plans1 &           
,capabilities z ,assi/ant ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,/rategy1 ,plans1             
,capabilities1 & ,homel& ,def5se  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,on & aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act-- 7,a7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
( ,def5se = ,/rategy1 ,plans1 &         
,capabilities %all be kn[n z ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,/rategy1 ,plans1
 ,capabilities1 & ,homel& ,def5se2 &    
7,b7 any ref]5ce 9 any law or regulation
 to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =   
,/rategy1 ,plans1 & ,capabilities %all  
be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,/rategy1 ,plans1 
,capabilities1 & ,homel& ,def5se4  7#b7 

,e/abli%m5t ,section #ach7;b7 ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by    
subsection 7a71 is fur!r am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#aj7  
7,a7 ,"o ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>ies is ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =         
,/rategy1 ,plans1 ,capabilities1 &      
,homel& ,def5se4  7,b7 ,! pr9cipal duty 
( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all be to      
advise ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,deputy 
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,"u ,secret>y (  
,def5se = ,policy1 & ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy
 ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se on-- 7i7       
national security issues & def5se       
/rategy & ! capabilities1 =ces1 &       
cont+5cy plans necess>y to implem5t !   
def5se /rategy2  7ii7 policy & plann+   
ov]sight =-- 7,i7 homel& def5se &       
mission assurance by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se2  7,,ii7 support by ! ,dep>tm5t 
= civil au?orities2 &  7,,iii7 ,arctic &
 global resili5ce2 &  7iii7 advanc+ &   
repres5t+ priority issues )-- 7,i7 o!r  
,f$]al ag5cies2  7,,ii7 c\ntries t are  
allies & p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      

7,,iii7 ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 &     
,tribal gov]nm5ts2 &  7,,iv7 private    
sector organizations4  4  7c7           
,elim9ation ( ,assi/ant ,secret>y (     
,def5se = ,homel& ,def5se & ,hemisph]ic 
,affairs ,! position ( ,assi/ant        
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,homel& ,def5se & 
,hemisph]ic ,affairs is elim9at$4  7d7  
,exp&$ au?ority ( ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,def5se = ,int]national ,security       
,affairs ,! responsibilities ( !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se =         
,int]national ,security ,affairs %all   
include responsibility = ,we/]n         
,hemisph]e affairs4