# 117-hr-8897: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.

117-hr-8897, To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8897
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-09-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), in addressing specified elements of the national defense strategy (i.e., priority missions and the assumed strategic environment), to seek the advice and views of the congressional defense committees, through the chair and ranking members of the committees. Any advice and views may be submitted to DOD in writing and must be published as an annex to the national defense strategy.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8897)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8897 (as of 2025-11-18).