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119-s-436119th CongressWALLET

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the organization and authorities of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense with duties relating to industrial base policy and homeland defense.

Sponsored By: Senator Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

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Summary

Reorganizes senior Defense Department leadership to prioritize the industrial base, homeland defense, and international engagement. It would create a new Assistant Secretary focused on international industrial base development and shift other offices' duties toward homeland defense, Arctic and global resilience, and Western Hemisphere policy.

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  • Senior Defense leaders: Would create an Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Industrial Base Development and Engagement who reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. It would eliminate the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs and redesignate the Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities as the Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Homeland Defense.
  • Defense industrial base and partners: The new assistant secretary's principal duty would be to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base by promoting cooperation with security partners and allies, including Taiwan.
  • Homeland defense, resilience, and civil support: The renamed Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Homeland Defense would advise on homeland defense, mission assurance, support for civil authorities, and Arctic and global resilience, and would coordinate with federal, state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments and the private sector.
  • Western Hemisphere policy: The bill would expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs to include responsibility for Western Hemisphere affairs.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Reorganize Defense Department homeland and regional roles

If enacted, the bill would rename and reassign senior Defense Department offices to focus more on homeland defense and resilience. One Assistant Secretary would become the Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Homeland Defense and advise senior leaders on defense strategy, forces, contingency plans, homeland defense, mission assurance, civil support, and Arctic and global resilience. The bill would eliminate the separate Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs. It would also move Western Hemisphere duties to the Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

New office to help defense contractors

If enacted, the bill would create an Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Industrial Base Development and Engagement. That official would report to the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment and work to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base by promoting cooperation with allies and partners, including Taiwan. This would give defense contractors and DoD acquisition officials a new point of contact. The change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

AK • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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