# 119-s-436: 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.

119-s-436, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-436
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reorganize Defense Department homeland and regional roles: benefit, high. 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, forc…
- New office to help defense contractors: benefit, low. 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 a…

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- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
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- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-436 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/436)

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- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-306: Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-306)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-436 (as of 2025-12-21).