To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE28D976377F545C0A48ADD493167B14C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gray Zone Defense Assessment Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H51C102726B8B4904AD52A7D395B1F318: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: In 1948, George F. Kennan observed that, In broadest definition, political warfare is the employment of all the means...
- Section HE61F11B76FFD4DFCBC7066950134DE0D: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— gray zone competition is a central and enduring aspect of great-power competition, and the United States...
- Section H6A0378E6BD2749EF8278619FB4DD159F: 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— seek effective responses, particularly at the Department of State, to adversary gray zone...
- Section H38003B0F518941E3A8890866C602FA18: 5. Evaluation of national capacities for conducting gray zone operations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Issa, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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