To direct the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, to seek to establish an Economic Security Working Group within the Quad.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates sense of Congress expressing support for US cooperation with Australia, India, and Japan through the Quad partnership in the Indo-Pacific, defines definitions for the Quad Economic Security Act including Quad countries, Working Group, and appropriate congressional committees, and establishes Economic Security Working Group within the Quad to secure critical supply chains, safeguard critical infrastructure, and counter economic coercion. It relies on reporting requirements, definition changes, compliance mandates, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
Federal budget could see lower costs, Quad partnership countries (US, Australia, India, Japan) would be affected, and Indo-Pacific regional partners would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State Department would take on compliance duties, US critical infrastructure operators would take on compliance duties, and Commerce Department would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates sense of Congress expressing support for US cooperation with Australia, India, and Japan through the Quad partnership in the Indo-Pacific.
- Defines definitions for the Quad Economic Security Act including Quad countries, Working Group, and appropriate congressional committees.
- Establishes Economic Security Working Group within the Quad to secure critical supply chains, safeguard critical infrastructure, and counter economic coercion.
- Requires congressional reporting requirements for identification of critical supply chains and regional partners upon commencement of Quad negotiations.
- Requires annual reporting requirement for the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce on efforts to establish the Quad Economic Security Working Group.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates sense of Congress expressing support for US cooperation with Australia, India, and Japan through the Quad partnership in the Indo-Pacific, defines definitions for the Quad Economic Security Act including Quad countries, Working Group, and appropriate congressional committees, and establishes Economic Security Working Group within the Quad to secure critical supply chains, safeguard critical infrastructure, and counter economic coercion.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill creates sense of Congress expressing support for US cooperation with Australia, India, and Japan through the Quad partnership in the Indo-Pacific, defines definitions for the Quad Economic Security Act including Quad countries, Working Group, and appropriate congressional committees, and establishes Economic Security Working Group within the Quad to secure critical supply chains, safeguard critical infrastructure, and counter economic coercion.
Policy Domains
Quad Economic Security Working Group
Identified Gains
- Federal budget
- Quad partnership countries (US, Australia, India, Japan)
- Indo-Pacific regional partners
- Congressional oversight committees
Identified Costs
- State Department
- US critical infrastructure operators
- Commerce Department
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
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Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commerce Department, Congressional oversight committees, Federal budget
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, Federal budget
Negative-direction: Commerce Department, State Department
Indo-Pacific regional partners, Quad partnership countries (US, Australia, India, Japan)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce
- "working_group"
- → Economic Security Working Group described in section 4
- "quad_countries"
- → Japan, Australia, India, and the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
The partnership among the Quad countries
Japan, Australia, India, and the United States
The Economic Security Working Group described in section 4
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