To provide for interagency tabletop exercises to assess the impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crises and evaluate United States Government tools available to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Defense to invite economic policy agencies and private sector representatives to participate in unclassified tabletop exercises that simulate crisis scenarios. The goal is to assess how DoD decisions during crises affect the economy and to identify economic tools the government can use to support defense operations during competitions, crises, and conflicts.
Who Benefits and How
Defense contractors and national security consultants benefit by gaining potential access to participate in these exercises as private sector representatives, which could lead to new consulting contracts and influence over crisis planning. Economic agencies like Treasury, Commerce, and Transportation gain a formal seat at the table in defense crisis planning, expanding their role beyond traditional economic policy into national security decision-making.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense faces the primary burden, as it must organize and conduct these interagency exercises and provide a briefing to congressional defense committees by December 31, 2025. The economic agencies that participate also bear a compliance burden in terms of staff time and resources needed to engage in the exercises, though this is partially offset by their expanded role in defense planning.
Key Provisions
- Mandates DoD invite Treasury, Commerce, Transportation, USTR, and the National Economic Council to participate in unclassified tabletop exercises
- Allows DoD to include private sector representatives "as appropriate" in these exercises
- Exercises must assess economic impacts of DoD decisions during crisis and conflict
- Exercises must evaluate economic tools available to augment DoD capabilities
- Requires DoD to brief congressional defense committees by December 31, 2025 on current and planned interagency exercise efforts
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Defense to conduct interagency tabletop exercises with economic agencies and private sector participants to assess economic impacts of DoD decisions and evaluate economic tools available during crises and conflicts.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve coordination between defense and economic agencies to better prepare for crisis scenarios; formalize existing or create new interagency planning processes"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Department of Defense (improved crisis planning capabilities)
- Economic agencies (Treasury, Commerce, Transportation, USTR, NEC) - formal role in defense planning
- Private sector participants (influence over DoD crisis planning)
- Defense contractors and consultants (potential exercise participants)
Likely Burden Bearers
- Department of Defense (resource commitment to organize exercises)
- Economic agencies (staff time for participation in exercises)
- Congressional defense committees (staff time to receive briefings)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code
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