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  SA 3168. Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Coons, 
and Mr. Gardner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 11618. NATIONAL ECONOMIC SECURITY STRATEGY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the national security of the United States depends in 
     large part on a vibrant, growing, and secure United States 
     economy;
       (2) the United States confronts more international economic 
     competition and threats today than at any time in the 
     Nation's history;
       (3) a failure of the United States to compete economically 
     will undermine the prosperity and security of the people of 
     the United States;
       (4) the United States is stronger when the national 
     security strategy integrates economic tools in the service of 
     foreign policy objectives;
       (5) it is in the national security and economic interests 
     of the United States--
       (A) to promote free, fair, and reciprocal economic 
     relationships between the United States and foreign 
     individuals and entities;
       (B) to promote and protect the United States innovation 
     base, including the defense industrial base;
       (C) to ensure that the United States leads in research, 
     technology, and innovation;
       (D) to counter anticompetitive economic behavior, policies, 
     and strategies by foreign individuals and entities;
       (E) to promote environmental stewardship; and
       (F) to ensure workers and families in the United States 
     have the opportunity to thrive with competitive wages and are 
     not unfairly disadvantaged;
       (6) the Federal Government has a limited, but important, 
     role in facilitating the ability of the United States to 
     compete successfully in the international economic 
     competition described in paragraph (2); and
       (7) the Federal Government should periodically produce a 
     national economic security strategy--
       (A) to ensure Federal policies, statutes, regulations, 
     procedures, data gathering, and assessment practices are 
     optimally designed and implemented to facilitate the 
     competitiveness, prosperity, and security of the United 
     States; and
       (B) maximally advance economic opportunity for present and 
     future generations of United States citizens.
       (b) Strategy Required.--
       (1) Initial strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President, in 
     coordination with the National Security Council and the 
     National Economic Council and the heads of other relevant 
     Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report setting forth a national 
     economic security strategy of the United States to support 
     the national security strategy for 2017.
       (2) Subsequent strategies.--Beginning in 2021, the 
     President, in coordination with the National Security Council 
     and the National Economic Council and the heads of other 
     relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a national economic security 
     strategy--
       (A) in any year in which a new President is inaugurated, 
     not later than October 1 of that year; and
       (B) in any other year, not later than 90 days after the 
     transmission to Congress in that year of the national 
     security strategy.
       (c) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (b) shall 
     set forth a national economic security strategy of the United 
     States and shall, at a minimum, include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the global competitive position of key 
     United States economic sectors, including strengths, 
     weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
       (2) An assessment of the national debt and its implications 
     for the economic and national security of the United States.
       (3) A description and discussion of the prioritized 
     economic security interests and objectives of the United 
     States, including key economic sectors vital to economic 
     security of the United States.
       (4) A description of the leading threats, challenges, and 
     opportunities associated with the interests and objectives 
     described in paragraph (3), including--
       (A) an assessment of the severity and likelihood of the 
     threats, both foreign and domestic, and an explicit linking 
     of each such threat to a national interest or objective;
       (B) an assessment of the nature of the challenges and how 
     each challenge will evolve if left unaddressed; and
       (C) an assessment of the opportunities and associated 
     potential benefits to United States interests or objectives.
       (5) An overview of the public and private sector tools 
     necessary to address or minimize the leading threats and 
     challenges described in paragraph (4) and to take advantage 
     of the leading opportunities described in that paragraph.
       (6) An assessment of whether the United States Government 
     or private sector possesses those tools.
       (7) For each such threat, challenge, or opportunity that 
     the United States Government or private sector lack 
     sufficient tools to address, minimize, or take advantage of, 
     a detailed plan to develop, improve, or foster those tools.
       (8) A plan to utilize available tools to address or 
     minimize the leading threats and challenges and to take 
     advantage of the leading opportunities, including--
       (A) a discussion of the optimal allocation of finite 
     resources and an identification of the risks associated with 
     that allocation;
       (B) specific objectives, tasks, metrics, and milestones for 
     each relevant Federal agency;
       (C) specific plans to eliminate obstacles for the private 
     sector in areas supportive of the national economic security 
     strategy and to maximize the prudent use of public-private 
     partnerships;
       (D) specific plans to eliminate obstacles to strengthening 
     United States energy security, sustainability, and resilience 
     in areas supportive of the national economic security 
     strategy, including energy diversity and sustainable 
     management and use of energy resources;
       (E) specific plans to promote environmental stewardship and 
     fair competition for United States workers;
       (F) a description of--
       (i) how the national economic security strategy supports 
     the national security strategy; and
       (ii) how the national economic security strategy is 
     integrated and coordinated with the most recent national 
     defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 10, United 
     States Code;
       (G) a plan to encourage the governments of countries that 
     are allies or partners of the United States to cooperate with 
     the execution of the national economic security strategy, 
     where appropriate; and
       (H) a plan to encourage certain international and 
     multilateral organizations to support the implementation of 
     the national economic security strategy.
       (9) An identification of any additional resources or 
     statutory authorizations necessary to implement the national 
     economic security strategy.
       (d) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (b) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
     on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) National security strategy.--The term ``national 
     security strategy'' means the national security strategy 
     required by section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3043).
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