[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2380 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2380
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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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 22, 2025
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Ricketts) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quad Economic Security Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States, as a Pacific power, should
strengthen cooperation with the Government of Australia, the
Government of India, and the Government of Japan to address
regional challenges and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific
region;
(2) the United States should expand cooperation, through
the Quad, with the Government of Australia, the Government of
India, and the Government of Japan to address shared economic
security challenges, including by seeking to create an Economic
Security Working Group within the Quad; and
(3) the reviving of the Quad by President Donald J. Trump
and the elevation of the Quad to the leaders' level by
President Joseph R. Biden were critical to advancing shared
interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Quad.--The term ``Quad'' means the partnership among
the Quad countries.
(3) Quad countries.--The term ``Quad countries'' means
Japan, Australia, India, and the United States.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.
(5) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
Economic Security Working Group described in section 4.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY WORKING GROUP.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into
negotiations with the governments of the other Quad countries with the
goal of reaching an agreement to establish an Economic Security Working
Group to secure critical supply chains, safeguard critical
infrastructure, counter economic coercion, and address crises
disrupting supply chains.
(b) Functions.--In conducting negotiations described in subsection
(a) to establish the Working Group, the Secretary shall seek to ensure
the Working Group--
(1) serves as a forum for the Quad countries to coordinate
to secure critical infrastructure and bolster supply chain
resiliency;
(2) holds crisis simulation exercises to better prepare for
potential economic coercion and disruptions to supply chains;
and
(3) serves as a collective emergency response mechanism in
the case of economic coercion and disruptions to supply chains
for sectors critical to national security to facilitate
emergency communication and coordination.
(c) United States Representation.--The United States shall be
represented on the Working Group by a United States official at the
level of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State or the equivalent, in line
with existing working groups of the Quad.
(d) Regional Engagement.--In conducting negotiations described in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall encourage the Working Group to
engage with the governments of regional partners to help bolster their
economic security, such as by cooperating on capacity-building with
regard to security of port infrastructure and undersea cables.
SEC. 5. IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPLY CHAINS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS.
(a) Supply Chains.--If negotiations are entered into under section
4, on the commencement of such negotiations, the Secretary shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report identifying supply
chains for sectors critical to national security for purposes of
section 4(b)(3).
(b) Regional Partners.--If negotiations are entered into under
section 4, on the commencement of such negotiations, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
identifying which countries and jurisdictions in the Indo-Pacific
region the Secretary considers to be regional partners for purposes of
section 4(d).
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTS.
(a) In General.--If negotiations are entered into under section 4,
not later than one year after the date on which such negotiations
commence, and annually thereafter until the date described in
subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on efforts to establish the Working Group.
(b) Date Described.--The date described in this subsection is the
date on which negotiations to establish the Working Group conclude,
without regard to whether the Working Group is or is not established.
SEC. 7. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise
authorized to be appropriated.
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