[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2453 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2453
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain a
security cooperation initiative to strengthen cooperation among the
defense industrial bases of the United States and allied and partner
countries in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 24, 2025
Mr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish and maintain a
security cooperation initiative to strengthen cooperation among the
defense industrial bases of the United States and allied and partner
countries in the Indo-Pacific region, and for other purposes.
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 ``Partnership for Indo-Pacific
Industrial Resilience Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. BOLSTERING INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE WITH ALLIES IN INDO-PACIFIC
REGION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall establish and maintain a security
cooperation initiative (referred to in this section as the
``Partnership'') to strengthen cooperation among the defense industrial
bases of the United States and allied and partner countries in the
Indo-Pacific region.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Partnership shall be the
following:
(1) To enable the production and supply of the material
necessary for equipping the Armed Forces of the United States
and the military forces of allied and partner countries to
achieve--
(A) the objectives set forth in the most recent
national security strategy report submitted to Congress
by the President pursuant to section 108 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043);
(B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense
provided pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United
States Code; and
(C) the future-years defense program submitted to
Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to
section 221 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) To strengthen the collective defense industrial base by
expanding industrial base capability, capacity, and workforce,
including with respect to enhanced supply chain security,
interoperability, and resilience among participating countries.
(3) To identify and mitigate industrial base
vulnerabilities across partner countries.
(4) To advance research and development activities to
provide the Armed Forces of the United States and the military
forces of allied and partner countries with systems capable of
ensuring technological superiority over potential adversaries.
(5) To promote co-development, co-production, and
procurement collaboration in key defense sectors.
(6) To promote defense innovation, improve information
sharing, encourage standardization, reduce barriers to
cooperation, and otherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities
and facilitate collaboration.
(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(c) Designation of Senior Official.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior civilian official of the Department of
Defense at the Assistant Secretary level or above to lead
relevant efforts of the Partnership, as determined by the
Secretary.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary of Defense makes or changes a designation
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101 of
title 10, United States Code) a notification of such
designation or change.
(d) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall establish a process to determine which
allies and partners of the United States (including Australia, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall
be invited to participate as member countries of the Partnership.
(e) Authorities.--To carry out this section, the Secretary of
Defense may do the following:
(1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding
with appropriate counterparts from participating countries.
(2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges.
(3) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building
support to partner countries using authorities available to the
Secretary under title 10, United States Code.
(4) Use funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for international cooperation programs,
industrial base resilience, or other relevant purposes.
(5) Engage with industry, capital providers, academia, and
any other stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(f) Report and Briefing.--
(1) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and
annually thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees (as defined in section 101 of title 10,
United States Code) a report on the status and progress
of the Partnership.
(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph
(A) shall include the following:
(i) An assessment of shared industrial base
vulnerabilities.
(ii) An overview of efforts among
participating countries to enhance supply chain
integrity and resilience.
(iii) A description of any joint defense
production or co-development initiative,
including any such initiative involving
sensitive or classified technologies.
(iv) An articulation of priority
initiatives for the upcoming fiscal year.
(v) Recommendations for legislative,
regulatory, policy, or resourcing changes to
achieve the objectives described in subsection
(b).
(vi) Any other matter the Secretary of
Defense considers appropriate.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and
annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on the progress made toward achieving the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall terminate
on December 31, 2030.
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