National Defense Strategy Implementation Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Defense Strategy Implementation Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on and plan means to defeat China and Russia in competition and war.
Specifically, the bill
- requires DOD to report on operational concepts and plans concerning China and Russia, including on key strategically significant scenarios identified in the National Defense Strategy;
- requires DOD to develop and implement a plan to strengthen the analytic capabilities, expertise, and processes necessary to meet the strategy;
- directs the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United States to report annually on the execution of the strategy and makes the commission permanent.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2019Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 98, June 12, 2019, page H4628.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support the implementation of the National Defense Strategy for the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Defense Strategy Implementation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Military command and structure
- Military operations and strategy
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
