119-s2453

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2453 Introduced in Senate

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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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