Undersea cables

(a) Strategy The Under Secretary for International Security Affairs, in consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop a strategy to manage the security of subsea infrastructure. The strategy shall include the following: (1) Information sharing between the United States and United States allies and partners on damaged subsea infrastructure. (2) Best practices for protecting subsea infrastructure from both intentional or unintentional interference and damage. (3) Assessment of foreign adversarial threats to subsea infrastructure, including in the Baltic Sea, Indo-Pacific, and other strategic regions. (4) Development of joint response procedures with allies and partners for incidents involving subsea infrastructure compromise or damage. (5) Promotion of United States leadership in setting international standards for subsea infrastructure security and resilience. (6) Risk assessment of existing United States subsea infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and prioritize protection and resource allocation efforts. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the strategy required by subsection (a). The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex if submitted separately from the unclassified portion.