Strategy for disruption of adversary defense-industrial supply chains
Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title XVI — Space Activities, Strategic Programs, and Intelligence Matters › Subtitle F — Matters Relating to Adversary Supply Chains
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(a) Strategy required Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually after through March 1, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the congressional intelligence committees a strategy for identifying and disrupting foreign supply chains supporting the defense-industrial production capacity of peer adversaries. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Identification of critical foreign dependencies supporting the production by such adversaries of threat systems, including— (A) artillery systems; (B) ammunition; (C) missile systems; (D) armored vehicle systems; (E) Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (C5ISRT) systems; (F) chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction (CBWMD) systems; (G) advanced kinetic and non-kinetic weapon systems; and (H) unmanned systems. (2) An assessment of vulnerabilities associated with reliance by such adversaries on goods and infrastructure, including— (A) imported raw materials; (B) specialized metallurgy; (C) precision machine tools; (D) artificial intelligence enablers; (E) energy infrastructure; (F) big data analytics; (G) propellant precursors; and (H) transportation infrastructure. (3) An identification of opportunities for coordination with allies and partners regarding disruption of adversary supply chains, including— (A) export controls; (B) supply-chain monitoring; (C) sanctions enforcement; and (D) industrial security cooperation. (4) Recommendations for improving the support provided by the Department of Defense to interagency efforts to monitor and disrupt adversary defense-industrial supply chains.