Report on critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— (1) analyzes the critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a military invasion or blockade by the People’s Republic of China; and (2) identifies potential Department of Defense actions that could help enable the protection of such infrastructure, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 93 Stat. 14). (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A description of threats to the critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a military invasion or blockade by the People's Republic of China. (2) A description of the critical digital infrastructure capabilities of Taiwan, including— (A) the type and amount of physical hardware available to support the transfer of large quantities of electronic data from Taiwan to a cloud-based system or a geographic location outside Taiwan; and (B) the availability of resilient satellite communications from low-Earth orbit constellations and any other necessary activity relating to such a transfer. (3) An identification of potential Department of Defense actions that could help enable the protection of the critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a contingency, including— (A) the pre-positioning of digital hardware capabilities; and (B) acquisition of cloud-based services and radio frequency satellite communications. (4) Recommendations for any resources or authorities required to support the Department of Defense actions identified under paragraph (3). (5) Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Considerations The report required by subsection (a) shall take into account, at a minimum, the following: (1) Lessons learned from ongoing conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine. (2) The risks associated with making assumptions about the availability of commercial vendors in the event of a military invasion or blockade of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China. (d) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form. (e) Collaboration To support the development of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary is encouraged to seek input from the following: (1) Civilian executives from commercial technology companies that provided support to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian Federation’s war of aggression. (2) Any other individual or agency of the Federal Government the Secretary considers appropriate. (f) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the contents of the report.