Establishing a task force to implement the Strategy

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after submitting the Strategy pursuant to section 4(a), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall establish an interagency task force (referred to in this section as the Task Force)— (1) to coordinate the implementation of the Strategy; (2) to conduct and enhance regular monitoring and analysis of gray-zone operations internationally; (3) to track, formulate and strengthen tools for the purpose of countering and mitigating gray-zone operations internationally, including determining and reporting funding requirements; (4) to track and evaluate progress toward the objectives, activities, and performance indicators of the Strategy described in section 4(b)(5); and (5) to update the Strategy, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, as needed. (b) Annual reviews and reports Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the Task Force, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, shall— (1) conduct a status review of the Strategy and the overall state gray-zone operations by the PRC in the Indo-Pacific; (2) include a list of impacted allies and partners, as well as actors who may be enabling the PRC’s gray zone activity in the Indo-Pacific; and (3) submit the results of such review in a public report to the appropriate congressional committees, which may contain a classified annex. (c) Task force termination The Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date on which it is established.