Sec. 821. Quarterly national technology and industrial base briefings
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Section 2504 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the congressional defense committees receive quarterly briefings on the progress of the Department of Defense to address the prioritized list of gaps or vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial base described in subsection (a)(3)(B) as follows:
One quarterly briefing per year shall be provided by the Secretary of the Army. One quarterly briefing per year shall be provided by the Secretary of the Navy. One quarterly briefing per year shall be provided by the Secretary of the Air Force. One quarterly briefing per year shall be provided by all appropriate heads of the Defense Agencies identified under subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii). Each briefing under paragraph
(1)shall include an update of the progress of addressing such gaps or vulnerabilities by the Secretary concerned or the appropriate head of a Defense Agency, including an update on— actions taken to address such gaps or vulnerabilities; the mitigation strategies necessary to address such gaps or vulnerabilities; and the proposed timeline for action to address such gaps or vulnerabilities. . The heading of section 2504 of such title is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 148 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2504 and inserting the following new item: 2504. National technology and industrial base: annual report and quarterly briefing. .