Sec. 706. Report on outreach strategy addressing threats from United States adversaries to the United States technology sector
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In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the congressional intelligence committees; the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing outreach by the intelligence community and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to United States industrial, commercial, scientific, technical, and academic communities on matters relating to the efforts of adversaries of the United States to acquire critical United States technology, intellectual property, and research and development information.
The report required by subsection
(b)shall include the following: A review of the current outreach efforts of the intelligence community and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise described in subsection (b), including the type of information conveyed in the outreach. A determination of the appropriate element of the intelligence community to lead such outreach efforts. An assessment of potential methods for improving the effectiveness of such outreach, including an assessment of the following: Those critical technologies, infrastructure, or related supply chains that are at risk from the efforts of adversaries described in subsection (b). The necessity and advisability of granting security clearances to company or community leadership, when necessary and appropriate, to allow for tailored classified briefings on specific targeted threats. The advisability of partnering with entities of the Federal Government that are not elements of the intelligence community and relevant regulatory and industry groups described in subsection (b), to convey key messages across sectors targeted by United States adversaries. Strategies to assist affected elements of the communities described in subparagraph
(C)in mitigating, deterring, and protecting against the broad range of threats from the efforts of adversaries described in subsection (b), with focus on producing information that enables private entities to justify business decisions related to national security concerns. The advisability of the establishment of a United States Governmentwide task force to coordinate outreach and activities to combat the threats from efforts of adversaries described in subsection (b). Such other matters as the Director of National Intelligence may consider necessary. In preparing the report required by subsection (b), the Director is encouraged to consult with other government agencies, think tanks, academia, representatives of the financial industry, or such other entities as the Director considers appropriate. The report required by subsection
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex as necessary.