Sec. 1245. Biennial report on influence operations and campaigns of the Government of the People’s Republic of China targeting military alliances and partnerships of which the United States is a member
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Not later than April 1, 2022, and on a biennial basis thereafter until April 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the influence operations and campaigns of the Government of the People’s Republic of China
(PRC)targeting military alliances and partnerships of which the United States is a member. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment of the PRC Government’s objectives in such operations and campaigns and how such objectives relate to the PRC Government’s broader strategic aims. The activities and roles of the Department of Defense and Department of State in the United States Government strategy to counter such influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government. A comprehensive list of specific PRC state and non-state entities, or any other states with which the PRC may cooperate, involved in supporting such operations and campaigns and the role of each such entity in supporting such operations and campaigns. An identification of the tactics, techniques, and procedures used in previous influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government. An assessment of the impact of previous influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government, including the views of senior PRC Government officials about their effectiveness in achieving PRC Government objectives. An identification of all United States military alliances and partnerships that have been targeted by influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government. An identification of all United States military alliances and partnerships that may be targeted in future influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government and an assessment of the likelihood that each such partnership or alliance will be targeted. An identification of tactics, techniques, and procedures likely to be used in future influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government. Recommended authorities or activities for the Department of Defense and Department of State in the United States Government strategy to counter such influence operations and campaigns of the PRC Government. Any other matters the Secretaries determine to be appropriate. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form and appropriate for release to the public, but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.