Sec. 1060. Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or influence
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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 on countering industrial espionage. The request required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: A description of commercial and organically developed tools employed by the Department of Defense to— assess the risks of foreign malign ownership, control, or influence within the defense industrial base; mitigate vulnerability associated with, but no limited to, the People's Republic of China's, the Russian Federation's, Iran's, or North Korea's foreign ownership, control, or influence of any part of the acquisition supply chain; and vet program personnel to identify technologies and program components most at risk for industrial espionage. A description of specific commercial solutions the Department is currently leveraging to assess and mitigate these risks.