Sec. 1202. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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## SEC. 1202 ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Annual Report Not later than January 31 of each year through January 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall submit to the specified congressional committees a report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China. ###
(b)Matters to Be Included Each report under this section shall include analyses and forecasts, through the next 20 years, of the following: ####
(1)The goals, factors, and trends shaping Chinese security strategy and military strategy. ####
(2)The role of the People’s Liberation Army in the strategy, governance systems, and foreign and economic policies of the People’s Republic of China, including the following: #####
(A)Developments in the defense policy and military strategy of the People’s Republic of China, and the role and mission of the People’s Liberation Army. #####
(B)The role of the People’s Liberation Army in the Chinese Communist Party, including the structure and leadership of the Central Military Commission. #####
(C)The internal security role and affiliation of the People’s Liberation Army with the People’s Armed Police and other law enforcement, intelligence, and paramilitary entities of the People’s Republic of China, including any activities supporting or implementing mass surveillance, mass detentions, forced labor, or gross violations of human rights. ####
(3)The role of the People’s Liberation Army in, and its support of, the overall foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China, as expressed through military diplomacy and other external actions, activities, and operations, including the following: #####
(A)Chinese military-to-military relationships with other countries, including— ######
(i)Chinese military attache presence, activities, exercises, and agreements with the militaries of other countries; and ######
(ii)military education programs conducted— ######
(I)in the People’s Republic of China for militaries of other countries; or ######
(II)in other countries for personnel of the People’s Liberation Army. #####
(B)Any significant sale or transfer of military hardware, expertise, and technology to or from the People’s Republic of China, including— ######
(i)a forecast of possible future sales and transfers; ######
(ii)the implications of such sales and transfers for the security of the United States and its partners and allies; and ######
(iii)any significant assistance to and from any selling state with military-related research and development programs in the People’s Republic of China. #####
(C)Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation, and between the People’s Republic of China and Iran, with respect to security and military matters. ####
(4)Developments in the military doctrine, operational concepts, joint command and organizational structures, and significant military operations and deployments of the People’s Liberation Army. ####
(5)Developments and future course of the services, theater-level commands, and paramilitary organizations of the People’s Liberation Army, including— #####
(A)the specific roles and missions, organization, capabilities, force structure, readiness, and modernization efforts of such services, theater-level commands, special operations, and paramilitary organizations; #####
(B)a summary of the order of battle of the People’s Liberation Army, including ballistic and cruise missile inventories; and #####
(C)developments relating to the Chinese Coast Guard, including its interactions with the Armed Forces of the United States, and the implications for its use as a coercive tool in maritime disputes. **[**There is no paragraph
(6)in law.**]** ####
(7)Developments in the People’s Liberation Army as a global actor, such as overseas military basing, military logistics capabilities, and infrastructure to project power, and the overseas command and control structure of the People’s Liberation Army, including— #####
(A)Chinese overseas investments or projects likely, or with significant potential, to be converted into military or intelligence assets of the People’s Republic of China; and #####
(B)efforts by the People’s Republic of China to use the People’s Liberation Army to expand its presence and influence overseas and the implications of such efforts on United States’ national defense and security interests in— ######
(i)Latin America and the Caribbean; ######
(ii)Africa; ######
(iii)the Indo-Pacific region, including the Pacific Islands; and ######
(iv)the Middle East. ####
(8)The strategy, policy, development, and modernization of key military capabilities of the People’s Republic of China across the People’s Liberation Army, including the following: #####
(A)The cyberwarfare and electronic warfare capabilities (including details on the number of malicious cyber incidents originating from the People’s Republic of China against Department of Defense infrastructure) and associated activities originating or suspected to have originated from the People’s Republic of China. #####
(B)The space and counter-space programs and capabilities. #####
(C)The nuclear program and capabilities, including— ######
(i)its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines; ######
(ii)the size and state of its stockpile and projections of its future arsenals; ######
(iii)its civil and military production capacities; and ######
(iv)the modernization and force structure of its strategic forces. #####
(D)The anti-access and area denial capabilities . #####
(E)The command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance modernization program and capabilities and the applications for such program and capabilities for precision-guided weapons. #####
(F)Special operations capabilities. ####
(9)Trends and developments in the budget, resources, strategies, and policies of the People’s Liberation Army with respect to science and technology, defense industry reform, and the use of espionage and technology transfers by the People’s Republic of China, including— #####
(A)the relationship between Chinese overseas investment (including the Belt and Road Initiative, the Digital Silk Road, and any state- owned or state-controlled digital or physical infrastructure projects of the People’s Republic of China) and Chinese security and military strategy objectives, including— ######
(i)any Chinese investment or project, located in any other country, that is linked to military or intelligence cooperation with such country, such as cooperation on satellite navigation or arms production; and ######
(ii)the implications for United States military or governmental interests related to denial of access, compromised intelligence activities, and network advantages of Chinese investments or projects in other countries, including in port or port-related infrastructure; and #####
(B)efforts (including by espionage and technology transfers through investment, industrial espionage, cyber theft, academia, forced technological transfers, and other means) to develop, acquire, or gain access to information, communication, space, and other advanced technologies that would enhance defense capabilities or otherwise undermine the capability of the Department of Defense to conduct information assurance, including an assessment of the damage inflicted on the Department of Defense by such efforts. ####
(10)The strategy of the People’s Republic of China regarding Taiwan and the security situation in the Taiwan Strait, including— #####
(A)the posture of the forces of the People’s Liberation Army facing Taiwan; and #####
(B)any challenges during the preceding year to the deterrent forces of the Republic of China on Taiwan, consistent with the commitments made by the United States in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). ####
(11)The maritime strategy and military and nonmilitary activities in the South China Sea and East China Sea of the People’s Republic of China, including— #####
(A)the role and activities of the People’s Liberation Army and maritime law enforcement, the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia or other subset national militias, and paramilitary entities of the People’s Republic of China; and #####
(B)any such activities in the South China Sea or East China Sea affecting United States military activities or the military activities of a United States ally or partner. ####
(12)The current state of United States military-to-military contacts with the People’s Liberation Army, including the following: #####
(A)A comprehensive and coordinated strategy for such military-to-military contacts and any necessary update to the strategy. #####
(B)A summary of all such military-to-military contacts during the preceding fiscal year including a summary of topics discussed. #####
(C)A description of such military-to-military contacts scheduled for the 1-year period following the period covered by the report and the plan for future contacts. #####
(D)The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Chinese expect to gain from such military-to-military contacts. #####
(E)The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits the Department of Defense expects to gain from such military-to-military contacts, and any concerns regarding such contacts. #####
(F)The Secretary’s assessment of how such military-to-military contacts fit into the larger security relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. #####
(G)The Secretary’s certification whether or not any military-to-military exchange or contact was conducted during the period covered by the report in violation of section 1201(a). ####
(13)Any influence operations or campaigns by the People’s Republic of China targeting military alliances and partnerships of which the United States is a member, including— #####
(A)United States military alliances and partnerships targeted or that may be targeted; #####
(B)the objectives of such operations; #####
(C)the tactics, techniques, and procedures used; and #####
(D)the impact of such operations on military alliances and partnerships of which the United States is a member. ####
(14)Any other significant military or security development involving the People’s Republic of China the Secretary considers relevant to United States national security. ###
(c)Form Each report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Specified Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “specified congressional committees” means— ####
(1)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ####
(2)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ## subtitle D Other Matters
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Sec. 1202
ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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