Sec. 1260F. ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL CYBER STRATEGY TO DETER CHINA FROM ENGAGING IN INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE AND CYBER THEFT

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## SEC. 1260F ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL CYBER STRATEGY TO DETER CHINA FROM ENGAGING IN INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE AND CYBER THEFT ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Cyber Strategy to deter industrial espionage and large-scale cyber theft of intellectual property and personal information conducted by the People’s Republic of China, People’s Republic of China persons or entities, or persons or entities acting on behalf of the People’s Republic of China against the United States or United States persons. ###

(b)Matters to Be Included The assessment required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A discussion of United States interests in preventing such industrial espionage and cyber theft and the impact on the United States and its economy from such activities. ####

(2)A general discussion of— #####

(A)the criteria used to determine when the United States Government will seek to deter such industrial espionage and cyber theft; and #####

(B)the means by which the United States will seek to deter such industrial espionage and cyber theft, and demonstrate the credibility of United States resolve to defend its interests in cyberspace. ####

(3)An assessment of China’s adherence to previous agreements related to such industrial espionage and cyber theft with the United States and applicability of international laws, including known violations. ####

(4)An assessment of China’s actions to direct proxies, surrogates, or state-sponsored nongovernmental entities to engage in such industrial espionage or cyber theft. ####

(5)Recommendations consistent with a whole-of-government approach to countering such industrial espionage and cyber theft. ###

(c)Update ####

(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the submission of the assessment required by subsection (a), and biennially thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update of the assessment, including— #####

(A)an update on the effectiveness of the National Cyber Strategy; #####

(B)a summary of the lessons learned; and #####

(C)a summary of any planned changes or recommendations to the effectiveness or implementation of the strategy. ####

(2)Sunset The requirement to submit the update under paragraph

(1)shall terminate on December 31, 2025. ###

(d)Form The assessment required by subsection

(a)and the update required by subsection

(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form. ###

(e)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ####

(1)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and ####

(2)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.