Sec. 1250. FEASIBILITY REPORT ON ESTABLISHING MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES

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## SEC. 1250 FEASIBILITY REPORT ON ESTABLISHING MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing military-to-military communications with a covered strategic competitor. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

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

(1)An articulation of— #####

(A)the importance of military-to-military communications with a covered strategic competitor; and #####

(B)the utility of such communications to enable clear transmission of messages from the government of the United States, avoid misunderstandings, and reduce the possibility of miscalculation. ####

(2)A description of the current process and capabilities relating to communications with a covered strategic competitor, including the means, levels of seniority, and timelines for such communications. ####

(3)An identification of opportunities for improving military-to-military crisis communications with a covered strategic competitor, including the preferred means, levels of seniority, and timelines for such communications. ####

(4)An identification of challenges to establishing more military-to-military communications with a covered strategic competitor. ####

(5)Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “covered strategic competitor” means a near-peer country identified by the Secretary of Defense and National Defense Strategy. ####

(2)The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and #####

(B)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.