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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 · Sec. 6511

Sec. 6511. UNITED STATES GRAND STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO CHINA

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## SEC. 6511 UNITED STATES GRAND STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO CHINA ###
(a)Strategy Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President first submits to Congress a national security strategy under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall commence developing a comprehensive report that articulates the strategy of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of China (in this section referred to as the “China Strategy”) that builds on the work of such national security strategy. ####
(2)Submittal Not later than 270 days after the date on which the President first submits to Congress a national security strategy under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress the China Strategy developed under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Form The China Strategy shall be submitted in classified form and shall include an unclassified summary. ###
(b)Contents The China Strategy developed under subsection
(a)shall set forth the national security strategy of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of China and shall include a comprehensive description and discussion of the following: ####
(1)The strategy of the People’s Republic of China regarding the military, economic, and political power of China in the Indo-Pacific region and worldwide, including why the People’s Republic of China has decided on such strategy and what the strategy means for the long-term interests, values, goals, and objectives of the United States. ####
(2)The worldwide interests, values, goals, and objectives of the United States as they relate to geostrategic and geoeconomic competition with the People’s Republic of China. ####
(3)The foreign and economic policy, worldwide commitments, and national defense capabilities of the United States necessary to deter aggression and to implement the national security strategy of the United States as they relate to the new era of competition with the People’s Republic of China. ####
(4)How the United States will exercise the political, economic, military, diplomatic, and other elements of its national power to protect or advance its interests and values and achieve the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph (1). ####
(5)The adequacy of the capabilities of the United States Government to carry out the national security strategy of the United States within the context of new and emergent challenges to the international order posed by the People’s Republic of China, including an evaluation— #####
(A)of the balance among the capabilities of all elements of national power of the United States; and #####
(B)the balance of all United States elements of national power in comparison to equivalent elements of national power of the People’s Republic of China. ####
(6)The assumptions and end-state or end-states of the strategy of the United States globally and in the Indo-Pacific region with respect to the People’s Republic of China. ####
(7)Such other information as the President considers necessary to help inform Congress on matters relating to the national security strategy of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of China. ###
(c)Advisory Board on United States Grand Strategy With Respect to China ####
(1)Establishment The President may establish in the executive branch an advisory board to be known as the “Advisory Board on United States Grand Strategy with respect to China” (in this section referred to as the “Board”). ####
(2)Purpose The purpose of the Board is to convene outside experts to advise the President on development of the China Strategy. ####
(3)Duties #####
(A)Review The Board shall review the current national security strategy of the United States with respect to the People’s Republic of China, including assumptions, capabilities, strategy, and end-state or end-states. #####
(B)Assessment and recommendations The Board shall analyze the United States national security strategy with respect to the People’s Republic of China, including challenging its assumptions and approach, and make recommendations to the President for the China Strategy. #####
(C)Classified briefing ######
(i)In general Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President submits the China Strategy to Congress under subsection (a)(2), the Board shall provide the appropriate congressional committees a classified briefing on its review, assessment, and recommendations. ######
(ii)Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subparagraph, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ######
(I)the congressional defense committees; ######
(II)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and ######
(III)the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. ####
(4)Composition #####
(A)Recommendations Not later than 30 days after the date on which the President first submits to Congress a national security strategy under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall each provide to the President 2 candidates for membership on the Board, at least 1 of whom shall be an individual in the private sector and 1 of whom shall be an individual in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. #####
(B)Membership The Board shall be composed of 9 members appointed by the President as follows: ######
(i)The National Security Advisor or such other designee as the President considers appropriate, such as the Asia Coordinator from the National Security Council. ######
(ii)Four shall be selected from among individuals in the private sector. ######
(iii)Four shall be selected from among individuals in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. ######
(iv)Two members shall be selected from among individuals included in the list submitted by the majority leader of the Senate under subparagraph (A), of whom— ######
(I)one shall be selected from among individuals in the private sector; and ######
(II)one shall be selected from among individuals in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. ######
(v)Two members shall be selected from among individuals included in the list submitted by the minority leader of the Senate under subparagraph (A), of whom— ######
(I)one shall be selected from among individuals in the private sector; and ######
(II)one shall be selected from among individuals in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. ######
(vi)Two members shall be selected from among individuals included in the list submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives under subparagraph (A), or whom— ######
(I)one shall be selected from among individuals in the private sector; and ######
(II)one shall be selected from among individuals in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. ######
(vii)Two members shall be selected from among individuals included in the list submitted by the minority leader of the House of Representatives under subparagraph (A), of whom— ######
(I)one shall be selected from among individuals in the private sector; and ######
(II)one shall be selected from among individuals in academia or employed by a nonprofit research institution. #####
(C)Chairperson The Chairperson of the Board shall be the member of the Board appointed under subparagraph (B)(i). #####
(D)Nongovernmental membership; period of appointment; vacancies ######
(i)Nongovernmental membership Except in the case of the Chairperson of the Board, an individual appointed to the Board may not be an officer or employee of an instrumentality of government. ######
(ii)Period of appointment Members shall be appointed for the life of the Board. ######
(iii)Vacancies Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. ####
(5)Deadline for appointment Not later than 60 days after the date on which the President first submits to Congress a national security strategy under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— #####
(A)appoint the members of the Board pursuant to paragraph (4); and #####
(B)submit to Congress a list of the members so appointed. ####
(6)Experts and consultants The Board is authorized to procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay under level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. ####
(7)Security clearances The appropriate Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Board in expeditiously providing to the Board members and experts and consultants appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person may be provided with access to classified information under this Act without the appropriate security clearances. ####
(8)Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the Board and any experts and consultants consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. ####
(9)Uncompensated service A member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation. ####
(10)Cooperation from government In carrying out its duties, the Board shall receive the full and timely cooperation of the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies in providing the Board with analysis, briefings, and other information necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibilities. ####
(11)Termination The Board shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the President submits the China Strategy to Congress under subsection (a)(2). # TITLE LXVI OTHER MATTERS
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