118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4690 — Gray Zone Defense Assessment Act

“To assess the capacity of the United States to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns, and for other purposes.”

Armed forces and national security

Introduced Jul 17, 2023

Last action Jul 17, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

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Referred

Jul 17, 2023

Select Intelligence · Foreign Affairs

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the President, the Department of State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to each provide reports to Congress related to gray zone campaigns or assets. (Gray zone campaigns involve advancing a nation's interests through activities that fall between ordinary statecraft and open warfare without provoking a kinetic military conflict. Gray zone assets are entities or proxies used in gray zone activities.) Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a report to Congress on the processes and capabilities by which the United States responds to gray zone campaigns and recommendations to enhance such processes and capabilities;requires the...

Provisions · 7 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Jul 17, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 17, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 17, 2023