S. 3160 — A bill to provide for interagency tabletop exercises to assess the impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crises and evaluate United States Government tools available to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict, and for other purposes.

This section directs the Secretary of Defense to invite representatives from federal departments and agencies focused on economic issues—including the Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and Transportation; the Office of the United States Trade Representative; and the National Economic Council—and, as appropriate, the private sector to participate in unclassified Department of Defense tabletop exercises to (1) assess the economic impacts of Department of Defense decisions during crisis and conflict and (2) evaluate economic tools available to the U.S. government to augment Department of Defense capabilities in competition, crisis, and conflict. The section further requires the Secretary to provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on current and planned Department of Defense efforts to include such representatives in these exercises not later than December 31, 2025.