3.0.0 7553 2023-01-11T13:45:58Z 2023-01-11T13:45:58Z House HR 2020-07-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MURPHY of Florida:H.R. 7553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress the power toregulate commerce with foreign nations, to raise and supportArmies, to provide and maintain a Navy, and to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing powers.[Page H3078]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2020-07-09T18:00:20Z 2020-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 N C001122 Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] Joe Cunningham D SC 1 2020-07-09 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-07-29 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2020-07-29 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-07-29 False S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2020-08-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military personnel and dependents Violent crime Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-07-09 Introduced in House 2020-10-02T18:24:50Z Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act or the DEFEND Act

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to brief Congress if ODNI determines with moderate or high confidence that a foreign government is deliberately seeking to kill or cause serious bodily injury to any member of the Armed Forces, either directly or indirectly.

The briefing shall include information such as a description of the nature and extent of the foreign government's efforts and an assessment of the foreign government's motivations. After giving an initial briefing, the ODNI shall give periodic updated briefings.

]]> DEFEND Act Display Title DEFEND Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Director of National Intelligence to notify Congress if the Director determines, with high or moderate confidence, that a foreign government with which the United States is at peace is seeking to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to, members of the United States Armed Forces. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced DEFEND Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7553ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7553ih.xml 2020-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.