[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6625 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6625

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the effects 
  on national security of the surveillance conducted by the People's 
Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down 
 in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2023

 Mr. Fry (for himself, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Norman, Mr. Duncan, 
 Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Timmons, Mr. 
Rose, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Moylan, Mr. 
   Langworthy, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Biggs, and Mr. Posey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the effects 
  on national security of the surveillance conducted by the People's 
Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down 
 in the airspace of the United States in February 2023, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE EFFECTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY OF CERTAIN 
              SURVEILLANCE CONDUCTED BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
President, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report about the effects on 
national security of surveillance conducted by the People's Republic of 
China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the 
airspace of the United States in February 2023, including--
            (1) a description of any such effects on military 
        installations; and
            (2) an analysis of any technology and materials recovered 
        from the high-altitude surveillance balloon, including each 
        country of origin of such technology and materials, if a 
        country of origin can be determined.
    (b) Form.--The report required under this section shall be 
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (c) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the term 
``military installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 
2801 of title 10, United States Code.
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