February 4, 2025
Mr. Fry (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Norman, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act
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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.