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Introduced November 4, 2025 by S. Raja Krishnamoorthi · Last progress November 4, 2025
The bill centralizes and strengthens U.S. interagency authority, intelligence, and economic tools to deter adversary cooperation—improving deterrence and readiness—but does so at the cost of higher government and private-sector expenses, constraints on academic collaboration, and increased risks of geopolitical escalation and sensitive-information exposure.
Federal agencies and military planners will have clearer statutory authority and coordinated mandates to treat China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as strategic adversaries, improving risk assessment and defense planning for U.S. forces and policymakers.
U.S. export-control and sanctions tools will be strengthened through targeted Treasury/Commerce analysis and multilateral coordination, making it harder for adversaries to access technology and finance and protecting economic levers Americans rely on.
U.S. allies and partners will receive more information-sharing, joint planning, and support (including bolstered munitions stockpiles and partner defense production), improving collective deterrence and military readiness.
Businesses, financial institutions, and consumers will face higher compliance costs and administrative burdens from expanded sanctions and export controls, which can raise prices and complicate operations.
Taxpayers are likely to bear higher costs as defense, intelligence, enforcement, and munitions stockpile spending increases, potentially shifting federal resources away from some domestic priorities.
U.S. researchers and academic institutions may see expanded restrictions and reduced collaboration opportunities with foreign scientists, complicating scientific partnerships and exchanges.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Directs key agencies and the DNI to assess and report on cooperation among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea and to create interagency task forces to counter that alignment.
Requires the Secretaries of State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce to establish departmental task forces and points of contact to assess and respond to coordinated activity among four named adversary states (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea), and directs the Director of National Intelligence to produce a classified assessment for the President and Congress. Declares U.S. policy to disrupt that adversary alignment using tools such as sanctions, export controls, public exposure, and allied information-sharing, and mandates interagency coordination and reporting schedules (60- and 180-day deliverables).