H.R. 7632

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7632 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7632

To designate a Coordinator for hybrid warfare accountability, require 
the Secretary of State to submit a report identifying Chinese entities 
materially supporting Russia's defense industrial base and recommending 
appropriate sanctions, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 20, 2026

Mr. Self (for himself, Mr. Keating, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To designate a Coordinator for hybrid warfare accountability, require 
the Secretary of State to submit a report identifying Chinese entities 
materially supporting Russia's defense industrial base and recommending 
appropriate sanctions, 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 ``Strategic Hybrid Activities Defense 
and Operations for the West Act'' or the ``SHADOW Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ENGAGEMENT RELATING TO HYBRID WARFARE ACTIVITIES 
AGAINST UNITED STATES INTERESTS.

The Secretary of State shall--
(1) in consultation with other relevant officials of the 
Department of State, assess the persistent and growing threat 
of hybrid warfare activities, including in Europe against 
United States interests as a matter of importance to the 
foreign policy of the United States;
(2) engage diplomatically with foreign governments 
including in Europe to promote transatlantic cooperation in 
countering and addressing hybrid warfare activities that may 
threaten transatlantic stability, the security of United States 
citizens and institutions abroad, and the stability of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and
(3) encourage closer United States information sharing with 
NATO allies on hybrid warfare activities, including on Chinese 
and Russian cyber campaigns including in Europe, through 
measures such as the adoption of common attribution language, 
shared red lines for disruptive activities, coordinated non-
kinetic response options, and common definitions for gray zone 
activities, to strengthen shared understanding, preparedness, 
and mitigation efforts.

SEC. 3. COORDINATOR FOR HYBRID WARFARE ACCOUNTABILITY.

(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate a senior 
official from among existing officers or employees of the Department of 
State, who shall report to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, 
to serve as the principal official responsible for coordinating all 
United States interagency and allied engagement on hybrid warfare (in 
this section referred to as the ``Coordinator'').
(b) Duties.--The Coordinator shall oversee the efforts of the 
Department of State relating to the following:
(1) Assessing, integrating, and disseminating information 
on hybrid warfare activities, including Chinese and Russian-
linked efforts as well as those of non-state actors, for use in 
diplomatic engagement, interagency strategy, and allied 
coordination.
(2) Identifying analytic and operational gaps in the United 
States understanding of hybrid threats and developing 
recommendations to address those gaps.
(3) Coordinating within NATO and among NATO allies, as well 
as with other key partners, such as South Korea, Japan, 
Australia, and New Zealand, to facilitate timely information 
sharing, including the exchange of assessments, and to support 
the development of aligned response strategies among allied and 
partner countries.
(4) Supporting resilience and de-risking efforts with 
allies and partners in sectors vulnerable to foreign coercion, 
including critical infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, 
and strategic materials.
(c) Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the designation of a 
Coordinator pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
(1) the name of the official designated as the Coordinator; 
and
(2) a strategy describing the manner in which the 
Coordinator will support the Department of State and 
interagency efforts to address hybrid threats.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the designation of a 
Coordinator pursuant to subsection (a), and annually thereafter for 3 
years, the Coordinator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report detailing the following:
(1) Key assessments and findings on hybrid warfare 
activities.
(2) Progress on interagency and allied coordination.
(3) Measures taken to support resilience and de-risking 
efforts with allies and partners.
(e) Form.--Each report required by this section may be submitted in 
classified form as necessary to protect sensitive sources and methods.
(f) Hybrid Warfare Activities Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``hybrid warfare activities'' refers to the use of a 
combination of military and non-military, as well as covert and overt, 
means to influence, destabilize, or undermine United States interests 
abroad. Such activities may include the following among others:
(1) Information campaigns targeting United States 
interests.
(2) Cyber-attacks.
(3) Economic pressure, coercion, or manipulation.
(4) Deployment of operatives, irregular armed groups, and 
uses of regular forces in ways that threaten United States or 
allied interests.
(5) The deliberate weaponization or exploitation of 
migration flows to exert political, economic, or security 
pressure on the United States or its allies.
(6) Sabotage, damage, or disruption of critical onshore or 
offshore infrastructure, including energy, telecommunications, 
or undersea infrastructure.
(7) Targeted assassinations or attempted assassinations 
undertaken as part of a broader effort to intimidate, 
destabilize, or coerce.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON THE NEXUS OF CHINESE ENTITIES THAT MATERIALLY SUPPORT 
RUSSIA'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Coordinator designated pursuant to section 
3(a), in consultation with the relevant heads of other Federal 
departments and offices, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that--
(1) identifies each Chinese entity the Coordinator 
determines materially supports Russia's defense industrial 
base; and
(2) recommends sanctions, export controls, or other 
measures the Coordinator determines are necessary or 
appropriate to address such support.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex only for the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods relating to the matters 
contained in such report.
(c) Publication.--The Secretary of State shall publish on a 
publicly available website of the Department of State the unclassified 
portion of the report required by subsection (a).

SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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