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H.R. 934119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Feb 4, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Chinese Spy Balloon Assessment Act
Introduced:
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HR 934 requires the Defense Secretary to publicly report within 90 days on national security harm and recovered technology from the 2023 Chinese balloon.
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HR 934 requires the Secretary of Defense to produce a report within 90 days of enactment on the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States before being shot down in February 2023. The report must address any national security harm caused and detail the technology and materials recovered from the wreckage, including where those parts were manufactured. The report must be publicly available in unclassified form, though a separate classified section is permitted for sensitive information.
The Department of Defense is responsible for researching and writing the report. The report is delivered to the Armed Services Committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and its unclassified version is available to the general public.
The public would gain access to official findings about what the balloon collected or observed during its flight over the United States, including over military bases. Members of Congress who oversee military affairs would receive the same findings in a formal, accountable report.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.