Report on Nature, Trajectory, and Risks of Bilateral Cooperation Between, and Multilateral Cooperation Among, Adversaries of the United States

Statutory Text

(b) Report on Nature, Trajectory, and Risks of Bilateral Cooperation Between, and Multilateral Cooperation Among, Adversaries of the United States.—

(1) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the head of any Federal agency the Director considers appropriate, shall submit to the President, any Federal officer of Cabinet-level rank the Director considers appropriate, and the appropriate committees of Congress, a report on bilateral and multilateral cooperation among adversaries of the United States and the resulting risks of such cooperation.

(2) Elements.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A description of the current nature and extent of dangerous bilateral or multilateral cooperation among the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea across the diplomatic, information, military, and economic spheres, and an assessment of the advantages that accrue to each adversary from such cooperation.

(B) An assessment of the trajectory for cooperation among the adversaries described in subparagraph (A) during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted.

(C) An outline of the risks to the United States and allied diplomatic, military, intelligence, and economic operations, and broader security interests around the world.

(D) An evaluation of the vulnerabilities and tension points within such adversary bilateral or multilateral relationships, and an assessment of the likely effect of efforts by the United States to separate adversaries.

(3) Use of other reporting.—The report required by paragraph (1) may be completed using reports submitted by the Director of National Intelligence to satisfy other statutory requirements.

(4) Form.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form.

Verbatim from the enrolled law as published by GovInfo; margin notes and page markers omitted. Pub. L. 119-60 on GovInfo · PDF · text fetched Oct. 17, 2026

How the Date Is Worked Out

1. Enacted Dec. 18, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-60).
2. Text: “Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Dec. 18, 2025 + 60 days = Feb. 16, 2026.
3. Sec. 1273 ends the section (Dec. 18, 2030); no deadline falls after that date.
4. As of Nov. 11, 2026: one-time deadline passed on Feb. 16, 2026.

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