1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure Act or the DEFEND Act . 2. Notification of certain threats to United States Armed Forces by foreign governments (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Anything of pecuniary value The term anything of pecuniary value has the meaning given that term in section 1958(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code. (2) Congressional intelligence committees The term congressional intelligence committees has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ). (3) Congressional leadership The term congressional leadership includes the following: (A) The majority leader of the Senate. (B) The minority leader of the Senate. (C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. (D) The minority leader of the House of Representatives. (4) Direct means The term direct means means without the use of intermediaries. (5) Foreign government The term foreign government means the government of a foreign country with which the United States is at peace, irrespective of recognition by the United States. (6) High confidence The term high confidence , with respect to a determination, means that the determination is based on high-quality information from multiple sources. (7) Indirect means The term indirect means means through, or with the assistance of, intermediaries. (8) Moderate confidence The term moderate confidence , with respect to a determination, means that a determination is credibly sourced and plausible but not of sufficient quality or corroborated sufficiently to warrant a higher level of confidence. (b) Determination that foreign government intends To cause the death of or serious bodily injury to members of the Armed Forces The Director of National Intelligence shall carry out subsection (c) if the Director, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community determined appropriate by the Director, determines with moderate or high confidence that, on or