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Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025

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This legislation is called the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 257 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 257

  To improve the resilience of critical supply chains, and for other
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 27, 2025

  Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Blunt Rochester)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To improve the resilience of critical supply chains, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting
Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Commerce
                            for Industry and Analysis.
Sec. 3. Critical supply chain resilience and crisis response working
                            group.
Sec. 4. Department of Commerce capability assessment.
Sec. 5. No additional funds.
Sec. 6. Sunset.
Sec. 7. Definitions.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
              FOR INDUSTRY AND ANALYSIS.

    In addition to the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall have the following responsibilities:
            (1) Promote the stability and resilience of critical supply
        chains and critical and emerging technologies that strengthen
        the national security of the United States.
            (2) Lead the Working Group established pursuant to section
        3 and consult covered nongovernmental representatives,
        industry, institutions of higher education, and State and local
        governments in order to--
                    (A) promote resilient critical supply chains; and
                    (B) identify, prepare for, and respond to supply
                chain shocks to--
                            (i) critical industries;
                            (ii) critical supply chains; and
                            (iii) critical and emerging technologies.
            (3) Encourage the growth and competitiveness of United
        States production and manufacturing in the United States of
        emerging technologies.
            (4) Assess the resilience, diversity, and strength of
        critical supply chains and critical and emerging technologies.
            (5) In consultation with the Secretary of State and the
        United States Trade Representative, support the availability of
        critical goods from domestic manufacturers, domestic
        enterprises, and manufacturing operations in countries that are
        allies or key international partner nations.
            (6) Assist the Federal Government in preparing for and
        responding to supply chain shocks to critical supply chains,
        including by improving flexible manufacturing capacities and
        capabilities in the United States.
            (7) Consistent with United States obligations under
        international agreements, encourage and incentivize the reduced
        reliance of domestic enterprises and domestic manufacturers on
        critical goods from countries that are described in section
        7(2)(B).
            (8) Encourage the relocation of manufacturing facilities
        that manufacture critical goods from countries that are
        described in section 7(2)(B) to the United States and countries
        that are allies or key international partner nations to
        strengthen the resilience, diversity, and strength of critical
        supply chains.

SEC. 3. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE WORKING
              GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish a
working group to be known as the ``Supply Chain Resilience Working
Group'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Working Group'') composed of
the Federal agencies that rely upon the Industry and Analysis Business
unit analysis, including agencies enumerated in subsection (c).
    (b) Activities.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall carry out the
following activities--
            (1) in consultation with the Working Group--
                    (A) assessing, mapping, and modeling critical
                supply chains, including for critical and emerging
                technologies, which may include--
                            (i) modeling the impact of supply chain
                        shocks on critical industries (including for
                        critical and emerging technologies), and
                        critical supply chains;
                            (ii) assessing the demand for and supply of
                        critical goods, production equipment, and
                        manufacturing technology needed for critical
                        supply chains, including critical goods,
                        production equipment, and manufacturing
                        technology obtained by or purchased from a
                        person outside of the United States or imported
                        into the United States; and
                            (iii) assessing manufacturing, warehousing,
                        transportation, and distribution related to
                        critical supply chains;
                    (B) identifying high priority gaps and
                vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and critical
                industries (including critical industries for critical
                and emerging technologies) that--
                            (i) exist as of the date of the enactment
                        of this Act; or
                            (ii) are anticipated to occur after the
                        date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (C) identifying potential supply chain shocks to a
                critical supply chain that may disrupt, strain, or
                eliminate the critical supply chain;
                    (D) evaluating the capability and capacity of
                domestic manufacturers or manufacturers located in
                countries that are allies or key international partner
                nations to serve as sources for critical goods,
                production equipment, or manufacturing technology
                needed in critical supply chains;
                    (E) evaluating the effect on market stability that
                may result from the disruption, strain, or elimination
                of a critical supply chain;
                    (F) evaluating the state of the manufacturing
                workforce, including by--
                            (i) identifying the needs of domestic
                        manufacturers; and
                            (ii) identifying opportunities to create
                        high-quality manufacturing jobs; and
                    (G) identifying and describing necessary tools,
                including commercially available risk assessment tools,
                that leverage data and industry expertise to provide
                insights into critical supply chain vulnerabilities,
                including how such tools fulfill the requirements
                described in subparagraphs (A) through (E); and
            (2) in consultation with State and local governments, the
        Working Group, and (as appropriate) countries that are allies
        or key international partner nations--
                    (A) identifying opportunities to reduce gaps and
                vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and critical
                industries;
                    (B) encouraging consultation between the Federal
                Government, industry, covered nongovernmental
                representatives, institutions of higher education, and
                State and local governments to--
                            (i) better respond to supply chain shocks
                        to critical supply chains and critical
                        industries (including critical industries for
                        emerging technologies); and
                            (ii) coordinate response efforts to supply
                        chain shocks;
                    (C) encouraging consultation between the Federal
                Government and the governments of countries that are
                allies or key international partner nations;
                    (D) identifying opportunities to build the capacity
                of the United States in critical supply chains,
                critical industries, and emerging technologies;
                    (E) identifying opportunities to build the capacity
                of countries that are allies or key international
                partner nations in critical industries (including
                critical industries for emerging technologies) and
                critical supply chains; and
                    (F) developing and assessing contingency plans and
                coordination mechanisms to improve the response of
                critical supply chains and critical industries to
                supply chain shocks.
    (c) Working Group Membership.--The Working Group shall include a
representative from each Federal agency that relies on the analysis of
the Industry and Analysis business unit, including--
            (1) the Department of State;
            (2) the Department of Defense;
            (3) the Department of Homeland Security;
            (4) the Department of Transportation;
            (5) the Department of Energy;
            (6) the Department of Agriculture;
            (7) the Department of the Interior;
            (8) the Department of Health and Human Services;
            (9) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
        and
            (10) the Small Business Administration.
    (d) Designations.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
            (1) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, designate--
                    (A) critical industries;
                    (B) critical supply chains; and
                    (C) critical goods;
            (2) provide for a period of public comment and review in
        carrying out paragraph (1); and
            (3) update the designations made pursuant to paragraph (1)
        not less frequently than once every 4 years, including
        designations for technologies that are not described in section
        7(12)(B) that the Assistant Secretary considers necessary.
    (e) Implementation Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
            (1) details supply chain activities, including applicable
        activities described in subsection (b) and responsibilities
        described in section 2, that the Assistant Secretary has
        conducted over the past year;
            (2) describes supply chain data collected, retained, and
        analyzed by the Assistant Secretary over the past year;
            (3) identifies and describes necessary tools, including
        commercially available risk assessment tools, that leverage
        data and industry expertise to provide insights into critical
        supply chain vulnerabilities, including how such tools fulfill
        each responsibility described in subsection (b);
            (4) identifies and describes all Federal agencies with
        authorities or responsibilities described in subsection (b);
        and
            (5) identifies Federal agencies, programs, and bureaus with
        duplicative purposes to fulfill any of the authorities or
        responsibilities described in subsection (b).
    (f) National Strategy and Review on Critical Supply Chain
Resiliency and Manufacturing in the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
        Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Working Group,
        covered nongovernmental representatives, industries,
        institutions of higher education, and State and local
        governments, shall submit to the relevant committees of
        Congress a report that--
                    (A) identifies--
                            (i) critical infrastructure that may assist
                        in fulfilling the responsibilities described in
                        section 2;
                            (ii) critical and emerging technologies
                        that may assist in fulfilling the
                        responsibilities described in section 2,
                        including such technologies that may be
                        critical to addressing preparedness,
                        weaknesses, and vulnerabilities relating to
                        critical supply chains;
                            (iii) critical industries, critical supply
                        chains, and critical goods designated pursuant
                        to subsection (d);
                            (iv) other supplies and services that are
                        critical to the crisis preparedness of the
                        United States;
                            (v) substitutes for critical goods,
                        production equipment, and manufacturing
                        technology;
                            (vi) methods and technologies, including
                        blockchain technology, distributed ledger
                        technology, and other critical and emerging
                        technologies, as appropriate, for the
                        authentication and traceability of critical
                        goods; and
                            (vii) countries that are allies or key
                        international partner nations;
                    (B) describes the matters identified and evaluated
                under subsection (b)(1), including--
                            (i) the manufacturing base, critical supply
                        chains, and emerging technologies in the United
                        States, including the manufacturing base and
                        critical supply chains for--
                                    (I) critical goods;
                                    (II) production equipment; and
                                    (III) manufacturing technology; and
                            (ii) the ability of the United States to--
                                    (I) maintain readiness with respect
                                to preparing for and responding to
                                supply chain shocks; and
                                    (II) in response to a supply chain
                                shock--
                                            (aa) surge production in
                                        critical industries;
                                            (bb) surge production of
                                        critical goods and production
                                        equipment; and
                                            (cc) maintain access to
                                        critical goods, production
                                        equipment, and manufacturing
                                        technology;
                    (C) assesses and describes--
                            (i) the demand and supply of critical
                        goods, production equipment, and manufacturing
                        technology;
                            (ii) the production of critical goods,
                        production equipment, and manufacturing
                        technology by domestic manufacturers;
                            (iii) the capability and capacity of
                        domestic manufacturers and manufacturers in
                        countries that are allies or key international
                        partner nations to manufacture critical goods,
                        production equipment, and manufacturing
                        technology; and
                            (iv) how supply chain shocks could affect
                        rural, Tribal, and underserved communities;
                    (D) identifies threats and supply chain shocks that
                may disrupt, strain, or eliminate critical supply
                chains, critical goods, and critical industries
                (including critical industries for emerging
                technologies);
                    (E) with regard to any threat identified under
                subparagraph (D), lists any threat or supply chain
                shock that may originate from a country, or a company
                or individual from a country, that is described in
                section 7(2)(B);
                    (F) assesses--
                            (i) the resilience and capacity of the
                        manufacturing base, critical supply chains, and
                        workforce of the United States and countries
                        that are allies or key international partner
                        nations that can sustain critical industries
                        (including critical industries for emerging
                        technologies) through a supply chain shock; and
                            (ii) the effect innovation has on domestic
                        manufacturers;
                    (G) assesses the flexible manufacturing capacity
                and capability available in the United States in the
                case of a supply chain shock; and
                    (H) develops a strategy for the Department of
                Commerce to support the resilience, diversity, and
                strength of critical supply chains and critical and
                emerging technologies to--
                            (i) support sufficient access to critical
                        goods by mitigating vulnerabilities in critical
                        supply chains, including critical supply chains
                        concentrated in countries that are described in
                        section 7(2)(B);
                            (ii) consult with other relevant agencies
                        to assist countries that are allies or key
                        international partner nations in building
                        capacity for manufacturing critical goods;
                            (iii) recover from supply chain shocks;
                            (iv) identify, in consultation with the
                        Working Group and other relevant agencies,
                        actions relating to critical supply chains or
                        emerging technologies that the United States
                        may take to improve responses to supply chain
                        shocks;
                            (v) protect against supply chain shocks
                        relating to critical supply chains from
                        countries that are described in section
                        7(2)(B); and
                            (vi) make specific recommendations to
                        implement the strategy under this section and
                        improve the security and resiliency of
                        manufacturing capacity and supply chains for
                        critical industries (including critical
                        industries for emerging technologies) by--
                                    (I) developing long-term
                                strategies;
                                    (II) increasing visibility into the
                                networks and capabilities of domestic
                                manufacturers and suppliers of domestic
                                manufacturers;
                                    (III) identifying and mitigating
                                risks, including--
                                            (aa) significant
                                        vulnerabilities to supply chain
                                        shocks; and
                                            (bb) exposure to gaps and
                                        vulnerabilities in domestic
                                        capacity or capabilities and
                                        sources of imports needed to
                                        sustain critical industries
                                        (including critical industries
                                        for emerging technologies) or
                                        critical supply chains;
                                    (IV) identifying opportunities to
                                reuse and recycle critical goods,
                                including raw materials, to increase
                                resilient critical supply chains;
                                    (V) consulting with countries that
                                are allies or key international partner
                                nations on--
                                            (aa) sourcing critical
                                        goods, production equipment,
                                        and manufacturing technology;
                                        and
                                            (bb) developing,
                                        sustaining, and expanding
                                        production and availability of
                                        critical goods, production
                                        equipment, and manufacturing
                                        technology during a supply
                                        chain shock; and
                                    (VI) providing guidance to other
                                relevant agencies with respect to
                                critical goods, supply chains, and
                                critical industries (including critical
                                industries for emerging technologies)
                                that should be prioritized to support
                                United States leadership in the
                                deployment of such technologies.
            (2) Prohibition.--The report submitted pursuant to
        paragraph (1) may not include--
                    (A) critical supply chain information that is not
                aggregated;
                    (B) confidential business information of a private
                sector entity; or
                    (C) classified information.
            (3) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1),
        and any update submitted thereafter, shall be submitted to the
        relevant committees of Congress in unclassified form and may
        include a classified annex.
            (4) Public comment.--The Assistant Secretary shall provide
        for a period of public comment and review in developing the
        report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (g) Consultation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the head of any relevant agency to obtain any
information, data, or assistance that the Assistant Secretary
determines necessary to conduct the activities described in subsection
(b).
    (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to require any private entity--
            (1) to share information with the Secretary or Assistant
        Secretary;
            (2) to request assistance from the Secretary or Assistant
        Secretary; or
            (3) to implement any measure or recommendation suggested by
        the Secretary or Assistant Secretary in response to a request
        by the private entity.
    (i) Protection of Voluntarily Shared Critical Supply Chain
Information.--
            (1) Protection.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, critical supply chain information
                (including the identity of the submitting person or
                entity) that is voluntarily submitted under this
                section to the Department of Commerce for use by the
                Department for purposes of this section, when
                accompanied by an express statement described in
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) shall be exempt from disclosure under
                        section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States
                        Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom of
                        Information Act'');
                            (ii) is not subject to any agency rules or
                        judicial doctrine regarding ex parte
                        communications with a decision-making official;
                            (iii) may not, without the written consent
                        of the person or entity submitting such
                        information, be used directly by the Department
                        of Commerce, any other Federal, State, or local
                        authority, or any third party, in any civil
                        action arising under Federal or State law if
                        such information is submitted in good faith;
                            (iv) may not, without the written consent
                        of the person or entity submitting such
                        information, be used or disclosed by any
                        officer or employee of the United States for
                        purposes other than the purposes of this
                        section, except--
                                    (I) in furtherance of an
                                investigation or the prosecution of a
                                criminal act; or
                                    (II) when disclosure of the
                                information would be--
                                            (aa) to either House of
                                        Congress, or to the extent of
                                        matter within its jurisdiction,
                                        any committee or subcommittee
                                        thereof, any joint committee
                                        thereof, or any subcommittee of
                                        any such joint committee; or
                                            (bb) to the Comptroller
                                        General of the United States,
                                        or any authorized
                                        representative of the
                                        Comptroller General, in the
                                        course of the performance of
                                        the duties of the Government
                                        Accountability Office;
                            (v) may not, if provided to a State or
                        local government or government agency--
                                    (I) be made available pursuant to
                                any State or local law requiring
                                disclosure of information or records;
                                    (II) otherwise be disclosed or
                                distributed to any party by such State
                                or local government or government
                                agency without the written consent of
                                the person or entity submitting such
                                information; or
                                    (III) be used other than for the
                                purpose of carrying out this section,
                                or in furtherance of an investigation
                                or the prosecution of a criminal act;
                                and
                            (vi) does not constitute a waiver of any
                        applicable privilege or protection provided
                        under law, such as trade secret protection.
                    (B) Express statement.--The express statement
                described in this subparagraph, with respect to
                information or records, is--
                            (i) in the case of written information or
                        records, a written marking on the information
                        or records substantially similar to the
                        following: ``This information is voluntarily
                        submitted to the Federal Government in
                        expectation of protection from disclosure as
                        provided by the provisions of the Promoting
                        Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2024.''; or
                            (ii) in the case of oral information, a
                        written statement similar to the statement
                        described in clause (i) submitted within a
                        reasonable period following the oral
                        communication.
            (2) Limitation.--No communication of critical supply chain
        information to the Department of Commerce made pursuant to this
        section may be considered to be an action subject to the
        requirements of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Independently obtained information.--Nothing in this
        subsection may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the
        ability of a State, local, or Federal Government entity,
        agency, or authority, or any third party, under applicable law
        to obtain critical supply chain information in a manner not
        covered by paragraph (1), including any information lawfully
        and properly disclosed generally or broadly to the public and
        to use such information in any manner permitted by law. For
        purposes of this subsection, a permissible use of independently
        obtained information includes the disclosure of such
        information under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States
        Code.
            (4) Treatment of voluntary submittal of information.--The
        voluntary submittal to the Department of Commerce of
        information or records that are protected from disclosure by
        this section may not be construed to constitute compliance with
        any requirement to submit such information to an agency under
        any other provision of law.
            (5) Inapplicability to semiconductor incentive program.--
        This subsection does not apply to the voluntary submission of
        critical supply chain information in an application for Federal
        financial assistance under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac)
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2021 (Public Law 116-283).

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Report Required.--The Secretary shall produce a report--
            (1) identifying the duties, responsibilities, resources,
        programs, and expertise within the offices and bureaus of the
        Department of Commerce relevant to critical supply chain
        resilience and manufacturing innovation;
            (2) identifying and assessing the purpose, legal authority,
        effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each office or
        bureau identified under paragraph (1); and
            (3) providing recommendations to enhance the activities
        related to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing
        innovation of the Department of Commerce, including--
                    (A) improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and
                impact of the offices and bureaus identified under
                paragraph (1);
                    (B) coordinating across offices and bureaus
                identified under paragraph (1); and
                    (C) consulting with agencies implementing similar
                activities related to critical supply chain resilience
                and manufacturing innovation.
    (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant
committees of Congress the report required by subsection (a), along
with a strategy to implement, as appropriate and as determined by the
Secretary, the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act.

SEC. 6. SUNSET.

    This Act and all requirements, responsibilities, and obligations
under this Act shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Ally or key international partner nation.--The term
        ``ally or key international partner nation''--
                    (A) means a country that is critical to addressing
                critical supply chain weaknesses and vulnerabilities;
                and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) a country that poses a significant risk
                        to the national security or economic security
                        of the United States; or
                            (ii) a country that is described in section
                        503(b) of the RANSOMWARE Act (title V of
                        division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations
                        Act, 2023; Public Law 117-328; 136 Stat. 5564).
            (3) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce assigned by the
        Secretary to direct the office of Industry and Analysis.
            (4) Covered nongovernmental representative.--The term
        ``covered nongovernmental representative'' means a
        representative as specified in the second sentence of section
        135(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(b)(1)),
        except that such term does not include a representative of a
        non-Federal Government.
            (5) Critical good.--The term ``critical good'' means any
        raw, in process, or manufactured material (including any
        mineral, metal, or advanced processed material), article,
        commodity, supply, product, or item for which an absence of
        supply would have a debilitating impact on--
                    (A) the national security or economic security of
                the United States; and
                    (B) either--
                            (i) critical infrastructure; or
                            (ii) an emerging technology.
            (6) Critical industry.--The term ``critical industry''
        means an industry that--
                    (A) is critical for the national security or
                economic security of the United States; and
                    (B) produces or procures a critical good.
            (7) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in section
        1016 of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42
        U.S.C. 5195c).
            (8) Critical supply chain.--The term ``critical supply
        chain'' means a supply chain for a critical good.
            (9) Critical supply chain information.--The term ``critical
        supply chain information'' means information that is not
        customarily in the public domain and relates to--
                    (A) sustaining and adapting a critical supply chain
                during a supply chain shock;
                    (B) critical supply chain risk mitigation and
                recovery planning with respect to a supply chain shock,
                including any planned or past assessment, projection,
                or estimate of a vulnerability within the critical
                supply chain, including testing, supplier network
                assessments, production flexibility, supply chain risk
                evaluations, supply chain risk management planning, or
                risk audits; or
                    (C) operational best practices, planning, and
                supplier partnerships that enable enhanced resilience
                of a critical supply chain during a supply chain shock,
                including response, repair, recovery, reconstruction,
                insurance, or continuity.
            (10) Domestic enterprise.--The term ``domestic enterprise''
        means an enterprise that conducts business in the United States
        and procures a critical good.
            (11) Domestic manufacturer.--The term ``domestic
        manufacturer'' means a business that conducts in the United
        States the research and development, engineering, or production
        activities necessary for manufacturing a critical good.
            (12) Emerging technology.--The term ``emerging technology''
        means a technology that is critical for the national security
        or economic security of the United States, including the
        following:
                    (A) Technologies included in the American COMPETE
                Act (title XV of division FF of the Consolidated
                Appropriations Act, 2021; Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat.
                3276).
                    (B) The following technologies:
                            (i) Artificial intelligence.
                            (ii) Automated vehicles and unmanned
                        delivery systems.
                            (iii) Blockchain and other distributed
                        ledger, data storage, data management, and
                        cybersecurity technologies.
                            (iv) Quantum computing and quantum sensing.
                            (v) Additive manufacturing.
                            (vi) Advanced manufacturing and the
                        Internet of Things.
                            (vii) Nano technology.
                            (viii) Robotics.
                            (ix) Microelectronics, optical fiber ray,
                        and high performance and advanced computer
                        hardware and software.
                            (x) Semiconductors.
                            (xi) Advanced materials science, including
                        composition 2D, other next generation
                        materials, and related manufacturing
                        technologies.
            (13) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (14) Manufacture.--The term ``manufacture''--
                    (A) means any activity that is necessary for the
                development, production, processing, distribution, or
                delivery of any raw, in process, or manufactured
                material (including any mineral, metal, and advanced
                processed material), article, commodity, supply,
                product, critical good, or item of supply; and
                    (B) does not include software unrelated to the
                manufacturing process.
            (15) Manufacturing technology.--The term ``manufacturing
        technology'' means a technology that is necessary for the
        manufacturing of a critical good.
            (16) Production equipment.--The term ``production
        equipment'' means any component, subsystem, system, equipment,
        tooling, accessory, part, or assembly necessary for the
        manufacturing of a critical good.
            (17) Program.--The term ``program'' means the critical
        supply chain resiliency and crisis response program established
        pursuant to section 103(a).
            (18) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant
        committees of Congress'' means the following:
                    (A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate.
                    (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
                House of Representatives.
            (19) Resilient critical supply chain.--The term ``resilient
        critical supply chain'' means a critical supply chain that--
                    (A) ensures that the United States can sustain
                critical industry, including emerging technologies,
                production, critical supply chains, services, and
                access to critical goods, production equipment, and
                manufacturing technology during a supply chain shock;
                and
                    (B) has key components of resilience that include--
                            (i) effective private sector risk
                        management and mitigation planning to sustain
                        critical supply chains and supplier networks
                        during a supply chain shock; and
                            (ii) minimized or managed exposure to a
                        supply chain shock.
            (20) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
            (21) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory,
        or possession of the United States, and each federally
        recognized Indian Tribe.
            (22) Supply chain shock.--The term ``supply chain shock''--
                    (A) means an event causing severe or serious
                disruption to normal operations or capacity in a supply
                chain; and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) a natural disaster;
                            (ii) a pandemic;
                            (iii) a biological threat;
                            (iv) a cyber attack;
                            (v) a geopolitical conflict;
                            (vi) a terrorist or geopolitical attack;
                            (vii) a trade disruption caused by--
                                    (I) a country described in
                                paragraph (2)(B); or
                                    (II) an entity or an individual
                                subject to the jurisdiction of such a
                                country; and
                            (viii) an event for which the President
                        declares a major disaster or an emergency under
                        section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert
                        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C.
                        5191).
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Passed Both Chambers

  1. 1Introduced
  2. 2Committee
  3. 3Floor
  4. 4Passed
  5. 5Signed

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