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Calendar No. 671 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2525 

[Report No. 117–272] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and 

development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain 

risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat 

to homeland security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2021 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 19, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

research and development to identify and evaluate the 

extent to which critical domain risks within the United 

States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domains Critical to 

3 Homeland Security Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 

6 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 890B. HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL DOMAIN RE9 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The 

12 Secretary is authorized to conduct research and de13 velopment to— 

14 ‘‘(A) identify United States critical do15 mains for economic security and homeland se16 curity; and 

17 ‘‘(B) evaluate the extent to which disrup18 tion, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of 

19 any of such domain poses a substantial threat 

20 to homeland security. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) RISK ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DO23 MAINS.—The research under paragraph (1) 

24 shall include a risk analysis of each identified 

25 United States critical domain for economic se26 curity to determine the degree to which there 


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1 exists a present or future threat to homeland 

2 security in the event of disruption, corruption, 

3 exploitation, or dysfunction to such domain. 

4 Such research shall consider, to the extent pos5 sible, the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) The vulnerability and resilience of 

7 relevant supply chains. 

8 ‘‘(ii) Foreign production, processing, 

9 and manufacturing methods. 

10 ‘‘(iii) Influence of malign economic ac11 tors. 

12 ‘‘(iv) Asset ownership. 

13 ‘‘(v) Relationships within the supply 

14 chains of such domains. 

15 ‘‘(vi) The degree to which the condi16 tions referred to in clauses (i) through (v) 

17 would place such a domain at risk of dis18 ruption, corruption, exploitation, or dys19 function. 

20 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTO HIGH21 RISK CRITICAL DOMAINS.—Based on the identi22 fication and risk analysis of United States crit23 ical domains for economic security pursuant to 

24 paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this 

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1 duct additional research into those critical do2 mains, or specific elements thereof, with respect 

3 to which there exists the highest degree of a 

4 present or future threat to homeland security in 

5 the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, 

6 or dysfunction to such a domain. For each such 

7 high-risk domain, or element thereof, such re8 search shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) describe the underlying infra10 structure and processes; 

11 ‘‘(ii) analyze present and projected 

12 performance of industries that comprise or 

13 support such domain; 

14 ‘‘(iii) examine the extent to which the 

15 supply chain of a product or service nec16 essary to such domain is concentrated, ei17 ther through a small number of sources, or 

18 if multiple sources are concentrated in one 

19 geographic area; 

20 ‘‘(iv) examine the extent to which the 

21 demand for supplies of goods and services 

22 of such industries can be fulfilled by 

23 present and projected performance of other 

24 industries, identify strategies, plans, and 

25 potential barriers to expand the supplier 


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1 industrial base, and identify the barriers to 

2 the participation of such other industries; 

3 ‘‘(v) consider each such domain’s per4 formance capacities in stable economic en5 vironments, adversarial supply conditions, 

6 and under crisis economic constraints; 

7 ‘‘(vi) identify and define needs and re8 quirements to establish supply resiliency 

9 within each such domain; and 

10 ‘‘(vii) consider the effects of sector 

11 consolidation, including foreign consolida12 tion, either through mergers or acquisi13 tions, or due to recent geographic realign14 ment, on such industries’ performances. 

15 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the re16 search under paragraphs (1) and (2)(B), the Sec17 retary shall consult with appropriate Federal agen18 cies, including the Bureau of Industry and Security 

19 at the Department of Commerce, State agencies, 

20 and private sector stakeholders. 

21 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Beginning 1 year after 

22 the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec23 retary shall publish a report containing information 

24 relating to the research under paragraphs (1) and 

25 (2)(B), including findings, evidence, analysis, and 


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1 recommendations. Such report shall be updated an2 nually through 2026. 

3 ‘‘(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

4 days after the publication of each report required under 

5 subsection (a)(4), the Secretary shall transmit to the Com6 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa7 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov8 ernmental Affairs of the Senate each such report, together 

9 with a description of actions the Secretary, in consultation 

10 with appropriate Federal agencies, will undertake or has 

11 undertaken in response to each such report. 

12 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) ECONOMIC SECURITY.—The term ‘eco14 nomic security’ means the condition of having secure 

15 and resilient domestic production capacity, combined 

16 with reliable access to the global resources necessary 

17 to maintain an acceptable standard of living and to 

18 protect core national values. 

19 ‘‘(2) UNITED STATES CRITICAL DOMAINS FOR

20 ECONOMIC SECURITY.—The term ‘United States 

21 critical domains for economic security’ means the 

22 critical infrastructure and other associated indus23 tries, technologies, and intellectual property, or any 

24 combination thereof, that are essential to the eco25 nomic security of the United States. 


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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of 

3 fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this section.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

5 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

6 (Public Law 107–296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by in7 serting after the item relating to section 890A the fol8 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 890B. Homeland security critical domain research and development.’’. 


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Calendar No. 671 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2525 

[Report No. 117–272] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

other purposes. substantial threat to homeland security, and for within the United States supply chain pose a evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks require research and development to identify and 

DECEMBER 19, 2022 

Reported without amendment 


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