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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6157 

To require the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to reduce reliance 

on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2021 

Mr. KINZINGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of State to implement a strategy 

to reduce reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Allies Strengthening 

5 Economies And Manufacturing Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con8 gress that— 


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1 (1) resilient supply chains are paramount to the 

2 national security and economic security of the 

3 United States; 

4 (2) a coordinated and whole-of-government ap5 proach to safeguarding supply chains will benefit all 

6 Americans and ensure disruptions are avoided or 

7 mitigated; 

8 (3) the Secretary of State and Secretary of 

9 Commerce, and other interagency stakeholders as 

10 appropriate, should assist and incentivize countries 

11 in the Western Hemisphere to build capacity for 

12 manufacturing of critical goods; 

13 (4) the Secretary of State should promote the 

14 leadership of the United States with respect to crit15 ical industries and supply chains that— 

16 (A) strengthen the national security of the 

17 United States; and 

18 (B) have a significant effect on the eco19 nomic security of the United States; 

20 (5) the Secretary of State should support the 

21 availability of critical goods by assisting with the co22 ordination of activities to supporting manufacturing 

23 operations in the Western Hemisphere; and 

24 (6) the Secretary of State should support ef25 forts to reduce the reliance of domestic entities and 


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1 domestic manufacturers on critical goods with con2 centrated supply chains from countries of concern by 

3 assisting in the identification of alternative procure4 ment sources within the Western Hemisphere. 

5 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS 

6 TO SUPPLY CHAINS FOR CRITICAL GOODS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with Executive 

8 Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849), the Secretary of State 

9 shall implement a strategy to reduce reliance on con10 centrated supply chains for critical goods and protect 

11 against any threats from countries of concern relating to 

12 supply chains for critical goods. 

13 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub14 section (a) shall include plans to— 

15 (1) coordinate with other countries in the West16 ern Hemisphere to mitigate the effects of supply 

17 chain shocks, avoid disruptions to manufacturing op18 erations, and ensure continuity of the flow of goods 

19 during the period of a covered emergency; 

20 (2) execute a unified effort between countries in 

21 the Western Hemisphere to reduce reliance on con22 centrated supply chains for critical goods and pro23 tect against threats from countries of concern relat24 ing to supply chains for critical goods; 


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1 (3) identify alternative sources for procuring 

2 critical goods by ensuring that supply chains for 

3 critical goods are not vulnerable to disruption, 

4 strain, compromise, or elimination, including by 

5 being concentrated in a country of concern; 

6 (4) collaborate with other relevant Federal Gov7 ernment agencies to assist the Western Hemisphere 

8 to build capacity for manufacturing critical goods; 

9 and 

10 (5) provide technical assistance to governments 

11 in the Western Hemisphere to improve regulatory 

12 and investment frameworks to welcome companies 

13 with intention to relocate manufacturing facilities, 

14 especially those currently located in countries of con15 cern. 

16 (c) SUBMISSION OF STRATEGY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of State shall submit to the Committee on 

20 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

21 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 

22 and publish on the website of the Office of the Sec23 retary, a report containing the strategy required 

24 under subsection (a). 


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1 (2) UPDATES.—Not less than once every 4 

2 years after the date on which the report is submitted 

3 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 

4 the committees specified in such paragraph a report 

5 containing an update to such strategy. 

6 (3) FORM.—The report submitted under para7 graph (1), and updates submitted under paragraph 

8 (2), shall be submitted in unclassified form and may 

9 include a classified annex. 

10 (d) CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN TASK FORCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec13 retary of State shall establish a ‘‘Critical Supply 

14 Chain Task Force’’ to— 

15 (A) implement the strategy required under 

16 subsection (a); 

17 (B) encourage partnerships and collabora18 tion with the Federal Government, the private 

19 sector, and governments of countries in the 

20 Western Hemisphere to— 

21 (i) promote the resilience of supply 

22 chains for critical goods; and 

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1 dustries and supply chains for critical 

2 goods; 

3 (C) encourage the relocation of facilities 

4 that manufacture critical goods from countries 

5 of concern to the United States or Western 

6 Hemisphere to safeguard against supply chain 

7 disruptions; 

8 (D) support the development, maintenance, 

9 improvement, competitiveness, restoration, and 

10 expansion of the productive capacities, effi11 ciency, and workforce of critical industries in 

12 countries in the Western Hemisphere; and 

13 (E) encourage manufacturing growth and 

14 opportunities in economically distressed areas in 

15 the Western Hemisphere. 

16 (e) COORDINATION OF EFFORTS.—The Secretary of 

17 State shall cooperate and complement interagency actions 

18 necessary to carry out the functions described in the strat19 egy required under subsection (a). 

20 (f) DIVERSITY IN RECIPIENTS.—Activities to imple21 ment the strategy required under subsection (a) shall be 

22 performed in a manner that will serve the greatest needs 

23 for the most diverse array of critical industries. 


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1 (g) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 

2 to carry out this Act may be used to support manufac3 turing in a country of concern. 

4 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) CONCENTRATED.—With respect to a supply 

6 chain, the term ‘‘concentrated’’ means— 

7 (A) a supply chain— 

8 (i) that is under a level of control or 

9 influence by the government of a country 

10 of concern that presents an unreasonable 

11 risk to national security or economic secu12 rity; 

13 (ii) that is subject to undue manipula14 tion by the government of a country of 

15 concern; or 

16 (iii) for which 30 percent of the pro17 duction of such critical good occurs in a 

18 single foreign country; or 

19 (B) a supply chain for a critical good for 

20 which more than 50 percent of the supply of 

21 such good in the United States is imported. 

22 (2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun23 try of concern’’ means a country— 

24 (A) in which a concentrated supply chain 

25 for a critical good is located; 


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1 (B) that poses a significant national secu2 rity or economic security threat to the United 

3 States; and 

4 (C) the government of which, or elements 

5 of such government, has proven, or has been 

6 credibly alleged to have, committed crimes 

7 against humanity or genocide. 

8 (3) COVERED EMERGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 

9 emergency’’ means any of the following: 

10 (A) A public health emergency declared by 

11 the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

12 pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 

13 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 

14 (B) An event for which the President de15 clares a major disaster or an emergency under 

16 section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert 

17 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As18 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191). 

19 (C) A national emergency declared by the 

20 President under the National Emergencies Act 

21 (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

22 (4) CRITICAL GOOD.—The term ‘‘critical good’’ 

23 means any raw, in process, or manufactured mate24 rial (including any mineral, metal, or advanced proc25 essed material), article, commodity, supply, product, 


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1 or item of supply, the absence or shortage of which 

2 would have a significant effect on— 

3 (A) the national security or economic secu4 rity of the United States; and 

5 (B) critical infrastructure, as such term is 

6 defined in the Critical Infrastructures Protec7 tion Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 

8 (5) CRITICAL INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘critical 

9 industry’’ means an industry that is critical for the 

10 national security or economic security of the United 

11 States because of its relationship to any of the fol12 lowing key technology focuses: 

13 (A) Artificial intelligence, machine learn14 ing, autonomy, and related advances. 

15 (B) High performance computing, semi16 conductors, and advanced computer hardware 

17 and software. 

18 (C) Quantum information science and 

19 technology. 

20 (D) Robotics, automation, and advanced 

21 manufacturing. 

22 (E) Natural and anthropogenic disaster 

23 prevention or mitigation. 

24 (F) Advanced communications technology, 

25 including optical transmission components. 


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1 (G) Biotechnology, medical technology, 

2 genomics, and synthetic biology. 

3 (H) Data storage, data management, dis4 tributed ledger technologies, and cybersecurity, 

5 including biometrics. 

6 (I) Advanced energy and industrial efficacy 

7 technologies, such as batteries, advanced nu8 clear technologies, and polysilicon for use in 

9 solar photovoltaics, including but not limited to 

10 for the purposes of electric generation (con11 sistent with section 15 of the National Sciences 

12 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1874). 

13 (J) Advanced materials science, including 

14 composites and 2D materials and equipment, 

15 aerospace grade metals, and aerospace specific 

16 manufacturing enabling chemicals. 

17 (6) WESTERN HEMISPHERE.—The term ‘‘West18 ern Hemisphere’’ means a country that satisfies the 

19 following criteria: 

20 (A) Has a democratically elected govern21 ment and a market economy. 

22 (B) Is one of the following countries: 

23 (i) Anguilla. 

24 (ii) Antigua and Barbuda. 

25 (iii) Argentina. 


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1 (iv) Aruba. 

2 (v) The Bahamas. 

3 (vi) Barbados. 

4 (vii) Belize. 

5 (viii) Bermuda. 

6 (ix) Bolivia. 

7 (x) Brazil. 

8 (xi) The British Virgin Islands. 

9 (xii) Canada. 

10 (xiii) Chile. 

11 (xiv) Colombia. 

12 (xv) Costa Rica. 

13 (xvi) Dominica. 

14 (xvii) Dominican Republic. 

15 (xviii) Ecuador. 

16 (xix) El Salvador. 

17 (xx) Grenada. 

18 (xxi) Guatemala. 

19 (xxii) Guyana. 

20 (xxiii) Haiti. 

21 (xxiv) Honduras. 

22 (xxv) Jamaica. 

23 (xxvi) Mexico. 

24 (xxvii) Montserrat. 

25 (xxviii) Netherlands Antilles. 


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1 (xxix) Nicaragua. 

2 (xxx) Panama. 

3 (xxxi) Paraguay. 

4 (xxxii) Peru. 

5 (xxxiii) Saint Kitts and Nevis. 

6 (xxxiv) Saint Lucia. 

7 (xxxv) Saint Vincent and the Grena8 dines. 

9 (xxxvi) Suriname. 

10 (xxxvii) Trinidad and Tobago. 

11 (xxxviii) Turks and Caicos Islands. 

12 (xxxix) Uruguay. 

13 (xl) The sovereign government recog14 nized by the United States in Venezuela. 

15 (7) MANUFACTURE.—The term ‘‘manufacture’’ 

16 means any activity that is necessary for or incidental 

17 to the development, production, processing, distribu18 tion, or delivery of any raw, in process, or manufac19 tured material (including minerals, metals, and ad20 vanced processed materials), article, commodity, sup21 ply, product, critical good, or item of supply. 

22 (8) SUPPLY CHAIN SHOCK.—The term ‘‘supply 

23 chain shock’’ includes the following: 

24 (A) A natural disaster or extreme weather 

25 event. 


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1 (B) An accidental or human-caused event. 

2 (C) An economic disruption. 

3 (D) A pandemic. 

4 (E) A biological threat. 

5 (F) A cyberattack. 

6 (G) A great power conflict. 

7 (H) A terrorist or geopolitical attack. 

8 (I) Any other supply chain disruption or 

9 threat that affects the national security or eco10 nomic security of the United States. 

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