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Union Calendar No. 33 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3264 

[Report No. 117–50] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2021 

Mr. KATKO (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JUNE 1, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MEIJER, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 

PFLUGER, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. GIMENEZ, and Mr. GARBARINO

JUNE 1, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Domains Critical to 

5 Homeland Security Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

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

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

10 ‘‘SEC. 890B. HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL DOMAIN RE11 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

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

14 Secretary is authorized to conduct research and de15 velopment to— 

16 ‘‘(A) identify United States critical do17 mains for economic security and homeland se18 curity; and 

19 ‘‘(B) evaluate the extent to which disrup20 tion, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of 

21 any of such domain poses a substantial threat 

22 to homeland security. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) RISK ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DO25 MAINS.—The research under paragraph (1) 


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1 shall include a risk analysis of each identified 

2 United States critical domain for economic se3 curity to determine the degree to which there 

4 exists a present or future threat to homeland 

5 security in the event of disruption, corruption, 

6 exploitation, or dysfunction to such domain. 

7 Such research shall consider, to the extent pos8 sible, the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) The vulnerability and resilience of 

10 relevant supply chains. 

11 ‘‘(ii) Foreign production, processing, 

12 and manufacturing methods. 

13 ‘‘(iii) Influence of malign economic ac14 tors. 

15 ‘‘(iv) Asset ownership. 

16 ‘‘(v) Relationships within the supply 

17 chains of such domains. 

18 ‘‘(vi) The degree to which the condi19 tions referred to in clauses (i) through (v) 

20 would place such a domain at risk of dis21 ruption, corruption, exploitation, or dys22 function. 

23 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL RESEARCH INTO HIGH24 RISK CRITICAL DOMAINS.—Based on the identi25 fication and risk analysis of United States critVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Jun 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3264.RH H3264

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1 ical domains for economic security pursuant to 

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

3 paragraph, respectively, the Secretary may con4 duct additional research into those critical do5 mains, or specific elements thereof, with respect 

6 to which there exists the highest degree of a 

7 present or future threat to homeland security in 

8 the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, 

9 or dysfunction to such a domain. For each such 

10 high-risk domain, or element thereof, such re11 search shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) describe the underlying infra13 structure and processes; 

14 ‘‘(ii) analyze present and projected 

15 performance of industries that comprise or 

16 support such domain; 

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

18 supply chain of a product or service nec19 essary to such domain is concentrated, ei20 ther through a small number of sources, or 

21 if multiple sources are concentrated in one 

22 geographic area; 

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

24 demand for supplies of goods and services 

25 of such industries can be fulfilled by 


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1 present and projected performance of other 

2 industries, identify strategies, plans, and 

3 potential barriers to expand the supplier 

4 industrial base, and identify the barriers to 

5 the participation of such other industries; 

6 ‘‘(v) consider each such domain’s per7 formance capacities in stable economic en8 vironments, adversarial supply conditions, 

9 and under crisis economic constraints; 

10 ‘‘(vi) identify and define needs and re11 quirements to establish supply resiliency 

12 within each such domain; and 

13 ‘‘(vii) consider the effects of sector 

14 consolidation, including foreign consolida15 tion, either through mergers or acquisi16 tions, or due to recent geographic realign17 ment, on such industries’ performances. 

18 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the re19 search under paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) 

20 of paragraph (2), the Secretary may consult with 

21 appropriate Federal agencies, State agencies, and 

22 private sector stakeholders. 

23 ‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—Beginning one year after 

24 the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec25 retary shall publish a report containing information 


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1 relating to the research under paragraph (1) and 

2 subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), including find3 ings, evidence, analysis, and recommendations. Such 

4 report shall be updated annually through 2026. 

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

6 days after the publication of each report required under 

7 paragraph (4) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall trans8 mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu10 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such re11 port, together with a description of actions the Secretary, 

12 in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, will un13 dertake or has undertaken in response to each such report. 

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

15 ‘‘(1) UNITED STATES CRITICAL DOMAINS FOR

16 ECONOMIC SECURITY.—The term ‘United States 

17 critical domains for economic security’ means the 

18 critical infrastructure and other associated indus19 tries, technologies, and intellectual property, or any 

20 combination thereof, that are essential to the eco21 nomic security of the United States. 

22 ‘‘(2) ECONOMIC SECURITY.—The term ‘eco23 nomic security’ means the condition of having secure 

24 and resilient domestic production capacity, combined 

25 with reliable access to the global resources necessary 


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1 to maintain an acceptable standard of living and to 

2 protect core national values. 

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

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

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

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

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

8 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

9 890A the following new item: 

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


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Union Calendar No. 33 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3264 

[Report No. 117–50] 

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 

JUNE 1, 2021 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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