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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6853 
To require the Secretary of Energy to identify entities engaged in activities 
detrimental to the national security, economic security, or foreign policy 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. FALLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to identify entities en-
gaged in activities detrimental to the national security, 
economic security, or foreign policy of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Energy Sup-
ply Chains Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ENERGY
NON-PROCUREMENT
LIST.—The 
term ‘‘Energy Non-Procurement List’’ means the 
list of identified entities established under section 
3(a)(1). 
(2) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY NON-PROCUREMENT LIST. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a list of identified entities that the 
Secretary has determined, based on the most recent 
information available, are engaged in activities detri-
mental to the national security, energy security, eco-
nomic security, public safety, or foreign policy of the 
United States. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize identifying 
entities that produce, manufacture, process, extract, 
recycle, assemble, or otherwise provide— 
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(A) critical materials (as defined in section 
7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
1606(a))); or 
(B) batteries, including battery compo-
nents. 
(3) INCLUSIONS.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may include on the Energy Non- 
Procurement List— 
(A) any entity that— 
(i) is owned, controlled, or influenced 
by a foreign entity of concern; 
(ii) is included on the Chinese Mili-
tary Company List of the Department of 
Defense published under section 1260H of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 
116–283); 
(iii) is included on the list of specially 
designated nationals and blocked persons 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control of the Department of the Treasury 
(commonly known as the ‘‘SDN list’’); 
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(iv) is included on the State Depart-
ment list of foreign terrorist organizations; 
or 
(v) is included on the Consolidated 
Screening List maintained by the Inter-
national Trade Administration of the De-
partment of Commerce; 
(B) any entity that is a subsidiary or par-
ent company of an entity included on the En-
ergy Non-Procurement List under subpara-
graph (A); and 
(C) any other entity, as determined by the 
Secretary to be engaged in activities detri-
mental to the national security, economic secu-
rity, or foreign policy of the United States. 
(4) ANNUAL REVISIONS.—The Secretary shall, 
not less frequently than annually, make additions or 
deletions to the Energy Non-Procurement List. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary may consult with the head 
of any appropriate Federal department or agency. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
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mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report containing— 
(A) the most up-to-date Energy Non-Pro-
curement List; and 
(B) a justification of why an entity was in-
cluded on or removed from the Energy Non- 
Procurement List, as applicable. 
(2) FORM.— 
(A) UNCLASSIFIED.—The information re-
quired under paragraph (1)(A) shall be sub-
mitted in unclassified form. 
(B) CLASSIFIED.—The information re-
quired under paragraph (1)(B) shall be sub-
mitted as a classified annex. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Concurrent with the sub-
mission of a report described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall publish the unclassified portion of 
that report on the website of the Department of En-
ergy. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 
is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act— 
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or entity, the Secretary shall terminate the DOE 
contract unless the Secretary determines— 
(A) that the applicable goods or services 
are not procurable from another source in the 
manner, time frame, or quantity required for 
the success of the applicable project; or 
(B) with respect to a subcontractor that is 
a covered individual or entity, the person that 
subcontracted with such subcontractor acted in 
good faith at such time in determining that the 
subcontractor was not a covered individual or 
entity. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the Secretary enters into or renews a contract 
with a person under an exception provided by subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the applicable contract; 
(2) an analysis of any existing alternative 
sources of the goods or services being procured in 
the applicable contract; and 
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(3) recommendations for how to support the de-
velopment of domestic sources of those goods, serv-
ices, or technologies, if those sources do not exist. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL
OR
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘covered individual or entity’’ means— 
(A) an entity on the Energy Non-Procure-
ment List; or 
(B) an individual or entity that provides 
funding to, or procures goods or services from 
an entity on the Energy Non-Procurement List. 
(2) DOE CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘DOE con-
tract’’ means a contract with the Department of En-
ergy for the procurement of goods or services. 
(3) SUBCONTRACT.—The term ‘‘subcontract’’ 
means a subcontract for an amount exceeding 
$250,000. 
SEC. 5. LIST OVERLAP STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, and the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies, as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate, shall carry out a study to identify lists 
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created by each Federal department or agency, and any 
overlap present when comparing those lists, relating to— 
(1) foreign entities of concern; 
(2) entities subject to sanctions imposed by the 
United States; 
(3) Chinese military companies; 
(4) entities with which Federal agencies are 
prohibited from entering into procurement contracts; 
and 
(5) other entities that work with the Chinese 
Communist Party. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that includes— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations on how to harmonize the 
lists identified in the study conducted under sub-
section (a) in order to provide clarification on which 
entities the Federal Government should not contract 
with to procure goods, services, or technology. 
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