118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6571 
AN ACT 
To establish a critical supply chain resiliency and crisis re-
sponse program in the Department of Commerce, and 
to secure American leadership in deploying emerging 
technologies, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2023’’. 
(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 In-
dustry and Analysis. 
Sec. 3. Critical supply chain resiliency and crisis response program. 
Sec. 4. Critical supply chain innovation and best practices. 
Sec. 5. Department of Commerce capability assessment. 
Sec. 6. Definitions. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INDUSTRY AND 
ANALYSIS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—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 leadership of the United States 
with respect to critical industries, critical supply 
chains, and emerging technologies that— 
(A) strengthen the national security of the 
United States; and 
(B) have a significant effect on the eco-
nomic security of the United States. 
(2) Encourage consultation with other agencies, 
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) emerging technologies. 
(3) Encourage the growth and competitiveness 
of United States productive capacities and manufac-
turing in the United States of emerging tech-
nologies. 
(4) Monitor the resilience, diversity, security, 
and strength of critical supply chains and critical in-
dustries (including critical industries for emerging 
technologies). 
(5) Support the availability of critical goods 
from domestic manufacturers, domestic enterprises, 
and manufacturing operations in countries that are 
an ally or key international partner nation. 
(6) Assist the Federal Government in preparing 
for and responding to supply chain shocks to critical 
supply chains, including by improving flexible manu-
facturing capacities and capabilities in the United 
States. 
(7) Consistent with United States obligations 
under international agreements, encourage and 
incentivize the reduced reliance of domestic enter-
prises and domestic manufacturers on critical goods 
from countries that are described in clause (i) or (ii) 
of section 6(2)(B). 
(8) Encourage the relocation of manufacturing 
facilities that manufacture critical goods from coun-
tries that are described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 
6(2)(B) to the United States and countries that are 
an ally or key international partner nation to 
strengthen the resilience, diversity, security, and 
strength of critical supply chains. 
(9) Support the creation of jobs with competi-
tive wages in the United States manufacturing sec-
tor. 
(10) Encourage manufacturing growth and op-
portunities in rural and underserved communities. 
(11) Promote the health of the economy of the 
United States and the competitiveness of manufac-
turing in the United States. 
(b) CAPABILITIES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—In 
carrying out subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary—
(1) shall establish capabilities to— 
(A) assess the state of technology, innova-
tion, and production capacity in the United 
States and other countries; and 
(B) conduct other activities that the As-
sistant Secretary considers to be critical for the 
use of analytic capabilities, statistics, datasets, 
and metrics related to critical technologies and 
innovation; and 
(2) may utilize external organizations to provide 
independent and objective technical support. 
SEC. 3. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY AND CRISIS 
RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall establish in the Department of Commerce a 
critical supply chain resiliency and crisis response program 
to conduct the activities described in subsection (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the program, the 
Assistant Secretary shall conduct activities— 
(1) in coordination with the unified coordina-
tion group established under subsection (c), to— 
(A) map, monitor, and model critical sup-
ply chains, including critical supply chains for 
emerging technologies, which may include—
(i) modeling the impact of supply 
chain shocks on critical industries (includ-
ing critical industries for emerging tech-
nologies), critical supply chains, domestic 
enterprises, and domestic manufacturers; 
(ii) monitoring the demand for and 
supply of critical goods, production equip-
ment, and manufacturing technology need-
ed for critical supply chains, including crit-
ical 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) 
monitoring 
manufacturing, 
warehousing, transportation, and distribu-
tion related to critical supply chains; 
(B) identify high priority gaps and 
vulnerabilities, which may include single points 
of failure, in critical supply chains and critical 
industries (including critical industries for 
emerging technologies) that— 
(i) exist as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or
(ii) are anticipated to occur after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(C) identify potential supply chain shocks 
to a critical supply chain that may disrupt, 
strain, compromise, or eliminate the critical 
supply chain (including supply chains involving 
emerging technologies); 
(D) evaluate the capability and capacity of 
domestic manufacturers or manufacturers lo-
cated in countries that are an ally or key inter-
national partner nation to serve as sources for 
critical goods, production equipment, or manu-
facturing technology needed in critical supply 
chains 
(including 
supply 
chains 
involving 
emerging technologies); 
(E) evaluate the effect on the national se-
curity and economic competitiveness of the 
United States, including on consumer prices, 
job losses, and wages, that may result from the 
disruption, strain, compromise, or elimination 
of a critical supply chain; 
(F) evaluate the state of the manufac-
turing workforce, including by— 
(i) identifying the needs of domestic 
manufacturers; and
(ii) identifying opportunities to create 
high-quality manufacturing jobs; and 
(G) identify investments in critical goods, 
production equipment, and manufacturing tech-
nology from non-Federal sources; 
(2) in coordination with State and local govern-
ments and the unified coordination group established 
under subsection (c), and, as appropriate, in con-
sultation with countries that are an ally or key inter-
national partner nation, to— 
(A) identify opportunities to reduce gaps 
and vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and 
critical industries (including critical industries 
for emerging technologies); 
(B) encourage consultation between the 
Federal Government, industry, covered non-
governmental representatives, institutions of 
higher education, and State and local govern-
ments 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 sup-
ply chain shocks;
(C) encourage consultation between the 
Federal Government and the governments of 
countries that are an ally or key international 
partner nation; 
(D) develop or identify opportunities to 
build the capacity of the United States in crit-
ical supply chains, critical industries, and 
emerging technologies; 
(E) develop or identify opportunities to 
build the capacity of countries that are an ally 
or key international partner nation in critical 
industries (including critical industries for 
emerging technologies) and critical supply 
chains; 
(F) develop contingency plans and coordi-
nation mechanisms to improve the response of 
critical supply chains and critical industry (in-
cluding critical industries for emerging tech-
nologies) to supply chain shocks; and 
(G) support methods and technologies, in-
cluding blockchain technology, distributed ledg-
er technology, and other emerging technologies, 
as appropriate, for the authentication and 
traceability of critical goods;
(3) acting within the authority of the Secretary 
that exists as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and in consultation with the Secretary of State 
and the United States Trade Representative, to con-
sult with governments of countries that are an ally 
or key international partner nation to promote resil-
ient critical supply chains that ensure the supply of 
critical goods, production equipment, and manufac-
turing technology to the United States and compa-
nies located in countries that are an ally or key 
international partner nation; 
(4) in consultation with other offices and divi-
sions of the Department of Commerce and other 
agencies, to leverage existing authorities (as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act) to encourage the 
resilience of supply chains of critical industries (in-
cluding critical industries for emerging technologies); 
and 
(5) to determine which emerging technologies 
may assist in conducting the activities described in 
this subsection and promote such emerging tech-
nologies. 
(c) UNIFIED COORDINATION GROUP.—In conducting 
the activities described in subsection (b), the Assistant 
Secretary shall—
(1) establish a unified coordination group led by 
the Assistant Secretary, which shall include, as ap-
propriate, private sector partners and covered non-
governmental representatives, to serve as a body for 
consultation by agencies described in subsection (g) 
to plan for and respond to supply chain shocks and 
support the resilience, diversity, security, and 
strength of critical supply chains; 
(2) establish subgroups of the unified coordina-
tion group established under paragraph (1) that 
shall be led by the head of an appropriate agency; 
and 
(3) through the unified coordination group es-
tablished under paragraph (1)— 
(A) acquire on a voluntary basis technical, 
engineering, and operational critical supply 
chain information from the private sector, in a 
manner that ensures any critical supply chain 
information provided by the private sector is 
kept confidential and is exempt from disclosure 
under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom 
of Information Act’’); 
(B) study the critical supply chain infor-
mation acquired under subparagraph (A) to as-
sess critical supply chains, including critical 
supply chains for emerging technologies, and in-
form planning for potential supply chain 
shocks; 
(C) convene with relevant private sector 
entities to share best practices, planning, and 
capabilities to respond to potential supply chain 
shocks; and 
(D) factor in any relevant findings from 
the studies required by the American COM-
PETE Act (title XV of division FF of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021; Public Law 
116–260; 134 Stat. 3276). 
(d) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with other relevant agencies, may consult 
with governments of countries that are an ally or key 
international partner nation relating to enhancing the se-
curity and resilience of critical supply chains in response 
to supply chain shocks. 
(e) DESIGNATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 270 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 under para-
graph (1) not less frequently than once every 4 
years, including designations for technologies not de-
scribed in section 6(12)(B) that the Assistant Sec-
retary considers necessary. 
(f) NATIONAL STRATEGY AND REVIEW ON CRITICAL 
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY
AND MANUFACTURING
IN 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less 
frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the 
Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the head of 
each relevant agency, covered nongovernmental rep-
resentative, industry, institution of higher education, 
and State and local government, shall submit to the 
relevant committees of Congress and post on the 
website of the Assistant Secretary a report that— 
(A) identifies— 
(i) critical infrastructure that may as-
sist in fulfilling the responsibilities de-
scribed in section 2; 
(ii) emerging technologies that may 
assist in fulfilling the responsibilities de-
scribed in section 2 and carrying out the 
program, 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 under 
subsection (e); 
(iv) other supplies and services that 
are critical to the crisis preparedness of 
the United States; 
(v) substitutes for critical goods, pro-
duction equipment, and manufacturing 
technology; 
(vi) methods and technologies, includ-
ing blockchain technology, distributed ledg-
er technology, and other emerging tech-
nologies, as appropriate, for the authen-
tication and traceability of critical goods; 
and 
(vii) countries that are an ally or key 
international partner nation; 
(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 manu-
facturing 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 re-
spect 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 crit-
ical goods, production equipment, 
and manufacturing technology; 
(C) assesses and describes—
(i) the demand and supply of critical 
goods, production equipment, and manu-
facturing technology; 
(ii) the production of critical goods, 
production equipment, and manufacturing 
technology by domestic manufacturers; 
(iii) the capability and capacity of do-
mestic manufacturers and manufacturers 
in countries that are an ally or key inter-
national partner nation to manufacture 
critical goods, production equipment, and 
manufacturing technology; and 
(iv) how supply chain shocks could af-
fect rural, Tribal, and underserved commu-
nities; 
(D) identifies threats and supply chain 
shocks that may disrupt, strain, compromise, or 
eliminate critical supply chains, critical goods, 
and critical industries (including critical indus-
tries 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 clause (i) or (ii) of 
section 6(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 an ally or key inter-
national partner nation that can sustain 
critical industries (including critical indus-
tries for emerging technologies) through a 
supply chain shock; 
(ii) the effect innovation has on do-
mestic manufacturers; and 
(iii) any single points of failure in the 
critical supply chains described in clause 
(i); 
(G) with respect to countries that are an 
ally or key international partner nation, reviews 
the sourcing of critical goods, production equip-
ment, and manufacturing technology associated 
with critical industries located in such coun-
tries; 
(H) assesses the flexible manufacturing ca-
pacity and capability available in the United 
States in the case of a supply chain shock; and
(I) develops a strategy for the Department 
of Commerce to support the resilience, diver-
sity, security, and strength of critical supply 
chains and emerging technologies to— 
(i) support sufficient access to critical 
goods by mitigating vulnerabilities in crit-
ical supply chains, including critical supply 
chains concentrated in countries that are 
described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 
6(2)(B); 
(ii) consult with other relevant agen-
cies to assist countries that are an ally or 
key international partner nation in build-
ing capacity for manufacturing critical 
goods; 
(iii) recover from supply chain shocks; 
(iv) identify, in consultation with 
other relevant agencies, actions relating to 
critical supply chains or emerging tech-
nologies that the United States may take 
to— 
(I) raise living standards; 
(II) increase employment oppor-
tunities; and
(III) improve responses to supply 
chain shocks; 
(v) protect against supply chain 
shocks relating to critical supply chains 
from countries that are described in clause 
(i) or (ii) of section 6(2)(B); 
(vi) support methods and technologies, 
including blockchain technology, distrib-
uted ledger technologies, and other emerg-
ing technologies, as appropriate, for the 
authentication and traceability of critical 
goods; and 
(vii) make specific recommendations 
to implement the strategy under this sec-
tion and improve the security and resil-
iency of manufacturing capacity and sup-
ply chains for critical industries (including 
critical industries for emerging tech-
nologies), by— 
(I) developing long-term strate-
gies; 
(II) increasing visibility into the 
networks and capabilities of domestic 
manufacturers and suppliers of do-
mestic manufacturers;
(III) identifying industry best 
practices; 
(IV) evaluating how diverse sup-
plier networks, multi-platform and 
multi-region production capabilities 
and sources, and integrated global 
and regional critical supply chains can 
enhance the resilience of— 
(aa) critical industries in the 
United States; 
(bb) emerging technologies 
in the United States; 
(cc) jobs in the United 
States; 
(dd) manufacturing capabili-
ties of the United States; and 
(ee) the access of the United 
States to critical goods during a 
supply chain shock; 
(V) identifying and mitigating 
risks, including— 
(aa) 
significant 
vulnerabilities to supply chain 
shocks; and
or key international partner nation to 
build more resilient critical supply 
chains and mitigate risks; 
(X) identifying opportunities to 
reuse and recycle critical goods, in-
cluding raw materials, to increase re-
silient critical supply chains; 
(XI) consulting with countries 
that are an ally or key international 
partner nation on— 
(aa) sourcing critical goods, 
production equipment, and man-
ufacturing technology; and 
(bb) developing, sustaining, 
and expanding production and 
availability of critical goods, pro-
duction equipment, and manufac-
turing technology during a supply 
chain shock; 
(XII) identifying such other serv-
ices as the Assistant Secretary deter-
mines necessary; and 
(XIII) 
providing 
guidance 
to 
other relevant agencies with respect to 
critical goods, supply chains, and crit-
ical industries (including critical in-
dustries for emerging technologies) 
that should be prioritized to ensure 
United States leadership in the de-
ployment of such technologies. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The report submitted under 
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 under para-
graph (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 Sec-
retary shall provide for a period of public comment 
and review in developing the report submitted under 
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 rel-
evant agency to obtain any information, data, or assist-
ance that the Assistant Secretary determines necessary to 
conduct the activities described in subsection (b). 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion 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 recommenda-
tion suggested by the Secretary or Assistant Sec-
retary in response to a request by the private entity. 
(i) PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARILY SHARED CRIT-
ICAL SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION.— 
(1) PROTECTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, critical supply chain in-
formation (including the identity of the submit-
ting person or entity) that is voluntarily sub-
mitted under this section to the Department of 
Commerce for use by the Department for pur-
poses of this section, when accompanied by an 
express statement specified 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 of-
ficial; 
(iii) may not, without the written con-
sent of the person or entity submitting 
such information, be used directly by the 
Department of Commerce, any other Fed-
eral, 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 con-
sent 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 pur-
poses of this section, except— 
(I) in furtherance of an investiga-
tion or the prosecution of a criminal 
act; or 
(II) when disclosure of the infor-
mation would be—
(aa) to either House of Con-
gress, or to the extent of matter 
within its jurisdiction, any com-
mittee or subcommittee thereof, 
any joint committee thereof, or 
any subcommittee of any such 
joint committee; or 
(bb) to the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, or any 
authorized representative of the 
Comptroller 
General, 
in 
the 
course of the performance of the 
duties of the Government Ac-
countability 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 dis-
closure of information or records; 
(II) otherwise be disclosed or dis-
tributed to any party by such State or 
local government or government agen-
cy without the written consent of the 
person or entity submitting such in-
formation; 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 pro-
vided under law, such as trade secret pro-
tection. 
(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 infor-
mation or records substantially similar to 
the following: ‘‘This information is volun-
tarily submitted to the Federal Govern-
ment in expectation of protection from dis-
closure as provided by the provisions of the 
Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 
2023.’’; 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 com-
munication. 
(2) LIMITATION.—No communication of critical 
supply chain information to the Department of Com-
merce made pursuant to this section may be consid-
ered to be an action subject to the requirements of 
chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) 
INDEPENDENTLY
OBTAINED
INFORMA-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a State, 
local, or Federal Government entity, agency, or au-
thority, or any third party, under applicable law, to 
obtain critical supply chain information in a manner 
not covered by paragraph (1), including any infor-
mation 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 ob-
tained information includes the disclosure of such in-
formation under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(4) TREATMENT OF VOLUNTARY SUBMITTAL OF 
INFORMATION.—The voluntary submittal to the De-
partment 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 IN-
CENTIVE 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). 
(j) SUNSET.—The program shall terminate not later 
than the date that is 7 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION AND BEST 
PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary shall, on 
an ongoing basis, facilitate and support the development 
and dissemination of guidelines, best practices, manage-
ment strategies, methodologies, procedures, and processes 
for domestic manufacturers, domestic enterprises, and 
other entities manufacturing, procuring, or using a critical 
good to— 
(1) measure the resilience, diversity, security, 
and strength of the critical supply chains of such 
manufacturers, enterprises, and entities;
(2) quantify the value of improved resilience, di-
versity, security, and strength of critical supply 
chains to such manufacturers, enterprises, and enti-
ties; 
(3) design and implement measures to reduce 
the risks of disruption, strain, compromise, or elimi-
nation of critical supply chains of such manufactur-
ers, enterprises, and entities; and 
(4) support the authentication and traceability 
of critical goods using blockchain technology, distrib-
uted ledger technologies, and other emerging tech-
nologies as appropriate. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Assistant Secretary shall do the following: 
(1) Consult closely and regularly with relevant 
private sector personnel and entities, manufacturing 
extension centers established as part of the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Manufac-
turing USA institutes as described in section 34(d) 
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(d)), and other relevant 
stakeholders and incorporate industry expertise. 
(2) Consult with the heads of relevant agencies 
(including agencies with jurisdiction over critical 
supply chains), States, local governments, Tribal
Governments, countries that are an ally or key inter-
national partner nation, and international organiza-
tions, as necessary. 
(3) Collaborate with private sector stakeholders 
to identify prioritized, flexible, repeatable, perform-
ance-based, and cost-effective critical supply chain 
resilience approaches that may be voluntarily adopt-
ed by domestic manufacturers, domestic enterprises, 
and other entities manufacturing, procuring, or 
using a critical good to achieve the goals of sub-
section (a). 
(4) Facilitate the design of— 
(A) voluntary processes for selecting sup-
pliers that support the resilience, diversity, se-
curity, and strength of critical supply chains; 
and 
(B) methodologies to identify and mitigate 
the effects of a disruption, strain, compromise, 
or elimination of a critical supply chain. 
(5) Facilitate the identification or application of 
methods and technologies, including blockchain tech-
nology, distributed ledger technologies, and other 
emerging technologies as appropriate, for the au-
thentication and traceability of critical goods.
(6) Disseminate research and information to as-
sist domestic manufacturers redesign products, ex-
pand domestic manufacturing capacity, and improve 
other capabilities as required to improve the resil-
ience, diversity, security, and strength of critical 
supply chains. 
(7) Incorporate relevant industry best practices. 
(8) Consider the private sector, including small 
businesses. 
(9) Leverage mechanisms that exist as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act for the Federal 
Government to provide critical supply chain solutions 
(including 
manufacturing 
technology, 
products, 
tools, and workforce development solutions related to 
critical supply chain resilience) to manufacturers, in-
cluding small and medium-sized manufacturers. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to— 
(1) require any private entity to share informa-
tion with the Secretary or Assistant Secretary; 
(2) require any private entity to request assist-
ance from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary; 
(3) require any private entity to implement any 
measure or recommendation suggested by the Sec-
retary or Assistant Secretary in response to a re-
quest by the private entity; or 
(4) require the adoption of any guideline, best 
practice, management strategy, methodology, proce-
dure, or process described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CAPABILITY ASSESS-
MENT. 
(a) 
REPORT
REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
produce a report— 
(1) identifying the duties, responsibilities, re-
sources, programs, and expertise within the offices 
and bureaus of the Department of Commerce rel-
evant to critical supply chain resilience and manu-
facturing 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) coordination across offices and bu-
reaus identified under paragraph (1); and 
(C) consultation with agencies imple-
menting similar activities related to critical sup-
ply chain resilience and manufacturing innova-
tion. 
(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. 6. 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 part-
ner nation’’— 
(A) means a country that is critical to ad-
dressing 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 sec-
tion 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 ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce assigned by the Secretary to direct the 
office of Industry and Analysis. 
(4) COVERED NONGOVERNMENTAL REPRESENT-
ATIVE.—The term ‘‘covered nongovernmental rep-
resentative’’ 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 mate-
rial (including any mineral, metal, or advanced proc-
essed material), article, commodity, supply, product, 
or item for which an absence of supply would have 
a significant effect on—
(A) the national security or economic secu-
rity 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 ‘‘crit-
ical supply chain’’ means a supply chain for a crit-
ical good. 
(9) CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘critical supply chain information’’ means 
information that is not customarily in the public do-
main and relates to— 
(A) sustaining and adapting a critical sup-
ply 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 as-
sessment, projection, or estimate of a vulner-
ability within the critical supply chain, includ-
ing testing, supplier network assessments, pro-
duction flexibility, risk evaluations, risk man-
agement 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 con-
tinuity. 
(10) DOMESTIC ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘do-
mestic enterprise’’ means an enterprise that con-
ducts 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 de-
velopment, engineering, or production activities nec-
essary 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 quan-
tum 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 com-
puter hardware and software. 
(x) Semiconductors. 
(xi) Advanced materials science, in-
cluding composition 2D, other next genera-
tion 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 High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(14) MANUFACTURE.—The term ‘‘manufac-
ture’’ means any activity that is necessary for the 
development, production, processing, distribution, or 
delivery of any raw, in process, or manufactured ma-
terial (including any mineral, metal, and advanced 
processed material), article, commodity, supply, 
product, critical good, or item of supply. 
(15) 
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘manufacturing technology’’ means a tech-
nology that is necessary for the manufacturing of a 
critical good. 
(16) PRODUCTION
EQUIPMENT.—The term 
‘‘production equipment’’ means any component, sub-
system, 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 re-
sponse program established under section 3(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 Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(19) RESILIENT CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The 
term ‘‘resilient critical supply chain’’ means a crit-
ical 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 dur-
ing a supply chain shock; and 
(B) has key components of resilience that 
include— 
(i) effective private sector risk man-
agement and mitigation planning to sus-
tain 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’’ includes the following: 
(A) A natural disaster. 
(B) A pandemic. 
(C) A biological threat. 
(D) A cyber attack. 
(E) A great power conflict. 
(F) A terrorist or geopolitical attack. 
(G) An event for which the President de-
clares a major disaster or an emergency under 
section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170; 42 U.S.C. 5191). 
(H) Any other disruption or threat to a 
critical supply chain that affects the national
security or economic security of the United 
States. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6571 
AN ACT 
To establish a critical supply chain resiliency and 
crisis response program in the Department of 
Commerce, and to secure American leadership in 
deploying emerging technologies, and for other 
purposes.