I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7274 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to make changes with respect to 
the Federal Acquisition Security Council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2026 
Mr. TIMMONS (for himself, Mr. SUBRAMANYAM, and Mr. MOOLENAAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 41, United States Code, to make changes 
with respect to the Federal Acquisition Security Council, 
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 ‘‘Federal Acquisition 
Security Council Improvement Act of 2026’’. 
SEC. 2. CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL ACQUI-
SITION SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) DEFINITION OF SOURCE OF CONCERN, COVERED 
SOURCE OF CONCERN, RECOMMENDED ORDER, AND DES-
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IGNATED ORDER.—Section 1321 of title 41, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(8) as paragraphs (7) through (10); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) COVERED
SOURCE
OF
CONCERN.—The 
term ‘covered source of concern’ means a source of 
concern that is specifically designated as a ‘covered 
source of concern’ by a statute that states that such 
designation is for the purposes of this subchapter. 
‘‘(6) DESIGNATED
ORDER.—The term ‘des-
ignated order’ means an order described under sec-
tion 1323(c)(3).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) RECOMMENDED ORDER.—The term ‘rec-
ommended order’ means an order recommended 
under section 1323(c)(2). 
‘‘(12) SOURCE OF CONCERN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘source of 
concern’ means a source— 
‘‘(i) subject to the jurisdiction, direc-
tion, or control of the government of a for-
eign adversary, or operates on behalf of 
the government of a foreign adversary; or 
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‘‘(ii) that poses a risk to the national 
security of the United States based on col-
laboration with, whole or partial ownership 
or control by, or being affiliated with a 
military, internal security force, or intel-
ligence agency of a foreign adversary. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN ADVERSARY DEFINED.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘foreign adversary’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘covered nation’ in 
section 4872(d) of title 10.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.— 
Section 1322 of title 41, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘executive 
branch’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Office of the 
President’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Coun-
cil shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Administrator for Federal Pro-
curement Policy. 
‘‘(B) The Deputy Director for Manage-
ment of the Office of Management and Budget. 
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‘‘(C) The following officials, each of whom 
shall occupy a position at the level of Assistant 
Secretary or Deputy Assistant Secretary (or 
equivalent): 
‘‘(i) Two officials from the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence, one 
of which shall be from the National Coun-
terintelligence and Security Center. 
‘‘(ii) Two officials from the Depart-
ment of Defense, one of which shall be one 
from the National Security Agency. 
‘‘(iii) Two officials from the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, one of which 
shall be one from the Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency. 
‘‘(iv) An official from the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘(v) An official from the Office of the 
National Cyber Director. 
‘‘(vi) Two officials from the Depart-
ment of Justice, one of which shall be one 
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
‘‘(vii) Two officials from the Depart-
ment of Commerce, one of which shall be 
from the National Institute of Standards 
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and Technology and one of which shall be 
from the Bureau of Industry and Security. 
‘‘(viii) An official from any executive 
agency not listed under clauses (i) through 
(vii) whose temporary or permanent par-
ticipation is determined by the Chairperson 
of the Council to be necessary to carry out 
the functions of the Council while main-
taining the intended balance in subject 
matter expertise.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LEAD 
REPRESENTATIVES’’ and inserting ‘‘MEM-
BERS’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A)(i) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 
executive agency listed under paragraph 
(1)(C) shall designate the official or offi-
cials from that agency who shall serve on 
the Council in accordance with such para-
graph.’’; 
(iii) 
by 
amending 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—To the extent 
feasible, any official designated under 
clause (i) shall have expertise in supply 
chain risk management, acquisitions, law, 
or information and communications tech-
nology.’’; 
(iv) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FUNCTIONS.—A member of the 
Council shall— 
‘‘(i) regularly participate in the activi-
ties of the Council; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that any information re-
quested by the Council from the agency 
represented by the member is provided to 
the Council; and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that the head of the 
agency represented by the member and 
other appropriate personnel of the agency 
are aware of the activities of the Council.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
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an official under section 1323(c)(6)(C), with 
the delegated official.’’. 
(c) FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.—Section 1323 of 
title 41, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘supply chain’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘acquisition security 
and supply chain’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as amended by sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, particularly’’ and 
inserting ‘‘that arise’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), as amended by sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘associated with 
the acquisition and use of covered articles’’ 
after ‘‘risk’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), as amended by sub-
paragraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘posed by’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘associated with’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and use’’ before ‘‘of 
covered articles’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘posed 
by acquisitions’’ and inserting ‘‘associated with 
the acquisition’’; 
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(F) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (12); and 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) Implementing a prioritization scheme for 
evaluating the security risks associated with the ac-
quisition and use of covered articles provided or pro-
duced by a covered source of concern. 
‘‘(8) Evaluating each covered source of concern 
to determine whether to issue a designated order 
with respect to the covered source of concern or a 
covered article produced or provided by the covered 
source of concern. 
‘‘(9) Evaluating sources of concern to determine 
whether to issue a recommended order with respect 
to the source of concern, or any covered article pro-
duced or provided by the source of concern. 
‘‘(10) Monitoring and evaluating compliance by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of 
Defense, and Director of National Intelligence with 
the requirement to issue designated orders under 
subsection (c)(6)(B). 
‘‘(11) Reporting to Congress annually on the 
security risks associated with the acquisition and use 
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of covered articles produced or provided by sources 
of concern.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Council’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘a program office and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL ACQUISITION SECURITY COUNCIL 
PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
President 
shall establish a Federal Acquisition Security 
Council Program Office (referred to in this 
paragraph as the ‘Program Office’) within the 
Executive Office of the President to carry out 
the duties described under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Program Office shall 
provide to the Council, including any commit-
tees, working groups, or other constituent bod-
ies established by the Council under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(i) administrative, legal, and policy 
support; and 
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‘‘(ii) analysis and subject matter ex-
pertise on information communications 
technology, acquisition security, and supply 
chain risk. 
‘‘(C) STRUCTURE.—The head of the Pro-
gram Office shall be designated by the Chair-
person of the Council. 
‘‘(D) PROHIBITION.—The Program Office 
may not provide administrative support to the 
Council for any activities of the Council carried 
out pursuant to a provision of law other than 
a provision of law under this subchapter. 
‘‘(E) FUNDING
AND
RESOURCES.—The 
Program Office may use the staff and resources 
of the Executive Office of the President or 
maintain dedicated staff and resources, as ap-
propriate, in the performance of the duties of 
the Office. 
‘‘(F) SHARED STAFFING AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Program Of-
fice may accept officers or employees of 
the United States or members of the 
Armed Forces on a detail from an element 
of the intelligence community (as such 
term is defined in section 3 of the National 
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Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) or 
from another element of the Federal Gov-
ernment on a nonreimbursable basis, as 
jointly agreed to by the heads of the receiv-
ing and detailing elements, for a period not 
to exceed three years. 
‘‘(ii) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be con-
strued as imposing any limitation on any 
other authority for reimbursable or nonre-
imbursable details. 
‘‘(iii) NONREIMBURSABLE DETAIL.—A 
nonreimbursable detail made under this 
subparagraph shall not be considered an 
augmentation of the appropriations of the 
receiving element of the Program Office.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘supply chain risk’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquisition security and 
supply chain risk associated with the ac-
quisition of covered articles’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘recommended’’ before ‘‘exclusion orders’’; 
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