Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4295
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2021-07-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Economic performance and conditions

Government studies and investigations

Health technology, devices, supplies

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Manufacturing
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency to jointly report to Congress on vulnerabilities in supply chains that are critical to U.S. national security, economic security, or public health. The report shall also contain recommendations for addressing those vulnerabilities. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4295 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2021 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself and Mr. Golden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To require the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct a study to identify supply chains critical to national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Vulnerability Assessment Act of 2021 . 2. Study on supply chains critical to national security Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall jointly— (1) complete a study— (A) to identify— (i) supply chains that are critical to the national security, economic security, or public health or safety of the United States; and (ii) important vulnerabilities in such supply chains; and (B) to develop recommendations for legislative or administrative action to secure the supply chains identified under subparagraph (A)(i); and (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as that term is defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )) the findings of the directors with respect to the study conducted under paragraph (1).