[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3449 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3449

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a defense supply chain 
         and industrial base strategy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2011

Mr. Ryan of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Critz, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Garamendi, Mr. Jones, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of 
  Georgia, and Mr. Kissell) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a defense supply chain 
         and industrial base strategy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Supply Chain and Industrial 
Base Security Act''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF A DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN 
              AND INDUSTRIAL BASE STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
defense supply chain and industrial base strategy, and subsequent plan, 
designed to secure the supply chain and industrial base sectors that 
the Secretary judges critical to the national security of the United 
States. The strategy and plan shall result in the mapping of the 
defense supply chain and industrial base, and such mapping and 
subsequent plan shall, at minimum--
            (1) attain high visibility into the Department of Defense 
        supply chain from raw materials to final products with 
        optimized identification of all direct and indirect 
        contractors, customers, suppliers, and suppliers of suppliers 
        to the Department of Defense;
            (2) identify the interconnections and relationships of all 
        public and private direct and indirect contractors, customers, 
        suppliers, and suppliers of suppliers to the Department of 
        Defense;
            (3) include detailed business information on contractors, 
        customers, suppliers, and suppliers of suppliers, along with 
        accurate company sector and tier classification of all direct 
        and indirect contractors, customers, suppliers, and suppliers 
        of suppliers to the Department of Defense;
            (4) safeguard access to those critical sectors of the 
        industrial base and recognize those critical sectors that are 
        indigenous to the United States to be a national treasure;
            (5) be based on a prioritized assessment of risk and 
        challenges to the defense supply chain and industrial base;
            (6) include, within the scale of the Secretary's action, 
        all current and emerging sectors of the defense supply chain 
        and industrial base that he deems critical to the national 
        security of the Unites States; and
            (7) provide reasonable assurance that the Secretary has the 
        ability to timely and rapidly mobilize and surge the defense 
        supply chain and industrial base sectors deemed critical to the 
        national security of the United States.
    (b) Biennial Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the 
strategy and plan required in subsection (a) on a biennial basis. Such 
a review shall, at a minimum--
            (1) be conducted based on current mapping of the supply 
        chain and industrial base structure and competitive landscape 
        analysis, analysis of the activity relationship therein, and 
        risks and opportunities therein; and
            (2) be informed by any changes or updates to the National 
        Defense Strategy, National Military Strategy, national 
        counterterrorism policy, homeland security policy, and the 
        operational or contingency plans of the combatant commanders.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the strategy and plan required in subsection (a) 
and the results of the biennial reports required in subsection (b). 
Such reports shall include:
            (1) A full description of the strategy required in 
        subsection (a).
            (2) A complete description of the current supply chain and 
        industrial base structure, an analysis of the landscape and 
        activity relationship of the entities within the supply chain, 
        and industrial base business network.
            (3) A description and analysis of the risks and challenges 
        associated with disruption to the defense supply chain and 
        industrial base.
            (4) The basis for the Secretary's determination and 
        prioritization of such risks and challenges.
            (5) Findings from the reviews required in subsection (b).
            (6) Recommendations for policy or regulatory changes 
        necessary to safeguard the defense supply chain and industrial 
        base and its indigenous nature.
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