[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 488. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1086. INVESTMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY UNDER DEFENSE 
                   PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

       (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4533) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Investment in Supply Chain Security.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may make available to an 
     eligible entity described in paragraph (2) payments to 
     increase the security of supply chains and supply chain 
     activities, if the President certifies to Congress not less 
     than 30 days before making such a payment that the payment is 
     in the national security interests of the United States.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--An eligible entity described in 
     this paragraph is an entity that--
       ``(A) is organized under the laws of the United States or 
     any jurisdiction within the United States; and
       ``(B) produces--
       ``(i) one or more critical components;
       ``(ii) critical technology; or
       ``(iii) one or more products for the increased security of 
     supply chains or supply chain activities.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `supply 
     chain' and `supply chain activities' have the meanings given 
     those terms by the President by regulation under section 
     1086(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020.''.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall prescribe 
     regulations setting forth definitions for the terms ``supply 
     chain'' and ``supply chain activities'' for the purposes of 
     section 303(h) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4533(h)), as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Scope of definitions.--The definitions required by 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) shall encompass--
       (i) the organization, people, activities, information, and 
     resources involved in the delivery and operation of a product 
     or service used by the Government; or
       (ii) critical infrastructure as defined in Presidential 
     Policy Directive 21 (February 12, 2013; relating to critical 
     infrastructure security and resilience); and
       (B) may include variations for specific sectors or 
     Government functions.
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