[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2470. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.

       (a) Establishment of National Supply Chain Database.--The 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology (referred to in this Act as the ``NIST'') shall 
     establish a National Supply Chain Database that will assist 
     the Nation in minimizing disruptions in the supply chain by 
     having an assessment of United States manufacturers' 
     capabilities.
       (b) Connections With State Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The infrastructure for the National Supply 
     Chain Database shall be created through the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology by connecting 
     the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers 
     through the National Supply Chain Database.
       (2) National view.--The connection provided through the 
     National Supply Chain Database shall provide a national view 
     of the supply chain and enable the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology to understand whether there is a 
     need for some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to 
     meet the need of urgent products, such as defense supplies, 
     food, and medical devices, including personal protective 
     equipment.
       (3) Individual state databases.--Each State's supply chain 
     database maintained by the NIST- recognized Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership Center within the State shall be 
     complementary in design to the National Supply Chain 
     Database.
       (c) Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database.--The 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or its 
     designee shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as 
     an integration of the State level databases from each State's 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be 
     populated with information from past, current, or potential 
     Center clients.
       (d) Database Content.--
       (1) In general.--The National Supply Chain Database may--
       (A) provide basic company information;
       (B) provide an overview of capabilities, accreditations, 
     and products;
       (C) contain proprietary information; and
       (D) include other items determined necessary by the 
     Director of the NIST.
       (2) Searchable database.--The National Supply Chain 
     Database shall use the North American Industry Classification 
     System (NAICS) Codes as follows:
       (A) Sector 31-33 - Manufacturing.
       (B) Sector 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical 
     Services.
       (C) Sector 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing.
       (3) Levels.--The National Supply Chain Database shall be 
     multi-leveled as follows:
       (A) Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall 
     be available to the public.
       (B) Level 2 shall have a deeper overview into capabilities, 
     products, and accreditations and shall be available to all 
     companies that contribute to the database and agree to terms 
     of mutual disclosure.
       (C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary information.
       (4) Exempt from public disclosure.--The National Supply 
     Chain Database and any information related to it not publicly 
     released by NIST shall be exempt from public disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and access to 
     non-public content shall be limited to the contributing 
     company and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center staff 
     who sign an appropriate non-disclosure agreement.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to 
     develop and launch the National Supply Chain Database.
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