[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3264]
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SA 1834. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 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 INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
(a) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In
this section, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(6) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(7) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(8) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(9) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and
(10) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
(b) Requirement to Submit Report.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of
Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a classified report, which may include an
unclassified summary, that assesses the viability of a
national supply chain intelligence center to consolidate and
coordinate Federal supply chain intelligence efforts and
coordinate with industry stakeholders.
(c) Elements of the Report.--The report submitted under
subsection (b) shall--
(1) identify existing supply chain intelligence efforts and
capabilities, including those focused on foreign investment
risks, across the Federal Government;
(2) identify existing supply chain intelligence efforts and
capabilities in the private sector, including efforts by
information sharing and analysis centers, information sharing
and analysis organizations, systemic analysis and research
centers, and cybersecurity intelligence firms;
(3) identify continuing gaps between, and opportunities
for, greater integration of national supply chain
intelligence efforts among--
(A) Federal agencies;
(B) State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities; and
(C) the private sector in its role of securing critical
supply chains;
(4) identify any gaps in intelligence support to the
Department of Commerce and recommend options to provide any
necessary and appropriate support, such as by adding
appropriate offices within the Department of Commerce to the
definition of the term ``intelligence community'' in section
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) and
expanding hiring authorities of the Department of Commerce in
a manner comparable to that of other elements of the
intelligence community;
(5) assess areas where existing Federal supply chain
intelligence centers, or portions of a center's mission, such
as those examining foreign investment risks, would benefit
from greater integration or collocation to support cross-
governmental collaboration and collaboration with critical
infrastructure operators;
(6) identify facility needs for a national supply chain
intelligence center to adequately host personnel, maintain
sensitive compartmented information facilities, and other
resources to fulfill its mission as the primary center for
supply chain intelligence in the Federal Government and the
integrator of public-private efforts to create, analyze, and
disseminate supply chain intelligence products;
(7) assess the resources, funding, and personnel required
for a national supply chain intelligence center to fulfill
its mission as the primary center for supply chain
intelligence in the Federal Government and an integrator of
public-private efforts to create, analyze, and disseminate
supply chain intelligence products;
(8) assess continuing gaps and limitations in the ability
of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to
provide for greater centralization of Federal Government
supply chain intelligence efforts, including whether to
create national intelligence officer and national
intelligence manager positions for national supply chain
security;
(9) assess continuing limitations or hurdles in the
security clearance program for private sector partners and in
integrating private sector partners into a national supply
chain intelligence center;
(10) assess continuing limitations or hurdles in
downgrading intelligence from a higher to lower level of
classification, or creating tear lines for private sector
partners; and
(11) recommend procedures and criteria for increasing and
expanding the participation and integration of public- and
private-sector personnel into Federal Government supply chain
intelligence efforts.
(d) Plan.--Upon submitting the report under subsection (b),
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce,
may submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
classified plan, which may include an unclassified summary,
to establish a national supply chain intelligence center, if
appropriate, or to implement other mechanisms for improving
supply chain intelligence coordination and sharing among
Federal departments and agencies and to provide direct supply
chain intelligence support to the private sector.
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