[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5277-S5278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5804. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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:


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        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DHS TRADE AND ECONOMIC SECURITY COUNCIL.

       (a) Establishment of the DHS Trade and Economic Security 
     Council.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the DHS Trade and 
     Economic Security Council established under paragraph (2).
       (B) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Homeland Security.
       (C) Economic security.--The term ``economic security'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 890B(c)(2) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 474(c)(2)).
       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security.
       (2) DHS trade and economic security council.--In accordance 
     with the mission of the Department under section 101(b) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 111(b)), and in 
     particular paragraph (1)(F) of that section, the Secretary 
     shall establish a standing council of component heads or 
     their designees within the Department, which shall be known 
     as the ``DHS Trade and Economic Security Council''.
       (3) Duties of the council.--Pursuant to the scope of the 
     mission of the Department as described in paragraph (2), the 
     Council shall provide to the Secretary advice and 
     recommendations on matters of trade and economic security, 
     including--
       (A) identifying concentrated risks for trade and economic 
     security;
       (B) setting priorities for securing the trade and economic 
     security of the United States;
       (C) coordinating Department-wide activity on trade and 
     economic security matters;
       (D) with respect to the development of the continuity of 
     the economy plan of the President under section 9603 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act of Fiscal Year 2021 (6 U.S.C. 322);
       (E) proposing statutory and regulatory changes impacting 
     trade and economic security; and
       (F) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (4) Chair and vice chair.--The Under Secretary for 
     Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the Department--
       (A) shall serve as Chair of the Council; and
       (B) may designate a Council member as a Vice Chair.
       (5) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less frequently 
     than quarterly, as well as--
       (A) at the call of the Chair; or
       (B) at the direction of the Secretary.
       (6) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter for 4 
     years, the Council shall brief the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives on the actions and activities of the Council.
       (b) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security.--
     Section 709 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     349) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic 
     Security.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Office 
     of Strategy, Policy, and Plans an Assistant Secretary for 
     Trade and Economic Security.
       ``(2) Duties.--At the direction of the Under Secretary for 
     Strategy, Policy, and Plans, the Assistant Secretary for 
     Trade and Economic Security shall be responsible for policy 
     formulation regarding matters relating to economic security 
     and trade, as such matters relate to the mission and the 
     operations of the Department.
       ``(3) Additional responsibilities.--In addition to the 
     duties specified in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary 
     for Trade and Economic Security, at the direction of the 
     Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, may--
       ``(A) oversee--
       ``(i) coordination of supply chain policy; and
       ``(ii) assessments and reports to Congress related to 
     critical economic security domains;
       ``(B) serve as the representative of the Under Secretary 
     for Strategy, Policy, and Plans for the purposes of 
     representing the Department on--
       ``(i) the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
     States; and
       ``(ii) the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign 
     Participation in the United States Telecommunications 
     Services Sector;
       ``(C) coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal 
     departments and agencies and nongovernmental entities with 
     trade and economic security interests, authorities, and 
     responsibilities; and
       ``(D) perform such additional duties as the Secretary or 
     the Under Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Plans may 
     prescribe.
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Critical economic security domain.--The term 
     `critical economic security domain' means any infrastructure, 
     industry, technology, or intellectual property (or 
     combination thereof) that is essential for the economic 
     security of the United States.
       ``(B) Economic security.--The term `economic security' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 890B(c)(2).''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect 
     or diminish the authority otherwise granted to any other 
     officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
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