[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3630. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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 in subtitle E of title VIII, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 881. PILOT PROGRAM ON SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC SEMICONDUCTOR 
                   STOCKPILE.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     initiate a pilot program to identify the stockpiling 
     requirements for microelectronic and semiconductor components 
     to enhance supply chain visibility .
       (2) Identification.--Consistent with the January 2024 
     National Defense Industrial Strategy, the Secretary shall 
     identify stockpiling requirements for microelectronic and 
     semiconductor components necessary for the continued 
     production of semiconductors in times of international 
     conflict or crisis when the viability of supply chain are 
     compromised.
       (3) Duration.--The Secretary shall complete the pilot 
     program required by paragraph (1) not later than one year 
     after the date on which the Secretary initiates the program 
     under paragraph (1).
       (b) Contracts With Private Entities.--
       (1) In general.--To carry out the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall enter into 
     a contract with not less than one eligible entity that will 
     survey and assess the stockpiling requirements for 
     microelectronic and semiconductor components.
       (2) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``eligible entity'' means a private entity that--
       (A) has a trusted and proven history of--
       (i) working with the Department of Defense; and
       (ii) complying with the regulations of the Department;
       (B) maintains a positive performance history in the 
     Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, with 
     multiple contracting entities, including civilian entities 
     and military agencies;
       (C) maintains facility security clearances commensurate 
     with the highest level of classified access required to 
     support the most sensitive of efforts of managing, 
     maintaining, and replenishing the stockpile of 
     microelectronic and semiconductor components, and sufficient 
     staff in the continental United States to support such 
     efforts;
       (D) has completed third party assessments, which verify 
     that the entity--
       (i) is compliant with the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology Special Publication 800-171, in anticipation 
     of Cybersecurity Model Certification Level 2; and
       (ii) reports its status in the Supplier Performance Risk 
     System; and
       (E) maintains compliance with international standards for 
     distributors of electronic and semiconductor components, 
     including the standards set forth in--
       (i) the General Requirements for Authorized Distributors of 
     Commercial and Military Semiconductor Devices, adopted August 
     2021 (JESD 31);
       (ii) Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Avoidance, 
     Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition-Authorized/Franchise 
     Distribution, adopted August 2014 (AS6496);
       (iii) Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, 
     Mitigation, and Disposition, issued April 2009 (AS5553); and
       (iv) Quality Management Systems Requirements, adopted 
     September 2015 (ISO 9001:2015).
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the pilot program is initiated under subsection (a)(1), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that includes--
       (A) a description of the implementation of the pilot 
     program; and
       (B) an assessment of the viability of scaling up the pilot 
     program, including--
       (i) an evaluation of the benefits and mission priorities of 
     developing a stockpile of microelectronics and semiconductor 
     components; and
       (ii) a description of any additional resources needed to 
     scale up the program.
       (2) Briefing.--The Secretary shall brief the congressional 
     defense committees on the report submitted under paragraph 
     (1).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriate such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.
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