[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5997. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 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 title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. 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 
     establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of improving supply chain visibility and 
     developing a strategic semiconductor stockpile.
       (2) Duration.--The Secretary shall complete the pilot 
     program required by paragraph (1) not later than one year 
     after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot 
     program under such paragraph.
       (b) Identification and Stockpiling.--
       (1) Identification of requirements.--Under the pilot 
     program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     identify the stockpiling requirements for microelectronic and 
     semiconductor components required for the production of 
     critical defense systems.
       (2) Stockpiling.--The Secretary shall identify critical 
     defense systems that require uninterrupted production during 
     crisis, ensure visibility of the supply chain, and stockpile 
     microelectronic and semiconductor components of a sufficient 
     quantity and a sufficient quality to meet the needs of the 
     Department of Defense during periods of international 
     conflict or other crisis causing disruption to the supply 
     chains for such microelectronic and semiconductor components 
     in which the availability of such microelectronic and 
     semiconductor components through normal supply chains is 
     reduced.
       (3) Management of stockpile.--The stockpile under paragraph 
     (2) shall be managed to ensure continued supply as 
     availability of components changes.
       (c) Contracts With Private Entities.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to enter into a 
     contract with at least one eligible entity under which such 
     entity shall assess the stockpiling requirements for 
     microelectronic and semiconductor components under the pilot 
     program.
       (2) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``eligible entity'' means a private entity that--
       (A) has a demonstrated history of--
       (i) working with the Department of Defense; and
       (ii) complying with the regulations of the Department;
       (B) maintains a positive past performance history with 
     multiple contracting entities, including civilian entities 
     and military agencies;
       (C) maintains facility security clearances commensurate 
     with the appropriate level of classified access required to 
     support the most sensitive 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 requirements published by the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology in Special 
     Publication 800-171 (relating to Protecting Controlled 
     Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and 
     Organizations); and
       (ii) reports the status of such entity in the Supplier 
     Performance Risk System of the Department of Defense; and
       (E) maintains compliance with the standards for 
     distributors of electronic and semiconductor components 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).
       (d) Report and Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the pilot program is established under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary 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 provide the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the report 
     submitted under paragraph (1).
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