[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6090. Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Cotton) 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 II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS TO REQUIREMENT THAT DEFENSE 
                   MICROELECTRONICS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MEET 
                   TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY 
                   STANDARDS.

       Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)--
       (i) in the matter before subparagraph (I), by inserting 
     ``supply chain and operational security, including'';
       (ii) in subclause (V), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (iii) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); 
     and
       (iv) by inserting after subclause (V) the following new 
     subclause (VI):

       ``(VI) provenance verification technologies that ensure 
     traceability of design, fabrication, and assembly processes, 
     regardless of geographic location; and'';

       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) Alternative assurance equivalency.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that trusted supply chain and operational 
     security standards established under this subsection 
     recognize secure silicon provenance technologies and 
     lifecycle traceability methods as capable of providing 
     assurance equivalent to or greater than manufacturing at a 
     Defense Microelectronics Activity-accredited trusted 
     supplier, when validated through risk-based assessment.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``, including 
     fabrication facilities operating under validated alternative 
     assurance methodologies'' before the period at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Pilot Program for Assured Fabless Microelectronics.--
     Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
     secure silicon provenance technologies as an alternative 
     assurance pathway for microelectronics designed by United 
     States persons and fabricated at commercial facilities.
       ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2027, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     describing--
       ``(1) criteria for approving alternative assurance methods;
       ``(2) applicability to commercial fabrication facilities 
     operated by allies and partners of the United States;
       ``(3) impacts on access to advanced node technologies; and
       ``(4) participation by fabless United States semiconductor 
     companies.''.
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