[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3520-S3523]
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SA 6393. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Rounds) 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 end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 885. CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION
SECURITY COUNCIL.
(a) Definition of Source of Concern, Covered Source of
Concern, Recommended Order, and Designated Order.--Section
1321 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) Covered article.--The term `covered article'--
``(A) has the meaning given that term in section 4713; and
``(B) includes operational technology (as defined in
section 3 of the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement
Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-207; 15 U.S.C. 278g-3a)).'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) Covered source of concern.--The term `covered source
of concern' means a source of concern that sells, produces,
or is involved in the development of a covered article that
is designated in section 1328(c) as a statutorily designated
covered article.
``(6) Designated order.--The term `designated order' means
an order described under section 1323(c)(3).''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) Recommended order.--The term `recommended order'
means an order recommended under section 1323(c)(2).
``(12) Source of concern.--
``(A) In general.--The term `source of concern' means a
source--
``(i) subject to the jurisdiction, direction, or control of
the government of a foreign adversary, or operates on behalf
of the government of a foreign adversary; or
``(ii) that poses a risk to the national security of the
United States based on collaboration with, whole or partial
ownership or control by, or being affiliated with a military,
internal security force, or intelligence agency of a foreign
adversary.
``(B) Foreign adversary defined.--In this paragraph, the
term `foreign adversary' has the meaning given the term
`covered nation' in section 4872(d) of title 10.''.
(b) Establishment and Members of Council.--Section 1322 of
title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``executive branch'' and
inserting ``Executive Office of the President'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The members of the Council shall be as
follows:
``(A) The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.
``(B) The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of
Management and Budget.
``(C) The following officials, each of whom shall occupy a
position at the level of Assistant Secretary or Deputy
Assistant Secretary (or equivalent):
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``(i) Two officials from the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, one of which shall be from the
National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
``(ii) Two officials from the Department of Defense, one of
which shall be one from the National Security Agency.
``(iii) Two officials from the Department of Homeland
Security, one of which shall be one from the Cybersecurity
and Infrastructure Security Agency.
``(iv) An official from the General Services
Administration.
``(v) An official from the Office of the National Cyber
Director.
``(vi) Two officials from the Department of Justice, one of
which shall be one from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
``(vii) Two officials from the Department of Commerce, one
of which shall be from the National Institute of Standards
and Technology and one of which shall be from the Bureau of
Industry and Security.
``(viii) An official from any executive agency not listed
under clauses (i) through (vii) whose temporary or permanent
participation is determined by the Chairperson of the Council
to be necessary to carry out the functions of the Council
while maintaining the intended balance in subject matter
expertise.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Lead representatives''
and inserting ``Members'';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A)(i) to read as follows:
``(i) In general.--The head of each executive agency listed
under paragraph (1)(C) shall designate the official or
officials from that agency who shall serve on the Council in
accordance with such paragraph.'';
(iii) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to read as follows:
``(ii) Requirements.--To the extent feasible, any official
designated under clause (i) shall have expertise in supply
chain risk management, acquisitions, law, or information and
communications technology.'';
(iv) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) Functions.--A member of the Council shall--
``(i) regularly participate in the activities of the
Council;
``(ii) ensure that any information requested by the Council
from the agency represented by the member is provided to the
Council; and
``(iii) ensure that the head of the agency represented by
the member and other appropriate personnel of the agency are
aware of the activities of the Council.'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date
of the enactment of this paragraph, the President shall a
designate a member of the Council to serve as Chairperson of
the Council.
``(B) Transition.--The Chairperson of the Council on the
day before the date of the enactment of this paragraph shall
remain the Chairperson until the President makes a
designation pursuant to subparagraph (A).''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking `` subsection
(b)(1)(H)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(C)(viii)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``lead representative
of each agency represented on the Council'' and inserting
``members of the Council''; and
(4) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``The Council'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Council meetings.--The Council''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Other meetings.--The Chairperson of the Council shall
meet, not less frequently than semiannually, with--
``(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of
Defense, and Director of National Intelligence; or
``(B) in the case that any of the officials under
subparagraph (A) delegated authority to an official under
section 1323(c)(6)(C), with the delegated official.''.
(c) Functions and Authorities.--Section 1323 of title 41,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``supply chain'' each place it appears and
inserting ``acquisition security and supply chain'';
(B) in paragraph (1), as amended by subparagraph (A), by
striking ``, particularly'' and inserting ``that arise'';
(C) in paragraph (2), as amended by subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``sharing information'' and inserting
``exchanging information'';
(ii) by inserting ``associated with the acquisition and use
of covered articles'' after ``risk'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
and
(v) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) the process for an executive agency to submit supply
chain risk information to the Council in furtherance of
identifying, mitigating, or managing its supply chain risk;
and'';
(D) in paragraph (6), as amended by subparagraph (A), by--
(i) striking ``posed by'' and inserting ``associated
with''; and
(ii) inserting ``and use'' before ``of covered articles'';
(E) in paragraph (7), by striking ``posed by acquisitions''
and inserting ``associated with the acquisition'';
(F) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (12); and
(G) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) Implementing a prioritization scheme for evaluating
the security risks associated with the acquisition and use of
covered articles sold, produced, or developed by a covered
source of concern.
``(8) Evaluating each covered source of concern to
determine whether to issue a designated order with respect to
the covered source of concern or a covered article sold,
produced, or developed by the covered source of concern.
``(9) Evaluating sources of concern to determine whether to
issue a recommended order with respect to the source of
concern, or any covered article sold, produced, or developed
by the source of concern.
``(10) Monitoring and evaluating compliance by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense, and
Director of National Intelligence with the requirement to
issue designated orders under subsection (c)(6)(B).
``(11) Reporting to Congress annually on the security risks
associated with the acquisition and use of covered articles
sold, produced, or developed by sources of concern.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``The Council'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--The Council'';
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking ``a
program office and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Federal acquisition security council program
office.--
``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 45 days after the date
of the enactment of this paragraph, the President shall
establish a Federal Acquisition Security Council Program
Office (referred to in this paragraph as the `Program
Office') within the Executive Office of the President to
carry out the duties described under subparagraph (B).
``(B) Duties.--The Program Office shall provide to the
Council, including any committees, working groups, or other
constituent bodies established by the Council under paragraph
(1)--
``(i) administrative, legal, and policy support; and
``(ii) analysis and subject matter expertise on information
communications technology, acquisition security, and supply
chain risk.
``(C) Structure.--The head of the Program Office shall be
designated by the Chairperson of the Council.
``(D) Prohibition.--The Program Office may not provide
administrative support to the Council for any activities of
the Council carried out pursuant to a provision of law other
than a provision of law under this subchapter.
``(E) Funding and resources.--The Program Office may use
the staff and resources of the Executive Office of the
President or maintain dedicated staff and resources, as
appropriate, in the performance of the duties of the Office.
``(F) Shared staffing authority.--
``(i) In general.--The Program Office may accept officers
or employees of the United States or members of the Armed
Forces on a detail from an element of the intelligence
community (as such term is defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) or from
another element of the Federal Government on a
nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of
the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to
exceed three years.
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subparagraph
may be construed as imposing any limitation on any other
authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details.
``(iii) Nonreimbursable detail.--A nonreimbursable detail
made under this subparagraph shall not be considered an
augmentation of the appropriations of the receiving element
of the Program Office.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``supply chain risk'' and inserting ``acquisition security
and supply chain risk associated with the acquisition of
covered articles'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``recommended''
before ``exclusion orders'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``recommended''
before ``removal orders'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(v) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(vi) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) issuing designated orders.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``Recommendations'' and
inserting ``Recommended orders'';
(ii) by striking ``use'' and inserting ``, using'';
(iii) by striking ``to issue recommendations'' and
inserting ``, recommend orders'';
(iv) by striking ``Such recommendations'' and inserting
``Any such order recommended'';
(v) by inserting ``to the officials described under clause
(iii) of paragraph (6)(A) for issuance under such paragraph''
after ``thereof,'';
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(vi) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``supply chain risk''
and inserting ``acquisition security and supply chain risk
associated with the acquisition of covered articles''; and
(vii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``exclusion or
removal'';
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Designated orders.--
``(A) Exclusion or removal of covered sources of concern.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 270 days after a source
of concern is designated as a covered source of concern, the
Council--
``(I) shall provide to the officials described under clause
(iii) of paragraph (6)(B) for issuance under such paragraph
orders requiring--
``(aa) the exclusion of the covered source of concern from
any executive agency procurement action, including source
selection and consent for a contractor; or
``(bb) the removal of covered articles sold, produced, or
developed by the covered source of concern from the
information system of executive agencies; or
``(II) report to Congress why the Council has determined to
not issue an order described under subclause (I) with respect
to the covered source of concern or covered articles sold,
produced, or developed by the covered source of concern.
``(ii) Contents of order.--Any order provided under clause
(i) shall include--
``(I) information regarding the scope and applicability of
the order, including any information necessary to positively
identify the covered source of concern or covered articles
sold, produced, or developed by the covered source of concern
required to be excluded or removed under the order;
``(II) a summary of any risk assessment reviewed or
conducted in support of the order;
``(III) a summary of the basis for the order, including a
discussion of less intrusive measures that were considered
and why such measures were not reasonably available to reduce
security risk;
``(IV) a description of the actions necessary to implement
the order; and
``(V) where practicable, in the Council's sole and
unreviewable discretion, a description of mitigation steps
that could be taken by the covered source of concern that may
result in the Council rescinding the order.
``(B) Exclusion or removal of second order sources or
covered articles.--
``(i) Issuance.--In the case that the Council provides an
order under subparagraph (A), the Council may also provide an
order to the officials described under paragraph (6)(A)(iii)
requiring the exclusion of sources or covered articles from
executive agency procurement actions or removal of covered
articles from executive agency information systems if--
``(I) such covered articles or such sources use a covered
source of concern in the performance of a contract with the
executive agency; or
``(II) such sources enter into a contract, the performance
of which such source knows or has reason to believe will
require, in the performance of a contract with the executive
agency, the use of a covered source of concern or the use of
a covered article sold, produced, or developed by a covered
source of concern.
``(ii) Effective date considerations.--Any effective date
prescribed by the Council for an order issued pursuant to
clause (i) shall take into account--
``(I) the risk posed by the covered source of concern or
the covered article sold, produced, or developed by the
covered source of concern to the national security of the
United States;
``(II) the likelihood of the covered source of concern or
the covered article sold, produced, or developed by the
covered source of concern causing imminent threat to public
health and safety;
``(III) the availability of an alternative source or
covered article sold, produced, or developed by an
alternative source; and
``(IV) an assessment of the potential direct or
quantifiable costs that may be incurred by the Federal
Government, a State, local, or Tribal government, or by the
private sector, as a result of compliance by the head of an
executive agency with such an exclusion or removal order.'';
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
(i) in the heading, by striking ``of recommendation and
review'' and inserting ``and review of recommended and
designated orders'';
(ii) by striking ``the recommendation'' each place it
appears, and inserting ``the order'';
(iii) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``A notice of the Council's recommendation under paragraph
(2)'' and inserting ``Before the Council recommends an order
under paragraph (2) or issues an order under paragraph (3), a
notice'';
(iv) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a recommendation
has been made'' and inserting ``the order will be recommended
or issued'';
(v) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (6)''; and
(vi) in subparagraph (E), by striking the ``the
recommendation'' and inserting ``the order'';
(F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(4)'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (6)'';
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (6)''
and inserting ``paragraph (7)'';
(iv) by striking ``Any notice'' and inserting ``(A) In
general.--Any notice''; and
(v) by inserting at the end the following:
``(B) Information collected.--Any information collected
from a source after notice under paragraph (4) shall be
exempt from public disclosure and disclosure under subsection
(b)(3)(B) of section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to as
the `Freedom of Information Act'), until an order is issued
pursuant to paragraph (6).''; and
(G) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Issuance of recommended orders.--
``(i) Modifications to order.--After considering any
response properly submitted by a source under paragraph (4)
related to an order to be recommended under paragraph (2),
the Council shall--
``(I) make such modifications to the order as the Council
considers appropriate; and
``(II) provide the order (together with any information
submitted by a source under paragraph (4) related to such
order) to the officials described under clause (iii).
``(ii) Order.--Not later than 90 days after receiving a
recommended order, the officials described under clause (iii)
shall--
``(I) issue the order to the heads of the applicable
agencies; or
``(II) submit a notification to the Council that the order
will not be issued, that includes in the notification to the
Council, all the reasons for why the order will not be
issued.
``(iii) Officials.--The officials described in this clause
are as follows:
``(I) The Secretary of Homeland Security, for exclusion and
removal orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent
not covered by subclause (II) or (III).
``(II) The Secretary of Defense, for exclusion and removal
orders applicable to the Department of Defense and national
security systems other than sensitive compartmented
information systems.
``(III) The Director of National Intelligence, for
exclusion and removal orders applicable to the intelligence
community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to
the extent not covered by subclause (II).'';
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as
subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively;
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) Issuance of designated order.--
``(i) Modifications.--After considering any response
properly submitted by a source under paragraph (4) related to
a designated order, the Council shall--
``(I)(aa) make any such modifications to the order as the
Council considers appropriate; or
``(bb) if the Council determines that the issuance of a
designated order is not warranted, rescind the designated
order and notify the source of the rescission; and
``(II) except in the case that the Council rescinds the
designated order under subclause (I)(bb), provide the
designated order (including any modifications made to such
order by the Council) to the officials described in clause
(iii).
``(ii) Issuance.--The officials described in clause (iii)
shall, not later than 90 days after receiving a designated
order, issue the order to the heads of the applicable
agencies.
``(iii) Officials.--The officials described in this clause
are as follows:
``(I) The Secretary of Homeland Security, for exclusion and
removal orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent
not covered by subclause (II) or (III).
``(II) The Secretary of Defense, for exclusion and removal
orders applicable to the Department of Defense and national
security systems other than sensitive compartmented
information systems.
``(III) The Director of National Intelligence, for
exclusion and removal orders applicable to the intelligence
community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to
the extent not covered by subclause (II).
``(iv) Waiver.--An official described under clause (iii)
may waive for a period of not more than 365 days the
application of an order issued by such official under clause
(ii) with respect to a covered source of concern or a covered
article sold, produced, or developed by a covered source of
concern if the official submits, not later than 30 days after
making such waiver, a written notification to the Council,
appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate that contains the
justification for such waiver.
``(v) Renewal of waiver.--An official described under
clause (iii) may renew a waiver under clause (iv) for an
additional period of not more than 180 days if--
``(I) the renewal of the waiver is in the national security
interests of the United States; and
``(II) the official submits, not later than 30 days after
renewing such waiver, a written notification to the Council,
appropriate congressional committees, the Speaker and
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate that includes the
justification for renewing the wavier.
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``(vi) National security waiver.--An official described
under clause (iii) may waive the application of an order
issued by such official under clause (ii) with respect to a
covered source of concern or a covered article sold,
produced, or developed by a covered source of concern for any
activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.)
or any authorized intelligence activities of the United
States.
``(vii) Rescission of order.--An exclusion or removal order
issued under this subparagraph by an official may be
rescinded only by the Council.'';
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
(I) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iii)'';
(II) by striking ``this subparagraph'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iii)''; and
(III) by striking ``, except'' and all that follows before
the period at the end;
(v) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated--
(I) by striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iii)''; and
(II) by striking ``help'';
(vi) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking
``this paragraph'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
(vii) by adding after subparagraph (F), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(G) Effective date of orders.--The effective date of an
order issued under this paragraph may not be more than 365
days after the order is issued.'';
(H) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (5)(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)
of paragraph (6)''; and
(I) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)'';
(4) in subsection (e), by inserting ``the Chief Data
Officers Council,'' before ``the Chief Acquisition''; and
(5) in subsection (f)(2), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``, unless such source is a covered source of
concern.''.
(d) Strategic Plan.--Section 1324(a) of title 41, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, and periodically thereafter'' after
``2018'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``acquisition security and'' before ``supply chain risks'';
(3) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``acquisition security
and'' before ``supply chain risks''; and
(4) in paragraph (9)(A), by inserting ``acquisition
security and'' before ``supply chain risk''.
(e) Requirements for Executive Agencies.--Section 1326 of
title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) providing any information requested by the
Chairperson of the Council for the purpose of carrying out
activities of this subchapter, subject to applicable law or
policy on the control and handling of classified, sensitive,
or proprietary information.'';
(2) by striking ``supply chain'' each place it appears and
inserting ``security and supply chain''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``supply chain'' and
inserting ``security or supply chain''.
(f) Judicial Procedure.--Section 1327(b) of title 41,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 1323(c)(6)''
and inserting ``section 1323(c)(7)'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``sections 1323(c)(5)''
and inserting ``sections 1323(c)(6)''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by amending subparagraph (B)(i) to
read as follows:
``(i) Filing of record.--The United States shall file with
the court an administrative record, which shall consist of--
``(I) in the case of a designated order issued under
section 1323(c)(6) by the appropriate official, the
information the Council relied upon in providing such order
to such official; and
``(II) the information that the appropriate official relied
upon in issuing an exclusion or removal order under section
1323(c)(6) or a covered procurement action under section
4713.''.
(g) Additional Provisions.--Section 1328 of title 41,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1328. Additional provisions
``(a) Compliance With Existing Prohibitions.--In
implementing this subchapter, the Council shall coordinate,
as applicable and practicable, with the head of an agency to
assist with compliance by the agency with--
``(1) section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act of 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 41 U.S.C. 3901
note);
``(2) section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act of 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 41 U.S.C. 4713
note); and
``(3) the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (Public Law
118-31; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note).
``(b) Update to Regulations.--The Federal Acquisition
Security Council shall update, not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this section, any regulations of
the Council as necessary.
``(c) Statutorily Designated Covered Article Defined.--The
term `statutorily designated covered article' pursuant to
section 1321(5)--
``(1) means a vehicle or a mechanical device commonly known
as an `unmanned ground vehicle system' that--
``(A) is capable of locomotion, navigation, or movement on
the ground; and
``(B) operates at a distance from one or more operators or
supervisors based on commands or in response to sensor data,
or through any combination thereof; and
``(2) includes--
``(A) humanoid robots, mobile robotics, remote surveillance
vehicles, and autonomous patrol technologies; and
``(B) the vehicle, its payload, and any external device
used to control the vehicle.''.
(h) Reallocating Existing Resources.--Section 5949(l)(1) of
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ``and the Federal
Acquisition Security Council Program Office established under
section 1323(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code''.
(i) Implementation by the Department of Defense.--
(1) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a
notification of the designation of the officials of the
Department of Defense who shall serve on the Council in
accordance with clause (b)(1)(C)(ii) of section 1322 of title
41, United States.
(2) Performance of duties.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the officials designated--
(A) regularly participate in the activities of the Council;
(B) ensure that any information requested by the Council
from the agency represented by the such official or officials
is provided to the Council in a timely manner; and
(C) establish procedures to ensure that Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Chair of the
Joint Requirements Oversight Council, the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, and other appropriate
personnel of the Department of Defense are informed of the
activities of the Council in a timely manner.
(j) Technical and Conforming Changes.--Subchapter III of
chapter 13 of title 41, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the table of sections for the subchapter by adding
after the item related to section 1327 the following:
``1328. Additional provisions.''; and
(2) by striking ``of this title'' each place the term
appears.
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