[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 257 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 257
To improve the resilience of critical supply chains, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 27, 2025
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Ms. Blunt Rochester)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To improve the resilience of critical supply chains, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting
Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional responsibilities of Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Industry and Analysis.
Sec. 3. Critical supply chain resilience and crisis response working
group.
Sec. 4. Department of Commerce capability assessment.
Sec. 5. No additional funds.
Sec. 6. Sunset.
Sec. 7. Definitions.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
FOR INDUSTRY AND ANALYSIS.
In addition to the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant
Secretary shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) Promote the stability and resilience of critical supply
chains and critical and emerging technologies that strengthen
the national security of the United States.
(2) Lead the Working Group established pursuant to section
3 and consult covered nongovernmental representatives,
industry, institutions of higher education, and State and local
governments in order to--
(A) promote resilient critical supply chains; and
(B) identify, prepare for, and respond to supply
chain shocks to--
(i) critical industries;
(ii) critical supply chains; and
(iii) critical and emerging technologies.
(3) Encourage the growth and competitiveness of United
States production and manufacturing in the United States of
emerging technologies.
(4) Assess the resilience, diversity, and strength of
critical supply chains and critical and emerging technologies.
(5) In consultation with the Secretary of State and the
United States Trade Representative, support the availability of
critical goods from domestic manufacturers, domestic
enterprises, and manufacturing operations in countries that are
allies or key international partner nations.
(6) Assist the Federal Government in preparing for and
responding to supply chain shocks to critical supply chains,
including by improving flexible manufacturing capacities and
capabilities in the United States.
(7) Consistent with United States obligations under
international agreements, encourage and incentivize the reduced
reliance of domestic enterprises and domestic manufacturers on
critical goods from countries that are described in section
7(2)(B).
(8) Encourage the relocation of manufacturing facilities
that manufacture critical goods from countries that are
described in section 7(2)(B) to the United States and countries
that are allies or key international partner nations to
strengthen the resilience, diversity, and strength of critical
supply chains.
SEC. 3. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE WORKING
GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish a
working group to be known as the ``Supply Chain Resilience Working
Group'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Working Group'') composed of
the Federal agencies that rely upon the Industry and Analysis Business
unit analysis, including agencies enumerated in subsection (c).
(b) Activities.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall carry out the
following activities--
(1) in consultation with the Working Group--
(A) assessing, mapping, and modeling critical
supply chains, including for critical and emerging
technologies, which may include--
(i) modeling the impact of supply chain
shocks on critical industries (including for
critical and emerging technologies), and
critical supply chains;
(ii) assessing the demand for and supply of
critical goods, production equipment, and
manufacturing technology needed for critical
supply chains, including critical goods,
production equipment, and manufacturing
technology obtained by or purchased from a
person outside of the United States or imported
into the United States; and
(iii) assessing manufacturing, warehousing,
transportation, and distribution related to
critical supply chains;
(B) identifying high priority gaps and
vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and critical
industries (including critical industries for critical
and emerging technologies) that--
(i) exist as of the date of the enactment
of this Act; or
(ii) are anticipated to occur after the
date of the enactment of this Act;
(C) identifying potential supply chain shocks to a
critical supply chain that may disrupt, strain, or
eliminate the critical supply chain;
(D) evaluating the capability and capacity of
domestic manufacturers or manufacturers located in
countries that are allies or key international partner
nations to serve as sources for critical goods,
production equipment, or manufacturing technology
needed in critical supply chains;
(E) evaluating the effect on market stability that
may result from the disruption, strain, or elimination
of a critical supply chain;
(F) evaluating the state of the manufacturing
workforce, including by--
(i) identifying the needs of domestic
manufacturers; and
(ii) identifying opportunities to create
high-quality manufacturing jobs; and
(G) identifying and describing necessary tools,
including commercially available risk assessment tools,
that leverage data and industry expertise to provide
insights into critical supply chain vulnerabilities,
including how such tools fulfill the requirements
described in subparagraphs (A) through (E); and
(2) in consultation with State and local governments, the
Working Group, and (as appropriate) countries that are allies
or key international partner nations--
(A) identifying opportunities to reduce gaps and
vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and critical
industries;
(B) encouraging consultation between the Federal
Government, industry, covered nongovernmental
representatives, institutions of higher education, and
State and local governments to--
(i) better respond to supply chain shocks
to critical supply chains and critical
industries (including critical industries for
emerging technologies); and
(ii) coordinate response efforts to supply
chain shocks;
(C) encouraging consultation between the Federal
Government and the governments of countries that are
allies or key international partner nations;
(D) identifying opportunities to build the capacity
of the United States in critical supply chains,
critical industries, and emerging technologies;
(E) identifying opportunities to build the capacity
of countries that are allies or key international
partner nations in critical industries (including
critical industries for emerging technologies) and
critical supply chains; and
(F) developing and assessing contingency plans and
coordination mechanisms to improve the response of
critical supply chains and critical industries to
supply chain shocks.
(c) Working Group Membership.--The Working Group shall include a
representative from each Federal agency that relies on the analysis of
the Industry and Analysis business unit, including--
(1) the Department of State;
(2) the Department of Defense;
(3) the Department of Homeland Security;
(4) the Department of Transportation;
(5) the Department of Energy;
(6) the Department of Agriculture;
(7) the Department of the Interior;
(8) the Department of Health and Human Services;
(9) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
and
(10) the Small Business Administration.
(d) Designations.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, designate--
(A) critical industries;
(B) critical supply chains; and
(C) critical goods;
(2) provide for a period of public comment and review in
carrying out paragraph (1); and
(3) update the designations made pursuant to paragraph (1)
not less frequently than once every 4 years, including
designations for technologies that are not described in section
7(12)(B) that the Assistant Secretary considers necessary.
(e) Implementation Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
(1) details supply chain activities, including applicable
activities described in subsection (b) and responsibilities
described in section 2, that the Assistant Secretary has
conducted over the past year;
(2) describes supply chain data collected, retained, and
analyzed by the Assistant Secretary over the past year;
(3) identifies and describes necessary tools, including
commercially available risk assessment tools, that leverage
data and industry expertise to provide insights into critical
supply chain vulnerabilities, including how such tools fulfill
each responsibility described in subsection (b);
(4) identifies and describes all Federal agencies with
authorities or responsibilities described in subsection (b);
and
(5) identifies Federal agencies, programs, and bureaus with
duplicative purposes to fulfill any of the authorities or
responsibilities described in subsection (b).
(f) National Strategy and Review on Critical Supply Chain
Resiliency and Manufacturing in the United States.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Working Group,
covered nongovernmental representatives, industries,
institutions of higher education, and State and local
governments, shall submit to the relevant committees of
Congress a report that--
(A) identifies--
(i) critical infrastructure that may assist
in fulfilling the responsibilities described in
section 2;
(ii) critical and emerging technologies
that may assist in fulfilling the
responsibilities described in section 2,
including such technologies that may be
critical to addressing preparedness,
weaknesses, and vulnerabilities relating to
critical supply chains;
(iii) critical industries, critical supply
chains, and critical goods designated pursuant
to subsection (d);
(iv) other supplies and services that are
critical to the crisis preparedness of the
United States;
(v) substitutes for critical goods,
production equipment, and manufacturing
technology;
(vi) methods and technologies, including
blockchain technology, distributed ledger
technology, and other critical and emerging
technologies, as appropriate, for the
authentication and traceability of critical
goods; and
(vii) countries that are allies or key
international partner nations;
(B) describes the matters identified and evaluated
under subsection (b)(1), including--
(i) the manufacturing base, critical supply
chains, and emerging technologies in the United
States, including the manufacturing base and
critical supply chains for--
(I) critical goods;
(II) production equipment; and
(III) manufacturing technology; and
(ii) the ability of the United States to--
(I) maintain readiness with respect
to preparing for and responding to
supply chain shocks; and
(II) in response to a supply chain
shock--
(aa) surge production in
critical industries;
(bb) surge production of
critical goods and production
equipment; and
(cc) maintain access to
critical goods, production
equipment, and manufacturing
technology;
(C) assesses and describes--
(i) the demand and supply of critical
goods, production equipment, and manufacturing
technology;
(ii) the production of critical goods,
production equipment, and manufacturing
technology by domestic manufacturers;
(iii) the capability and capacity of
domestic manufacturers and manufacturers in
countries that are allies or key international
partner nations to manufacture critical goods,
production equipment, and manufacturing
technology; and
(iv) how supply chain shocks could affect
rural, Tribal, and underserved communities;
(D) identifies threats and supply chain shocks that
may disrupt, strain, or eliminate critical supply
chains, critical goods, and critical industries
(including critical industries for emerging
technologies);
(E) with regard to any threat identified under
subparagraph (D), lists any threat or supply chain
shock that may originate from a country, or a company
or individual from a country, that is described in
section 7(2)(B);
(F) assesses--
(i) the resilience and capacity of the
manufacturing base, critical supply chains, and
workforce of the United States and countries
that are allies or key international partner
nations that can sustain critical industries
(including critical industries for emerging
technologies) through a supply chain shock; and
(ii) the effect innovation has on domestic
manufacturers;
(G) assesses the flexible manufacturing capacity
and capability available in the United States in the
case of a supply chain shock; and
(H) develops a strategy for the Department of
Commerce to support the resilience, diversity, and
strength of critical supply chains and critical and
emerging technologies to--
(i) support sufficient access to critical
goods by mitigating vulnerabilities in critical
supply chains, including critical supply chains
concentrated in countries that are described in
section 7(2)(B);
(ii) consult with other relevant agencies
to assist countries that are allies or key
international partner nations in building
capacity for manufacturing critical goods;
(iii) recover from supply chain shocks;
(iv) identify, in consultation with the