Allies Strengthening Economies And Manufacturing Act
This bill requires actions to address threats to supply chains for critical goods.
Under this bill, a critical good is any good, including raw materials and commodities, where a shortage or absence would have a significant effect on (1) U.S. national or economic security, and (2) critical infrastructure.
The Department of State must implement a strategy to reduce reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods and protect against threats from countries of concern against such supply chains. The strategy must contain various elements, including plans to (1) coordinate with other Western Hemisphere countries to mitigate the effect of supply chain shocks and avoid manufacturing disruptions, (2) execute a unified effort by Western Hemisphere countries to reduce reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, and (3) provide technical assistance to help Western Hemisphere countries improve regulatory and investment frameworks to welcome companies looking to relocate manufacturing to such countries.
The State Department must annually report to Congress on the strategy.
The State Department must also establish a Critical Supply Chain Task Force to implement the strategy and take other actions to support the strategy, such as encouraging the relocation of critical goods manufacturing from countries of concern to the United States or other Western Hemisphere countries.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6157 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6157
To require the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to reduce
reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 7, 2021
Mr. Kinzinger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to reduce
reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Allies Strengthening Economies And
Manufacturing Act''.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) resilient supply chains are paramount to the national
security and economic security of the United States;
(2) a coordinated and whole-of-government approach to
safeguarding supply chains will benefit all Americans and
ensure disruptions are avoided or mitigated;
(3) the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce, and
other interagency stakeholders as appropriate, should assist
and incentivize countries in the Western Hemisphere to build
capacity for manufacturing of critical goods;
(4) the Secretary of State should promote the leadership of
the United States with respect to critical industries and
supply chains that--
(A) strengthen the national security of the United
States; and
(B) have a significant effect on the economic
security of the United States;
(5) the Secretary of State should support the availability
of critical goods by assisting with the coordination of
activities to supporting manufacturing operations in the
Western Hemisphere; and
(6) the Secretary of State should support efforts to reduce
the reliance of domestic entities and domestic manufacturers on
critical goods with concentrated supply chains from countries
of concern by assisting in the identification of alternative
procurement sources within the Western Hemisphere.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO COUNTER THREATS TO SUPPLY CHAINS FOR
CRITICAL GOODS.
(a) In General.--In accordance with Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed.
Reg. 11849), the Secretary of State shall implement a strategy to
reduce reliance on concentrated supply chains for critical goods and
protect against any threats from countries of concern relating to
supply chains for critical goods.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
include plans to--
(1) coordinate with other countries in the Western
Hemisphere to mitigate the effects of supply chain shocks,
avoid disruptions to manufacturing operations, and ensure
continuity of the flow of goods during the period of a covered
emergency;
(2) execute a unified effort between countries in the
Western Hemisphere to reduce reliance on concentrated supply
chains for critical goods and protect against threats from
countries of concern relating to supply chains for critical
goods;
(3) identify alternative sources for procuring critical
goods by ensuring that supply chains for critical goods are not
vulnerable to disruption, strain, compromise, or elimination,
including by being concentrated in a country of concern;
(4) collaborate with other relevant Federal Government
agencies to assist the Western Hemisphere to build capacity for
manufacturing critical goods; and
(5) provide technical assistance to governments in the
Western Hemisphere to improve regulatory and investment
frameworks to welcome companies with intention to relocate
manufacturing facilities, especially those currently located in
countries of concern.
(c) Submission of Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate, and publish on the website of the Office of the
Secretary, a report containing the strategy required under
subsection (a).
(2) Updates.--Not less than once every 4 years after the
date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall submit to the committees specified in such
paragraph a report containing an update to such strategy.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1), and
updates submitted under paragraph (2), shall be submitted in
unclassified form and may include a classified annex.
(d) Critical Supply Chain Task Force.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
establish a ``Critical Supply Chain Task Force'' to--
(A) implement the strategy required under
subsection (a);
(B) encourage partnerships and collaboration with
the Federal Government, the private sector, and
governments of countries in the Western Hemisphere to--
(i) promote the resilience of supply chains
for critical goods; and
(ii) respond to and mitigate the effects of
supply chain shocks to critical industries and
supply chains for critical goods;
(C) encourage the relocation of facilities that
manufacture critical goods from countries of concern to
the United States or Western Hemisphere to safeguard
against supply chain disruptions;
(D) support the development, maintenance,
improvement, competitiveness, restoration, and
expansion of the productive capacities, efficiency, and
workforce of critical industries in countries in the
Western Hemisphere; and
(E) encourage manufacturing growth and
opportunities in economically distressed areas in the
Western Hemisphere.
(e) Coordination of Efforts.--The Secretary of State shall
cooperate and complement interagency actions necessary to carry out the
functions described in the strategy required under subsection (a).
(f) Diversity in Recipients.--Activities to implement the strategy
required under subsection (a) shall be performed in a manner that will
serve the greatest needs for the most diverse array of critical
industries.
(g) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to carry out this
Act may be used to support manufacturing in a country of concern.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Concentrated.--With respect to a supply chain, the term
``concentrated'' means--
(A) a supply chain--
(i) that is under a level of control or
influence by the government of a country of
concern that presents an unreasonable risk to
national security or economic security;
(ii) that is subject to undue manipulation
by the government of a country of concern; or
(iii) for which 30 percent of the
production of such critical good occurs in a
single foreign country; or
(B) a supply chain for a critical good for which
more than 50 percent of the supply of such good in the
United States is imported.
(2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern''
means a country--
(A) in which a concentrated supply chain for a
critical good is located;
(B) that poses a significant national security or
economic security threat to the United States; and
(C) the government of which, or elements of such
government, has proven, or has been credibly alleged to
have, committed crimes against humanity or genocide.
(3) Covered emergency.--The term ``covered emergency''
means any of the following:
(A) A public health emergency declared by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247d).
(B) An event for which the President declares a
major disaster or an emergency under section 401 or
501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and
5191).
(C) A national emergency declared by the President
under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).
(4) Critical good.--The term ``critical good'' means any
raw, in process, or manufactured material (including any
mineral, metal, or advanced processed material), article,
commodity, supply, product, or item of supply, the absence or
shortage of which would have a significant effect on--
(A) the national security or economic security of
the United States; and
(B) critical infrastructure, as such term is
defined in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act
of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(5) Critical industry.--The term ``critical industry''
means an industry that is critical for the national security or
economic security of the United States because of its
relationship to any of the following key technology focuses:
(A) Artificial intelligence, machine learning,
autonomy, and related advances.
(B) High performance computing, semiconductors, and
advanced computer hardware and software.
(C) Quantum information science and technology.
(D) Robotics, automation, and advanced
manufacturing.
(E) Natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention
or mitigation.
(F) Advanced communications technology, including
optical transmission components.
(G) Biotechnology, medical technology, genomics,
and synthetic biology.
(H) Data storage, data management, distributed
ledger technologies, and cybersecurity, including
biometrics.
(I) Advanced energy and industrial efficacy
technologies, such as batteries, advanced nuclear
technologies, and polysilicon for use in solar
photovoltaics, including but not limited to for the
purposes of electric generation (consistent with
section 15 of the National Sciences Foundation Act of
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1874).
(J) Advanced materials science, including
composites and 2D materials and equipment, aerospace
grade metals, and aerospace specific manufacturing
enabling chemicals.
(6) Western hemisphere.--The term ``Western Hemisphere''
means a country that satisfies the following criteria:
(A) Has a democratically elected government and a
market economy.
(B) Is one of the following countries:
(i) Anguilla.
(ii) Antigua and Barbuda.
(iii) Argentina.
(iv) Aruba.
(v) The Bahamas.
(vi) Barbados.
(vii) Belize.
(viii) Bermuda.
(ix) Bolivia.
(x) Brazil.
(xi) The British Virgin Islands.
(xii) Canada.
(xiii) Chile.
(xiv) Colombia.
(xv) Costa Rica.
(xvi) Dominica.
(xvii) Dominican Republic.
(xviii) Ecuador.
(xix) El Salvador.
(xx) Grenada.
(xxi) Guatemala.
(xxii) Guyana.
(xxiii) Haiti.
(xxiv) Honduras.
(xxv) Jamaica.
(xxvi) Mexico.
(xxvii) Montserrat.
(xxviii) Netherlands Antilles.
(xxix) Nicaragua.
(xxx) Panama.
(xxxi) Paraguay.
(xxxii) Peru.
(xxxiii) Saint Kitts and Nevis.
(xxxiv) Saint Lucia.
(xxxv) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
(xxxvi) Suriname.
(xxxvii) Trinidad and Tobago.
(xxxviii) Turks and Caicos Islands.
(xxxix) Uruguay.
(xl) The sovereign government recognized by
the United States in Venezuela.
(7) Manufacture.--The term ``manufacture'' means any
activity that is necessary for or incidental to the
development, production, processing, distribution, or delivery
of any raw, in process, or manufactured material (including
minerals, metals, and advanced processed materials), article,
commodity, supply, product, critical good, or item of supply.
(8) Supply chain shock.--The term ``supply chain shock''
includes the following:
(A) A natural disaster or extreme weather event.
(B) An accidental or human-caused event.
(C) An economic disruption.
(D) A pandemic.
(E) A biological threat.
(F) A cyberattack.
(G) A great power conflict.
(H) A terrorist or geopolitical attack.
(I) Any other supply chain disruption or threat
that affects the national security or economic security
of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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