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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Supply Chain Security

P. L. 117-81

Joint Explanatory Statement

(a) Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a plan to--

(1) reduce the reliance of the United States on services, supplies, or materials obtained from sources located in geographic areas controlled by covered countries; and

(2) mitigate the risks to national security and the defense supply chain arising from the reliance of the United States on such sources for services, supplies, or materials to meet critical defense requirements.

(b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the plan required under subsection (a).

(c) Covered Country Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered country'' means North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran.

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 833) that would require a plan to reduce reliance on certain materials obtained from sources located in geographic areas controlled by foreign adversaries.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment that would require a plan to reduce reliance on services, supplies, and materials obtained from covered countries.

H. R. 4350--House Report 117-118

Section 833--Plan to Reduce Reliance on Supplies and Materials from Adversaries in the Defense Supply Chain

This section would require a plan to reduce reliance on certain materials obtained from sources located in geographic areas controlled by foreign adversaries.