[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3264 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3264
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and
development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical
domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial
threat to homeland security, 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 ``Domains Critical to Homeland
Security Act''.
SEC. 2. CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 890B. HOMELAND SECURITY CRITICAL DOMAIN RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Research and development.--The Secretary is
authorized to conduct research and development to--
``(A) identify United States critical domains for
economic security and homeland security; and
``(B) evaluate the extent to which disruption,
corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of any of such
domain poses a substantial threat to homeland security.
``(2) Requirements.--
``(A) Risk analysis of critical domains.--The
research under paragraph (1) shall include a risk
analysis of each identified United States critical
domain for economic security to determine the degree to
which there exists a present or future threat to
homeland security in the event of disruption,
corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such
domain. Such research shall consider, to the extent
possible, the following:
``(i) The vulnerability and resilience of
relevant supply chains.
``(ii) Foreign production, processing, and
manufacturing methods.
``(iii) Influence of malign economic
actors.
``(iv) Asset ownership.
``(v) Relationships within the supply
chains of such domains.
``(vi) The degree to which the conditions
referred to in clauses (i) through (v) would
place such a domain at risk of disruption,
corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction.
``(B) Additional research into high-risk critical
domains.--Based on the identification and risk analysis
of United States critical domains for economic security
pursuant to paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, respectively, the Secretary may conduct
additional research into those critical domains, or
specific elements thereof, with respect to which there
exists the highest degree of a present or future threat
to homeland security in the event of disruption,
corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such a
domain. For each such high-risk domain, or element
thereof, such research shall--
``(i) describe the underlying
infrastructure and processes;
``(ii) analyze present and projected
performance of industries that comprise or
support such domain;
``(iii) examine the extent to which the
supply chain of a product or service necessary
to such domain is concentrated, either through
a small number of sources, or if multiple
sources are concentrated in one geographic
area;
``(iv) examine the extent to which the
demand for supplies of goods and services of
such industries can be fulfilled by present and
projected performance of other industries,
identify strategies, plans, and potential
barriers to expand the supplier industrial
base, and identify the barriers to the
participation of such other industries;
``(v) consider each such domain's
performance capacities in stable economic
environments, adversarial supply conditions,
and under crisis economic constraints;
``(vi) identify and define needs and
requirements to establish supply resiliency
within each such domain; and
``(vii) consider the effects of sector
consolidation, including foreign consolidation,
either through mergers or acquisitions, or due
to recent geographic realignment, on such
industries' performances.
``(3) Consultation.--In conducting the research under
paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the
Secretary may consult with appropriate Federal agencies, State
agencies, and private sector stakeholders.
``(4) Publication.--Beginning one year after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish a
report containing information relating to the research under
paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), including
findings, evidence, analysis, and recommendations. Such report
shall be updated annually through 2026.
``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
publication of each report required under paragraph (4) of subsection
(a), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such report, together with
a description of actions the Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal agencies, will undertake or has undertaken in
response to each such report.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) United states critical domains for economic
security.--The term `United States critical domains for
economic security' means the critical infrastructure and other
associated industries, technologies, and intellectual property,
or any combination thereof, that are essential to the economic
security of the United States.
``(2) Economic security.--The term `economic security'
means the condition of having secure and resilient domestic
production capacity, combined with reliable access to the
global resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard
of living and to protect core national values.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to
carry out this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 890A the following new item:
``Sec. 890B. Homeland security critical domain research and
development.''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.