[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5714 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5714

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on 
   the country of origin of end items and components procured by the 
             Department of Defense, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2023

  Mr. Khanna introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on 
   the country of origin of end items and components procured by the 
             Department of Defense, 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. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF 
              END ITEMS AND COMPONENTS PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study to identify the degree to which the Department of 
Defense is dependent on entities located in foreign countries for the 
procurement of end items and components.
    (b) Report and Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than July 31, 2024, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        report, and provide a briefing to such committees, on the 
        findings of the study described in subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
        contain the following:
                    (A) A description of the extent to which the 
                procurement processes of the Department of Defense do 
                not require a determination of the country of origin of 
                end items and components.
                    (B) Descriptions of supply chain risk for end items 
                and components procured from countries other than ally 
                or partner countries.
                    (C) A description of any Department of Defense 
                plans to mitigate supply chain risks, such as plans for 
                alternative supply chains or alternative countries from 
                which to procure end items and components.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``component'' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 3011 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``end item'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 4863(m) of title 10, United States Code.
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