Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 19, 2018 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2018
- Passed SenateDec 18, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
This bill establishes in the executive branch a Federal Acquisition Security Council. The Office of Management and Budget shall designate a senior-level official to serve as the chairperson of the council. The council shall perform functions that include developing: (1) criteria and processes for assessing threats and vulnerabilities relating to supply chain risk posed by the acquisition of information technology to national security and the public interest, and (2) standards and measures for supply chain risk management.
The chairperson shall report annually to Congress on the council's activities.
Any agency that makes information technology available for procurement by other agencies shall:
- identify information technology products made available to other agencies that pose the greatest risk to national security or the public interest;
- complete a risk assessment of such products;
- in each case in which the agency identifies a significant supply chain risk posed by information technology, make the risk assessment available to all agencies through the council and develop a plan to mitigate that risk; and
- develop a vetting process for conducting supply chain risk assessments regarding prospective providers of information technology and make the process available to all agencies.
The Department of Homeland Security may: (1) assist agencies in conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation requirements for information technology, and (2) provide such additional guidance or tools as necessary to support actions taken by agencies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2018 to Dec 4, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jun 19, 2018 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Dec 4, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2018Hearings Sep 13, 2018Markup Sep 26, 2018Reported Nov 26, 2018 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2018Received in the House.
- Dec 19, 2018Held at the desk.
- Dec 18, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7809-7817; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7809-7813)
- Dec 18, 2018The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7809–S7817Text printed S7813–S7817Amendments S7800, S7809, S7813 | Claire McCaskill D-MO (amendment), John Boozman R-AR | Dec 18, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 29, 2018S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 26, 2018
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4158 | In the nature of a substitute. | Claire McCaskill D-MO | Amendment SA 4158 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7327 | SECURE Technology Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a Federal Acquisition Security Council and to provide executive agencies with authorities relating to mitigating supply chain risks in the procurement of information technology, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 26, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jun 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
