Sec. 1806. National supply chain database
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Subject to the availability of funds as authorized under subsection (3), the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (referred to in this Act as the NIST ) shall establish a National Supply Chain Database that will assist the Nation in minimizing disruptions in the supply chain by having an assessment of United States manufacturers’ capabilities. The infrastructure for the National Supply Chain Database shall be created through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(MEP)program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology by connecting the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers through the National Supply Chain Database. The connection provided through the National Supply Chain Database shall provide a national view of the supply chain and enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to understand whether there is a need for some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to meet the need of urgent products, such as defense supplies, food, and medical devices, including personal protective equipment. Each State’s supply chain database maintained by the NIST-recognized Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center within the State shall be complementary in design to the National Supply Chain Database. The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or its designee shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as an integration of the State level databases from each State’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be populated with information from past, current, or potential Center clients. The National Supply Chain Database may— provide basic company information; provide an overview of capabilities, accreditations, and products; contain proprietary information; and include other items determined necessary by the Director of the NIST. The National Supply Chain Database shall use the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes as follows: Sector 31-33 – Manufacturing. Sector 54 – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector 48-49 – Transportation and Warehousing. The National Supply Chain Database shall be multi-leveled as follows: Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall be available to the public. Level 2 shall have a deeper overview into capabilities, products, and accreditations and shall be available to all companies that contribute to the database and agree to terms of mutual disclosure. Level 3 shall hold proprietary information. The National Supply Chain Database and any information related to it not publicly released by the NIST shall be exempt from public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and access to non-public content shall be limited to the contributing company and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center staff who sign an appropriate non-disclosure agreement. There authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the NIST $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to develop and launch the National Supply Chain Database.