Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— resilient supply chains are paramount to the national security and economic security of the United States; a coordinated and whole-of-government approach to safeguarding supply chains will benefit all Americans and ensure disruptions are avoided or mitigated; the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce, and other interagency stakeholders as appropriate, should assist and incentivize countries in the Western Hemisphere to build capacity for manufacturing of critical goods; the Secretary of State should promote the leadership of the United States with respect to critical industries and supply chains that— strengthen the national security of the United States; and have a significant effect on the economic security of the United States; the Secretary of State should support the availability of critical goods by assisting with the coordination of activities to supporting manufacturing operations in the Western Hemisphere; and the Secretary of State should support efforts to reduce the reliance of domestic entities and domestic manufacturers on critical goods with concentrated supply chains from countries of concern by assisting in the identification of alternative procurement sources within the Western Hemisphere.