Sec. 845. Process for consulting on national security import reviews
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for investigating and reporting on the national security implications of imports when asked to consult by another Federal agency as part of a national security review of imports, such as under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ( 19 U.S.C. 1862 ). The Secretary shall design the process required by subsection
(a)to ensure that the views of the Department of Defense with respect to the imports being reviewed are shared with the relevant Federal agencies. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— a list of all imports reviewed as part of the process established under subsection
(a)during the year preceding submission of the report; an assessment of the supply chain risks posed by those imports; a plan to mitigate any such risks through actions including stockpiling, increasing domestic production, or acquiring alternative sources; and a description of the roles that treaty allies and major non-NATO allies have in the supply chains for those imports. In this section: The term major non-NATO ally has the meaning given that term in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2403 ). The term national security — means the protection of the United States from foreign aggression; and does not otherwise include the protection of the general welfare of the United States. The term treaty ally means a country with which the United States has a treaty for collective defense in effect.
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