Sec. 162. MEASURES TO INCREASE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY FOR SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
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## SEC. 162 MEASURES TO INCREASE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY FOR SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and carry out an integrated set of measures— ####
(1)to identify risks in the supply chain for small unmanned aerial systems (referred to in this section as “sUAS”); and ####
(2)to increase the resiliency of such sUAS supply chain using parts supplied by domestic sources and from allies and partners of the United States. ###
(b)Elements The measures carried out under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)Disassembly and analysis of commercially available foreign drone aircraft Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter until 2034, the Secretary of Defense shall fully disassemble a drone aircraft made by Da Jiang Innovations or a similar commercially available sUAS manufactured in a covered foreign country in order to— #####
(A)create a taxonomy for each component that categorizes the component by function, level of risk, and such other criteria as the Secretary determines appropriate; and #####
(B)help assess the risk of such components for the purposes of supply chain monitoring and visibility. ####
(2)Supply chain risk framework Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and using the taxonomy developed under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a supply chain risk framework in order to— #####
(A)assess the risk of each sUAS component to Department of Defense networks or operations; #####
(B)for components that present a risk as determined under subparagraph (A), identify any manufacturers of such components are based in covered foreign countries and evaluate whether measures to mitigate the risk posed by such foreign-produced components are feasible or practical; and #####
(C)determine if any of the foreign companies in the sUAS supply chain should be included on the list maintained by the Department of Defense in accordance with section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). ####
(3)Resilient supply chain strategy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and based on the analyses conducted under paragraphs
(1)and (2), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to develop a secure and resilient domestic and allied supply chain of critical components for sUASs, which shall include— #####
(A)identification of sources of supply for sUAS components outside of a covered foreign country assessed to present a risk under paragraph (2)(A) and the total manufacturing capacity of such suppliers; #####
(B)an assessment of the total requirement for sUASs of the Department of Defense; #####
(C)a plan to increase the manufacturing capacity of alternative sources of supply that can meet the requirement specified in subparagraph (B), including estimated funding needs; and #####
(D)a description of how existing initiatives and programs of the Department of Defense may be used to create alternative sUAS sources of supply outside of a covered foreign country, including recommendations for— ######
(i)using authorities available to the Department of Defense, such as Defense Production Act authorities, the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, loan guarantees, or other programs; and ######
(ii)incentivizing private sector investment to grow or foster domestic or allied sourcing for components for sUASs. ###
(c)Report Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— ####
(1)a list of each component identified under subsection (b)(1), including a description of any security vulnerabilities associated with such component; ####
(2)a description of the supply chain risk framework developed under subsection (b)(2); ####
(3)any recommendations for the inclusion of companies on the list described in subsection (b)(2)(C); and ####
(4)the full strategy developed under subsection (b)(3). ###
(d)Form The report required under subsection
(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(e)Covered Foreign Country Defined In this section, the term “covered foreign country” has the meaning given that term in section 848(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note).
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MEASURES TO INCREASE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY FOR SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
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