Federal · Title 6 — Domestic Security
6 U.S.C. § 474: Homeland security critical domain research and development
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identify United States critical domains for economic security and homeland security; and evaluate the extent to which disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of any of such domain poses a substantial threat to homeland security. The vulnerability and resilience of relevant supply chains. Foreign production, processing, and manufacturing methods. Influence of malign economic actors. Asset ownership. Relationships within the supply chains of such domains. The degree to which the conditions referred to in clauses (i) through (v) would place such a domain at risk of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction. describe the underlying infrastructure and processes; analyze present and projected performance of industries that comprise or support such domain; examine the extent to which the supply chain of a product or service necessary to such domain is concentrated, either through a small number of sources, or if multiple sources are concentrated in one geographic area; examine the extent to which the demand for supplies of goods and services of such industries can be fulfilled by present and projected performance of other industries, identify strategies, plans, and potential barriers to expand the supplier industrial base, and identify the barriers to the participation of such other industries; consider each such domain’s performance capacities in stable economic environments, adversarial supply conditions, and under crisis economic constraints; identify and define needs and requirements to establish supply resiliency within each such domain; and consider the effects of sector consolidation, including foreign consolidation, either through mergers or acquisitions, or due to recent geographic realignment, on such industries’ performances. In conducting the research under paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), the Secretary may consult with appropriate Federal agencies, State agencies, and private sector stakeholders. Beginning one year after December 27, 2021 , the Secretary shall publish a report containing information relating to the research under paragraph (1) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), including findings, evidence, analysis, and recommendations. Such report shall be updated annually through 2026. Not later than 90 days after the publication of each report required under paragraph (4) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate each such report, together with a description of actions the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, will undertake or has undertaken in response to each such report. The term “United States critical domains for economic security” means the critical infrastructure and other associated industries, technologies, and intellectual property, or any combination thereof, that are essential to the economic security of the United States. The term “economic security” means the condition of having secure and resilient domestic production capacity, combined with reliable access to the global resources necessary to maintain an acceptable standard of living and to protect core national values. There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this section.
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