Bill > HR4661

This bill establishes a National Supply Chain Database to be maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. The purpose of the database is to assist the federal government and industry in minimizing disruptions to the U.S. supply chain by providing a national view of manufacturing capabilities for critical products like defense supplies, food, and medical devices. The bill requires the database to be secure and protected from adversarial attacks, and it exempts the database and related non-public information from public disclosure. The bill authorizes $10 million per year from 2022 to 2026 to carry out these provisions.