S.Amdt. 2470

SA 2470. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.

(a) Establishment of National Supply Chain Database.--The
Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (referred to in this Act as the ``NIST'') shall
establish a National Supply Chain Database that will assist
the Nation in minimizing disruptions in the supply chain by
having an assessment of United States manufacturers'
capabilities.
(b) Connections With State Manufacturing Extension
Partnerships.--
(1) In general.--The infrastructure for the National Supply
Chain Database shall be created through the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology by connecting
the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers
through the National Supply Chain Database.
(2) National view.--The connection provided through the
National Supply Chain Database shall provide a national view
of the supply chain and enable the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to understand whether there is a
need for some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to
meet the need of urgent products, such as defense supplies,
food, and medical devices, including personal protective
equipment.
(3) Individual state databases.--Each State's supply chain
database maintained by the NIST- recognized Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Center within the State shall be
complementary in design to the National Supply Chain
Database.
(c) Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database.--The
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or its
designee shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as
an integration of the State level databases from each State's
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be
populated with information from past, current, or potential
Center clients.
(d) Database Content.--
(1) In general.--The National Supply Chain Database may--
(A) provide basic company information;
(B) provide an overview of capabilities, accreditations,
and products;
(C) contain proprietary information; and
(D) include other items determined necessary by the
Director of the NIST.
(2) Searchable database.--The National Supply Chain
Database shall use the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) Codes as follows:
(A) Sector 31-33 - Manufacturing.
(B) Sector 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical
Services.
(C) Sector 48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing.
(3) Levels.--The National Supply Chain Database shall be
multi-leveled as follows:
(A) Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall
be available to the public.
(B) Level 2 shall have a deeper overview into capabilities,
products, and accreditations and shall be available to all
companies that contribute to the database and agree to terms
of mutual disclosure.
(C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary information.
(4) Exempt from public disclosure.--The National Supply
Chain Database and any information related to it not publicly
released by NIST shall be exempt from public disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and access to
non-public content shall be limited to the contributing
company and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center staff
who sign an appropriate non-disclosure agreement.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to
develop and launch the National Supply Chain Database.
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