S.Amdt. 3630

SA 3630. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 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 in subtitle E of title VIII,
insert the following:

SEC. 881. PILOT PROGRAM ON SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC SEMICONDUCTOR
STOCKPILE.

(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
initiate a pilot program to identify the stockpiling
requirements for microelectronic and semiconductor components
to enhance supply chain visibility .
(2) Identification.--Consistent with the January 2024
National Defense Industrial Strategy, the Secretary shall
identify stockpiling requirements for microelectronic and
semiconductor components necessary for the continued
production of semiconductors in times of international
conflict or crisis when the viability of supply chain are
compromised.
(3) Duration.--The Secretary shall complete the pilot
program required by paragraph (1) not later than one year
after the date on which the Secretary initiates the program
under paragraph (1).
(b) Contracts With Private Entities.--
(1) In general.--To carry out the pilot program required by
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall enter into
a contract with not less than one eligible entity that will
survey and assess the stockpiling requirements for
microelectronic and semiconductor components.
(2) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the term
``eligible entity'' means a private entity that--
(A) has a trusted and proven history of--
(i) working with the Department of Defense; and
(ii) complying with the regulations of the Department;
(B) maintains a positive performance history in the
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, with
multiple contracting entities, including civilian entities
and military agencies;
(C) maintains facility security clearances commensurate
with the highest level of classified access required to
support the most sensitive of efforts of managing,
maintaining, and replenishing the stockpile of
microelectronic and semiconductor components, and sufficient
staff in the continental United States to support such
efforts;
(D) has completed third party assessments, which verify
that the entity--
(i) is compliant with the National Institute of Standards
and Technology Special Publication 800-171, in anticipation
of Cybersecurity Model Certification Level 2; and
(ii) reports its status in the Supplier Performance Risk
System; and
(E) maintains compliance with international standards for
distributors of electronic and semiconductor components,
including the standards set forth in--
(i) the General Requirements for Authorized Distributors of
Commercial and Military Semiconductor Devices, adopted August
2021 (JESD 31);
(ii) Fraudulent/Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Avoidance,
Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition-Authorized/Franchise
Distribution, adopted August 2014 (AS6496);
(iii) Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection,
Mitigation, and Disposition, issued April 2009 (AS5553); and
(iv) Quality Management Systems Requirements, adopted
September 2015 (ISO 9001:2015).
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the pilot program is initiated under subsection (a)(1),
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes--
(A) a description of the implementation of the pilot
program; and
(B) an assessment of the viability of scaling up the pilot
program, including--
(i) an evaluation of the benefits and mission priorities of
developing a stockpile of microelectronics and semiconductor
components; and
(ii) a description of any additional resources needed to
scale up the program.
(2) Briefing.--The Secretary shall brief the congressional
defense committees on the report submitted under paragraph
(1).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriate such sums as are necessary to carry out
this section.
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