H.R. 3264 – Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act

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The Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security to conduct research and development that identifies U.S. critical domains essential to economic and homeland security and evaluates how disruptions could threaten the nation. It directs the Secretary to produce annual reports on these findings and provides funding of $1 million per year from FY 2022 through FY 2026.

Key Provisions

Authorize the DHS Secretary to research and identify U.S. critical domains for economic and homeland security and assess the threat posed by their disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction.
Require a risk analysis of each identified domain covering supply‑chain vulnerability, foreign production methods, influence of malign actors, asset ownership, supply‑chain relationships, and overall risk level.
Allow additional focused research on high‑risk domains, including descriptions of infrastructure, supply‑chain concentration, alternative supplier options, performance under stable and crisis conditions, resiliency needs, and impacts of sector consolidation.
Mandate the Secretary to publish an annual report starting one year after enactment, update it through 2026, and submit the report and response actions to the relevant House and Senate Homeland Security committees within 90 days of each publication.
Provide an appropriation of $1 million for each fiscal year 2022‑2026 to fund the research, analysis, and reporting activities.

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SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

July 21, 2021

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 17, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Homeland Security Committee

May 17, 2021

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

May 18, 2021

HouseCommittee

Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.

Homeland Security Committee

May 18, 2021

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Homeland Security Committee

May 18, 2021

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported.

Homeland Security Committee

May 18, 2021

HouseCommittee

Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-50.

Homeland Security Committee

June 1, 2021

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 33.

June 1, 2021

HouseFloor

Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

July 20, 2021 • 1:45 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3703-3705; text: CR H3703-3704)

July 20, 2021 • 1:45 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3264.

July 20, 2021 • 1:45 PM

HouseFloor

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

July 20, 2021 • 1:53 PM

HouseFloor

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 535, proceedings on H.R. 3264 are considered vacated.

July 20, 2021 • 4:45 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294.(consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3728-3729)

July 20, 2021 • 4:45 PM

HouseFloor

Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3728-3729)

July 20, 2021 • 4:45 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

July 21, 2021

Floor Debate

8 members

What members said about H.R. 3264 on the floor

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5 Republicans3 Democrats

Rep. John KatkoR-NY-24 · Jul 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from New York for her words in support of H.R. 3264, a bill I introduced called the Domains Critical to…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from New York for her words in support of H.R. 3264, a bill I introduced called the Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act. We are now a year and a half into the COVID pandemic and, as a country, have yet to make substantial progress in making our supply chains more secure and resilient.

America's economic and homeland security depends on the flow of goods, services, information, and technology across our physical and virtual borders. And as we all know, COVID-19 exposed many risks and flaws to our critical supply chains; flaws that we now must address.

Over the past year and a half, we painfully discovered that China was a world leader in the production of personal protective equipment. And despite being the epicenter of the pandemic, China was in a privileged position, blocking the rest of the world's access to PPE at a time of maximum need.

China selfishly was able to plan ahead with its asymmetrical knowledge of what would be needed, choosing to put the U.S. and the rest of the world at risk. It has become clear that the United States is overly reliant on many important goods from China, such as semiconductors, rare earth minerals used in electronics, and active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, all of which could put Americans' security and resilience at risk. It has become clear that many future supply chain vulnerabilities are likely unknown to us, even now.

With COVID, we learned these lessons the hard way. Now is the time to act by proactively identifying these risks. We can't allow ourselves to be behind the curve in the next national or global disaster. We need to take action and get ahead of the curve and do our best to serve our country. That means we need to stop talking about it and finally put pen to paper.

To do this--to keep our supply chain secure--and to prevent similar disruptions from crippling our economy and jeopardizing our resiliency posture, Homeland Security needs to identify and analyze weak links in the U.S. global supply chains and work to prioritize where efforts need to be focused to strengthen those most critical to our homeland.

My bill requires Homeland Security to do just that; to look at critical supply chains, identify weaknesses, and prioritize vulnerabilities in a way that allows for meaningful action in years ahead to address them. This is really just commonsense legislation. It is about being prepared.

Requiring Homeland Security to report on these vulnerabilities to our economic security annually to Congress and the public will allow for the first time a unifying document that accounts for the security implications of current and future economic decisions, and enable a prioritized policy response to spur action.

It is crucial that Homeland Security lean into its unique position as the only executive department that deals with both the national security and economic prosperity of the Nation, and lead the United States Government as a preeminent economic security agency in the decades to come.

This is a natural maturation of Homeland Security's unique vantage point sitting on top of 16 critical infrastructure sectors where it stitches together a holistic national risk picture.

We can no longer take for granted the resiliency of our economy. We need to work to ensure that all modes of travel are safe, to facilitate trade through our ports of entry, and to keep our networks free from cyberattacks.

Madam Speaker, I thank my friend, Chairman Thompson, for being an original cosponsor, as well as all my committee colleagues for unanimously supporting this bipartisan legislation in committee. Economic security is homeland security, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge Members to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Rep. Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9 · Jul 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3264) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3264) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 3264, the Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act. America's economy depends on diverse and resilient supply chains that ensure an uninterrupted flow of goods and services to the Nation.

Disruptions, whether caused by natural disasters or manmade events, can reduce the availability and integrity of critical supplies. This has significant Homeland Security implications.

For example, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in the Nation's medical supply chains, which caused persistent shortages for personal protective equipment and testing supplies; most of which is manufactured overseas. And the recent ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline showed how a brief shutdown of a major gas pipeline can drive up prices and lead to gas shortages.

H.R. 3264 would authorize DHS to conduct research and development into supply chain risks for critical domains of the U.S. economy. The research would include a risk analysis for each critical domain to identify weaknesses that pose a substantial homeland security threat.

The bill would also require DHS to report on the results of its research annually through fiscal year 2026. This report will allow the public and private sectors to take meaningful action to mitigate risk and to ensure the long-term economic security of the United States.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I have no more speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 3264 to improve America's economic and homeland security, and I thank the gentleman from New York

for his forward-leaning legislation in introducing this bill.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Rep. Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2 · Jul 19, 2021

Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for H.R. 3264, the Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act. The cost estimate was not available…

Rep. Rick W. AllenR-GA-12 · Jul 20, 2021

Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 212. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress Aderholt (Moolenaar) Buchanan (LaHood) DeSaulnier…

Rep. Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5 · Jul 20, 2021

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 7 of House Resolution 535, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833; H.R. 1850;

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Rep. Pete StauberR-MN-8 · Jul 20, 2021

Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 212.

Rep. Dan BishopR-NC-9 · Jul 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.R-MT · Jul 20, 2021

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Referred in SenateIssued July 21, 2021

IIB

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3264

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 21, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require research and development to identify and evaluate the extent to which critical domain risks within the United States supply chain pose a substantial threat to homeland security, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act.

2.

Critical domain research and development

(a)

In general

Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

890B.

Homeland security critical domain research and development

(a)

In general

(1)

Research and development

The Secretary is authorized to conduct research and development to—

(A)

identify United States critical domains for economic security and homeland security; and

(B)

evaluate the extent to which disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction of any of such domain poses a substantial threat to homeland security.

(2)

Requirements

(A)

Risk analysis of critical domains

The research under paragraph (1) shall include a risk analysis of each identified United States critical domain for economic security to determine the degree to which there exists a present or future threat to homeland security in the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such domain. Such research shall consider, to the extent possible, the following:

(i)

The vulnerability and resilience of relevant supply chains.

(ii)

Foreign production, processing, and manufacturing methods.

(iii)

Influence of malign economic actors.

(iv)

Asset ownership.

(v)

Relationships within the supply chains of such domains.

(vi)

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.

(B)

Additional research into high-risk critical domains

Based on the identification and risk analysis of United States critical domains for economic security pursuant to paragraph (1) and subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, respectively, the Secretary may conduct additional research into those critical domains, or specific elements thereof, with respect to which there exists the highest degree of a present or future threat to homeland security in the event of disruption, corruption, exploitation, or dysfunction to such a domain. For each such high-risk domain, or element thereof, such research shall—

(i)

describe the underlying infrastructure and processes;

(ii)

analyze present and projected performance of industries that comprise or support such domain;

(iii)

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;

(iv)

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;

(v)

consider each such domain’s performance capacities in stable economic environments, adversarial supply conditions, and under crisis economic constraints;

(vi)

identify and define needs and requirements to establish supply resiliency within each such domain; and

(vii)

consider the effects of sector consolidation, including foreign consolidation, either through mergers or acquisitions, or due to recent geographic realignment, on such industries’ performances.

(3)

Consultation

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.

(4)

Publication

Beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this section, 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.

(b)

Submission to Congress

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.

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

United States critical domains for economic security

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.

(2)

Economic security

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.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

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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(b)

Clerical amendment

The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 890A the following new item:

Sec. 890B. Homeland security critical domain research and development.

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Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk