41 U.S.C. § 1324 | Strategic plan

(a)

In General .—

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018, the Council shall develop a strategic plan for addressing supply chain risks posed by the acquisition of covered articles and for managing such risks that includes—

(1)

section 1323(a) of this title the criteria and processes required under , including a threshold and requirements for sharing relevant information about such risks with all executive agencies and, as appropriate, with other Federal entities and non-Federal entities;

(2)

an identification of existing authorities for addressing such risks;

(3)

an identification and promulgation of best practices and procedures and available resources for executive agencies to assess and mitigate such risks;

(4)

recommendations for any legislative, regulatory, or other policy changes to improve efforts to address such risks;

(5)

recommendations for any legislative, regulatory, or other policy changes to incentivize the adoption of best practices for supply chain risk management by the private sector;

(6)

an evaluation of the effect of implementing new policies or procedures on existing contracts and the procurement process;

(7)

a plan for engaging with executive agencies, the private sector, and other nongovernmental stakeholders to address such risks;

(8)

a plan for identification, assessment, mitigation, and vetting of supply chain risks from existing and prospective information and communications technology made available by executive agencies to other executive agencies through common contract solutions, shared services, acquisition vehicles, or other assisted acquisition services; and

(9)

plans to strengthen the capacity of all executive agencies to conduct assessments of—

(A)

the supply chain risk posed by the acquisition of covered articles; and

(B)

compliance with the requirements of this subchapter.

(b)

Submission to Congress .—

Not later than 7 calendar days after completion of the strategic plan required by subsection (a), the Chairperson of the Council shall submit the plan to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership.

Pub. L. 115–390, title II, § 202(a)Dec. 21, 2018132 Stat. 5184(Added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 115–390Dec. 21, 2018The date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of , which was approved .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Dec. 21, 2018section 202(c) of Pub. L. 115–390 section 1321 of this titleSection effective 90 days after , and applicable to contracts that are awarded before, on, or after that date, see , set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 115–390Dec. 21, 2018section 205 of Pub. L. 115–390 section 1321 of this titleTitle II of effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .