House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Select Committee on the CCP Chairman John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) have introduced the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) Improvement Act of 2024 (H.R. 9597). This bill improves the Council's ability to protect the federal supply chain from nefarious entities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary by excluding such entities from procurement processes or removing them from federal information systems.
"This bipartisan bill provides the Federal Acquisition Security Council with the teeth and resources it needs to protect the federal supply chain from technology companies and products owned or controlled by a foreign adversary. We look forward to moving this bill through the Oversight Committee this week to ensure protections for the federal supply chain and agency information systems," said Chairman Comer.
"We have bipartisan consensus that protecting our nation's supply chains is key to national security. This legislation takes an important step to protecting the federal government against the purchase of products and services from our foreign adversaries. It will help address any vulnerabilities in our technology infrastructure and guard against national security threats," said Ranking Member Raskin.
"U.S. taxpayer dollars should not be going to foreign adversary companies that pose a risk to U.S. national security. I am proud to co-lead Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin's overhaul of federal procurement law to better protect our national security and our supply chains," said Chairman Moolenaar.
"Building supply chain resilience is an essential step in strengthening both our economy and our national security. Our bipartisan legislation will enable the Federal Acquisition Security Council to protect the federal supply chain from foreign adversaries and help mitigate supply chain disruptions in the future," said Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi.