Securing Energy Supply Chains Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to create, within 90 days, an Energy Non-Procurement List of entities found to be engaged in activities harmful to U.S. national security, energy security, economic security, public safety, or foreign policy, with priority on suppliers of critical materials and batteries. The list would be updated at least once a year and reported to Congress, with the list published on the Department of Energy website. Starting one year after enactment, the Department of Energy and its contractors could not enter into or renew contracts with listed entities, or with those who fund or buy from them, unless the goods or services cannot be obtained elsewhere. Bidders would have to certify they are not covered entities. The bill also calls for a study of overlapping federal lists of restricted foreign entities and recommendations on how to align them.

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Sponsors

• Pat Fallon Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors