Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2026

This bill changes the rules for the Federal Acquisition Security Council, a federal body that reviews security risks in what the government buys, especially technology. It moves the Council into the Executive Office of the President, sets out which agencies have members, and has the President name its chairperson. It defines "sources of concern" as suppliers tied to foreign adversary governments, militaries, or intelligence agencies, and requires the Council, within 270 days after Congress designates a supplier as a "covered source of concern," to order that supplier excluded from federal purchasing or its products removed from federal systems, or to explain to Congress why not. The bill also creates a Council Program Office for staff support, sets 90-day deadlines for top officials to issue orders, allows limited waivers with notice to Congress, and shields certain information from public records requests until an order is issued.

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Sponsors

• William R. Timmons IV Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors