White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 120 / Friday, June 21, 2024 /

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Title 3--

The President

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Executive Order 14123 of June 14, 2024

White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. As described in Executive Order

14017 of February 24, 2021 (America's Supply Chains),

it is the policy of my Administration to strengthen the

enduring resilience of America's supply chains. The

United States needs resilient, diverse, and secure

supply chains to ensure our economic prosperity, public

health, and national security. Pandemics and other

biological threats, cyber attacks, climate stressors

and extreme weather events, transnational corruption,

terrorist attacks, geopolitical disputes, unfair

economic competition, and other disruptive conditions

can reduce critical infrastructure, manufacturing, and

processing capacity and the availability of critical

goods, materials, and services

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and extreme weather events, transnational corruption,

terrorist attacks, geopolitical disputes, unfair

economic competition, and other disruptive conditions

can reduce critical infrastructure, manufacturing, and

processing capacity and the availability of critical

goods, materials, and services. Building resilient

American supply chains will necessitate enhancing

domestic manufacturing capacity, supporting America's

competitive edge in research and development,

encouraging innovation, reinforcing critical

infrastructure, and creating well-paying jobs. Building

resilient American supply chains will also provide a

foundation to strengthen prosperity, advance the fight

against climate change, enhance national emergency

preparedness, and encourage economic growth across the

Nation.

More resilient supply chains are secure and diverse.

Characteristics of resilient supply chains include

greater domestic production; a diverse and agile

supplier base; built-in redundancies; a reliable

transportation system; secure critical infrastructure;

adequate stockpiles; safe and secure data networks;

reliable food systems; and a world-class, globally

competitive American manufacturing base and workforce.

Close cooperation on building global supply chain

resilience with allies and partners who share our

values will foster collective economic and national

security, encourage innovation, and strengthen the

capacity to respond to and recover from international

disasters and emergencies.

and workforce.

Close cooperation on building global supply chain

resilience with allies and partners who share our

values will foster collective economic and national

security, encourage innovation, and strengthen the

capacity to respond to and recover from international

disasters and emergencies.

Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this order:

(a) ``Agency'' has the meaning given to that term

in Executive Order 14017.

(b) ``Critical goods and materials'' has the

meaning given to that term in Executive Order 14017.

(c) ``Other essential goods, materials, and

services'' means goods, materials, and services that

are essential to national and economic security,

emergency preparedness, or to advance the policy set

forth in section 1 of this order, but not included

within the definition of ``critical goods and

materials.''

(d) ``Critical infrastructure'' means assets,

systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual,

that are so vital to the United States that their

incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating

effect on national security, economic security,

national public health or safety, or any combination

thereof.

Sec. 3. Coordination. (a) This order supplements and

reaffirms the principles governing America's supply

chains established in Executive Order 14017. Any

provisions of Executive Order 14017 not amended in this

order shall remain in effect.

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thereof.

Sec. 3. Coordination. (a) This order supplements and

reaffirms the principles governing America's supply

chains established in Executive Order 14017. Any

provisions of Executive Order 14017 not amended in this

order shall remain in effect.

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(b) Notwithstanding section 2 of Executive Order

14017, the Assistant to the President for National

Security Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to the

President for Economic Policy (APEP) shall coordinate,

as appropriate, the executive branch actions necessary

to implement this order through the White House Council

on Supply Chain Resilience (Council) established on

November 27, 2023, and further described in section 4

of this order. In coordinating the work of the Council

on issues related to national security, and on other

issues as they deem appropriate, the APNSA and the APEP

shall work with the Council in conformance with the

interagency process identified in National Security

Memorandum 2 of February 4, 2021 (Renewing the National

Security Council System).

Sec. 4. White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience.

(a) The White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

residing within the Executive Office of the President

is led by the APNSA and the APEP, who serve as Co-

Chairs of the Council. In addition to the Co-Chairs,

the membership of the Council consists of the following

members:

(i) the Secretary of State;

(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury;

(iii) the Secretary of Defense;

(iv) the Attorney General;

the Executive Office of the President

is led by the APNSA and the APEP, who serve as Co-

Chairs of the Council. In addition to the Co-Chairs,

the membership of the Council consists of the following

members:

(i) the Secretary of State;

(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury;

(iii) the Secretary of Defense;

(iv) the Attorney General;

(v) the Secretary of the Interior;

(vi) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(vii) the Secretary of Commerce;

(viii) the Secretary of Labor;

(ix) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(x) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

(xi) the Secretary of Transportation;

(xii) the Secretary of Energy;

(xiii) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;

(xiv) the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(xv) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(xvi) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

(xvii) the Director of National Intelligence;

(xviii) the United States Trade Representative;

(xix) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;

(xx) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;

(xxi) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

(xxii) the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor;

(xxiii) the Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor;

(xxiv) the National Cyber Director;

(xxv) the Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy;

(xxvi) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;

(xxvii) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration;

(xxviii) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International

Development;

(xxix) the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Policy;

(xxx) the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and

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(xxxi) the heads of such other agencies and offices as the Co-Chairs may

from time to time invite to participate.

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Administration;

(xxviii) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International

Development;

(xxix) the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Policy;

(xxx) the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and

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(xxxi) the heads of such other agencies and offices as the Co-Chairs may

from time to time invite to participate.

(b) The Co-Chairs shall invite participation of the

Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission and the

Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board to the

extent consistent with their statutory authorities and

obligations.

(c) The Council shall coordinate and promote

Federal Government efforts to strengthen long-term

supply chain resilience and American industrial

competitiveness; identify and provide a coordinated

response to address supply chain insecurities, threats,

and vulnerabilities, including excessive geographic or

supplier concentration; and facilitate collaboration by

agencies with allies and partners to foster greater

global supply chain resilience. To serve these

purposes, the Council shall:

(i) recommend to agencies procedures and best practices for agency

cooperation and coordination on data collection and analysis, especially to

the extent that agency missions may overlap or intersect, and help

facilitate such cooperation and coordination;

(ii) identify budgetary and any other resources needed to support supply

chain resilience, including resources to build strong and enduring agency

capabilities to identify, address, mitigate, and prevent supply chain

risks, shocks, and disruptions;

tion and analysis, especially to

the extent that agency missions may overlap or intersect, and help

facilitate such cooperation and coordination;

(ii) identify budgetary and any other resources needed to support supply

chain resilience, including resources to build strong and enduring agency

capabilities to identify, address, mitigate, and prevent supply chain

risks, shocks, and disruptions;

(iii) recommend administrative actions that would further the policy

objectives set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 14017 and in section 1

of this order;

(iv) coordinate with other interagency bodies managing policy areas that

affect the integrity of supply chains; and

(v) coordinate with agencies, to the extent appropriate and consistent with

applicable law, to ensure that agency operations related to building

critical supply chain resilience are conducted in a manner that promotes a

fair, open, and competitive marketplace and empowers workers to advocate

for their rights and quality jobs.

(d) The Council shall, as appropriate and

consistent with applicable law, consult outside

stakeholders--such as private industry; academic and

educational institutions; non-governmental

organizations; labor unions; and State, local, Tribal,

and territorial governments--on an individual basis to

help accomplish the policy objectives identified in

section 1 of this order and in section 1 of Executive

Order 14017. Any member of the Council that receives a

recommendation from a Federal Advisory Committee, as

that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 1001(2), regarding

industrial resilience and competitiveness or supply

chain risks, resilience, diversity, or sustainability

shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable

law, share that recommendation with the Council

recommendation from a Federal Advisory Committee, as

that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 1001(2), regarding

industrial resilience and competitiveness or supply

chain risks, resilience, diversity, or sustainability

shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable

law, share that recommendation with the Council.

(e) The Council shall conduct a quadrennial supply

chain review of industries critical to national or

economic security. The review shall address the

processes in place to monitor supply chains and the

timeliness of the associated data. At the conclusion of

each review, the Council shall submit a report to the

President, with the first report submitted no later

than December 31, 2024, and subsequent reports

submitted every 4 years thereafter. Where practicable

and as appropriate, the report shall make

recommendations concerning:

(i) Federal incentives and any potential amendments to Federal procurement

regulations that may be necessary to attract and retain private sector

investments in the supply chains for critical goods and materials and other

essential goods, materials, and services as defined in section 2 of this

order, including any new programs that could encourage both domestic and

foreign investment in the supply chains for critical goods and materials

and other essential goods, materials, and services;

(ii) a strategic plan that includes diplomatic, economic, security,

international development, trade, and other policy actions to guide United

States engagement with allies and partners, including through regional

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economic frameworks or partnerships supported by the United States, to

strengthen global supply chain resilience in critical sectors;

goods, materials, and services;

(ii) a strategic plan that includes diplomatic, economic, security,

international development, trade, and other policy actions to guide United

States engagement with allies and partners, including through regional

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economic frameworks or partnerships supported by the United States, to

strengthen global supply chain resilience in critical sectors;

(iii) actions for the insulation of Federal supply chain analyses and

actions from conflicts of interest, corruption, or the appearance of

impropriety to ensure continued integrity and public confidence in supply

chain analyses and actions;

(iv) potential legislative changes that would promote the policy objectives

set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 14017 and in section 1 of this

order;

(v) reforms to domestic and international trade rules and agreements that

could be pursued to support supply chain resilience, security, diversity,

sustainability, and strength;

(vi) education and workforce reforms needed to strengthen the domestic

industrial base for critical goods and materials and other essential goods,

materials, and services; and

(vii) steps to ensure that the Federal Government's supply chain policies

support small businesses and family-owned small- and mid-sized farming

operations, prevent monopolization, strengthen critical infrastructure,

empower workers to advocate for their rights and quality jobs, consider

climate and other health and environmental effects, encourage economic

growth in underserved communities and economically distressed areas, and

promote the geographic dispersal of economic activity across all regions of

the United States.

(f) Subsection (e) of this section supersedes

section 5(c) of Executive Order 14017.

rights and quality jobs, consider

climate and other health and environmental effects, encourage economic

growth in underserved communities and economically distressed areas, and

promote the geographic dispersal of economic activity across all regions of

the United States.

(f) Subsection (e) of this section supersedes

section 5(c) of Executive Order 14017.

(g) Each member of the Council shall designate,

within 30 days of the date of this order, a senior

official within their respective agency or office who

shall coordinate with the Council and who shall be

responsible for overseeing the agency's or office's

efforts to address supply chain resilience. The Co-

Chairs may designate Council subgroups consisting of

Council members or their designees, as appropriate.

(h) The Council shall meet on a semiannual basis

unless the Co-Chairs determine that a meeting is

unnecessary or that additional meetings are needed.

(i) Each agency or office shall bear its own expenses for participating in

the Council.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order

shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

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by law to an executive department or agency, or

the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with

applicable law and subject to the availability of

appropriations.

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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,

create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,

enforceable at law or in equity by any party against

the United States, its departments, agencies, or

entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any

other person.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

June 14, 2024.

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