Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Timmons
In Committee
Summary
Strengthen federal control over acquisition security and supply chain risk. This bill would rewrite the Federal Acquisition Security Council to widen its scope, create a Program Office in the Executive Office of the President, and set faster procedures for exclusion and removal orders involving risky foreign sources or covered products.
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- Federal agencies would face tighter duties. Agencies must answer Council information requests, include acquisition security in strategic plans, and officials must act on recommended or designated orders within 90 days.
- Suppliers and covered sources of concern would face new scrutiny. The Council could recommend exclusion or removal of a source or product and designated officials could bar them from federal procurement after risk assessments that weigh national security, public health, availability of alternatives, and cost.
- The Executive Office and Council would get a Program Office and new timelines. The Program Office would provide legal, policy, and technical support and may use shared staff details for up to 3 years. The Council must update regulations and finish implementation actions within 2 years and report annually to Congress on these risks.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Faster exclusion of risky suppliers
If enacted, this would require the Council to act on covered sources on set deadlines. Within 270 days after a source is designated, the Council would either send recommended exclusion or removal orders to officials or report to Congress explaining why it did not. Any recommended order would have to identify scope and covered items, summarize risk assessments, explain why less intrusive measures were unsuitable, and list steps and timelines to implement the order. Designated officials must issue or decline recommended orders within 90 days. Orders could also target second‑order suppliers and must weigh national security, public health and safety, availability of alternatives, and costs. The Council would monitor compliance and report annually to Congress. Information collected before an order is issued would be temporarily exempt from public disclosure and FOIA until the order is issued.
New White House procurement office
If enacted, this would create a Program Office inside the Executive Office of the President to support the Council on acquisition security and supply chain risk. The Council Chair would designate the office head. The office could use existing White House staff or accept detailees from the intelligence community and other agencies for up to three years, and those detailees would not count as an augmentation of appropriations. The bill would place the Council in the Executive Office, require the President to name a Chair, and require agency members to meet regularly and share requested information. It would also change key legal definitions for covered sources of concern and require the Council to coordinate with existing procurement bans (like section 889) and update its regulations within two years.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Timmons
SC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
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