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117-s-2201117th CongressWALLET

Supply Chain Security Training Act of 2021

Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Became Law

Summary

Supply chain security training for federal acquisition staff becomes a government standard. The law directs the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Institute to build a course that prepares officials to identify and reduce supply chain risks throughout the acquisition lifecycle, including for information and communications technology.

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  • Federal supply chain officials: They get a training program that covers current threats and vulnerabilities while protecting classified and other sensitive information. The program must be developed within 180 days.
  • Executive agencies: The Office of Management and Budget will issue guidance within 180 days after the course is developed requiring agencies to adopt and use the training and to identify officials with supply chain responsibilities. OMB will make the guidance available to legislative and judicial branch agencies.
  • GSA and partner agencies: GSA must update the course as necessary and coordinate with the Federal Acquisition Security Council, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of Personnel Management. GSA must also consult with the Defense Acquisition University, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
  • Congress and oversight: GSA must report on implementation 180 days after the first course and then annually for the next three years.

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Required supply chain training for federal staff

The law sets a supply chain security training for federal staff who manage purchasing and risk. GSA, through the Federal Acquisition Institute, creates it within 180 days of enactment. The course covers current threats and vulnerabilities across the buying lifecycle, including IT and communications, and is updated as needed. GSA coordinates with security and personnel leaders and consults Defense, intelligence, and standards experts. Within 180 days after the training is developed, OMB issues guidance that requires executive agencies to use it and shares that guidance with legislative and judicial agencies. Agencies may fold it into existing training and get help identifying who must take it. GSA reports on implementation 180 days after the first course and then yearly for three years.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 6/23/2021

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2022

Roll Call Votes

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