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119-s-1934119th CongressWALLET

Securing Energy Supply Chains Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Introduced

Summary

Energy Non-Procurement List This bill would create a list to block federal procurement from foreign entities judged harmful to U.S. energy supply chains, prioritizing firms tied to critical materials, batteries, and battery components. It would pair procurement limits with annual list updates, public and classified reports to Congress, exception rules for unavailable goods, and an interagency study to harmonize other federal lists of risky entities.

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  • Federal contractors: Contractors would generally be barred from entering or renewing contracts that involve entities on the list beginning 1 year after enactment. Limited exceptions are allowed when needed goods or components cannot be procured in required quantity or timeliness and would trigger monthly disclosure by the contractor and a Secretary report within 90 days analyzing alternatives and recommendations.
  • Domestic and friendly-country suppliers: The Secretary would be required to assess alternative domestic or friendly-country sources and recommend steps to support those sources if they do not exist now. Exceptions to the procurement ban may be conditioned to encourage development of those sources and can last for the time needed to complete a project.
  • Federal oversight and lists: The Secretary would publish an unclassified list with a classified annex and must revise the list at least annually. The bill also calls for a List Overlap Study within 1 year to identify and recommend harmonization of related agency lists, including sanctioned parties and designated Chinese military companies.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Limits on DOE contracts with suppliers

If enacted, starting one year after enactment the Secretary of Energy would generally be barred from entering into or renewing contracts with "covered contractors" that fund or buy from entities on the Energy Non-Procurement List or use their components. The Secretary could waive that ban only when the needed goods, services, or technologies are not available in the required manner, timeliness, or quantity. Any approved waiver would last only as needed to finish the project and could include conditions. If a waiver is used, the contractor must report monthly to the Secretary and DOE must report to two congressional committees within 90 days with an analysis and recommendations on domestic or friendly-country sources.

New energy non-procurement list

If enacted, the Secretary of Energy would create an "Energy Non-Procurement List" within 90 days. The list would prioritize firms that make critical materials, batteries, or battery parts. It must include foreign entities of concern, firms on the DoD Chinese Military Company List, and majority owners of listed firms. The Secretary would update the list at least once a year. Within one year and annually after, the Secretary would send Congress an unclassified list, publish that list online, and include classified justifications in a secret annex.

Study to align federal entity lists

If enacted, the Secretary of Energy would study, within one year, federal lists about foreign entities of concern, sanctions, Chinese military companies, and procurement bans. The study would be done with Commerce, Defense, State, Treasury, intelligence agencies, and others. The Secretary would report to Congress within one year with results and recommendations to harmonize the lists so procurement rules are clearer.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

AR • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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