Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Timmons
In Committee
Summary
Strengthen federal procurement security by expanding the Federal Acquisition Security Council’s role, moving it into the Executive Office of the President, and giving it clearer authority over risky suppliers and products. The bill would rename the mission to “acquisition security and supply chain risk,” create a Council program office, and set formal processes for designating risky sources and issuing exclusion or removal orders.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Council power to block suppliers
If enacted, the bill would let the Council designate "covered sources of concern" (tied to the covered-nation definition in 10 U.S.C. 4872(d)). After designation, the Council would have 270 days to give orders or report to Congress. Orders could bar a covered source from federal procurement or require removal of covered products from agency systems. Officials that get a recommended order would have 90 days to issue or reject it. Orders must identify covered sources, summarize the risk and why softer steps failed, and consider alternatives, costs, and public health. A Council order could also reach second-order suppliers that use a covered source. Information collected would be exempt from public disclosure until an order is issued.
White House acquisition security office
If enacted, the bill would create a Federal Acquisition Security Council Program Office inside the White House to support acquisition security work. The Council chair would pick the office head. The office could use Executive Office staff or have dedicated staff and accept detailees for up to three years on a nonreimbursable basis. The bill would move the Council into the Executive Office of the President, list senior agency officials as members, and require the Chair to meet at least twice a year with DHS, DoD, and the Director of National Intelligence. The Council would also have to update its regulations within two years and help agencies follow specific procurement bans like section 889 and related laws.
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
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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