Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
Sponsored By: Representative Castro (TX)
In Committee
Summary
This bill would create an Initiative on Foreign Investment Screening at the State Department to help partner countries build the capacity to screen foreign investments for national security risks.
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- Partner countries would get technical assistance, training, and regulatory guidance to design and implement foreign investment screening mechanisms. The Initiative would also assess each partner's progress in standing up those systems.
- U.S. agencies, the private sector, and civil society would have a formal forum for coordination and information sharing to promote common investment security standards and address emerging risks like critical infrastructure or sensitive technology threats.
- The State Department would lead the Initiative, which must start operating within 180 days and end three years after establishment. It would deliver an initial report no later than one year after creation and then annual reports for three years to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Help for foreign partners to screen investments
This bill would require the Secretary of State to set up an Initiative on Foreign Investment Screening at the State Department within 180 days of enactment. The Initiative would be led by the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (or that designee) and would end three years after it starts. The program would provide partner countries technical assistance, training, regulatory guidance, and information sharing to help them screen foreign investments for national security risks and to coordinate U.S. agencies, the private sector, and civil society. The Secretary would report to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations not later than one year after enactment and then annually for three years, including assessments of partner progress, emerging risks, and recommendations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
IN • R
Sponsored 3/5/2026
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