,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cbij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #a1 #bjba,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to establish a ,national ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership ,supply ,chain ,database1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,,mep ,supply ,chain ,database ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,national ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership ,supply ,chain ,database 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,center ,the term ,center has the meaning given such term in section #be7;a7 of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7a774 7#b7 ,database ,the term ,database means the ,national ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership ,supply ,chain ,database established under subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology4 7#d7 ,institute ,the term ,institute means the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology4 7b7 ,establishment of database 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 the ,director shall establish a database to assist the ,united ,states in minimizing disruptions in the supply chain by providing a resource for manufacturers in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,designation ,the database established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as the ,national ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership ,supply ,chain ,database4 7c7 ,considerations ,in establishing the ,database1 the ,director shall consider the findings and recommendations from the study required under section #idac of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc71 including measures to secure and protect the ,database from adversarial attacks and vulnerabilities4 7d7 ,connections with ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnerships centers 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall create the infrastructure for the ,database through the ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership1 established under section #be of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk71 by connecting information from the ,centers through the ,database4 7#b7 ,national view ,the ,director shall ensure that connections under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 provide a national overview of the networks of supply chains of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 support understanding of whether there is a need for some manufacturers to retool in some critical areas to meet the urgent need for key products1 such as defense supplies1 food1 and medical devices1 including personal protective equipment4 7#c7 ,individual ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership center databases 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall ensure that-- 7i7 each ,center is connected to the ,database2 and 7ii7 each supply chain database maintained by a ,center is interoperable with the ,database4 7,b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require a ,state or territory of the ,united ,states to establish a new supply chain database through the ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership program4 7e7 ,maintenance of national supply chain database ,the ,director1 acting through the ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership program or a designee of the program-- 7#a7 shall maintain the ,database as an integration of ,state-level databases from the ,center of each ,state or territory of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 may populate the ,database with information from past1 current1 or potential clients of ,centers4 7f7 ,database content 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,database may include the following3 7,a7 ,basic company information4 7,b7 ,an overview of capabilities1 accreditations1 and products4 7,c7 ,proprietary information4 7,d7 ,such other items as the ,director considers necessary4 7#b7 ,standard classification system ,the ,database shall use the ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system 7,,naics7 ,codes as follows3 7,a7 ,sector #ca-cc--,manufacturing4 7,b7 ,sector #ed--,professional1 ,scientific1 and ,technical ,services4 7,c7 ,sector #dh-di--,transportation and ,warehousing4 7#c7 ,levels ,the ,database shall be multi-leveled as follows3 7,a7 ,level #a shall have basic company information and shall be available to the public4 7,b7 ,level #b shall have a deeper1 nonproprietary overview into capabilities1 products1 and accreditations and shall be available to all companies that contribute to the ,database and agree to terms of mutual disclosure4 7,c7 ,level #c shall hold proprietary information4 7#d7 ,matters relating to disclosure and access 7,a7 ,,foia exemption ,the ,database1 and any information contained therein that is not publicly released by the ,institute1 shall be exempt from public disclosure under section #eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,limitation on access to content ,access to a contributing company's nonpublic content in the ,database shall be limited to the contributing company1 the ,institute1 and staff from a ,center who sign such nondisclosure agreement as the ,director considers appropriate4 7,c7 ,aggregated information ,the ,director may make aggregated1 de-identified information available to contributing companies1 ,centers1 or the public1 as the ,director considers appropriate1 in support of the purposes of this section4 7g7 ,coordination with national technology and industrial base ,the ,director1 acting through the ,hollings ,manufacturing ,extension ,partnership program1 may work with the ,national ,defense ,technology and ,industrial ,base ,council established by section #bejb7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as the ,director considers appropriate1 to include in the ,database information regarding the defense manufacturing supply chain4 7h7 ,protections 7#a7 ,in general ,supply chain information that is voluntarily and lawfully submitted by a private entity and accompanied by an express statement described in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 shall be exempt from disclosure under section #eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 shall not be made available pursuant to any ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal authority pursuant to any ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal law requiring public disclosure of information or records2 and 7,c7 shall not1 without the written consent of the person or entity submitting such information1 be used directly by the ,director1 or any other ,federal1 ,state1 or local authority in any civil enforcement action brought by a ,federal1 ,state1 or local authority4 7#b7 ,express statement ,the express statement described in this paragraph1 with respect to information or records1 is-- 7,a7 in the case of written information or records1 a written marking on the information or records substantially similar to the following3 ,this information is voluntarily submitted to the ,federal ,government in expectation of protection from disclosure as provided by the provisions of section #b7;h7 of the ,national ,,mep ,supply ,chain ,database ,act of #bjba42 or 7,b7 in the case of oral information1 a written statement similar to the statement described in subparagraph 7,a7 submitted within a reasonable period following the oral communication4 7i7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,private entities ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require any private entity to share data with the ,director specifically for to the ,database4 7#b7 ,prohibition on new regulatory authority ,nothing in this section shall be construed to grant the ,director1 or the head of any other ,federal agency1 with any authority to promulgate regulations or set standards on manufacturers1 based on data within the ,database1 that was not in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this section4 7j7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7 #ca1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb to develop and launch the ,database2 and 7#b7 #bf1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbf to maintain1 update1 and support ,federal coordination of the ,state supply chain databases maintained by the ,centers4