Text of Senate Amendment 6090

On 2026-06-24, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6090" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6090

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3303] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6090. Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following: SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS TO REQUIREMENT THAT DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MEET TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS. Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)-- (i) in the matter before subparagraph (I), by inserting ``supply chain and operational security, including''; (ii) in subclause (V), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (iii) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and (iv) by inserting after subclause (V) the following new subclause (VI): ``(VI) provenance verification technologies that ensure traceability of design, fabrication, and assembly processes, regardless of geographic location; and''; (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): ``(5) Alternative assurance equivalency.--The Secretary shall ensure that trusted supply chain and operational security standards established under this subsection recognize secure silicon provenance technologies and lifecycle traceability methods as capable of providing assurance equivalent to or greater than manufacturing at a Defense Microelectronics Activity-accredited trusted supplier, when validated through risk-based assessment.''; (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``, including fabrication facilities operating under validated alternative assurance methodologies'' before the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(e) Pilot Program for Assured Fabless Microelectronics.-- Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using secure silicon provenance technologies as an alternative assurance pathway for microelectronics designed by United States persons and fabricated at commercial facilities. ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2027, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing-- ``(1) criteria for approving alternative assurance methods; ``(2) applicability to commercial fabrication facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States; ``(3) impacts on access to advanced node technologies; and ``(4) participation by fabless United States semiconductor companies.''. ______