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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-13810]




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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 120 / Friday, June 21, 2024 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 14123 of June 14, 2024

                
White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Policy. As described in Executive Order 
                14017 of February 24, 2021 (America's Supply Chains), 
                it is the policy of my Administration to strengthen the 
                enduring resilience of America's supply chains. The 
                United States needs resilient, diverse, and secure 
                supply chains to ensure our economic prosperity, public 
                health, and national security. Pandemics and other 
                biological threats, cyber attacks, climate stressors 
                and extreme weather events, transnational corruption, 
                terrorist attacks, geopolitical disputes, unfair 
                economic competition, and other disruptive conditions 
                can reduce critical infrastructure, manufacturing, and 
                processing capacity and the availability of critical 
                goods, materials, and services. Building resilient 
                American supply chains will necessitate enhancing 
                domestic manufacturing capacity, supporting America's 
                competitive edge in research and development, 
                encouraging innovation, reinforcing critical 
                infrastructure, and creating well-paying jobs. Building 
                resilient American supply chains will also provide a 
                foundation to strengthen prosperity, advance the fight 
                against climate change, enhance national emergency 
                preparedness, and encourage economic growth across the 
                Nation.

                More resilient supply chains are secure and diverse. 
                Characteristics of resilient supply chains include 
                greater domestic production; a diverse and agile 
                supplier base; built-in redundancies; a reliable 
                transportation system; secure critical infrastructure; 
                adequate stockpiles; safe and secure data networks; 
                reliable food systems; and a world-class, globally 
                competitive American manufacturing base and workforce. 
                Close cooperation on building global supply chain 
                resilience with allies and partners who share our 
                values will foster collective economic and national 
                security, encourage innovation, and strengthen the 
                capacity to respond to and recover from international 
                disasters and emergencies.

                Sec. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this order:

                    (a) ``Agency'' has the meaning given to that term 
                in Executive Order 14017.
                    (b) ``Critical goods and materials'' has the 
                meaning given to that term in Executive Order 14017.
                    (c) ``Other essential goods, materials, and 
                services'' means goods, materials, and services that 
                are essential to national and economic security, 
                emergency preparedness, or to advance the policy set 
                forth in section 1 of this order, but not included 
                within the definition of ``critical goods and 
                materials.''
                    (d) ``Critical infrastructure'' means assets, 
                systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, 
                that are so vital to the United States that their 
                incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating 
                effect on national security, economic security, 
                national public health or safety, or any combination 
                thereof.

                Sec. 3. Coordination. (a) This order supplements and 
                reaffirms the principles governing America's supply 
                chains established in Executive Order 14017. Any 
                provisions of Executive Order 14017 not amended in this 
                order shall remain in effect.

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                    (b) Notwithstanding section 2 of Executive Order 
                14017, the Assistant to the President for National 
                Security Affairs (APNSA) and the Assistant to the 
                President for Economic Policy (APEP) shall coordinate, 
                as appropriate, the executive branch actions necessary 
                to implement this order through the White House Council 
                on Supply Chain Resilience (Council) established on 
                November 27, 2023, and further described in section 4 
                of this order. In coordinating the work of the Council 
                on issues related to national security, and on other 
                issues as they deem appropriate, the APNSA and the APEP 
                shall work with the Council in conformance with the 
                interagency process identified in National Security 
                Memorandum 2 of February 4, 2021 (Renewing the National 
                Security Council System).

                Sec. 4. White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience. 
                (a) The White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience 
                residing within the Executive Office of the President 
                is led by the APNSA and the APEP, who serve as Co-
                Chairs of the Council. In addition to the Co-Chairs, 
                the membership of the Council consists of the following 
                members:

(i) the Secretary of State;

(ii) the Secretary of the Treasury;

(iii) the Secretary of Defense;

(iv) the Attorney General;

(v) the Secretary of the Interior;

(vi) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(vii) the Secretary of Commerce;

(viii) the Secretary of Labor;

(ix) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;

(x) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

(xi) the Secretary of Transportation;

(xii) the Secretary of Energy;

(xiii) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;

(xiv) the Secretary of Homeland Security;

(xv) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;

(xvi) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

(xvii) the Director of National Intelligence;

(xviii) the United States Trade Representative;

(xix) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;

(xx) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;

(xxi) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;

(xxii) the Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor;

(xxiii) the Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor;

(xxiv) the National Cyber Director;

(xxv) the Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy;

(xxvi) the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality;

(xxvii) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration;

(xxviii) the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development;

(xxix) the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response 
Policy;

(xxx) the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and

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(xxxi) the heads of such other agencies and offices as the Co-Chairs may 
from time to time invite to participate.

                    (b) The Co-Chairs shall invite participation of the 
                Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission and the 
                Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board to the 
                extent consistent with their statutory authorities and 
                obligations.
                    (c) The Council shall coordinate and promote 
                Federal Government efforts to strengthen long-term 
                supply chain resilience and American industrial 
                competitiveness; identify and provide a coordinated 
                response to address supply chain insecurities, threats, 
                and vulnerabilities, including excessive geographic or 
                supplier concentration; and facilitate collaboration by 
                agencies with allies and partners to foster greater 
                global supply chain resilience. To serve these 
                purposes, the Council shall:

(i) recommend to agencies procedures and best practices for agency 
cooperation and coordination on data collection and analysis, especially to 
the extent that agency missions may overlap or intersect, and help 
facilitate such cooperation and coordination;

(ii) identify budgetary and any other resources needed to support supply 
chain resilience, including resources to build strong and enduring agency 
capabilities to identify, address, mitigate, and prevent supply chain 
risks, shocks, and disruptions;

(iii) recommend administrative actions that would further the policy 
objectives set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 14017 and in section 1 
of this order;

(iv) coordinate with other interagency bodies managing policy areas that 
affect the integrity of supply chains; and

(v) coordinate with agencies, to the extent appropriate and consistent with 
applicable law, to ensure that agency operations related to building 
critical supply chain resilience are conducted in a manner that promotes a 
fair, open, and competitive marketplace and empowers workers to advocate 
for their rights and quality jobs.

                    (d) The Council shall, as appropriate and 
                consistent with applicable law, consult outside 
                stakeholders--such as private industry; academic and 
                educational institutions; non-governmental 
                organizations; labor unions; and State, local, Tribal, 
                and territorial governments--on an individual basis to 
                help accomplish the policy objectives identified in 
                section 1 of this order and in section 1 of Executive 
                Order 14017. Any member of the Council that receives a 
                recommendation from a Federal Advisory Committee, as 
                that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 1001(2), regarding 
                industrial resilience and competitiveness or supply 
                chain risks, resilience, diversity, or sustainability 
                shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable 
                law, share that recommendation with the Council.
                    (e) The Council shall conduct a quadrennial supply 
                chain review of industries critical to national or 
                economic security. The review shall address the 
                processes in place to monitor supply chains and the 
                timeliness of the associated data. At the conclusion of 
                each review, the Council shall submit a report to the 
                President, with the first report submitted no later 
                than December 31, 2024, and subsequent reports 
                submitted every 4 years thereafter. Where practicable 
                and as appropriate, the report shall make 
                recommendations concerning:

(i) Federal incentives and any potential amendments to Federal procurement 
regulations that may be necessary to attract and retain private sector 
investments in the supply chains for critical goods and materials and other 
essential goods, materials, and services as defined in section 2 of this 
order, including any new programs that could encourage both domestic and 
foreign investment in the supply chains for critical goods and materials 
and other essential goods, materials, and services;

(ii) a strategic plan that includes diplomatic, economic, security, 
international development, trade, and other policy actions to guide United 
States engagement with allies and partners, including through regional

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economic frameworks or partnerships supported by the United States, to 
strengthen global supply chain resilience in critical sectors;

(iii) actions for the insulation of Federal supply chain analyses and 
actions from conflicts of interest, corruption, or the appearance of 
impropriety to ensure continued integrity and public confidence in supply 
chain analyses and actions;

(iv) potential legislative changes that would promote the policy objectives 
set forth in section 1 of Executive Order 14017 and in section 1 of this 
order;

(v) reforms to domestic and international trade rules and agreements that 
could be pursued to support supply chain resilience, security, diversity, 
sustainability, and strength;

(vi) education and workforce reforms needed to strengthen the domestic 
industrial base for critical goods and materials and other essential goods, 
materials, and services; and

(vii) steps to ensure that the Federal Government's supply chain policies 
support small businesses and family-owned small- and mid-sized farming 
operations, prevent monopolization, strengthen critical infrastructure, 
empower workers to advocate for their rights and quality jobs, consider 
climate and other health and environmental effects, encourage economic 
growth in underserved communities and economically distressed areas, and 
promote the geographic dispersal of economic activity across all regions of 
the United States.

                    (f) Subsection (e) of this section supersedes 
                section 5(c) of Executive Order 14017.
                    (g) Each member of the Council shall designate, 
                within 30 days of the date of this order, a senior 
                official within their respective agency or office who 
                shall coordinate with the Council and who shall be 
                responsible for overseeing the agency's or office's 
                efforts to address supply chain resilience. The Co-
                Chairs may designate Council subgroups consisting of 
                Council members or their designees, as appropriate.
                    (h) The Council shall meet on a semiannual basis 
                unless the Co-Chairs determine that a meeting is 
                unnecessary or that additional meetings are needed.

(i) Each agency or office shall bear its own expenses for participating in 
the Council.

                Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    June 14, 2024.

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