To provide for supply chain security cooperation between Department of Homeland Security and the private sector, and for other purposes.
Key claim: HR5144 would direct DHS to create a secure electronic data interchange system for sharing supply chain risk information with vetted private sector entities, with protections and penalties governing voluntary submissions.
Abstract
(HR5144 · 109th Congress) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) develop a secure electronic data interchange system to collect from and share risk information related to securing the supply chain with appropriate private sector entities; (2) establish uniform procedures for the receipt, care, and storage of supply chain security information that is voluntarily submitted to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the system; and (3) develop protocols for determining appropriate private sector personnel who shall have access to the system, including designated security officers within companies determined to be low risk through participation in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. Restricts the use and disclosure of such voluntarily submitted information and sets penalties for unauthorized disclosure by federal officers or employees. Authorizes the Secretary to provide warnings to relevant companies, targeted sectors, other governmental entities, or the general public regarding potential risks to the supply chain. Latest action (2006-04-17): Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Why this matters
Supply chain security policy in the U.S. has evolved from voluntary DHS-industry information-sharing arrangements (as HR5144 would have codified in 2006) toward mandatory transaction review and export-control regimes seen in current bills like S4882. Tracking these earlier proposals helps contextualize the trajectory of importer/exporter compliance burdens and clarifies which mechanisms — voluntary submission with liability protection versus mandatory review — have been tried or shelved.