The Biden administration established the Council on Supply Chain Resilience as part of more than 30 action items to strengthen the production and distribution of goods in the United States.
The council, which will be co-chaired by the national security and economic advisers, convened on Monday to discuss interagency coordination to monitor and prevent disruption of the supply chain.
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Among the actions pledged by the White House is the establishment of cross-governmental partnerships such as the Department of Commerce Supply Chain Center, which is task to conduct deep-dive analyses and risk assessments in areas such as clean energy stock.
The Department of Homeland Security also has its own supply chain resilience facility. “Conflict, political instability, and climate change could challenge our supply chains in the years ahead,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said. “The Supply Chain Resilience Center will help American businesses and the federal government anticipate these disruptions and play a key role in the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to prevent them,” the Wash100 awardee added.
Another initiative is the $275 million funding provided by the Department of Energy for the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program. The grants authorized under the Defense Production Act aim to boost domestic production of clean energy technologies.
The council is scheduled to review its initiatives by Dec. 31, 2024, and update criteria for qualifying products and industries critical to national and economic security.