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Defense Production Act of 1950

A law that gives the President broad powers to require businesses to prioritize contracts for national defense and to control essential materials and services during emergencies. This bill modifies parts of it.

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

An inter-agency government committee that reviews certain foreign investments in U.S. businesses for potential national security risks. It can recommend that the President block or modify deals.

Critical Infrastructure

Systems and assets so vital to the United States that their disruption or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.

Critical Technologies

Technologies that are essential for national security, such as certain advanced manufacturing processes, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other sensitive areas.

Agricultural Supply Chains

The entire network involved in getting food from farms to consumers, including production, processing, transportation, storage, and distribution.

Comptroller General of the United States

The head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency that provides audit, evaluation, and investigative services for the U.S. Congress. They help Congress oversee the federal government and ensure accountability.