Introduced in Senate — S. 3158

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3158

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 7, 2025

Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To amend section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to clarify that the identification of Chinese military companies is not covered by the Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Defense Supply Chain Integrity Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Treatment of identification of Chinese military companies for purposes of Administrative Procedure Act

Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g):

(g) Administrative procedure
A determination made by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall be considered a military or foreign affairs function for purposes of section 554 of title 5, United States Code, and shall not be subject to sections 551, 553 through 559, and 701 through 706 of that title (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act).