the content to be shared;

the circumstances under which sharing is mandated or voluntary; and

the circumstances under which it is appropriate for an executive agency to rely on information made available through such sharing in exercising the responsibilities and authorities provided under this section and section 4713 of this title.

accept information submitted by executive agencies based on the criteria established under paragraph (2);

facilitate the sharing of information received under subparagraph (A) to support supply chain risk analyses under section 1326 of this title, recommendations under this section, and covered procurement actions under section 4713 of this title;

share with the Council information regarding covered procurement actions by executive agencies taken under section 4713 of this title; and

inform the Council of orders issued under this section.

shared services, such as support for making risk assessments, validation of products that may be suitable for acquisition, and mitigation activities; and

common contract solutions to support supply chain risk management activities, such as subscription services or machine-learning-enhanced analysis applications to support informed decision making.

recommending orders applicable to executive agencies requiring the exclusion of sources or covered articles from executive agency procurement actions (in this section referred to as “exclusion orders”);

recommending orders applicable to executive agencies requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems (in this section referred to as “removal orders”);

requesting and approving exceptions to an issued exclusion or removal order when warranted by circumstances, including alternative mitigation actions or other findings relating to the national interest, including national security reviews, national security investigations, or national security agreements; and

ensuring that recommended orders do not conflict with standards and guidelines issued under section 11331 of title 40 and that the Council consults with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology regarding any recommended orders that would implement standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

information necessary to positively identify the sources or covered articles recommended for exclusion or removal;

information regarding the scope and applicability of the recommended exclusion or removal order;

a summary of any risk assessment reviewed or conducted in support of the recommended exclusion or removal order;

a summary of the basis for the recommendation, including a discussion of less intrusive measures that were considered and why such measures were not reasonably available to reduce supply chain risk;

a description of the actions necessary to implement the recommended exclusion or removal order; and

where practicable, in the Council’s sole and unreviewable discretion, a description of mitigation steps that could be taken by the source that may result in the Council rescinding a recommendation.

that a recommendation has been made;

of the criteria the Council relied upon under paragraph (1) and, to the extent consistent with national security and law enforcement interests, of information that forms the basis for the recommendation;

that, within 30 days after receipt of notice, the source may submit information and argument in opposition to the recommendation;

of the procedures governing the review and possible issuance of an exclusion or removal order pursuant to paragraph (5); and

where practicable, in the Council’s sole and unreviewable discretion, a description of mitigation steps that could be taken by the source that may result in the Council rescinding the recommendation.

an exclusion or removal order is issued pursuant to paragraph (5); and

the source has been notified pursuant to paragraph (6).

The officials identified in subparagraph (A) may not delegate any authority under this subparagraph to an official below the level one level below the Deputy Secretary or Principal Deputy Director, except that the Secretary of Defense may delegate authority for removal orders to the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, who may not redelegate such authority to an official below the level one level below the Deputy Commander.

If officials identified under this paragraph from the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issue orders collectively resulting in a governmentwide exclusion, the Administrator for General Services and officials at other executive agencies responsible for management of the Federal Supply Schedules, governmentwide acquisition contracts and multi-agency contracts shall help facilitate implementation of such orders by removing the covered articles or sources identified in the orders from such contracts.

The officials identified under this paragraph shall review all exclusion and removal orders issued under subparagraph (A) not less frequently than annually pursuant to procedures established by the Council.

Orders issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be rescinded by an authorized official from the relevant issuing agency.

provide classified or unclassified notice of the exclusion or removal order to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership; and

provide the exclusion or removal order to the agency identified in subsection (a)(3).