White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience

The order formalizes the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, which had been established by administrative action in November 2023, by embedding it in a signed executive order. It designates the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy as Co-Chairs, lists the full cabinet-level membership, and assigns the Council responsibilities: coordinating agency data collection, identifying budgetary needs, recommending administrative and legislative actions, consulting outside stakeholders, and facilitating collaboration with allies and partners on global supply chain issues.

The order also directs the Council to conduct a quadrennial supply chain review of industries critical to national or economic security, with recommendations covering federal incentives, procurement regulations, diplomatic strategy, trade rules, workforce development, and small business support. It supersedes the prior review mandate in Executive Order 14017 but leaves all other provisions of that order intact. The order does not itself change any regulation, create any new benefit, or compel any private-sector action.

Senior officials across all cabinet departments and White House offices listed as Council members, who must each designate a senior supply-chain liaison. Private industry, academic institutions, labor unions, and state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments may be consulted as outside stakeholders.

Federal agencies now have a standing, presidentially directed forum for coordinating supply chain policy and a firm deadline to assign internal liaisons. The first quadrennial review, due December 31, 2024, will shape recommendations on procurement, trade, and investment policy affecting domestic manufacturing and critical-goods availability.

Each Council member agency must designate a senior liaison within 30 days. The Council then meets semiannually under its two Co-Chairs, who can also convene subgroups. Its primary deliverable is a quadrennial report to the President with policy recommendations — the Council itself issues recommendations but cannot bind agencies or change regulations. Any actual policy changes would require separate rulemaking, legislation, or further executive action. The order has no enforcement mechanism beyond the reporting obligation and the standard inter-agency process under National Security Memorandum 2.