Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Information and Communications Technology Supply Chains

Part III of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) is amended— (1) in the part heading, by striking administrative authorities and inserting Organization of Bureau of Industry and Security; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 1783. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Information and Communications Technology Supply Chains (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and in addition to the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce appointed under section 1782, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Information and Communications Technology Supply Chains (in this section referred to as the Assistant Secretary), who shall report to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. (b) Responsibilities The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for overseeing the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services established by section 1784..