### Question
How is the term supply chain risk defined?


### Answer
The term **supply chain risk** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2339a* as the following:

> the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design, integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance of a covered system so as to surveil, deny, disrupt, or otherwise degrade the function, use, or operation of such system

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2339a*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 137-PROCUREMENT GENERALLY**

