### Question
Can you define what supply chain risk means?


### Answer
**Supply chain risk** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 3334e*:

> 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:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3334e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 45-MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES > SUBCHAPTER II-PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES**

