; and (2) the head of the agency shall— (A) notify appropriate parties of a covered procurement action and the basis for the action only to the extent necessary to effectuate the covered procurement action; (B) notify and follow notification protocols as directed by the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and (C) ensure the confidentiality of any such notifications. (d) Regulations The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. (e) Reports required Not less frequently than annually, the head of each executive agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report summarizing the actions taken by the agency under this section during the preceding 12-month period. (f) Termination The authority provided under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 . (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the majority and minority leader of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered procurement The term covered procurement means— (A) a source selection for information technology involving either a performance specification, as provided in subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 3306 of this title, or an evaluation factor, as provided in subsection (b)(1)(A) of that section, relating to a supply chain risk