[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3164

   To require a briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and 
         critical materials from sources in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2025

  Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require a briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and 
         critical materials from sources in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BRIEFING ON INCREASING PROCUREMENT OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL 
              MATERIALS FROM SOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a briefing on increasing procurement 
of strategic and critical materials from sources in the United States.
    (b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The identification of 10 strategic and critical 
        materials--
                    (A) that are included in the National Defense 
                Stockpile as of the date of the enactment of this Act; 
                and
                    (B) of which the Department of Defense could 
                increase procurement from sources in the United States 
                to increase domestic production of such materials and 
                decrease national security vulnerabilities in the 
                supply chains for such materials.
            (2) Recommended or required amounts of each material 
        identified under paragraph (1) to be procured from sources in 
        the United States during the 3-year period following the date 
        of the briefing.
            (3) A list of materials identified under paragraph (1) and 
        target percentages for the procurement of such materials from 
        sources in the United States that is appropriate to release to 
        industry in, and allies and partners of, the United States.
            (4) An identification of any potential challenges 
        anticipated to be encountered in increasing procurement of such 
        materials from sources in the United States.
    (c) Public Availability of List.--The list required by subsection 
(b)(3) shall be made available to the public.
    (d) Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``strategic and critical materials'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 12(1) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).
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