S.Amdt. 4322

SA 4322. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XIV, add the following:

SEC. 1424. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR AND DISPOSE OF
MATERIALS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

(a) Disposal Authority.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C.
98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose
of 4,031,000 pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates
contained in the National Defense Stockpile (in addition to
any amount previously authorized for disposal).
(b) Acquisition Authority.--Using funds available in the
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the National
Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the following materials
determined to be strategic and critical materials required to
meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of
the United States:
(1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and neodymium iron
boron (NdFeB) magnet block.
(2) Trinitrotoluene (TNT) or substitute materials.
(3) Titanium.
(c) Amount of Authority.--The National Defense Stockpile
Manager may use up to $50,000,000 in the National Defense
Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the materials
specified in subsection (b).
(d) Fiscal Year Limitation.--The authority under subsection
(b) is available for purchases during fiscal years 2022
through 2031.
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