S.Amdt. 5773
What it does: Adds SEC. 1414. BRIEFING ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO RECOVER RARE EARTH MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE ITEMS at the end of subtitle B of title XIV
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1414. BRIEFING ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO RECOVER RARE EARTH MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE ITEMS at the end of subtitle B of title XIV
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(d) Compliance With Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.--Any acquisition using funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (c) shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).
Inserted: SEC. 1414. BRIEFING ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO RECOVER RARE EARTH MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE ITEMS.
Inserted: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the ability of the Department of Defense--
Inserted: (1) to identify end-of-life items that contain rare earth materials;
Inserted: (2) to sell or barter such items to rare earth recycling manufacturers; and
Inserted: (3) to ensure that recovered rare earth materials and other critical materials are retained in the United States.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title XIV, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5773. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 B of title XIV, add the following:
SEC. 1414. BRIEFING ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO RECOVER RARE EARTH MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE ITEMS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the ability of the Department of Defense--
(1) to identify end-of-life items that contain rare earth materials;
(2) to sell or barter such items to rare earth recycling manufacturers; and
(3) to ensure that recovered rare earth materials and other critical materials are retained in the United States.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022