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A bill to require a briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and critical materials from sources in the United States.
To require a briefing on increasing procurement of strategic and critical materials from sources in the United States.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress by March 1, 2026, on increasing procurement of strategic and critical materials from U.S. sources. The briefing must identify 10 strategic materials that could increase domestic production, recommend procurement amounts from U.S. sources over the next 3 years, and identify potential challenges. The bill requires the Department of Defense to develop target percentages for domestic procurement of these materials that can be shared with industry, allies, and partners, and to make this target list publicly available.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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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
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)). <all>
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