HR 8904 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2022-09-19· Sponsored by Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2022-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to brief Congress on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation between DOD and allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals. Additionally, DOD must submit a strategy for expanding the collaboration between DOD and allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains.…

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