To modify procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials by contractors of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9917 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9917 To modify procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials by contractors of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2024 Mr. Finstad (for himself, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modify procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials by contractors of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. MODIFICATION TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS. (a) In General.--Section 857 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Publ…