TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle C--Domestic Sourcing Requirements

P. L. 118-31

SEC. 833. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT TO BUY CERTAIN METALS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

(a) In General.--Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (d)--

(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(3) any specialty metal procured as mill product or incorporated into a component other than an end item pursuant to this subsection shall be melted or produced--

``(A) in the United States;

``(B) in the country from which the mill product or component is procured; or

``(C) in another country covered under subparagraph (1)(B).'';

(2) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (k) the following new subsection:

``(l) Provenance of Aerospace-grade Metals.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require that, for any system or component for which the provenance of materials must be tracked to comply with safety regulations concerning flight, the supplier of such system or component shall inform the government if any of the materials were known to be manufactured or processed in--

``(A) China;

``(B) Iran;

``(C) North Korea; or

``(D) Russia.

``(2) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report indicating how much specialty metal has been acquired and placed into systems of the Department of Defense from the countries described in paragraph (1).''.

(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 833--Amendment to requirement to buy certain metals from American sources

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 843) that would amend the requirement to buy certain metals from American sources.

The Senate amendment contained a similar provision (sec. 864).

The Senate recedes with a technical amendment.

H. Rept. 118-125

Section 843--Amend Requirement to Buy Certain Metals from American Sources

This section would amend section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, to ensure specialty metals are being sourced domestically and/or from allied countries.

S. Rept. 118-58

Foreign sources of specialty metals (sec. 864)

The committee recommends a provision that would amend section 4863(d) of title 10, United States Code, to place additional requirements on foreign sources of specialty metals.