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House Conference Report 108-354 |
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SEC. 824. STUDY OF BERYLLIUM INDUSTRIAL BASE.(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY- The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study of the adequacy of the industrial base of the United States to meet defense requirements of the United States for beryllium. (b) REPORT- Not later than March 31, 2005, the Secretary shall submit a report on the results of the study to Congress. The report shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: (1) A discussion of the issues identified with respect to the long-term supply of beryllium. (2) An assessment of the need, if any, for modernization of the primary sources of production of beryllium. (3) A discussion of the advisability of, and concepts for, meeting the future defense requirements of the United States for beryllium and maintaining a stable domestic industrial base of sources of beryllium through-- (A) cooperative arrangements commonly referred to as public-private partnerships; (B) the administration of the National Defense Stockpile under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act; and (C) any other means that the Secretary identifies as feasible. |
Study of beryllium industrial base (sec.
824)
The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 1025) that would require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the adequacy of the U.S. industrial base to meet the defense requirements of the United States for beryllium. The House bill contained no similar provision. The House recedes.
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