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

Subtitle D--Industrial Base Matters

P. L. 116-

House Conference Report   116-617

SEC. 844. EXPANSION ON THE PROHIBITION ON ACQUIRING CERTAIN METAL PRODUCTS.

(a) In General.--Section 2533c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``material melted'' and inserting ``material mined, refined, separated, melted,''; and

(2) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``tungsten'' and inserting ``covered material''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date that is 5 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

Expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products (sec. 844)

The House bill contained a provision (sec. 822) that would expand the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products.

The House bill contained a similar provision (sec. 1782) that would prioritize the domestic procurement of tungsten and tungsten powder.

The Senate amendment contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would extend the effective date from 3 to 5 years. The conferees direct the Secretary of Defense in preparing the annual report required by section 2504 of title 10, United States Code, to include the Department's efforts to comply with 10 U.S.C. 2533c.


House Committee Report 116-442 Accompanying H. R. 6395


Section 822--Expansion on the Prohibition on Acquiring Certain Metal Products

This section would amend section 2533c of title 10, United States Code, by striking ``material melted'' and inserting ``material mined, refined, separated, melted,'' in subsection (a)(1) and striking ``tungsten'' and inserting ``covered material'' in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i) with an effective date 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 

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