[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7866]
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  SA 4322. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle C of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1424. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE MATERIALS FOR AND DISPOSE OF 
                   MATERIALS FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

       (a) Disposal Authority.--Pursuant to section 5(b) of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98d(b)), the National Defense Stockpile Manager may dispose 
     of 4,031,000 pounds of tungsten ores and concentrates 
     contained in the National Defense Stockpile (in addition to 
     any amount previously authorized for disposal).
       (b) Acquisition Authority.--Using funds available in the 
     National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, the National 
     Defense Stockpile Manager may acquire the following materials 
     determined to be strategic and critical materials required to 
     meet the defense, industrial, and essential civilian needs of 
     the United States:
       (1) Neodymium oxide, praseodymium oxide, and neodymium iron 
     boron (NdFeB) magnet block.
       (2) Trinitrotoluene (TNT) or substitute materials.
       (3) Titanium.
       (c) Amount of Authority.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may use up to $50,000,000 in the National Defense 
     Stockpile Transaction Fund for acquisition of the materials 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (d) Fiscal Year Limitation.--The authority under subsection 
     (b) is available for purchases during fiscal years 2022 
     through 2031.
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