[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4997]
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  SA 5611. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. REPORT ON IMPACT OF GLOBAL CRITICAL MINERAL AND 
                   METAL RESERVES ON UNITED STATES MILITARY 
                   EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAINS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the impact of global critical mineral 
     and metal reserves on United States military equipment supply 
     chains.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the efforts of the People's Republic 
     of China and the Russian Federation to acquire global 
     reserves of critical minerals and metals, including reserves 
     of lithium, tungsten, tantalum, cobalt, and molybdenum;
       (2) a description of the efforts of the Department of 
     Defense to procure critical minerals and metals; and
       (3) a description of planned investments by the Department 
     to ensure the resiliency and security of United States 
     military supply chains requiring critical minerals and 
     metals.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and include a classified 
     annex.
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