[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5253]
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  SA 5773. Mr. CRUZ 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 B of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1414. BRIEFING ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
                   RECOVER RARE EARTH MATERIALS FROM END-OF-LIFE 
                   ITEMS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives on the ability of 
     the Department of Defense--
       (1) to identify end-of-life items that contain rare earth 
     materials;
       (2) to sell or barter such items to rare earth recycling 
     manufacturers; and
       (3) to ensure that recovered rare earth materials and other 
     critical materials are retained in the United States.
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