[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5928. 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 shall 
     submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) the impact of the current and future supply of global 
     critical mineral and metal reserves on the United States 
     military equipment supply chains; and
       (2) the feasibility of public-private partnerships to 
     foster supply chain resilience through strategic investments.
       (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;
       (3) a description of planned investments by the Department 
     to ensure the resiliency and security of the United States 
     military supply chains requiring critical minerals and 
     metals;
       (4) an assessment of the feasibility of engagement 
     initiated by the Department with public-private partnerships 
     to consult and coordinate in a concerted effort to improve 
     information sharing with respect to development and mining 
     projects, production technologies, and refining facilities 
     relating to securing supply chains of critical minerals and 
     metal reserves; and
       (5) an assessment of the feasibility of loan guarantees 
     provided by the Department to private industry to enable 
     significant strategic investments in development and mining 
     projects, production technologies, and refining facilities 
     relating to securing supply chains of critical minerals and 
     metal reserves.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and include a classified 
     annex.
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