[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4110-S4111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6696. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1050. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
                   DOMESTIC SUPPLY AND USE OF CRITICAL CHEMICALS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report assessing the national 
     security implications of the domestic supply and use of 
     critical chemicals that support petroleum refining and 
     related industrial processes.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An assessment of the domestic production capacity and 
     supply chain for critical chemicals used in petroleum 
     refining and related manufacturing processes, and 
     identification of any significant irreplaceability and 
     dependencies on foreign sources or single-supplier 
     vulnerabilities.

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       (2) An evaluation of the role such chemicals play in 
     supporting the defense industrial base, including their 
     contribution to the production of fuels, materials, and other 
     inputs necessary for military operations and defense 
     manufacturing.
       (3) An analysis of the extent to which domestic refining 
     capacity supporting military fuel requirements relies on 
     processes utilizing such chemicals, and the potential 
     operational or logistical impacts to the Department of 
     Defense if the availability or use of such chemicals were 
     significantly constrained.
       (4) An assessment of risks to the infrastructure and supply 
     chains associated with the production, storage, and 
     transportation of such chemicals, including physical 
     security, cyber threats, and other potential disruption 
     scenarios.
       (5) Recommendations for actions the Department of Defense 
     and other relevant Federal agencies could take to mitigate 
     risks to the supply of such chemicals, including 
     consideration of strategic stockpiling, diversification of 
     supply sources, or other measures to strengthen the 
     resilience of the defense industrial base.
       (c) Form.--
       (1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but shall include a 
     classified annex.
       (2) Matters for unclassified portion.--The unclassified 
     portion of the report required by subsection (a) shall focus 
     on high-level strategic risks and policy recommendations, 
     ensuring that no information is released that could 
     jeopardize the operational security of the domestic 
     industrial base, including specific refining companies.
       (3) Matters for classified annex.--Any site-specific 
     vulnerability assessments, granular production capacities of 
     individual refineries, or detailed transportation route 
     mappings for hazardous chemicals shall be included only in 
     the classified annex required by paragraph (1).
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