H.R. 9073

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9073 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9073

To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the 
applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2026

Mr. Olszewski (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the 
applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO EXPANSION ON THE PROHIBITION ON THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE ACQUIRING CERTAIN METAL PRODUCTS.

(a) In General.--Section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116-283; 134 Stat. 3766), as amended by section 854 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4872 note), 
is further amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows: 
``Applicability''; and
(B) by striking ``shall take effect on'' and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ``shall apply 
only with respect to contracts and other agreements 
entered into on or after the date that is the earlier 
of--
``(1) January 1, 2032; or
``(2) the date that is 180 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that there is a sufficient number of commercially 
viable providers of covered material located outside of covered 
nations to provide the Department of Defense with a 
satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of each covered 
material as and when needed.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `covered material' 
and `covered nation' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, 
in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the 
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
to implement section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 
Stat. 3766), as amended by subsection (a).
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