Sec. 1413. Study and pilot program on semiconductors and the National Defense Stockpile
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— conduct a study on the strategic materials required by the Department of Defense to execute the operational plans of the Department in a conflict with a strategic competitor lasting not less than six months; and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such study. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A description of the specific number and type of semiconductors for key systems and munitions, delineated by technical specifications, performance requirements, and end-use applications, that the Department of Defense requires to execute and sustain the operational plans of the Department during a conflict with a strategic competitor in the Indo-Pacific for not less than six months. A description of any supply chain vulnerabilities or choke points, including from sole sources of supply or geographic proximity to strategic competitors, involving the critical minerals and strategic raw materials (including chemicals) required to produce the semiconductors described in subparagraph (A). A description of any supply chain vulnerabilities or choke points, including from sole sources, geographic proximity to strategic competitors, or legacy technology, involving the manufacturing equipment required for each step in the manufacturing process from the raw materials described in subparagraph
(B)to the finished and operational semiconductor chip described in subparagraph (A), and an identification of potential secure sources of supply or manufacturing involving the United States, allied, or partner nations. An analysis of the ability of the Department of Defense and private industry, as appropriate, to procure the semiconductors described in subparagraph
(A)and mitigate the vulnerabilities identified in subparagraphs
(B)and (C), during a conflict with a strategic competitor in the Indo-Pacific lasting not less than six months, along with associated recommendations, any additional necessary authorities to carry out such recommendations, and the cost of each recommendation. A feasibility assessment, expected cost, and recommendations for acquiring strategic materials for the National Defense Stockpile. A description of options to finance the cost of the recommendations described in subparagraph (D). The anticipated annual cost, through fiscal year 2028, of a pilot program to acquire for the National Defense Stockpile the highest priority strategic materials. Upon the submission of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to, subject to the availability of appropriations, acquire for the National Defense Stockpile the highest priority strategic materials identified in such report. Not later than 1 year after the establishment of the pilot program described in this subsection, and annually thereafter until the date described in paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status and effects of the pilot program. The pilot program established under this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2028. In this section, the term strategic materials means— semiconductors described in subsection (a)(2)(A); critical minerals and strategic raw materials described in subsection (a)(2)(B); and manufacturing equipment described in paragraph (2)(C).