Sec. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain countries
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The Secretary of Defense may not procure a chemical material for munitions specified in subsection
(b)from any country other than a country specified in subsection (c). The chemical materials for munitions specified in this subsection are the chemicals listed under the heading Task 1: Domestic Production of Critical Chemicals in section 3.0E of the document of the Department of Defense titled Statement of Objectives
(SOO)for Critical Chemicals Production (FOA: FA8650-19-S-5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and dated December 5, 2022. The countries specified in this subsection are the following: India. Any member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Any country that is designated as a major non-NATO ally for purposes of section 2350a(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. The requirements of this section shall take effect on the date that is the later of— the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; or September 30, 2024.