Sec. 844. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic materials and sensitive materials

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Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting at a reasonable price after when needed ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The authority in subsection (b)(1)— may be delegated to the head of contracting activity for the relevant component for an exception for a single acquisition program; may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive of a military department for an exception for multiple programs within such military department; and may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one military department. ; in subsection (c)(1)— by striking in support of combat operations or ; and by inserting or for use outside of the United States after contingency operations ; and in subsection (k)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or the Secretary of the military department concerned after Secretary of Defense ; and by amending subparagraph (2)(A) to read as follows: may be delegated— to the senior acquisition executive of the military department concerned for a waiver for one or more acquisition programs within the such military department; and to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for a waiver applicable to more than one military department; .

Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or

(e)after subsection

(c); in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or the Secretary of the military department concerned after Secretary of Defense ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting in support of contingency operations or before for use outside ; by redesignating subsection

(d)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection

(c)the following new subsections: The authorities in subsection (c)— may be delegated to the head of contracting activity for the relevant component for an exception for a single acquisition program; may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive of a military department for an exception for multiple programs within such military department; and may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one military department. Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense of the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned, may accept the delivery of an end item containing covered material manufactured in a covered nation if the Secretary determines in writing that acceptance of such end item is necessary to the national security interests of the United States. A written determination under paragraph (1)— may be delegated— to the senior acquisition executive of the military department concerned for a waiver for one or more acquisition programs within such military department; and to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for a waiver applicable to more than one military department; shall specify the quantity of end items to which the waiver applies and the time period over which the waiver applies; and shall be provided to the congressional defense committees prior to making such a determination (except that in the case of an urgent national security requirement, such certification may be provided to the defense committees up to 7 days after it is made). .