Sec. 852. Report on capacity to increase domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the National Defense Stockpile Manager, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and such other committees of Congress as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, a report that assesses the capacity to increase domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials during peacetime and in the event of a national emergency. The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: A detailed description of— the authorities delegated to the Secretary of Defense under section 306 of Executive Order 13603 ( 50 U.S.C. 4553 note; relating to national defense resources preparedness) and how the Secretary of Defense has implemented those authorities; the capacity of the Secretary of Defense to procure strategic and critical materials for the domestic industrial base from a domestic source for the purposes of those authorities; and any impediments to increasing domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials for such purposes. Recommendations regarding— increasing the role of the Secretary of Defense in the production and procurement of strategic and critical materials from domestic sources; and efforts by the Department of Defense to integrate its responsibilities with the responsibilities of other Federal agencies relating to increasing domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials during peacetime and in the event of a national emergency The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.