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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 1071 (EAH) — 119 S1071 EAH: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · Sec. 844

Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material

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Section 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: molybdenum. . Section 4872(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subparagraph (B), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (C)— by inserting or samarium-cobalt magnet after neodymium-iron-boron magnet ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum produced from recycled material if the contractor demonstrates to the Secretary that the recycled material was produced outside of a covered nation and the melting of the recycled material and any further processing and manufacturing of the recycled material takes place in the United States or in the country of a qualifying foreign government, as defined in section 4863(m)(11) of this title. .
Section 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended— in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection (a), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: germanium; and gallium. . Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking or molybdenum and inserting molybdenum, gallium, or germanium .
The amendments made by paragraphs
(1)and
(2)shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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