H.R. 8898 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2022Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to assess the efforts of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile, and for other purposes. 1. National defense stockpile assessment (a) In general Not later than April 1, 2023, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report assessing the efforts of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile, including— (1) the assumptions used by the Secretary to make the recommendations with respect to the requirements of the National Defense Stockpile in the most recent report submitted under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–5); (2) the extent to which the Secretary has assessed whether the reserves of strategic and critical materials that are contained in the National Defense Stockpile reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign sources or single sources for supplies of such strategic and critical materials in times of national emergency; (3) the risks identified by the Secretary of Defense arising from insufficient reserves of certain strategic and critical materials in the National Defense Stockpile; and (4) recommendations for improvements with respect to the items described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). (b) Briefing Not later than April 30, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee On Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the report required by subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) National emergency The term national emergency has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–3). (2) Strategic and critical material The term strategic and critical materials means a material determined to be strategic and critical material by the President pursuant to section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).