,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,slotk9 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 assess ! ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
) respect to ! ,national ,def5se        
,/ockpile1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,national def5se /ockpile assessm5t  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,april #a1 #bjbc1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,arm$    
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report assess+ ! ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se ) respect to ! ,national ,def5se
 ,/ockpile1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! assumptions
 us$ by ! ,secret>y to make !           
recomm5dations ) respect to !           
requirem5ts ( ! ,national ,def5se       
,/ockpile 9 ! mo/ rec5t report submitt$ 
"u section #ad ( ! ,/rategic & ,critical
 ,mat]ials ,/ock ,pil+ ,act 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #ih;h-#e72  7#b7 ! ext5t to   

:i* ! ,secret>y has assess$ :e!r !      
res]ves ( /rategic & critical mat]ials t
 are conta9$ 9 ! ,national ,def5se      
,/ockpile r$uce ! dep5d5ce ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates on =eign s\rces or s+le s\rces = 
supplies ( su* /rategic & critical      
mat]ials 9 times ( national em]g5cy2    
7#c7 ! risks id5tifi$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se aris+ f insuffici5t res]ves (   
c]ta9 /rategic & critical mat]ials 9 !  
,national ,def5se ,/ockpile2 &  7#d7    
recomm5dations = improvem5ts ) respect  
to ! items describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a71   
7#b71 & 7#c74  7b7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an  
,april #cj1 #bjbc1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
%all provide to ! ,committee ,on ,arm$  
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
brief+ on ! f9d+s & recomm5dations ( !  
report requir$ by subsection 7a74  7c7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,national 
em]g5cy ,! t]m national em]g5cy has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ab ( !    
,/rategic & ,critical ,mat]ials ,/ock   
,pil+ ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;h-#c74    
7#b7 ,/rategic & critical mat]ial ,! t]m

 /rategic & critical mat]ials means a   
mat]ial det]m9$ to be /rategic &        
critical mat]ial by ! ,presid5t pursuant
 to section #c7;a7 ( ! ,/rategic &      
,critical ,mat]ials ,/ock ,pil+ ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;b7a774