,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ddjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ad1 #bjbb,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,king1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to authorize certain actions to address domestic industrial base shortfalls1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,homeland ,acceleration of ,recovering ,deposits and ,renewing ,onshore ,critical ,keystones ,act of #bjbb or the ,,hard ,,rock ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,authority to acquire materials for ,national ,defense ,stockpile to address shortfalls 7a7 ,modification of acquisition authority ,section #e of the ,strategic and ,critical ,materials ,stock ,piling ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the first sentence1 by inserting under the authority of paragraph 7#c7 or after ,except for acquisitions made2 and 7ii7 in the second sentence1 by striking for such acquisition and inserting for any acquisition of materials under this ,act2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking any such transaction and inserting any transaction2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,using funds available in the ,national ,defense ,stockpile ,transaction ,fund established under section #i1 the ,national ,defense ,stockpile ,manager may acquire materials determined to be strategic and critical under section #c7;a7 without regard to the requirement of the first sentence of paragraph 7#a7 if the ,stockpile ,manager determines there is a shortfall of such materials in the stockpile4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking to carry out the purposes for which appropriated for a period of two fiscal years1 if so provided in the appropriations ,acts and inserting until expended1 unless otherwise provided in appropriations ,acts4 7b7 ,clarification that stockpile may not be used for budgetary purposes ,section #b7;c7 of the ,strategic and ,critical ,materials ,stock ,piling ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih7;c77 is amended by striking is not to be used and inserting shall not be used4 7c7 ,annual briefings ,section #aa of the ,strategic and ,critical ,materials ,stock ,piling ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;h-#b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 7#a7 ,not later than #cj days after submitting a report required by subsection 7a71 the ,national ,defense ,stockpile ,manager shall brief the committees specified in paragraph 7#b7 on the state of the stockpile and the acquisitions intended to be made within the next fiscal year4 7#b7 ,the committees specified in this paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 #c4 ,increased threshold for actions to remedy certain domestic industrial base shortfalls ,section #cjc7;a77#f7 of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #decc7;a77#f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,if the taking and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,if the taking 2 7,b7 by striking #ej1jjj1jjj and inserting the amount specified in clause 7ii72 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,amount specified ,the amount specified in this clause is-- 7,i7 except as provided in subclause 7,,ii71 #ej1jjj1jjj2 and 7,,ii7 in the case of a domestic industrial base shortfall relating to an industrial resource described in clause 7iii71 #cej1jjj1jjj4 7iii7 ,industrial resources described ,an industrial resource described in this clause is any of the following3 7,i7 ,a material determined to be a strategic and critical material under section #c7;a7 of the ,strategic and ,critical ,materials ,stock ,piling ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;b7a77 with respect to which the ,national ,defense ,stockpile has a shortfall of more than #ajj1jjj1jjj1 as demonstrated by the most recent report required by section #aa of that ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;h-#b74 7,,ii7 ,any industrial resource necessary for the production1 separation1 or processing of a critical mineral 7as defined in section #gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a7774 2 and 7#b7 by amending subparagraph 7,c7 to read as follows3 7,c7 ,limitation ,if entering into an obligation under this section to correct an industrial resource shortfall would cause the aggregate outstanding amount of all such obligations for such industrial resource shortfall to exceed #ej1jjj1jjj1 no such obligation may be entered until the ,president provides a briefing to ,congress on the nature of the shortfall and the action or actions necessary to mitigate the shortfall4 4 #d4 ,report on modifications to national technology and industrial base 7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,december #a1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the benefits and risks of potential legislative proposals to increase the availability of strategic and critical materials that are1 as of the date of the enactment of this ,act1 sourced primarily from the ,people's ,republic of ,china or the ,russian ,federation4 7b7 ,elements ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall include an assessment of the following3 7#a7 ,the implications of modifying the term domestic source for purposes of the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq47 to domestic and allied source and including business concerns in ,canada1 the ,united ,kingdom1 and ,australia in the definition of that term4 7#b7 ,the benefits of facilitating more effective integration of the national technology and industrial base with the technology and industrial bases of countries that are allies or partners of the ,united ,states with respect to technology transfer1 socioeconomic procurement requirements1 and export controls4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,congressional defense committees ,the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,national technology and industrial base ,the term national technology and industrial base has the meaning given that term in section #dhja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,strategic and critical materials ,the term strategic and critical materials has the meaning given that term in section #ab of the ,strategic and ,critical ,materials ,stock ,piling ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih;h-#c74