,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbc,mr4   
,romney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 &   
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to /r5g!n ! national security ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates by decreas+ ! reliance ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se on critical m9]als 
f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,russian   
,f$]ation1 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1
 ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,nor?   
,korea1 & o!r geo/rategic competitors & 
adv]s>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,critical ,m9]al           
,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,/rategy 
to a*ieve critical m9]al supply *a9     
indep5d5ce = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t   
%all submit to ! appropriate committees 
( ,congress a /rategy to develop supply 

*a9s = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t are n    
dep5d5t on m9+ or process+ ( critical   
m9]als 9 or by cov]$ c\ntries1 9 ord] to
 a*ieve critical m9]al supply *a9       
indep5d5ce f cov]$ c\ntries = !         
,dep>tm5t by #bjce4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!    
/rategy requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all--
 7#a7 id5tify & assess significant      
vuln]abilities 9 ! supply *a9s (        
contractors & subcontractors ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se involv+ critical    
m9]als t are m9$ or process$ 9 or by    
cov]$ c\ntries2  7#b7 id5tify & recomm5d
 *anges to ! acquisition laws1          
regulations1 & policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se to ensure contractors &         
subcontractors ( ! ,dep>tm5t use supply 
*a9s involv+ critical m9]als t are n m9$
 or process$ 9 or by cov]$ c\ntries to !
 greate/ ext5t practicable2  7#c7       
evaluate ! utility & desirability ( us+ 
au?orities provid$ by ! ,def5se         
,production ,act ( #aiej 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#deja et seq47 to exp& supply *a9s &    
process+ capacity = critical m9]als 9 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 evaluate ! utility 
& desirability ( exp&+ au?orities       
provid$ by ! ,def5se ,production ,act ( 
#aiej to be us$ to exp& supply *a9s &   
process+ capacity = critical m9]als by  
c\ntries t are allies or p>tn]s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 evaluate ! utility 
& desirability ( lev]ag+ ! process =    
acquir+ %ortfall mat]ials = ! ,national 
,def5se ,/ockpile "u ! ,/rategic &      
,critical ,mat]ials ,/ock ,pil+ ,act    
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ih et seq47 to exp&     
supply *a9s & process+ capacity =       
critical m9]als 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 9   
c\ntries t are allies or p>tn]s ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#f7 id5tify areas (    
pot5tial engagem5t & p>tn]%ip ) !       
gov]nm5ts ( c\ntries t are allies or    
p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to jo9tly r$uce
 dep5d5ce on critical m9]als m9$ or     
process$ 9 or by cov]$ c\ntries2  7#g7  
id5tify & recomm5d o!r policy *anges t  
may be ne$$ to a*ieve critical m9]al    
supply *a9 indep5d5ce f cov]$ c\ntries =
 ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#h7 id5tify & recomm5d  

measures to /reaml9e au?orities &       
policies ) respect to critical m9]als & 
supply *a9s = critical m9]als2 &  7#i7  
prioritize ! recomm5dations made 9 !    
/rategy to a*ieve critical m9]al supply 
*a9 indep5d5ce f cov]$ c\ntries = !     
,dep>tm5t1 tak+ into consid]ation       
economic co/s & v>y+ degrees (          
vuln]ability pos$ to ! national security
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by reliance on       
diff]5t types ( critical m9]als4  7c7   
,=m ( /rategy ,! /rategy requir$ by     
subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9       
classifi$ =m b %all include an          
unclassifi$ summ>y4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate          
committees ( ,congress ,! t]m           
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$ c\ntry ,!
 t]m cov]$ c\ntry means-- 7,a7 a cov]$  
nation1 z def9$ 9 section #dhgb1 title  
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 any   

o!r c\ntry det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se to be a geo/rategic competitor  
or adv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = purposes 
( ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,critical m9]al ,! t]m
 critical m9]al means a critical m9]al  
7z def9$ 9 section #gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy 
,act ( #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a777 
t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se det]m9es to be  
important to ! national security ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates = purposes ( ?is ,act4    
7#d7 ,%ortfall mat]ial ,! t]m %ortfall  
mat]ial means mat]ials det]m9$ to be 9  
%ortfall 9 ! mo/ rec5t report on        
/ockpile requirem5ts submitt$ to        
,congress "u subsection 7a7 ( section   
#ad ( ! ,/rategic & ,critical ,mat]ials 
,/ock ,pil+ ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4         
#ih;h-#e7 & includ$ 9 ! mo/ rec5t brief+
 requir$ by subsection 7f7 ( t section4