H.R. 9073

119 HR 9073 IH: To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9073  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2026   Mr. Olszewski  (for himself and  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other purposes.
1.
Amendments to expansion on the prohibition on the Department of Defense acquiring certain metal products
(a)
In general
Section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 134 Stat. 3766), as amended by section 854 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( 10 U.S.C. 4872  note), is further amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by amending the heading to read as follows:
Applicability  ; and
(B)
by striking  shall take effect on  and all that follows and inserting the following:
shall apply only with respect to contracts and other agreements entered into on or after the date that is the earlier of—
(1)
January 1, 2032; or
(2)
the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that there is a sufficient number of commercially viable providers of covered material located outside of covered nations to provide the Department of Defense with a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of each covered material as and when needed.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Definitions
In this section, the terms  covered material  and  covered nation  have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
 .
(b)
Regulations
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 134 Stat. 3766), as amended by subsection (a).