S 2031
118th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023
Introduced: June 15, 2023
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment within the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a strategy to develop supply chains for DOD that are not dependent on mining or processing of critical minerals in or by specified countries (e.g., China) in order to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence from such countries by 2035.
The strategy must be submitted in classified form but must include an unclassified summary.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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