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.

This bill changes when an expanded federal ban on the Department of Defense buying certain metal products from certain countries begins to apply. Under the bill, the expanded ban would apply only to contracts and agreements signed on or after January 1, 2032, or 180 days after the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that enough commercially viable suppliers outside those countries can meet the Department's needs, whichever comes first. The bill uses existing federal law to define the covered materials and covered countries. It also requires the Secretary of Defense to update the Department's purchasing regulations within 120 days of the bill becoming law.

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Sponsors

• Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors