I found this one to be interestingly place, between Niobium and Titanium
Page 250
"Critical Mineral Sharing with Allies
The committee recognizes the findings of the bipartisan Defense Critical
Supply Chain Task Force, which in its final report recommended that the
Department of Defense: reduce reliance on adversaries for resources and
manufacturing; strengthen the ability to leverage close ally and partner
capabilities; and deploy the full range of American innovation to secure supply
chains involving rare earth elements and critical minerals. The committee also
recognizes Executive Order 14017, which directs, among other actions, the
Department of Defense and related agencies to identify opportunities to cooperate
with allies and partners to identify alternative supply chains. Furthermore, the
committee recognizes the announcement by the Department of State of the Minerals
Security Partnership, which will bolster critical mineral sharing with key partner
countries.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition & Sustainment to provide a briefing to the House Committee on Armed
Services by February 1, 2023, on how the Department is expanding cooperation
with allies and partners on critical minerals, including shared access to mining,
processing, refining, and stock piling.
The briefing shall:
(1) identify key allies and partners with which the Department may seek to
enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements on access to critical minerals for
defense industrial supply chains, including prioritizing mining, processing, and
refining critical minerals for defense purposes;
(2) identify those priority critical minerals that are essential for national
defense during a crisis or conflict, and which key allies and partners maintain large
stocks; and
(3) review available authorities for the Department to implement critical
mineral sharing agreements, including through the Minerals Security Partnership,
and provide recommendations for adjustments to existing authorities"
Follow the Technicals, or be Fundamentally too late to the Party.
