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.

Johnny Olszewski, Jr.

Democrat · MD · Representative

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• Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)Original· 2026-05-29

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-05-29

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This bill would modify rules about how certain military personnel are classified and treated under defense law, specifically changing which service members or situations the existing rules apply to. The exact changes would affect how the Department of Defense handles specific employment or service categories that were previously defined in the 2021 defense law. The bill is currently under review by the House Armed Services Committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9073 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9073 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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). <all>

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