Recycling critical mineral

Section 848(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting under the guidance described in paragraph (3) after recycled or reused minerals or metals; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting under the guidance described in paragraph (3) after recycled or reused minerals or metals; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Guidance The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue guidance to use the lessons learned from the program of the Defense Logistics Agency for recycling optical-grade germanium used in weapons systems and night vision equipment to expand and scale the use of the authority of the Secretary of Defense under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) to recycle, reuse, or otherwise recover materials determined to be strategic and critical materials under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a))..