Preference for domestically sourced uranium and other critical minerals by Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration

(a) Preference In carrying out programs of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration authorized under this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to the sourcing of uranium and other critical minerals that are mined and processed in the United States. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an assessment of— (1) the domestic supply of uranium and other critical minerals for purposes of this section; and (2) the dependence of the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration on foreign countries of concern for such materials. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term critical mineral means any mineral on the list of critical minerals of the United States Geological Survey titled Final 2025 List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 50494), dated November 7, 2025, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The term foreign country of concern means a foreign country designated as such by the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator for Nuclear Security for purposes of this section.