Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization for production from recovered material

(a) Amendments related to molybdenum (1) Definition of covered material Section 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) molybdenum.. (2) Exceptions to prohibition Section 4872(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by inserting or samarium-cobalt magnet after neodymium-iron-boron magnet; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum produced from recycled material if the contractor demonstrates to the Secretary that the recycled material was produced outside of a covered nation and the melting of the recycled material and any further processing and manufacturing of the recycled material takes place in the United States or in the country of a qualifying foreign government, as defined in section 4863(m)(11) of this title.. (b) Amendments related to gallium and germainum (1) Definition of covered material Section 4872(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection (a), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (G) germanium; and (H) gallium.. (2) Exceptions to prohibition Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), is amended by striking or molybdenum and inserting molybdenum, gallium, or germanium. (3) Effective date The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.