Amendments to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act

The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3 (50 U.S.C. 98b)— (A) in the section heading, by striking presidential; (B) in subsection (a), by striking President and inserting Secretary of Defense; and (C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary; (2) in section 4(a)(4) (50 U.S.C. 98c(a)(4)), by striking 50 U.S.C. App. 2093 and inserting 50 U.S.C. 4533; (3) in section 5 (50 U.S.C. 98d)— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking this section and inserting this subsection; and (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) by striking President proposes and inserting Secretary of Defense proposes; and (II) by striking President has submitted and inserting Secretary has submitted; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) both places it appears; (4) in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 98e)— (A) in subsection (a)(7), by striking (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); (B) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking President and inserting Secretary of Defense; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary; (C) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary; (D) in subsection (f)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); and (E) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by striking (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); (5) in section 8 (50 U.S.C. 98g)— (A) in subsection (a)(1)— (i) by striking President and inserting Secretary of Defense; and (ii) by striking source (B) and inserting source, (B); and (B) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary; (6) in section 10(b) (50 U.S.C. 98h–1(b))— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking of the Readiness and all that follows and inserting of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking of the Readiness and all that follows and inserting of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.; (7) in section 11(b) (50 U.S.C. 98h–2(b))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code); and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking this Act and inserting this Act.; (8) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 98h–3), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.; (9) in section 14 (50 U.S.C. 98h–5)— (A) by striking subsection (e); (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); and (C) in paragraph (2)(F) of subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (10) in section 16 (50 U.S.C. 98h–7)— (A) in subsection (a), by striking of the President; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking The President may delegate and all that follows through Executive order..