There is established a Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors (in this subchapter referred to as the "Board").
The Board shall be composed, at a minimum, of the following:
In addition to other matters assigned to it by the chairman, the Board shall conduct the following, without power of delegation:
The Board shall meet as determined necessary by the chairman but not less frequently than once every year to fulfill the duties described in subsection (c).
Section 1013(a) of title 5 shall not apply to the Board.
In this section:
The term "materials critical to national security" means materials-
The term "military equipment" means equipment used directly by the Armed Forces to carry out military operations.
The term "secure supply", with respect to a material, means the availability of a source or sources for the material, including the full supply chain for the material and components containing the material.
50 U.S.C. § 98h-1
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 10 of act June 7, 1939, ch. 190, §10, was renumbered section 13 and is classified to section 98h-4 of this title.Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 187 of Title 10, Armed Forces, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117-263, §1411(a) .
AMENDMENTS2023-Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 118-31, §1411(c)(1)(A), substituted "of the management and operations of the National Defense Stockpile program" for "of the National Defense Stockpile Manager". Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Pub. L. 118-31, §1411(c)(1)(B), redesignated pars. (6) and (7) as (5) and (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: "Set compensation for the National Defense Stockpile Manager." Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 118-31, §1411(c)(1)(B), (C), redesignated par. (8) as (7) and substituted "required by section 98h-2(a) of this title. The report required by section 98h-2(b)(2) of this title shall include the views and recommendations of the Board on" for "required by section 98h-2(a)(2) of this title, including a review of" and "all acquisition of materials for and disposals of materials from the stockpile" for "proposed actions to be taken under the Annual Materials and Operations Plan". Former par. (7) redesignated (6).Subsec. (c)(8) to (10). Pub. L. 118-31, §1411(c)(1)(B), redesignated pars. (9) and (10) as (8) and (9), respectively.Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118-31, §1411(c)(2), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board."2022- Pub. L. 117-263 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to appointment of advisory committees and a Market Impact Committee. 1992-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-484 added subsec. (c).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGARDING OPERATION AND MODERNIZATION OF STOCKPILE Pub. L. 102-484, §3306, 106 Stat. 2652, required the President to appoint, no later than Mar. 15, 1993, an advisory committee to make recommendations concerning the operation and modernization of the National Defense Stockpile.