(a) Assessment
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes—
an assessment of the extent to which the Department of Defense relies on foreign sources, including sources of concern, for synthetic diamond materials and related super abrasive materials used in defense-critical applications;
a description of the defense systems, subsystems, and manufacturing processes for which such materials are critical, including their role in the production, sustainment, repair, sensing, guidance, navigation, communications, electronic warfare, and precision manufacturing functions of covered systems;
an evaluation of the current and projected capacity of capable domestic sources and capable sources located in allied or partner countries to meet Department of Defense requirements for such materials;
an assessment of risks to the defense industrial base associated with supply disruption, including risks arising from single points of failure, limited qualified suppliers, and reliance on sources of concern; and
recommendations to mitigate identified risks and to strengthen domestic production capability where the Secretary determines such capability is necessary to address national security risks.
(b) Implementation plan
Not later than 90 days after submittal of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan—
to reduce reliance on foreign sources of concern for synthetic diamond materials and related super abrasive materials; and
to increase the use of capable domestic sources and, only where such capable domestic sources are not available, capable sources located in allied or partner countries, for such materials in designated defense-critical applications.
(c) Definitions
In this section:
The term allied or partner country means a country that the Secretary of Defense determines, based on national security considerations, does not pose an undue risk to the defense industrial base or the security of defense supply chains.
The term capable domestic source means a source located in the United States that the Secretary of Defense determines has the technical capability, production capacity, quality controls, security posture, and ability to meet designated defense requirements at program scale.
The term covered system means such defense systems or platforms as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
The term source of concern means a covered nation as defined in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
The term super abrasive material includes cubic boron nitride and other ultra-hard materials used in defense manufacturing or defense system applications.
The term synthetic diamond materials means synthetic or laboratory-engineered diamond materials, including grit, powders, wafers, films, optical components, electronic components, and other functional diamond forms, used in defense-critical applications.