Text of Senate Amendment 6302

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6302" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6302

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3440-S3441] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6302. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following: SEC. 1050. REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF DOMESTIC SUPPLY AND USE OF CRITICAL CHEMICALS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the national security implications of the domestic supply and use of critical chemicals that support petroleum refining and related industrial processes. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An assessment of the domestic production capacity and supply chain for critical chemicals used in petroleum refining and related manufacturing processes, and identification of any significant irreplaceability and dependencies on foreign sources or single-supplier vulnerabilities. (2) An evaluation of the role such chemicals play in supporting the defense industrial base, including their contribution to the production of fuels, materials, and other inputs necessary for military operations and defense manufacturing. (3) An analysis of the extent to which domestic refining capacity supporting military fuel requirements relies on processes utilizing such chemicals, and the potential operational or logistical impacts to the Department of Defense if the availability or use of such chemicals were significantly constrained. (4) An assessment of risks to the infrastructure and supply chains associated with the production, storage, and transportation of such chemicals, including physical security, cyber threats, and other potential disruption scenarios. (5) Recommendations for actions the Department of Defense and other relevant Federal agencies could take to mitigate risks to the supply of such chemicals, including consideration of strategic stockpiling, diversification of supply sources, or other measures to strengthen the resilience of the defense industrial base. (c) Critical Infrastructure Protection.--Information provided by private sector entities for purposes of preparing the report required by subsection (a) shall be treated as protected critical infrastructure information under the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 671 et seq.) and shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of Information Act''). (d) Form.-- (1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but shall include a classified annex. (2) Matters for unclassified portion.--The unclassified portion of the report required by subsection (a) shall focus on high-level strategic risks and policy recommendations, ensuring that no information is released that could jeopardize the operational security of the domestic industrial base, including specific refining companies. (3) Matters for classified annex.--Any site-specific vulnerability assessments, [[Page S3441]] granular production capacities of individual refineries, or detailed transportation route mappings for hazardous chemicals shall be included only in the classified annex required by paragraph (1). ______