compliant specialty metal
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
Availability Exception.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that compliant specialty metal of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, and in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "compliant specialty metal" means specialty metal melted or produced in the United States.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2006–present10 U.S.C. § 2533BArmed Forces · Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions · in this section
- 2020–202410 U.S.C. § 4863Armed Forces · Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions · in this section
Availability Exception.—(1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that compliant specialty metal of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, and in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed at a reasonable price. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "compliant specialty metal" means specialty metal melted or produced in the United States.
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- 2024–202610 U.S.C. § 4863Armed Forces · Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions · in this section
Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that compliant specialty metal of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, and in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed at a reasonable price. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “compliant specialty metal” means specialty metal melted or produced in the United States.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 4863Armed Forces · Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions · in this section
Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that compliant specialty metal of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, and in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “compliant specialty metal” means specialty metal melted or produced in the United States.
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- 2013–201410 U.S.C. § 2533BArmed Forces · Requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national security from American sources; exceptions · in this section