50 USC 98h-5 - Biennial report on stockpile requirements

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 09, 2026

§ 98h–5.

Biennial report on stockpile requirements

(a)

In general

Not later than January 15 of every other year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on stockpile requirements. Each such report shall include—

(1)

the Secretary’s recommendations with respect to stockpile requirements; and

(2)

the matters required under subsection (b).

(b)

National emergency planning assumptions

Each report under this section shall set forth the national emergency planning assumptions used by the Secretary in making the Secretary’s recommendations under subsection (a)(1) with respect to stockpile requirements. The Secretary shall base the national emergency planning assumptions on a military conflict scenario consistent with the scenario used by the Secretary in budgeting and defense planning purposes. The assumptions to be set forth include assumptions relating to each of the following:

(1)

The length and intensity of the assumed military conflict.

(2)

The military force structure to be mobilized.

(3)

The losses anticipated from enemy action.

(4)

The military, industrial, and essential civilian requirements to support the national emergency.

(5)

The availability of supplies of strategic and critical materials from foreign sources during the mobilization period, the military conflict, and the subsequent period of replenishment, taking into consideration possible shipping losses.

(6)

The domestic production of strategic and critical materials during the mobilization period, the military conflict, and the subsequent period of replenishment, taking into consideration possible shipping losses.

(7)

Civilian austerity measures required during the mobilization period and military conflict.

(c)

Period within which to replace or replenish materials

(d)

Effect of alternative mobilization periods

(e)

Plans of President

(f)

Briefings on shortfalls in stockpile

(1)

Not later than March 1 each year, the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on strategic and critical materials that—

(A)

are determined to be in shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted under subsection (a); and

(B)

the acquisition or disposal of which is included in the Annual Materials and Operations Plan for the operation of the stockpile during the next fiscal year submitted under section 98h–2(b) of this title.

(2)

Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include—

(A)

a list of the materials described in that paragraph, and a description of each such material, including the objective to be achieved if funding is provided, in whole or in part, for the acquisition of the material to remedy the shortfall;

(B)

an estimate of additional amounts required to provide such funding, if any;

(C)

an assessment of the supply chain for each such material, including any assessment of any relevant risk in any such supply chain;

(D)

a list of such materials that are the highest priority to be acquired for the stockpile in the near term;

(E)

verification that the National Defense Stockpile Manager manages and evaluates the stockpile using the most complete and accurate data provided by the military departments (as defined under section 101(a) of title 10), including a one-time description of the risks resulting from the inability of the armed services to provide the National Defense Stockpile Manager comprehensive data for all of its required strategic and critical materials; and

(F)

the amounts appropriated by Congress to the stockpile for both the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year; 1

 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.

(June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 14, as added Pub. L. 100–180, div. C, title II, § 3202(c),

cite as: 50 USC 98h-5