REPORT ON DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY ELECTROLYTIC CHROMIUM METAL.

SEC. 3306. REPORT ON DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY ELECTROLYTIC CHROMIUM METAL. (a) Agreement With National Academy of Sciences.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with the President of the National Academy of Sciences, under which the Academy will prepare a report regarding the production of high purity electrolytic chromium metal in the United States. (b) Elements of Report.— In preparing the report under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall evaluate— (1) the capability of industrial facilities in the United States to produce high purity electrolytic chromium metal; (2) the need to maintain a domestic source for the production of high purity electrolytic chromium metal; 108 STAT. 3100 (3) the potential adverse effects on the United States economy and defense capabilities if domestic sources for the production of high purity electrolytic chromium metal are lost; (4) the availability of high purity electrolytic chromium metal from sources outside the United States; and (5) the capability and reliability of such foreign sources for the production of high purity electrolytic chromium metal. (c) Submission of Report.— Not later than 120 days after the date on which the agreement is entered into under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and Congress the report required under such agreement.