# 119-hr-9073: To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9073, To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD); status introduced (as of 2026-06-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9073
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend section 844 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to change the applicability of the amendments made by such section, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-10

## Summary

**Phased, certification-based delay of a ban on purchasing certain metal products for the Department of Defense.** It would tie the start of the expanded prohibition to either January 1, 2032 or to a Defense Department certification that enough commercially viable suppliers exist outside designated "covered nations." - Department of Defense acquisitions would be affected only for contracts and agreements entered on or after the earlier of two dates: Jan. 1, 2032 or 180 days after the Secretary of Defense certifies sufficient non-covered-nation supply. This creates a market-linked phase in for the prohibition. - Suppliers located outside the bill's defined "covered nations" gain a clear threshold role. The prohibition would not trigger until the market shows enough commercially viable providers outside those nations and the Secretary certifies that fact. - Procurement rules would change quickly if enacted. The Secretary of Defense would have to revise the DoD Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation within 120 days after enactment to reflect the amended timing and applicability rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Delay on some DoD metal ban: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would delay when the Defense Department must stop buying certain metal products. The ban would apply only to contracts signed on or after the earlier of January 1, 2032, or 180 days after the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that enough com…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9073 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9073)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9073 (as of 2026-06-10).