The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the formal establishment of the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors, pursuant to the Stock Piling Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Board is a non-discretionary Federal Advisory Committee and will advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment on a strategy for securing DoD's supply chains for strategic and critical materials and strengthening the National Defense Stockpile (NDS).
"The National Defense Industrial Strategy highlights the critical importance of working together with stakeholders to identify innovative solutions for complex industrial base challenges," said Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (ASD(IBP)), "This Board will convene leading experts across industry and the federal government to inform the Department's efforts to ensure secure and resilient access to the materials and minerals that underpin key defense capabilities."
The Board will be chaired by the ASD(IBP), with members designated by the DoD, Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, and the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate. The Department anticipates appointing members and holding the first meeting of the Board of Directors in 2025