Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain

GAO-10-617R Published: Apr 14, 2010. Publicly Released: Apr 14, 2010.
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This letter formally transmits the briefing in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-84), which required GAO to submit a report on rare earth materials in the defense supply chain to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by April 1, 2010.

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