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AI Summary: This regulation declares elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides to be critical to national defense and security, including food supply security, due to their essential roles in military readiness and agricultural productivity. Elemental phosphorus is vital for defense technologies like smoke and illumination devices, semiconductors, and lithium-ion batteries, while glyphosate-based herbicides are crucial for efficient food and livestock feed production, with no direct substitute. The regulation highlights the limited domestic production capacity for both, necessitating imports and posing a vulnerability to national security if domestic supply is disrupted. Consequently, the authority to ensure an adequate supply of these materials is delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture, who is empowered to implement priorities, allocations, and regulations to maintain their availability, ensuring that actions taken do not jeopardize the viability of domestic producers.