,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhi  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ajfc  ,report ,no4 #aac-cij  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,lamborn introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,april #a1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4    
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4 ,amodei1   
,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4      
,mullin1 and ,mr4 ,ross  ,april #a1     
#bjad ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,interior to conduct an assessment  
of the capability of the ,nation to meet
 our current and future demands for the 
minerals critical to ,united ,states    
manufacturing and agricultural          
competitiveness and economic and        
national security in a time of expanding
 resource nationalism1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,national ,strategic
 and ,critical ,minerals ,policy ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds  
that--  7#a7 the availability of        
minerals and metals is essential for    
economic growth1 national security1     
technological innovation1 and the       
manufacturing and agricultural supply   
chain2  7#b7 the exploration1           
production1 processing1 use1 and        
recycling of minerals contribute        
significantly to the economic           
well-being1 security1 and general       
welfare of the ,nation2  7#c7 the       
industrialization of ,china and ,india  
has driven demand for nonfuel mineral   
commodities1 sparking a period of       
resource nationalism exemplified by     
,china's reduction and stoppage of      
exports of rare-earth mineral elements  
necessary for telecommunications1       
military technologies1 medical devices1 
agricultural production1 and renewable  
energy technologies2  7#d7 the ,united  
,states has vast mineral resources but  

is becoming increasingly dependent upon 
foreign sources2  7#e7 #be years ago the
 ,united ,states was dependent on       
foreign sources for #cj nonfuel mineral 
materials1 #f of which were entirely    
imported to meet the ,nation's          
requirements and another #af of which   
were imported to meet more than #fj     
percent of the ,nation's needs2  7#f7 by
 #bjaj1 ,united ,states import          
dependence for nonfuel mineral materials
 more than doubled from #cj to #fg      
commodities1 #ah commodities were       
imported entirely to meet the ,nation's 
requirements1 and another #be           
commodities required imports of more    
than #ej percent2  7#g7 the ,united     
,states lacks a coherent national policy
 to assure the availability of minerals 
essential to manufacturing1 national    
economic well-being and security1       
agricultural production1 and global     
economic competitiveness2 and  7#h7 the 
,nation's ability to compete and        
innovate requires proper planning and   

preparation today to meet tomorrow's    
mineral needs4  #c4 ,congressional      
declaration of policy  7a7 ,in general  
,it is the continuing policy of the     
,united ,states to promote an adequate  
and stable supply of minerals to        
maintain our ,nation's economic         
well-being1 security1 and manufacturing1
 industrial1 energy1 agricultural1 and  
technological capabilities4  7b7 ,policy
 goals ,implementation of the policy set
 forth in subsection 7a7 requires that  
the ,federal ,government coordinate the 
,federal departments and agencies       
responsible for ensuring that supply1   
to--  7#a7 facilitate the availability1 
development1 and production of domestic 
mineral resources to meet national      
needs1 including the demands of the     
,nation's manufacturing and agricultural
 industries2  7#b7 promote and encourage
 the development of economically and    
environmentally sound1 safe1 and stable 
domestic mining1 minerals1 metals1      
processing1 and minerals recycling      

industries2  7#c7 establish an          
assessment capability for identifying   
the mineral demands1 supply1 and needs  
of our ,nation2 and  7#d7 minimize      
duplication1 needless paperwork1 and    
delays in the administration of ,federal
 and ,state laws and regulations1 and   
issuance of permits and authorizations  
necessary to explore1 develop1 and      
produce minerals and construct and      
operate mineral-related facilities4  #d4
 ,secretary of the ,interior report on  
access and authorizations for mineral   
development  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior1 through the ,bureau of
 ,land ,management and the ,united      
,states ,geological ,survey1 and in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,agriculture 7through the ,forest       
,service ,mineral and ,geology          
,management ,division71 the ,secretary  
of ,defense1 the ,secretary of          
,commerce1 and the heads of other       

appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall    
prepare1 submit to ,congress1 and make  
available to the public a report that   
includes--  7#a7 an inventory of the    
nonfossil-fuel mineral potential of     
lands under the jurisdiction of the     
,bureau of ,land ,management and the    
,forest ,service and an identification  
of all such lands that have been        
withdrawn1 segregated1 or otherwise     
restricted from mineral exploration and 
development2  7#b7 an assessment of--   
7,a7 the mineral requirements to meet   
current and emerging national security1 
economic1 industrial manufacturing1     
technological1 agricultural1 and social 
needs2  7,b7 the ,nation's reliance on  
foreign sources to meet those needs2 and
  7,c7 the implications of mineral      
supply shortages or disruptions2  7#c7 a
 detailed description of the time       
required to process mineral             
applications1 operating plans1 leases1  
licenses1 permits1 and other use        
authorizations for mineral-related      

activities on lands under the           
jurisdiction of the ,bureau of ,land    
,management and the ,forest ,service1   
and identification of measures that     
would streamline the processing of such 
applications1 such as elimination of    
overlapping requirements or set         
deadlines2  7#d7 an itemized list of all
 use authorizations referred to in      
paragraph 7#c7 for which applications   
are pending before the ,bureau of ,land 
,management and the ,forest ,service1   
and the length of time each of those    
applications has been pending2  7#e7 an 
assessment of the impact of litigation  
on processing or issuing mineral        
exploration and mine permits1           
identification of the statutes the      
litigation was brought under1 and the   
cost to the agency or the ,federal      
,government1 including for payments of  
attorney fees2  7#f7 an update of the   
#bjji ,economic ,impact of the          
,department of the ,interior's ,programs
 and ,activities report to include      

locatable minerals2  7#g7 an assessment 
of the ,federal workforce with          
educational degrees and expertise in    
economic geology1 geochemistry1 mining1 
industrial minerals1 metallurgy1        
metallurgical engineering1 and mining   
engineering1 including--  7,a7          
retirement eligibility and agency plans 
for retention1 recruitment1 and         
succession planning2  7,b7 comparison of
 the existing ,federal salaries and     
recruitment and retention bonuses with  
the salaries1 recruitment incentives1   
and retention packages normally offered 
in the mineral industry2 and  7,c7      
examination of the differences between  
,federal and private financial packages 
for early-1 mid-1 and late-career       
workers2 and  7#h7 an inventory of rare 
earth element potential on the ,federal 
lands1 and impediments or restrictions  
on the exploration or development of    
those rare earth elements1 and          
recommendations to lift the impediments 
or restrictions while maintaining       

environmental safeguards4  7b7 ,progress
 reports ,not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
each year thereafter for the following  
two years1 the ,secretary of the        
,interior shall submit to ,congress and 
make available to the public a report   
that describes the progress made in     
reaching the policy goals described in  
section #c7;b71 including--  7#a7       
efforts to increase access to domestic  
supplies of minerals1 and facilitation  
of their production2 and  7#b7          
implementation of recommendations       
contained in--  7,a7 the ,national      
,research ,council reports--  7i7       
,minerals1 ,critical ,minerals1 and the 
,u4,s4 ,economy2  7ii7 ,managing        
,minerals for a ,twenty-,first ,century 
,military2 and  7iii7 the current       
workforce study authorized in sections  
#che and #ahcj of the ,energy ,policy   
,act of #bjje 7#aai ,stat4 #gdd1 #aacg72
  7,b7 the ,department of ,energy       
,critical ,materials ,strategy ,i and   

,,ii2 and  7,c7 the ,department of      
,defense assessment and plan for        
critical rare earth elements in defense 
applications required under section #hdc
 of the ,national ,defense              
,appropriations ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjaa4  #e4 ,national mineral assessment
 ,for the first ,national ,mineral      
,assessment conducted after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,united     
,states ,geological ,survey shall       
include mineral assessments for those   
mineral commodities important to the    
,nation's energy infrastructure1        
manufacturing and agricultural          
industries1 and to the national defense4
 ,priority should be given to minerals  
that are critical based on the impact of
 a potential supply restriction and the 
likelihood of a supply restriction4  #f4
 ,global mineral assessment ,the ,united
 ,states ,geological ,survey is directed
 to expand the current ,global ,mineral 
,assessment to include mineral          
assessments for rare earth elements and 

other minerals that are critical based  
on the impact of a potential supply     
restriction and the likelihood of a     
supply restriction4 ,assessments        
conducted under this section shall      
include an analysis1 developed with     
participation by the ,national ,minerals
 ,information ,center and in            
consultation with appropriate agencies1 
of the rare earth elements or other     
critical minerals supply chain and      
associated processes and products1      
including mining1 processing1 recycling1
 separation1 metal production1 alloy    
production1 and manufacturing of        
products sold to end users4 ,in         
conducting the assessment1 the ,united  
,states ,geological ,survey should      
coordinate with the heads of foreign    
geologic surveys when possible4  #g4    
,definitions ,in this ,act--  7#a7      
,inventory ,the term inventory means an 
accounting of known mineral occurrences 
and mineral deposits1 including         
documentation of identified resources4  

7#b7 ,mineral assessment ,the term      
mineral assessment means an assessment  
of undiscovered mineral resources that  
includes a qualitative assessment and a 
quantitative assessment of such         
resources4  7#c7 ,qualitative assessment
 ,the term qualitative assessment means 
a geologic-based delineation 7mapping7  
of areas permissive for the occurrence  
of undiscovered mineral resources1 based
 on all available geotechnical data     
including geology1 geophysics1          
geochemistry1 remote sensing1 and       
mineral localities data4  7#d7          
,quantitative assessment ,the term      
quantitative assessment means a         
probabilistic estimate of the quantity  
and quality by tonnage and grade of     
undiscovered mineral resources in areas 
delineated as permissive for occurrence 
in a qualitative assessment4  #h4       
,applicability of other statutory mining
 policies ,nothing in this ,act shall be
 construed as affecting any provision of
 or requirement under the ,mining and   

,minerals ,policy ,act of #aigj 7#cj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ba;a74  ,april #a1 #bjad     
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed