,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjac ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4   
,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to conduct a     
global r>e e>? elem5t assessm5t1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,res\rce ,assessm5t (   
,r>e ,e>?s ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,r>e ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,global r>e e>? elem5t    
res\rce assessm5t  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,geological ,survey & 9 coord9ation ) ! 
heads ( national geological surveys :]e 
available1 %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
compreh5sive report on global r>e e>?   
elem5t res\rces & pot5tial future global

 supply4 ,su* report %all use ! be/     
available data & include--  7#a7 !      
id5tity & quantity ( individual r>e e>? 
elem5ts 9 kn[n deposits2  7#b7 models   
demon/rat+ ! geologic conditions        
necess>y = ! =mation1 & ! v>iability 9  
composition1 ( ! mo/ significant        
deposits ( r>e e>? elem5ts2  7#c7       
regional assessm5ts ( ! likelihood (    
occurr5ce ( undiscov]$ deposits & an    
e/imate ( ! quantity ( r>e e>? elem5ts  
?\ght to be pres5t2  7#d7               
recomm5dations1 develop$ 9 consultation 
) o!r appropriate ag5cies1 on areas (   
ne$ = future geologic rese>* relat$ to--
  7,a7 r>e e>? elem5ts2 &  7,b7 o!r     
m9]als t are critical bas$ on ! impact (
 a pot5tial supply re/riction & !       
likelihood ( a supply re/riction2 &     
7#e7 analysis1 develop$ ) p>ticipation  
by ! ,national ,m9]als ,in=mation ,c5t] 
& 9 consultation ) appropriate ag5cies1 
( ! r>e e>? elem5ts supply *a9 &        
associat$ processes & products1 includ+ 
m9+1 process+1 sep>ation1 metal         

production1 alloy production1 &         
manufactur+ ( products sold to end us]s4
  7b7 ,r>e e>? elem5t ,9 ?is section !  
t]m r>e e>? elem5t means--  7#a7 any    
elem5t 9 ! lan?anides gr\p ( elem5ts1   
:i* consi/s ( lan?anum1 c]ium1          
praseodymium1 neodymium1 prome?ium1     
sam>ium1 europium1 gadol9ium1 t]bium1   
dysprosium1 holmium1 erbium1 ?ulium1    
ytt]bium1 & lutetium2  7#b7 yttrium2 &  
7#c7 sc&ium4  7c7 ,au?orization (       
,appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
to c>ry out ?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ! 
p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjaf4