,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ba1 #bjai,mr4  
,grijalva 7= himself & ,mr4 ,l[5?al7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to revise ! ,f9al ,li/ (       
,critical ,m9]als1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,remov+ ,uranium f ! ,critical ,m9]als
 ,li/ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,pursuant to ,executive  
,ord] #achag1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior  
publi%$ a ,f9al ,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als
 #bjah 7#hc ,f$4 ,reg4 #bcbie7 on ,may  
#ah?1 #bjah1 t categorizes uranium z a  
critical m9]al4  7#b7 ,a critical m9]al1
 z def9$ by ,executive ,ord] #achag1 is 
a m9]al-- 7,a7 id5tifi$ to be a nonfuel 
m9]al or m9]al mat]ial ess5tial to !    
economic & national security ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7,b7 f a supply *a9 t is       
vuln]able to disruption2 &  7,c7 t s]ves
 an ess5tial function 9 ! manufactur+ ( 

a product1 ! abs5ce ( :i* w\ld h        
sub/antial consequ5ces = ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 economy or national security4  7#c7 ,! 
t]ms nonfuel m9]al & m9]al mat]ial are  
us$ else:]e 9 ,f$]al law & d n include  
uranium4  7#d7 ,uranium is def9$ z a    
m9]al fuel by ! ,m9+ & ,m9]als ,policy  
,act ( #aigj--  7,a7 consi/5t ) h[      
uranium has be5 uni=mly describ$ by !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 !    
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 ! ,national   
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,c\ncil            
,subcommittee on ,critical & ,/rategic  
,m9]al ,supply1 & o!rs2 &  7,b7 support$
 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's ,en]gy       
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration categoriz+     
uranium ) coal1 natural gas1 & petroleum
 z an en]gy m9]al s9ce #aigg4  7#e7     
,uranium is n a m9]al mat]ial because-- 
7,a7 ! ,mat]ials ,act ( #aidg & !       
,multiple ,surface ,use ,act ( #aiee    
def9e m9]al mat]ials z common v>ieties (
 s&1 /one1 gravel1 pumice1 pumicite1    
c9d]s1 & clay2 &  7,b7 ,f$]al ag5cies d 
n treat uranium z a common v>iety m9]al 

b z a m9]al locatable "u ! ,g5]al ,m9+  
,act ( #ahgb4  7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates    
uranium supply *a9 is n vuln]able to    
disruption1 nor is x highly conc5trat$ 9
 individual m>kets1 two requirem5ts     
id5tifi$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t's me?odology =   
be+ consid]$ a critical m9]al4  7#g7 ,9 
#bjag1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates import$ #eb p]c5t
 ( its uranium f ,canada & ,au/ralia4   
7#h7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior did n    
demon/rate h[ uranium meets ! def9ition 
( a nonfuel m9]al or ( m9]al mat]ial1   
nor did ! ,dep>tm5t demon/rate t !      
uranium supply *a9 is vuln]able to      
disruption4  7#i7 ,no o!r significant   
analysis ( critical m9]als1 includ+ ^?  
publi%$ by ! ,national ,rese>* ,c\ncil1 
! ,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology        
,c\ncil1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !        
,am]ican ,physical ,society1 & !        
,mat]ials ,rese>* ,society categorize   
uranium z a critical m9]al4  #c4        
,revision ( f9al rule reg>d+ critical   
m9]als  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 

! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all revise !  
,f9al ,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als1 & any   
relat$ regulations1 to remove uranium f 
su* li/4  7b7 ,re/riction ,! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior may n add uranium to ! ,f9al
 ,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als4  7c7 ,f9al   
,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als ,! t]m ,f9al   
,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als means ! ,f9al  
,li/ ( ,critical ,m9]als issu$ pursuant 
to ,executive ,ord] #achag 7#hb ,f$4    
,reg4 #fjhce1 relat+ to a ,f$]al /rategy
 to ensure secure & reliable supplies ( 
critical m9]als74