,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,upton introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act  
to secure ! supply ( critical en]gy     
res\rces1 includ+ critical m9]als & o!r 
mat]ials1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ 
,am]ica's ,critical ,m9]als ,supply     
,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5t to ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,en]gy ,organization ,act ,! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy ,organization ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #b1 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7d7 ,z us$ 9 sections #ajb7bj7 
& #bjc7;a77#ab71 ! t]m critical en]gy   
res\rce means any en]gy res\rce t-- 7#a7
 is ess5tial to ! en]gy sector & en]gy  
sy/ems ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 !     
supply *a9 ( :i* is vuln]able to        
disruption4  2  7#b7 9 section #ajb1 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#bj7 ,to      

ensure !re is an adequate & reliable    
supply ( critical en]gy res\rces t are  
ess5tial to ! en]gy security ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  2 &  7#c7 9 section #bjc7;a71  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ab7       
,functions t relate to secur+ ! supply (
 critical en]gy res\rces1 includ+       
id5tify+ & mitigat+ ! effects ( a       
disruption ( su* supply on-- 7,a7 !     
developm5t & use ( en]gy te*nologies2 & 
7,b7 ! op]ation ( en]gy sy/ems4  4  #c4 
,secur+ critical en]gy res\rce supply   
*a9s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !       
requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy      
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja 
et seq471 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 9       
consultation ) ! appropriate ,f$]al     
ag5cies1 repres5tatives ( ! en]gy       
sector1 ,/ates1 & o!r /akehold]s1 %all--
 7#a7 conduct ongo+ assessm5ts (-- 7,a7 
en]gy res\rce criticality bas$ on !     
importance ( critical en]gy res\rces to 
! developm5t ( en]gy te*nologies & !    
supply ( en]gy2  7,b7 ! critical en]gy  
res\rce supply *a9 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & 

7,c7 ! vuln]ability ( su* supply *a92   
7#b7 /r5g!n critical en]gy res\rce      
supply *a9s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+  
by-- 7,a7 div]sify+ ! s\rces ( ! supply 
( critical en]gy res\rces2 &  7,b7      
increas+ dome/ic production1 sep>ation1 
& process+ ( critical en]gy res\rces2   
7#c7 develop sub/itutes & alt]natives to
 critical en]gy res\rces2  7#d7 improve 
te*nology t reuses & recycles critical  
en]gy res\rces2 &  7#e7 evaluate h[ !   
en]gy security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates is     
affect$ by ! reliance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
on import+ critical en]gy res\rces4  7b7
 ,critical en]gy res\rce def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m critical en]gy res\rce   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #b ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja74