,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4   
,man*9 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,ms4
 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a      
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,(fice ( ,fossil 
,en]gy to develop advanc$ sep>ation     
te*nologies = ! extraction & recov]y (  
r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als f coal & coal  
byproducts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r>e   
,e>? ,elem5t ,advanc$ ,coal ,te*nologies
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is l>gely dep5d5t  
on =eign imports = ! dome/ic supply (   
r>e e>? elem5ts & critical m9]als 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 z ( ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
does n h dome/ic production capability  
=1 or a gu>ante$ supply *a9 (1 r>e e>?  
elem5ts & critical m9]als2  7#c7 access 
to c]ta9 r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als is    
critical = ! national security ( !      

,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 ,*9a ma9ta9s a ne> 
monopoly ( ! global supply *a9 ( r>e e>?
 elem5ts & critical m9]als2  7#e7 !     
successful developm5t ( comm]cially     
viable ref9+ me?ods ( r>e e>? elem5ts f 
coal byproducts c\ld lead to new        
economic developm5t opportunities 9 p>ts
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mo/ affect$ by !     
d[nturn ( ! coal indu/ry2  7#f7 r>e e>? 
elem5ts-- 7,a7 comprise elem5ts on !    
p]iodic table1 includ+-- 7i7 !          
lan?anides1 :i* are lan?anum 7,la71     
c]ium 7,ce71 praseodymium 7,pr71        
neodymium 7,nd71 sam>ium 7,sm71 europium
 7,eu71 gadol9ium 7,gd71 t]bium 7,tb71  
dysprosium 7,dy71 holmium 7,ho71 erbium 
7,er71 ?ulium 7,tm71 ytt]bium 7,yb71 &  
lutetium 7,lu72 &  7ii7 transition      
elem5ts1 :i* are sc&ium 7,sc7 & yttrium 
7,y72 &  7,b7 c be divid$ into-- 7i7    
light r>e e>? elem5ts1 :i* are lan?anum 
7,la71 c]ium 7,ce71 praseodymium 7,pr71 
neodymium 7,nd71 prome?ium 7,pm71 &     
sam>ium 7,sm72 &  7ii7 heavy r>e e>?    
elem5ts1 :i* are sc&ium 7,sc71 yttrium  

7,y71 gadol9ium 7,gd71 t]bium 7,tb71    
dysprosium 7,dy71 holmium 7,ho71 erbium 
7,er71 ?ulium 7,tm71 ytt]bium 7,yb71 &  
lutetium 7,lu72 &  7#g7 x is 9 ! int]e/ 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t-- 7,a7 to guide    
responsible dome/ic production me?ods ( 
r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als to ensure      
indu/ry & consum]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h  
access to a reliable dome/ic supply (   
valuable r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als2 &    
7,b7 7i7 to id5tify ! areas ( highe/    
pot5tial int]ruption 9 ! global supply  
*a9 ( r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als2 &  7ii7 
to /r5g!n ! position ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9
 t supply *a9 by mitigat+ pot5tial      
int]ruptions ?r\gh ! developm5t (       
advanc$ sep>ation te*nologies = coal &  
coal byproducts4  #c4 ,program =        
extraction & recov]y ( r>e e>? elem5ts &
 m9]als f coal & coal byproducts  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,fossil ,en]gy 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y71   
%all c>ry out a program "u :i* !        
,secret>y %all develop advanc$ sep>ation

 te*nologies = ! extraction & recov]y ( 
r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als f coal & coal  
byproducts4  7b7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out !
 program describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
#bc1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbg4  #d4 ,assessm5t & report   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1
 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
& ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 %all c>ry   
out1 & submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 an       
assessm5t-- 7,a7 id5tify+ & rank+ ! r>e 
e>? elem5ts t-- 7i7 are mo/ important to
 consum]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 are  
mo/ jeop>diz$ 9 ! global supply *a92 &  
7iii7 w h ! greate/ impact to consum]s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! ev5t ( a disruption
 9 ! global supply *a92  7,b7 evaluat+ !
 developm5t ( advanc$ sep>ation         
te*nologies = ! extraction & recov]y (  

r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als f coal & coal  
byproducts 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z
 ! te*nologies72  7,c7 id5tify+ &       
evaluat+ ! results ( ! developm5t ( !   
te*nologies1 includ+ ! results ) respect
 to ! extraction & recov]y ( ea* r>e e>?
 elem5t2  7,d7 det]m9+ :at ! te*nologies
 are capable ( produc+2  7,e7 evaluat+ !
 p]=mance ( ! te*nologies1 includ+ :at !
 te*nologies-- 7i7 succe$ & fail at     
accompli%+2 &  7ii7 c & _c d            
co/-effectively2 &  7,f7 7i7 evaluat+ ! 
m>ket impact on ea* r>e e>? m9]al ( !   
p5etration ( comm]cially viable         
te*nologies2 &  7ii7 h[ ! p5etration (  
comm]cially viable coal-bas$ te*nology w
 impact ! global supply *a92 &  7#b7 a  
report analyz+-- 7,a7 ! additional      
res\rces requir$ = ! developm5t (       
comm]cial-ready deploym5t ( te*nologies 
t are second g5]ation & trans=mational2 
&  7,b7 ! m>ket impact ( processes to   
treat & recov] r>e e>? elem5ts & m9]als 
f acid m9e dra9age f coal m9es4  7b7    
,requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ! assessm5t &  

report "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all focus on ! r>e e>? elem5ts det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y to be mo/ critical to !  
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4