,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bagf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjba,mr4
 ,stewart introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the continued and           
uninterrupted production of domestic    
minerals in the ,united ,states4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,access to ,domestic      
,mineral ,production ,act4  #b4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7a7         
,withdrawal ,the term withdrawal means  
withholding an area of ,federal public  
land from the location of new mining    
claim1 purchase and from mining         
activities such as exploration and mine 
development in accordance with #dc      

,u4,s4,c4  #agjb7;j72 #dc ,c4,f4,r4     
#bcjj-j-e7;h74  7b7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means either the ,secretary 
of the ,interior or the ,secretary of   
,agriculture or their designee4  #c4    
,congressional findings  7a7 ,in general
 ,congress finds that production of     
domestic minerals is essential to ,u4,s4
 economic and national security and     
necessary to provide the essential      
resources needed for the ,u4,s4 economy 
and allied nations1 including-- 7#a7 for
 the national defense and national      
security requirements2  7#b7 for the    
energy infrastructure of the ,united    
,states1 including-- 7,a7 pipelines2    
7,b7 refining capacity2  7,c7 electrical
 power generation and transmission2 and 
7,d7 renewable energy production2  7#c7 
for community resiliency1 coastal       
restoration1 and ecological             
sustainability for the coastal ,united  
,states2  7#d7 to support domestic      
manufacturing1 agriculture1 housing1    
telecommunications1 healthcare1 and     

transportation infrastructure2 or  7#e7 
for the economic security of1 and       
balance of trade in1 the ,united        
,states4  7b7 ,withdrawals of ,lands    
,pursuant to ,section #bjd of the       
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act 7,,flpma7 ,in enacting ,,flpma to  
govern withdrawals of ,federal lands and
 mineral assessment of lands prior to   
any withdrawal1 ,congress expressly     
intended to-- 7#a7 limit the            
,secretary's authority to withdraw more 
than five thousand acres2 and  7#b7     
provide a mechanism for ,congress to    
disapprove withdrawals that exceed five 
thousand acres4  #d4 ,limitations on    
mineral withdrawals  7a7 ,congress      
prohibits the ,secretary from any       
mineral withdrawal until a mineral study
 has been completed1 as required under  
,section #bjd of ,,flpma1 that          
demonstrates that the proposed          
withdrawal will not result in any       
negative impacts to ,u4,s4 national     
security by limiting access to critical 

minerals4  7b7 ,congress prohibits the  
,secretary from withdrawing ,federal    
lands in excess of five thousand acres  
unless the withdrawal is expressly      
approved by ,congress4  7c7 ,prior to   
any withdrawal being initiated1 the     
,u4,s4 ,geological ,survey--in          
consultation with the ,department of    
,defense1 ,department of ,state1 and the
 ,u4,s4 ,trade ,representative--will    
conduct a mineral assessment to ensure  
that the minerals to be withdrawn by a  
proposed withdrawal does not impede the 
ability of the ,u4,s4 or its allies to  
procure a secure supply chain of mineral
 resources necessary for activities     
designated in ,section #c7;a71 and in   
turn1 result in negative impacts on--   
7#a7 ,u4,s4 economic or national        
security2  7#b7 ,u4,s4 allies economic  
or national security2 or  7#c7 the      
ability to ensure an appropriate balance
 of trade4  #e4 ,mineral assessment  7a7
 ,any mineral assessment conducted prior
 to any withdrawal being initiated      

must-- 7#a7 include ample opportunity   
for input from the public including     
mineral and mining interests2  7#b7     
include forecasted impacts to ,u4,s4 and
 allied nations economic and national   
security2  7#c7 include forecasted      
impacts to ,u4,s4 mineral supply chains2
  7#d7 be completed no more than #ab    
months prior to the withdrawal2  7#e7   
evaluate the impacts of continued       
mineral import reliance from foreign    
sources1 including geopolitical         
adversaries2  7#f7 include a            
comprehensive geological mapping and    
analysis by ,,usgs of the likelihood of 
the presence of critical minerals within
 the withdrawal area2 and  7#g7 include 
an analysis1 conducted by the           
,department of ,defense1 of the impacts 
of the withdrawal on national security1 
including-- 7,a7 vulnerabilities to     
national security of preventing access  
to domestic minerals located in the     
withdrawal area4