,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #be1        
#bjba,mr4 ,stauber 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,emmer1 ,mr4 ,hagedorn1 and ,mrs4       
,fischbach7 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 prohibit a moratorium on 
mineral development on ,bureau of ,land 
,management and ,national ,forest       
,system land1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,saving ,america's ,mines ,act4 
#b4 ,protecting the extraction of       
critical minerals in the ,united ,states
  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,it is the policy of the
 ,united ,states ,forest ,service to    

foster and encourage mineral development
 on ,national ,forest ,system lands in  
an ecologically sound manner4  7#b7     
,mineral development is an important    
land use within the multiple-use mandate
 of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4   
7#c7 ,development of the minerals of the
 ,united ,states is necessary for       
batteries1 energy production1 national  
security1 and health care technology4   
7#d7 ,unilateral mineral withdrawals on 
,federal lands increases the reliance of
 the ,united ,states on countries with  
horrific labor and environmental        
standards1 including ,russia1 ,china1   
and the ,congo4  7b7 ,in general        
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,president or ,secretary       
concerned may not declare a moratorium  
on or reverse any existing lease1       
permit1 or claim1 on the mining and     
extraction of any critical mineral or   
common varieties of sand1 stone1 and    
gravel on ,national ,forest ,system or  
,bureau of ,land ,management land unless

 specifically authorized by an ,act of  
,congress1 or upon the lessee1          
permittee1 or claimant's failure to     
comply with any of the provisions of its
 agreement4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this  
section the following definitions apply3
 7#a7 ,critical mineral  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the term critical mineral means
 any mineral1 element1 or substance of  
material-- 7i7 that is essential to the 
economic or national security of the    
,united ,states2  7ii7 the supply chain 
of which is vulnerable to disruption1   
including-- 7,i7 restrictions associated
 with foreign political risk2  7,,ii7   
abrupt demand growth2  7,,iii7 military 
conflict2  7,,iv7 violent unrest2  7,v7 
anti-competitive or protectionist       
behavior2 and  7,,vi7 any other risk    
throughout the supply chain2 and  7iii7 
that serves an essential function in the
 manufacturing of a product1 the absence
 of which would have significant        
consequences for the economic or        
national security of the ,united        

,states4  7,b7 ,exception ,the term     
critical mineral shall not include-- 7i7
 any fuel2 or  7ii7 water1 ice1 or snow4
  7#b7 ,secretary concerned ,the term   
,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the   
,secretary of the ,interior1 with       
respect to matters concerning lands     
administered by the ,department of the  
,interior2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of  
,agriculture1 with respect to matters   
concerning lands administered by the    
,department of ,agriculture4