,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjba,mr4
 ,/aub] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4    
,hag$orn1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on             
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit a      
moratorium on m9]al developm5t on       
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t & ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,sav+ ,am]ica's ,m9es ,act4  #b4        
,protect+ ! extraction ( critical m9]als
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,x is ! policy ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,=e/ ,s]vice to fo/] &    
enc\rage m9]al developm5t on ,national  
,=e/ ,sy/em l&s 9 an ecologically s\nd  
mann]4  7#b7 ,m9]al developm5t is an    

important l& use )9 ! multiple-use m&ate
 ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t4  7#c7    
,developm5t ( ! m9]als ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 is necess>y = batt]ies1 en]gy          
production1 national security1 & heal?  
c>e te*nology4  7#d7 ,unilat]al m9]al   
)drawals on ,f$]al l&s increases !      
reliance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on c\ntries )
 horrific labor & environm5tal /&>ds1   
includ+ ,russia1 ,*9a1 & ! ,congo4  7b7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 ! ,presid5t or ,secret>y conc]n$   
may n decl>e a moratorium on or rev]se  
any exi/+ lease1 p]mit1 or claim1 on !  
m9+ & extraction ( any critical m9]al or
 common v>ieties ( s&1 /one1 & gravel on
 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em or ,bureau ( ,l& 
,managem5t l& unless specifically       
au?oriz$ by an ,act ( ,congress1 or ^u !
 lessee1 p]mittee1 or claimant's failure
 to comply ) any ( ! provisions ( its   
agreem5t4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7 
,critical m9]al  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m   
critical m9]al means any m9]al1 elem5t1 

or sub/ance ( mat]ial-- 7i7 t is        
ess5tial to ! economic or national      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7 !     
supply *a9 ( :i* is vuln]able to        
disruption1 includ+-- 7,i7 re/rictions  
associat$ ) =eign political risk2       
7,,ii7 abrupt dem& gr[?2  7,,iii7       
milit>y conflict2  7,,iv7 viol5t unre/2 
7,v7 anti-competitive or protectioni/   
behavior2 &  7,,vi7 any o!r risk ?r\gh\t
 ! supply *a92 &  7iii7 t s]ves an      
ess5tial function 9 ! manufactur+ ( a   
product1 ! abs5ce ( :i* w\ld h          
significant consequ5ces = ! economic or 
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
7,b7 ,exception ,! t]m critical m9]al   
%all n include-- 7i7 any fuel2 or  7ii7 
wat]1 ice1 or sn[4  7#b7 ,secret>y      
conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ means--
 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 )       
respect to matt]s conc]n+ l&s adm9i/]$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior2 &  7,b7 !  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ) respect to  
matt]s conc]n+ l&s adm9i/]$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4