,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjba,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,risch1   
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4       
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mr4          
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the quality and timeliness of   
,federal permitting and review processes
 with respect to critical mineral       
production on ,federal land1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,critical minerals 
supply chains and reliability  7a7      
,definition of critical mineral ,in this
 section1 the term critical mineral has 
the meaning given the term in section   
#gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj  
7,public ,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd ,stat4     
#befb2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7b7   
,sense of congress ,it is the sense of  
,congress that-- 7#a7 critical minerals 

are fundamental to the economy1         
competitiveness1 and security of the    
,united ,states2  7#b7 many critical    
minerals are only economic to recover   
when combined with the production of a  
host mineral2  7#c7 to the maximum      
extent practicable1 the critical mineral
 needs of the ,united ,states should be 
satisfied by minerals responsibly       
produced and recycled in the ,united    
,states2 and  7#d7 the ,federal         
permitting process has been identified  
as an impediment to mineral production  
and the mineral security of the ,united 
,states4  7c7 ,federal permitting and   
review performance improvements ,to     
improve the quality and timeliness of   
,federal permitting and review processes
 with respect to critical mineral       
production on ,federal land1 the        
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,land ,management1 and the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief
 of the ,forest ,service 7referred to in

 this section as the ,secretaries71 to  
the maximum extent practicable1 shall   
complete the ,federal permitting and    
review processes with maximum efficiency
 and effectiveness1 while supporting    
vital economic growth1 by-- 7#a7        
establishing and adhering to timelines  
and schedules for the consideration of1 
and final decisions regarding1          
applications1 operating plans1 leases1  
licenses1 permits1 and other use        
authorizations for critical             
mineral-related activities on ,federal  
land2  7#b7 establishing clear1         
quantifiable1 and temporal permitting   
performance goals and tracking progress 
against those goals2  7#c7 engaging in  
early collaboration among agencies1     
project sponsors1 and affected          
stakeholders-- 7,a7 to incorporate and  
address the interests of those parties2 
and  7,b7 to minimize delays2  7#d7     
ensuring transparency and accountability
 by using cost-effective information    
technology to collect and disseminate   

information regarding individual        
projects and agency performance2  7#e7  
engaging in early and active            
consultation with ,state1 local1 and    
,tribal governments-- 7,a7 to avoid     
conflicts or duplication of effort2     
7,b7 to resolve concerns2 and  7,c7 to  
allow for concurrent1 rather than       
sequential1 reviews2  7#f7 providing    
demonstrable improvements in the        
performance of ,federal permitting and  
review processes1 including lower costs 
and more timely decisions2  7#g7        
expanding and institutionalizing        
,federal permitting and review process  
improvements that have proven effective2
  7#h7 developing mechanisms to better  
communicate priorities and resolve      
disputes among agencies at the national1
 regional1 ,state1 and local levels2 and
  7#i7 developing other practices1 such 
as preapplication procedures4  7d7      
,review and report ,not later than #a   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretaries shall submit to 

,congress a report that-- 7#a7          
identifies additional measures1         
including regulatory and legislative    
proposals1 if appropriate1 that would   
increase the timeliness of permitting   
activities for the exploration and      
development of domestic critical        
minerals2  7#b7 identifies options1     
including cost recovery paid by permit  
applicants1 for ensuring adequate       
staffing and training of ,federal       
entities and personnel responsible for  
the consideration of applications1      
operating plans1 leases1 licenses1      
permits1 and other use authorizations   
for critical mineral-related activities 
on ,federal land2  7#c7 quantifies the  
period of time typically required to    
complete each step associated with the  
development and processing of           
applications1 operating plans1 leases1  
licenses1 permits1 and other use        
authorizations for critical             
mineral-related activities on ,federal  
land1 including by-- 7,a7 calculating   

the range1 the mean1 the median1 the    
variance1 and other statistical measures
 or representations of the period of    
time2 and  7,b7 taking into account     
other aspects that affect the period of 
time that are outside the control of the
 ,executive branch1 such as judicial    
review1 applicant decisions1 or ,state  
and local government involvement2 and   
7#d7 describes actions carried out      
pursuant to subsection 7c74  7e7        
,performance metric ,not later than #ij 
days after the date of submission of the
 report under subsection 7d71 and after 
providing public notice and an          
opportunity to comment1 the             
,secretaries1 using as a baseline the   
period of time quantified under         
paragraph 7#c7 of that subsection1 shall
 develop and publish a performance      
metric for evaluating the progress made 
by the ,executive branch to expedite the
 permitting of activities that will     
increase exploration for1 and           
development of1 domestic critical       

minerals1 while maintaining             
environmental standards4  7f7 ,annual   
reports ,not later than the date on     
which the ,president submits the first  
budget of the ,president under section  
#aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 after publication of the         
performance metric required under       
subsection 7e71 and annually thereafter1
 the ,secretaries shall submit to       
,congress a report that-- 7#a7          
summarizes the implementation of        
recommendations1 measures1 and options  
identified in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
of subsection 7d72  7#b7 using the      
performance metric developed under      
subsection 7e71 describes progress made 
by the ,executive branch1 as compared to
 the baseline developed pursuant to     
subsection 7d77#c71 in expediting the   
permitting of activities that will      
increase exploration for1 and           
development of1 domestic critical       
minerals2 and  7#c7 compares the ,united
 ,states to other countries in terms of 

permitting efficiency and any other     
criteria relevant to the globally       
competitive critical minerals industry4 
7g7 ,individual projects ,each year1    
using data contained in the reports     
submitted under subsection 7f71 the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget shall prioritize inclusion  
of individual critical mineral projects 
on the website operated by the ,office  
of ,management and ,budget in accordance
 with section #aabb of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code4