,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajcgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,wittman 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,ms4       
,/ev5s1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 &    
,mr4 ,cl9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,export 
,control ,re=m ,act ( #bjah to prev5t ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a f exploit+ items  
su* z black mass & c]ta9 o!r products   
produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,export 
controls to prev5t ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a f exploit+ items su* z black mass &
 c]ta9 o!r products produc$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates  7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is   
,act is to facilitate resili5t critical 
m9]al supply *a9s & promote ! developm5t
 ( dome/ic process+1 su/a9able recycl+ &
 recov]y ( critical mat]ials f sp5t     
li?ium-ion batt]ies1 limit pr$atory     
price inflation by ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a1 & enc\rage a dome/ic batt]y       

recycl+ & recycl$ mat]ial process+      
indu/ry4  7b7 ,am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,"p ,i ( ! ,export ,control ,re=m ,act (
 #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhaa et seq47 is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ageh !    
foll[+3  #ageh;,a4 ,export controls to  
prev5t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a f        
exploit+ items su* z black mass & c]ta9 
o!r products produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all require a lic5se = !     
export1 reexport1 or 9-c\ntry transf] ( 
cov]$ items if ! end-us] is a =eign     
adv]s>y or =eign adv]s>y entity4  7b7   
,lic5s+ requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all   
d5y any lic5se application = ! export1  
re-export1 or 9-c\ntry transf] ( black  
mass if ! end-us] is a =eign adv]s>y or 
a =eign adv]s>y entity4  7c7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m black      
mass-- 7,a7 means int]m$iate mat]ial    
produc$ f ! me*anical process+ ( sp5t   
li?ium-ion batt]ies1 ca?ode active      
mat]ial1 & anode active mat]ial t       

includes a mixture ( li?ium1 cobalt1    
nickel1 & manganese1 & graphite2 &  7,b7
 does n include intact batt]ies1        
p>tially disassembl$ batt]ies1 or any   
compon5t ( ! batt]y t has n be5 subject$
 to me*anical process+2  7#b7 ! t]m     
cov]$ item means-- 7,a7 black mass2 &   
7,b7 sw>f2  7#c7 t]m =eign adv]s>y      
means-- 7,a7 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1   
includ+ all ,special ,adm9i/rative      
,regions2  7,b7 ! ,republic ( ,cuba2    
7,c7 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2  7,d7
 ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea2 
7,e7 ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 &  7,f7 any  
c\ntry det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 9        
consultation ) o!r relevant ,f$]al      
(ficials1 to h engag$ 9 a long-t]m      
patt]n or s]i\s in/ances ( conduct      
significantly adv]se to ! national      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or security &
 safety ( ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons2  7#d7 ! 
t]m =eign adv]s>y entity means-- 7,a7 a 
=eign entity subject to ! jurisdiction  
(1 or organiz$ "u ! laws (1 a =eign     
adv]s>y2  7,b7 a =eign entity t is m ?an

 #be p]c5t own$1 direct$1 controll$1    
f9anc$1 or influ5c$ directly or         
indirectly by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/    
,p>ty1 or ! ,*9ese milit>y1 includ+ any 
entity = :i* ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/    
,p>ty1 or ! ,*9ese milit>y has !        
ability1 ?r\gh own]%ip ( a majority or a
 dom9ant m9ority ( ! total out/&+ vot+  
int]e/ 9 ! entity1 bo>d repres5tation1  
proxy vot+1 a special %>e1 contractual  
arrangem5ts1 =mal or in=mal arrangem5ts 
to act 9 conc]t1 or o!r means1 to       
det]m9e1 direct1 or decide = ! entity 9 
an important mann]2 or  7,c7 a =eign    
entity own$1 direct$1 or controll$ by a 
=eign entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b72  7#e7 ! t]m p]man5t magnet    
means ,neodymium ,iron ,boron magnets & 
,sam>ium ,cobalt magnets2 &  7#f7 ! t]m 
sw>f means int]m$iate mat]ial produc$ f 
! me*anical process+ to %ape & produce  
p]man5t magnets ) a composition t       
includes ,neodymium ,iron ,boron1       

,sam>ium ,cobalt1 ,alum9um ,nickel      
,cobalt1 or end-(-life p]man5t magnet   
wa/e mat]ials4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical        
am5dm5ts ,! tables ( cont5ts 9 section  
#b7;b7 & title ,,xvii ( division ,a (   
,public ,law #aae-bcb are ea* am5d$ by  
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#ageh ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #ageh;,a4 ,export
 controls to prev5t ! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a f exploit+ items su* z black mass &
 o!r products produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
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