,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjbc,ms4  
,mc,collum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !    
sale or transf] ( c]ta9 critical m9]als 
to =eign entities ( conc]n4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ 
,am]ican ,critical ,m9]als ,act ( #bjbc4
  #b4 ,prohibition ( sale ( critical    
m9]als to =eign entities ( conc]n by    
p]sons conduct+ c]ta9 m9]al activities  
on ,f$]al l&  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no op]ator  
may sell or transf] any cov]$ m9]al to a
 =eign entity ( conc]n4  7b7 ,au?ority  
,to d5y au?orization ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may decl9e 
to issue or r5ew any cov]$ au?orization 
to any p]son if-- 7#a7 su* p]son is a   
=eign entity ( conc]n2  7#b7 su* p]son  
has violat$ subsection 7a72  7#c7 any   
report made available to ! public "u    
subsection 7d7 by su* p]son is          
incomplete or inaccurate2 or  7#d7 !    

issuance ( su* au?orization w\ld        
negatively affect ! national security ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! subsequ5t sale  
or transf] ( any product result+ f !    
issuance ( su* au?orization to a =eign  
entity ( conc]n4  7c7 ,adm9i/rative1    
civil1 & crim9al p5alties ,! ,secret>y1 
9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce 
& su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es appropriate1 %all e/abli% by   
regulation su* adm9i/rative1 civil1 &   
crim9al p5alties z ! ,secret>y det]m9es1
 aft] su* consultation1 appropriate =-- 
7#a7 a violation ( subsection 7a72 &    
7#b7 a failure to submit a complete &   
accurate report "u subsection 7d74  7d7 
,report+ requirem5t ,ea* op]ator %all   
make available to ! public a report1 n  
lat] ?an ,june #cj ( ea* cal5d> ye> t   
succe$s a cal5d> ye> 9 :i* su* p]son    
sold or transf]r$ a cov]$ m9]al1 t )    
respect to ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>-- 7#a7   
id5tifies ! cov]$ m9]al su* op]ator     
extract$1 produc$1 or ref9$ on ,f$]al l&
 & ! location ( ea* su* activity )      

respect to ea* cov]$ m9]al2  7#b7       
id5tifies ! pur*as] or transf]ee ( any  
cov]$ m9]al sold or transf]r$ by su*    
op]ator2 &  7#c7 includes a c]tification
 t ! op]ator has det]m9$ t su* pur*as]  
or transf]ee is n a =eign entity (      
conc]n4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative fee ,!       
,secret>y %all include 9 ea* cov]$      
au?orization issu$ aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section a requirem5t to  
pay a fee 9 su* am\nt z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate to provide am\nts  
suffici5t to adm9i/] ?is section )      
respect to ea* fiscal ye>4  7f7 ,annual 
report ,! ,secret>y %all publi% & submit
 to ,congress an annual report summ>iz+ 
) respect to ea* cov]$ m9]al-- 7#a7 !   
aggregate cont5ts ( reports fil$ "u     
subsection 7d72  7#b7 ! numb] & types ( 
cov]$ au?orizations d5i$ "u subsection  
7b72 &  7#c7 ! numb] & types ( p5alties 
impos$ "u subsection 7c74  7g7          
,availability ( funds ,any fee collect$ 
"u subsection 7e7 %all be made available
 to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section 

& %all rema9 available until exp5d$4    
7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ au?orization ,! t]m cov]$        
au?orization means any p]mit1 claim1    
lease1 or o!r au?orization issu$ by !   
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior relat+ to cov]$  
m9]al activities4  7#b7 ,cov]$ m9]al ,! 
t]m cov]$ m9]al means a critical m9]al  
7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #gjjb ( ! 
,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4      
#afjf77 extract$1 produc$1 or ref9$ on  
,f$]al l&4  7#c7 ,cov]$ m9]al activities
 ,! t]m cov]$ m9]al activities means !  
extraction1 production1 or ref9em5t ( a 
cov]$ m9]al on ,f$]al l&4  7#d7 ,=eign  
entity ( conc]n ,! t]m =eign entity (   
conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #iija ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7   
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dfea74  7#e7 ,op]ator ,!
 t]m op]ator means a p]son t conducts   
cov]$ m9]al activities or a relat$ p]son
 7)9 ! mean+ ( section #bfg7;b7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 ( su*   

p]son4  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y 
means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4