,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fhj  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#hdej  ,report ,no4 #aah-hcc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#ag1 #bjbd ,mrs4 ,cammack 7for herself  
and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,december #aj1 #bjbd ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,may #ag1
 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the       
,secretary of the ,interior to evaluate 
certain minerals for designation as     
critical minerals4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,phosphate and ,potash ,protection ,act 
of #bjbd4  #b4 ,evaluation of certain   
minerals for designation as critical    
minerals  7a7 ,in general ,not later    

than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall       
evaluate potash1 phosphates1 and other  
minerals necessary for the production of
 fertilizer and other agricultural      
products used to promote crop           
development for designation as critical 
minerals under section #gjjb7;c77#d7 of 
the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #afjf7;c77#d774  7b7 ,recommendations  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this section1 the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall-- 7#a7
 evaluate policies in place as of the   
date of the enactment of this section   
related to the permitting and leasing of
 projects for the exploration1          
development1 and production of the      
minerals described in subsection 7a72   
and  7#b7 submit to the appropriate     
congressional committees recommendations
 to support the domestic production of  

such minerals4  7c7 ,report ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall submit
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report regarding the       
evaluation carried out under subsection 
7a71 including a description of how each
 mineral described in subsection 7a7    
does or does not meet each requirement  
of the designation methodology to       
determine the eligibility of each such  
mineral for inclusion on the critical   
minerals list4  7d7 ,designation ,if1   
pursuant to the evaluation carried out  
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary1 in
 consultation with the ,secretary of    
,agriculture1 determines that a mineral 
described in subsection 7a7 meets each  
requirement of the designation          
methodology1 the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,agriculture and not later than #de days
 after the date on which the report     

required under subsection 7c7 is        
submitted1 shall designate such mineral 
as a critical mineral under section     
#gjjb7;c77#d7 of the ,energy ,act of    
#bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;c77#d77 and 
update the critical minerals list       
accordingly4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3  7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources and the ,committee on        
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources and the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,critical mineral 
,the term critical mineral has the      
meaning given the term in section       
#gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#c7        
,critical minerals list ,the term       
critical minerals list means the list of
 critical minerals published under      

section #gjjb7;c77#c7 of the ,energy    
,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4            
#afjf7;c77#c774  7#d7 ,designation      
methodology ,the term designation       
methodology means the methodology       
published under section #gjjb7;c77#c7 of
 the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj         
,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;c77#c77 as of the date 
of the enactment of this section4  7#e7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4        
,december #aj1 #bjbd ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed