,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bife  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
critical m9]al environm5tal process+ &  
m9+ cleanup program1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,critical m9]al environm5tal        
process+ & m9+ cleanup program  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,critical m9]al ,! t]m critical m9]al   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#b7 ,eligible   
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means an  
entity engag$ 9 or int5d+ to engage 9-- 
7,a7 ! m9+ or manufactur+ ( critical    
m9]als or ! reprocess+ or recycl+ ( m9e 
tail+s1 smelt] or ref9]y slags1 or      
residues2 or  7,b7 any o!r value-add$1  
m9+-relat$1 manufactur+-relat$1 or      
process+-relat$ use ( critical m9]als   

und]tak5 )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7      
,eligible m9]al ,! t]m eligible m9]al   
means ea* ( ! m9]als id5tifi$ by !      
,secret>y "u subsection 7b77#b77;,a74   
7#d7 ,manufacture ,! t]m manufacture1 ) 
respect to a m9]al1 means to process1   
ref9e1 alloy1 sep>ate1 smelt1           
conc5trate1 or b5eficiate ! m9]al4  7#e7
 ,program ,! t]m program means !        
competitive grant program e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7b77#a74  7#f7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior4  7b7 ,program e/abli%m5t  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a   
program to aw>d competitive grants to   
eligible entities = ! manufactur+ (     
eligible m9]als4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation2    
id5tification  7,a7 ,eligible m9]als ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,national ,economic ,c\ncil1 %all     
id5tify z eligible m9]als-- 7i7 ! #aj   
critical m9]als t are ! mo/ critical =  
manufactur+ & en]gy indep5d5ce2 &  7ii7 
! #aj m9]als t are ! mo/ critical to !  

,unit$ ,/ates to r$uce en]gy dep5d5ce on
 m9]al imports4  7,b7 ,suitable         
locations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all id5tify ,f$]al & non-,f$]al l& =   
:i* x is economically feasible &        
environm5tally s\nd to m9e ! eligible   
m9]als4  7ii7 ,requirem5t ,! ,secret>y  
%all e/abli% = ea* suitable location    
id5tifi$ "u clause 7i7 a mitigation plan
 to combat environm5tal & heal? risks   
pos$ by ! m9+ & manufactur+ ( eligible  
m9]als to-- 7,i7 f$]ally recogniz$      
,indian ,tribes2  7,,ii7 communities at 
risk ( pollution f m9+ activities2 &    
7,,iii7 clean dr9k+ wat] s\rces4  7,c7  
,no duplication ( ef=ts ,to ! maximum   
ext5t practicable1 9 c>ry+ out          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 ! ,secret>y   
%all use exi/+ analyses ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,geological ,survey4  7#c7 ,selection   
7,a7 ,applications ,an eligible entity  
seek+ a grant "u ! program %all submit  
to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1
 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z 

! ,secret>y may require4  7,b7          
,selection crit]ia ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! 
program1 ! ,secret>y %all only aw>d     
grants to eligible entities t-- 7i7 h   
docum5t$ int]e/s 9 con/ruct+1 exp&+1 or 
mod]niz+ facilities t c>ry out an       
activity or use describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a7 or 7,b7 ( subsection 7a77#b72 &    
7ii7 demon/rate /rong labor protections1
 includ+ prevail+ wage requirem5ts4     
7#d7 ,use ( funds ,a grant "u ! program 
may be us$ = ! environm5tal assessm5t1  
process+1 mitigation1 & cleanup necess>y
 to m9e or manufacture eligible m9]als  
on ! ,f$]al & non-,f$]al l& id5tifi$ "u 
p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i74  7#e7            
,environm5tal laws ,9 c>ry+ out         
activities us+ a grant "u ! program1 an 
eligible entity %all comply )-- 7,a7 all
 applicable environm5tal laws 7includ+  
regulations72 &  7,b7 any o!r           
environm5tal /&>ds det]m9$ to be        
necess>y by ! ,secret>y4  7#f7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !

 program #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
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