,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ah1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,warner1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4  
,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,hickenlooper7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
reports on critical mineral and rare    
earth element resources around the world
 and a strategy for the development of  
advanced mining1 refining1 separation1  
and processing technologies4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,critical ,minerals ,security ,act of   
#bjbd4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,covered nation ,the term covered  
nation has the meaning given that term  
in section #dhgb of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,critical mineral  
,the term critical mineral has the      
meaning given that term in section      
#gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj  

7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#c7        
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    
foreign entity of concern has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#djbjg of the ,infrastructure           
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahgda74  7#d7 ,rare earth    
elements ,the term rare earth elements  
means cerium1 dysprosium1 erbium1       
europium1 gadolinium1 holmium1          
lanthanum1 lutetium1 neodymium1         
praseodymium1 promethium1 samarium1     
scandium1 terbium1 thulium1 ytterbium1  
and yttrium4  7#e7 ,united states person
 ,the term ,united ,states person       
means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen  
or an alien lawfully admitted for       
permanent residence to the ,united      
,states2 or  7,b7 an entity organized   
under the laws of the ,united ,states or
 of any jurisdiction within the ,united 
,states1 including a foreign branch of  
such an entity4  #c4 ,reports on        
critical mineral and rare earth element 
resources  7a7 ,in general ,not later   

than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and every #b    
years thereafter1 the ,secretary of the 
,interior1 in consultation with the     
heads of relevant ,federal agencies1    
shall submit to ,congress a report on   
all critical mineral and rare earth     
element resources around the world that 
includes-- 7#a7 an assessment of-- 7,a7 
which of such resources are under the   
control of a foreign entity of concern1 
including through ownership1 contract1  
or economic or political influence2     
7,b7 which of such resources are owned  
by1 controlled by1 or subject to the    
jurisdiction or direction of the ,united
 ,states or a country that is an ally or
 partner of the ,united ,states2  7,c7  
which of such resources are not owned   
by1 controlled by1 or subject to the    
jurisdiction or direction of a foreign  
entity of concern or a country described
 in subparagraph 7,b72 and  7,d7 in the 
case of such resources not undergoing   
commercial mining1 the reasons for the  

lack of commercial mining2  7#b7 for    
each mine from which significant        
quantities of critical minerals or rare 
earth elements are being extracted1 as  
of the date that is one year before the 
date of the report-- 7,a7 an estimate of
 the annual volume of output of the mine
 as of that date2  7,b7 an estimate of  
the total volume of mineral or elements 
that remain in the mine as of that date2
  7,c7 7i7 an identification of the     
country and entity operating the mine2  
or  7ii7 if the mine is operated by more
 than one country or entity1 an estimate
 of the output of each mineral or       
element from the mine to which each such
 country or entity has access2 and  7,d7
 an identification of the ultimate      
beneficial owners of the mine and the   
percentage of ownership held by each    
such owner2  7#c7 for each mine not     
described in paragraph 7#b71 to the     
extent practicable-- 7,a7 an estimate of
 the aggregate annual volume of output  
of the mines as of the date that is one 

year before the date of the report2     
7,b7 an estimate of the aggregate total 
volume of mineral or elements that      
remain in the mines as of that date2    
7,c7 an estimate of the aggregate total 
output of each mineral or element from  
the mine to which a foreign entity of   
concern has access2  7#d7 7,a7 a list of
 key foreign entities of concern        
involved in mining critical minerals and
 rare earth elements2  7,b7 a list of   
key entities in the ,united ,states and 
countries that are allies or partners of
 the ,united ,states involved in mining 
critical minerals and rare earth        
elements2 and  7,c7 an assessment of the
 technical feasibility of entities      
listed under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 mining and processing resources        
identified under paragraph 7#a77;,c7    
using existing advanced technology2     
7#e7 an assessment1 prepared in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 of ways to collaborate with     
countries in which mines or mineral     

processing operations 7or both7 are     
located that are operated by other      
countries1 or are operated by entities  
from other countries1 to ensure ongoing 
access by the ,united ,states and       
countries that are allies and partners  
of the ,united ,states to those mines   
and processing operations2  7#f7 a list1
 prepared in consultation with the      
,secretary of ,commerce1 identifying1 to
 the maximum extent practicable1 all    
cases in which entities were forced to  
divest stock in mining or processing    
operations for critical minerals and    
rare earth elements based on-- 7,a7     
regulatory rulings of the government of 
a covered nation2  7,b7 joint regulatory
 rulings of such a government and the   
government of another country2 or  7,c7 
rulings of a relevant tribunal or other 
entity authorized to render binding     
decisions on divestiture2  7#g7 a list  
of all cases in which the government of 
a covered nation purchased an entity    
that was forced to divest stock as      

described in paragraph 7#f72 and  7#h7 a
 list of all cases in which mining or   
processing operations 7or both7 for     
critical minerals and rare earth        
elements that were not subject to a     
ruling described in paragraph 7#f7 were 
taken over by-- 7,a7 the government of a
 covered nation2 or  7,b7 an entity     
located in1 or influenced or controlled 
by1 such a government4  7b7 ,form of    
report ,each report required by         
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex if necessary4  #d4     
,process for notifying ,united ,states  
,government of divestment ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of ,state1 shall         
establish a process under which-- 7#a7 a
 ,united ,states person seeking to      
divest stock in mining or mineral       
processing operations for critical      
minerals and rare earth elements in a   

foreign country may notify the          
,secretary of the intention of the      
person to divest such stock2 and  7#b7  
the ,secretary may provide assistance to
 the person to find a purchaser that is 
not under the control of the government 
of a covered nation4  #e4 ,strategy on  
development of advanced mining1         
refining1 separation1 and processing    
technologies  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than one year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior1 in consultation with  
the heads of relevant ,federal agencies1
 shall develop-- 7#a7 a strategy to     
collaborate with the governments of     
countries that are allies and partners  
of the ,united ,states to develop       
advanced mining1 refining1 separation1  
and processing technologies2 and  7#b7 a
 method for sharing the intellectual    
property resulting from the development 
of such technologies with those         
countries to enable those countries to  
license such technologies and mine1     

refine1 separate1 and process the       
resources of such countries4  7b7       
,reports required ,not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the 
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the progress made in          
developing the strategy and method      
described in subsection 7a74