,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ejcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,hick5loop] 7= himself & ,mr4 
,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national    
,critical ,m9]als ,c\ncil )9 !          
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t to      
develop & coord9ate ! implem5tation ( a 
national critical m9]al /rategy = !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,national ,critical ,m9]als ,c\ncil     
,act4  #b4 ,national ,critical ,m9]als  
,c\ncil  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,c\ncil ,! t]m ,c\ncil means !    
,national ,critical ,m9]als ,c\ncil     
e/abli%$ by subsection 7b74  7#b7       
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#c7 ,m9+        

,univ]sity ,! t]m m9+ univ]sity means an
 in/itution ( high] education ) a m9+1  
metallurgical1 geological1 or m9]al     
eng9e]+ program accr$it$ by !           
,accr$itation ,bo>d = ,eng9e]+ &        
,te*nology1 ,inc4  7#d7 ,s5ior executive
 bran* (ficial ,! t]m s5ior executive   
bran* (ficial means any (fic] or        
employee describ$ 9 any ( p>agraphs 7#c7
 ?r\gh 7#h7 ( section #acajc7;f7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !        
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t a       
,national ,critical ,m9]als ,c\ncil4    
7c7 ,objectives ,! objectives ( !       
,c\ncil are to develop & coord9ate !    
implem5tation ( a national critical     
m9]al /rategy = ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7  
to r$uce reliance on =eign adv]s>ies =  
m9]al imports2 &  7#b7 to r$uce s+le    
po9ts ( failure 9 ! m9]al supply *a9 ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,/aff  7#a7 ,*air  
,! ,c\ncil %all be *air$ by ! ,vice     
,presid5t4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,c\ncil   
%all comprise su* heads ( executive     

ag5cies 7z def9$ 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 & s5ior        
executive bran* (ficials z ! ,presid5t  
det]m9es to be appropriate4  7#c7       
,support  7,a7 ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor   
7i7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,presid5t %all appo9t 
a ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor4  7ii7 ,duties 
,! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor %all-- 7,i7   
c>ry out ! day-to-day op]ations ( !     
,c\ncil2  7,,ii7 s]ve z ! ,executive    
,secret>y ( ! ,c\ncil2 &  7,,iii7 report
 to ! ,vice ,presid5t4  7,b7 ,o!r /aff  
,9 addition to ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor1
 ! ,c\ncil may employ n m ?an #e        
employees to c>ry out ! duties ( !      
,c\ncil4  7e7 ,duties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,c\ncil %all-- 
7,a7 coord9ate m9+ & m9]al rese>*1      
developm5t1 deploym5t1 &                
comm]cialization fund+ priorities &     
opportunities across all ,f$]al ag5cies 
& develop a c5tral plat=m on :i* !      
opportunities may be view$ &            
applications may be submitt$2  7,b7 take
 actions to improve ! visibility ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates z a pref]r$ p>tn] =       
critical m9]al projects & agreem5ts 9   
comp>ison to =eign adv]s>ies1 includ+   
collaborat+ ) non-,unit$ ,/ates entities
 & gov]nm5ts f alli$ nations2  7,c7     
coord9ate ) relevant ,f$]al ag5cies to  
consi/5tly & proactively track inve/m5ts
 9 critical m9]al & m9+-relat$ projects 
ar\nd ! _w made by ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a & o!r =eign adv]s>ies1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor2  7,d7 "w )   
exp]ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a7--  
7i7 to prioritize #e critical m9]als1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor1 &  
id5tify ! top *all5ges & necess>y       
int]v5tions associat$ ) secur+ /able    
supply *a9s = ^? prioritiz$ critical    
m9]als2 &  7ii7 to exp& ! li/ (         
prioritiz$ critical m9]als "u clause 7i7
 to include additional critical m9]als1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor2 &
  7,e7 c>ry out o!r activities1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor1 to 
fulfill ! objectives describ$ 9         
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,report ,n lat]   

?an #a ye> aft] ! ,c\ncil id5tifies     
critical m9]als = prioritization "u     
subp>agraph 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#a71 & e   
ye> !reaft]1 ! ,*ief ,m9]als ,advisor   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,natural ,res\rces & ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 & !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces & !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives1 a report describ+--  
7,a7 ! critical m9]als select$ =        
prioritization "u t subp>agraph2 &  7,b7
 ! top *all5ges & necess>y int]v5tions  
id5tifi$ "u t subp>agraph4  7#c7        
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,c\ncil may consult exp]ts 9 m9]al    
supply *a9s1 includ+-- 7,a7 exp]ts f--  
7i7 m9+ univ]sities & o!r in/itutions ( 
high] education1 includ+-- 7,i7 ,tribal 
colleges2  7,,ii7 hi/orically ,black    
colleges & univ]sities2 &  7,,iii7      
community colleges2  7ii7 ,national     
,laboratories2  7iii7 relevant private  
indu/ries2  7iv7 ,f$]al ag5cies2 &  7v7 
non-,f$]al organizations2 &  7,b7       

individuals f-- 7i7 ,/ate & local       
gov]nm5ts2 &  7ii7 ,indian ,tribes 7z   
def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian          
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t
 %all submit to ,congress a report t    
describes-- 7#a7 ! composition &        
function ( ! ,c\ncil2  7#b7 a national  
critical m9]al /rategy to a*ieve !      
objectives describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 & 
7#c7 an implem5tation plan t-- 7,a7     
describes h[ repres5t$ ag5cies int5d to 
c>ry out ! national critical m9]al      
/rategy2 &  7,b7 includes cle> b5*m>ks  
to evaluate h[ ! /rategy & implem5tation
 plan are fulfill+ ! objectives describ$
 9 subsection 7c74