#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#iab  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to provide te*nology 
grants to /r5g!n dome/ic m9+ education1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,te*nology ,grants 
to ,/r5g!n ,dome/ic ,m9+ ,education ,act
 ( #bjbc or ! ,m9+ ,s*ools ,act ( #bjbc4
  #b4 ,te*nology grants to /r5g!n       
dome/ic m9+ education  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,bo>d ,! t]m ,bo>d 
means ! ,m9+ ,pr(essional ,developm5t   
,advisory ,bo>d e/abli%$ by subsection  
7d77#a74  7#b7 ,m9+ indu/ry ,! t]m m9+  
indu/ry means ! m9+ indu/ry ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 consi/+ ( ! se>* =1 &           
extraction1 b5eficiation1 ref9+1 smelt+1
 & process+ (1 naturally occurr+ metal &
 nonmetal m9]als f ! e>?4  7#c7 ,m9+    
pr(ession ,! t]m m9+ pr(ession means !  
body ( jobs directly relevant to-- 7,a7 
! exploration1 plann+1 execution1 &     
rem$iation ( metal & nonmetal m9+ sites2
 &  7,b7 ! extraction1 includ+ !        
sep>ation1 ref9+1 alloy+1 smelt+1       

conc5tration1 & process+1 ( m9]al ores4 
7#d7 ,m9+ s*ool ,! t]m m9+ s*ool means--
 7,a7 a m9+1 metallurgical1 geological1 
or m9]al eng9e]+ program accr$it$ by !  
,accr$itation ,bo>d = ,eng9e]+ &        
,te*nology1 ,inc41 t is locat$ at an    
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 or  7,b7
 a geology or eng9e]+ program or        
dep>tm5t t is locat$ at a #d-ye> public 
in/itution ( high] education 7z s def9$7
 locat$ 9 a ,/ate ! gross dome/ic       
product ( :i* 9 #bjba 0 n less ?an      
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ! comb9$ categories (  
8,m9+ 7except oil & gas70 & 8,support   
activities = m9+01 accord+ to ! ,bureau 
( ,economic ,analysis4  7#e7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy4  7b7 ,dome/ic m9+ education     
/r5g!n+ program ,! ,secret>y1 9         
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
7act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,geological ,survey71 %all-- 7#a7
 e/abli% a grant program to /r5g!n      

dome/ic m9+ education2 &  7#b7 "u !     
program e/abli%$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 aw>d  
competitive grants to m9+ s*ools = !    
purpose ( recruit+ & educat+ ! next     
g5]ation ( m9+ eng9e]s & o!r qualifi$   
pr(essionals to meet ! future en]gy &   
m9]al ne$s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7      
,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !   
grant program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d n m ?an  
#aj grants ea* ye> to m9+ s*ools4  7#b7 
,selection requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 !      
,secret>y %all select recipi5ts = grants
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 to ensure geographic  
div]sity among grant recipi5ts to ensure
 t region-specific specialties are      
develop$ = region-specific geology4     
7,b7 ,timel9e ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d !  
grants "u p>agraph 7#a7 by n lat] ?an ! 
lat] (-- 7i7 ! date t is #ahj days aft] 
! />t ( ! applicable fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7
 ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date on   
:i* ! ,act mak+ full-ye> appropriations 
= ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy = ! applicable   

fiscal ye> is enact$4  7#c7             
,recomm5dations ( ! ,bo>d  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 select+ recipi5ts = grants "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 & det]m9+ ! am\nt ( ea*   
grant1 ! ,secret>y1 to ! maximum ext5t  
practicable1 %all take into consid]ation
 ! recomm5dations ( ! ,bo>d "u          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( subsection   
7d77#c74  7,b7 ,selection /atem5t ,9    
select+ recipi5ts = grants "u p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 9 response 
to a recomm5dation f ! ,bo>d1 submit to 
! ,bo>d a /atem5t t describes-- 7,i7    
:e!r ! ,secret>y accepts or rejects1 9  
:ole or 9 "p1 ! recomm5dation ( ! ,bo>d2
 &  7,,ii7 ! ju/ification & rationale = 
any rejection1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ( !      
recomm5dation ( ! ,bo>d2 &  7ii7 n lat] 
?an #ae days aft] aw>d+ a grant = :i* ! 
,bo>d submitt$ a recomm5dation1 publi% !
 /atem5t submitt$ "u clause 7i7 on !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy website4  7#d7 ,use (
 funds ,a m9+ s*ool receiv+ a grant "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all use ! grant funds--  
7,a7 to recruit /ud5ts to ! m9+ s*ool2 &

  7,b7 to enhance & support programs    
relat$ to1 z applicable-- 7i7 m9+1 m9]al
 extraction effici5cy1 & relat$ process+
 te*nology2  7ii7 emphasiz+ critical    
m9]al & r>e e>? elem5t exploration1     
extraction1 & ref9+2  7iii7 reclamation 
te*nology & practices = active m9+      
op]ations2  7iv7 ! developm5t (         
reprocess+ sy/ems & te*nologies t       
facilitate reclamation t fo/]s ! recov]y
 ( res\rces at ab&on$ m9e sites2  7v7   
m9]al extraction me?ods t r$uce         
environm5tal & human impacts2  7vi7     
te*nologies to extract1 ref9e1 sep>ate1 
smelt1 or produce m9]als1 includ+ r>e   
e>? elem5ts2  7vii7 r$uc+ dep5d5ce on   
=eign en]gy & m9]al supplies ?r\gh      
increas$ dome/ic critical m9]al         
production2  7viii7 enhanc+ !           
competitiv5ess ( ,unit$ ,/ates en]gy &  
m9]al te*nology exports2  7ix7 !        
extraction or process+ ( co9cid+        
m9]alization1 includ+ r>e e>? elem5ts1  
)9 coal1 coal process+ byproduct1       
ov]burd51 or coal residue2  7x7 enhanc+ 

te*nologies & practices relat+ to       
mitigation ( acid m9e dra9age1          
re=e/ation1 & revegetation 9 !          
reclamation ( l& & wat] res\rces        
adv]sely affect$ by m9+2  7xi7 enhanc+  
exploration & *>act]ization ( new or    
novel deposits1 includ+ r>e e>? elem5ts 
& critical m9]als )9 phosphate rocks1   
uranium-be>+ deposits1 & o!r            
nontraditional s\rces2  7xii7 meet+     
*all5ges ( extreme m9+ conditions1 su* z
 deep] deposits or (f%ore or cold region
 m9+2 &  7xiii7 m9]al economics1 includ+
 analysis ( supply *a9s1 future m9]al   
ne$s1 & unconv5tional m9+ res\rces4  7d7
 ,m9+ ,pr(essional ,developm5t ,advisory
 ,bo>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$  
an advisory bo>d1 to be kn[n z ! ,m9+   
,pr(essional ,developm5t ,advisory      
,bo>d4  7#b7 ,composition ,! ,bo>d %all 
be compos$ ( #f memb]s1 to be appo9t$ by
 ! ,secret>y n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ( :om--    
7,a7 #c %all be individuals :o are      
actively work+ 9 ! m9+ pr(ession & = !  

m9+ indu/ry2 &  7,b7 #c %all h exp]i5ce 
9 academia implem5t+ & op]at+           
pr(essional skills tra9+ & education    
programs 9 ! m9+ sector4  7#c7 ,duties  
,! ,bo>d %all-- 7,a7 evaluate grant     
applications receiv$ "u subsection 7c7 &
 make recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y =   
selection ( grant recipi5ts "u t        
subsection2  7,b7 propose ! am\nt ( !   
grant = ea* applicant recomm5d$ to be   
select$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7    
p]=m ov]sight to ensure t grant funds   
aw>d$ "u subsection 7c7 are us$ = !     
purposes describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 ( t   
subsection4  7#d7 ,t]m ,a memb] ( !     
,bo>d %all s]ve = a t]m ( #d ye>s4  7#e7
 ,vacancies ,a vacancy on ! ,bo>d-- 7,a7
 %all n affect ! p[]s ( ! ,bo>d2 &  7,b7
 %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z !       
orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made by n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! vacancy  
occurs4  7e7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   

?r\gh #bjca4  #c4 ,repeal ( ! ,m9+ &    
,m9]al ,res\rces ,rese>* ,in/itute ,act 
( #aihd ,! ,m9+ & ,m9]al ,res\rces      
,rese>* ,in/itute ,act ( #aihd 7#cj     
,u4,s4,c4 #abba et seq47 is repeal$4    
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july #aj1              
#bjbd4,secret>y