#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #cfag  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act to secure !
 supply ( critical en]gy res\rces1      
includ+ critical m9]als & o!r mat]ials1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,secur+ ,am]ica's  
,critical ,m9]als ,supply ,act4  #b4    
,am5dm5t to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy        
,organization ,act ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy
 ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja
 et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #b1
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,z us$ 
9 sections #ajb7bj7 & #bjc7;a77#ab71 !  
t]m critical en]gy res\rce means any    
en]gy res\rce--  7#a7 t is ess5tial to !
 en]gy sector & en]gy sy/ems ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! supply *a9 ( :i* is   
vuln]able to disruption4  2  7#b7 9     
section #ajb1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#bj7 ,to ensure !re is an adequate & 
reliable supply ( critical en]gy        
res\rces t are ess5tial to ! en]gy      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  2 &  7#c7 9
 section #bjc7;a71 by add+ at ! end !   

foll[+3  7#ab7 ,functions t relate to   
secur+ ! supply ( critical en]gy        
res\rces1 includ+ id5tify+ & mitigat+ ! 
effects ( a disruption ( su* supply on--
  7,a7 ! developm5t & use ( en]gy       
te*nologies2 &  7,b7 ! op]ation ( en]gy 
sy/ems4  4  #c4 ,secur+ critical en]gy  
res\rce supply *a9s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9    
c>ry+ out ! requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,en]gy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #gaja et seq471 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 9
 consultation ) ! appropriate ,f$]al    
ag5cies1 repres5tatives ( ! en]gy       
sector1 ,/ates1 & o!r /akehold]s1 %all--
 7#a7 conduct ongo+ assessm5ts (--  7,a7
 en]gy res\rce criticality1 bas$ on !   
importance ( critical en]gy res\rces to 
! developm5t ( en]gy te*nologies & !    
supply ( en]gy2  7,b7 ! critical en]gy  
res\rce supply *a9 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7,c7 ! vuln]ability ( su* supply *a92   
7,d7 ! div]sity ( dome/ic critical en]gy
 res\rce supply *a9s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
includ+ ! ext5t to :i* su* div]sity is  
suffici5t to prev5t monopoli/ic         

behavior1 a s+le po9t ( failure1 or     
m>ket manipulation2  7,e7 capacity      
con/ra9ts on ! dome/ic production (     
critical en]gy res\rces1 includ+ any su*
 con/ra9t caus$ by a %ortage ( mat]ial  
or labor2  7,f7 ,f$]al regulations      
affect+ ! dome/ic production or         
importation ( critical en]gy res\rces2  
7,g7 h[ ! en]gy security ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates is affect$ by ! reliance ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates on importation ( critical 
en]gy res\rces2 &  7,h7 h[ adv]s>ial    
nations seek to exploit critical en]gy  
res\rce m>kets to und]m9e inve/m5t 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* may include ! ext5t  
to :i* adv]s>ial nations employ         
anti-competitive practices1 price       
manipulation1 or human rights abuses 9  
critical en]gy res\rce production &     
exportation2  7#b7 facilitate developm5t
 ( /rategies to /r5g!n critical en]gy   
res\rce supply *a9s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ by-- 7,a7 div]sify+ ! s\rces ( !
 supply ( critical en]gy res\rces2 &    
7,b7 increas+ dome/ic production1       

sep>ation1 & process+ ( critical en]gy  
res\rces2  7#c7 develop sub/itutes &    
alt]natives to critical en]gy res\rces2 
&  7#d7 improve te*nology t reuses &    
recycles critical en]gy res\rces4  7b7  
,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report on ! /atus ( ! assessm5ts "u     
subsection 7a77#a71 includ+ a           
description ( any regulation prescrib$1 
guidance issu$1 or o!r action tak5 z a  
result ( su* an assessm5t4  7c7         
,critical en]gy res\rce def9$ ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m critical en]gy res\rce   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #b ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives ,febru>y #aa1          
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