,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bbd #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfag 
,report ,no4 #aai-bfh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,mr4  
,james 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1 &    
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,septemb] #aa1       
#bjbe;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,dunn (
 ,florida & ,mrs4 ,h\*9  ,septemb] #aa1 
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,may #bi1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,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  ,septemb] #aa1  
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$