,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,fallon 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moran7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,mineral ,leasing ,act for ,acquired    
,lands to make that ,act applicable to  
hardrock minerals4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,mineral 
,extraction for ,renewable ,industry and
 ,critical ,applications ,act of #bjbe  
or the ,,merica ,act of #bjbe4  #b4     
,application of ,mineral ,leasing ,act  
for ,acquired ,lands to hardrock        
minerals ,the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for
 ,acquired ,lands 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea et
 seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #b  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea7-- 7,a7 by striking 
,act ,united ,states and inserting the  
following3 ,act3 7#a7 ,united ,states   
,the term ,united ,states  2  7,b7 by   
striking ,alaska4 ,acquired lands and   
inserting the following3 ,alaska4 7#b7  

,acquired lands2 lands acquired by the  
,united ,states ,the term acquired lands
  2  7,c7 by striking #eeb74 8,secretary
 and inserting the following3  #eeb74   
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  2 
7,d7 by striking ,interior4 ,mineral    
leasing laws shall mean and inserting   
the following3 ,interior4 7#d7 ,mineral 
leasing laws ,the term mineral leasing  
laws means  2  7,e7 by striking ,acts4  
,lease and inserting the following3     
,acts4 7#e7 ,lease ,the term lease  2   
7,f7 by striking requires4 ,the term and
 inserting the following3 requires4 7#f7
 ,oil ,the term  2 and  7,g7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#g7         
,hardrock mineral ,the term hardrock    
mineral-- 7,a7 includes deposits of--   
7i7 minerals found in sedimentary or    
other rocks2  7ii7 base metals2  7iii7  
precious metals2  7iv7 industrial       
metals2 and  7v7 precious and           
semi-precious gemstones2 and  7,b7 does 
not include deposits of-- 7i7 coal2     
7ii7 oil2  7iii7 oil shale2  7iv7 gas2  

7v7 sodium2  7vi7 potassium2  7vii7     
sulfur2 or  7viii7 mineral materials    
subject to disposition under the ,act of
 ,july #ca1 #aidg1 commonly known as the
 ,materials ,act of #aidg 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #fja et seq474  2 and  7#b7 in section 
#c 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ceb71 by striking and
 sulfur and inserting sulfur1 and       
hardrock minerals4