,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cji #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #chgb ,report ,no4 #aai-ceg ,,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 ,october #ca1 #bjbe;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,harrigan ,october #ca1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #aj1 #bjbe ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for ,acquired ,lands to make that ,act applicable to hardrock minerals4 #a4 ,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 ,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 minerals2 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 ,october #ca1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed