,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to    
support rese>* & developm5t on          
extraction ( critical m9]als f br9e to  
r$uce ! dep5d5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates on ! 
importation ( su* m9]als1 illu/rat+ t   
innovative te*nology = dome/ic          
extraction c\ld be a m co/ effici5t &   
environm5tally fri5dly alt]native ?an   
traditional extraction me?ods1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,critical ,m9]al ,br9e  
,extraction ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,act4 
#b4 ,rese>* & developm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all-- 7#a7       
support rese>* & developm5t on !        
scale-up1 evaluation1 & pot5tial        
comm]cialization ( ! te*nology =        
extraction ( critical m9]als f br9e2 &  
7#b7 conduct demon/rations ( su*        

te*nology1 9 collaboration ) private    
sector indu/ry1 9 ord] to-- 7,a7 fur!r  
p]=mance enhancem5t relat+ to su*       
te*nology2 &  7,b7 r$uce associat$ co/s4
  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 9           
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce & !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 %all submit to !  
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,committee on ! ,environm5t & ,public 
,works1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &        
,natural ,res\rces1 & ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate a report on ! 
te*nical & economic feasibility (       
te*nology = ! extraction ( critical     
m9]als f br9e1 & pot5tial b>ri]s = !    
expansion ( ! use ( su* te*nology =     
dome/ic purposes1 includ+ options =     
,f$]al-private p>tn]%ips = r$uc+ co/s & 
improv+ ! effici5cy ( extraction (      
critical m9]als f br9e4  7c7            

,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj   
doll>s = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh  
#bjcj to c>ry out subsection 7a74