,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fjb #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eibi
 ,report ,no4 #aai-fib ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #g1 #bjbe,mr4 ,barr introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,june #i1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 
,mr4 ,swalwell and ,mr4 ,van ,drew      
,june #i1 #bjbf,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
 ,november #g1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
adjust the treatment of certain actions 
under ,presidential ,determination      
#bjbb-aa for ,federal permitting        
improvement1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,critical ,minerals ,supply     
,chain ,resiliency ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  

,treatment of actions under presidential
 determination #bjbb-aa for ,federal    
permitting improvement purposes  7a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided by         
subsection 7c71 an action described in  
subsection 7b7 shall be-- 7#a7 treated  
as a covered project1 as defined in     
section #dajja7f7 of the ,fixing        
,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm7#f771 without    
regard to the requirements of that      
section2 and  7#b7 included in the      
,permitting ,dashboard maintained       
pursuant to section #dajjc7;b7 of that  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm-#b7;b774  7b7
 ,actions described ,an action described
 in this subsection is an action taken  
by the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant  
to ,presidential ,determination #bjbb-aa
 7#hg ,fed4 ,reg4 #aigge2 relating to   
certain actions under section #cjc of   
the ,defense ,production ,act of #aiej7 
to create1 maintain1 protect1 expand1 or
 restore sustainable and responsible    
domestic production capabilities for    

strategic and critical materials        
through-- 7#a7 supporting feasibility   
studies for mature mining1              
beneficiation1 and value-added          
processing projects2  7#b7 by-product   
and co-product production at existing   
mining1 mine waste reclamation1 and     
other industrial facilities2  7#c7      
modernization of mining1 beneficiation1 
and value-added processing to increase  
productivity1 environmental             
sustainability1 and workforce safety2 or
  7#d7 any other activity authorized    
under section #cjc7;a77#a7 of the       
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej 7#ej 
,u4,s4,c4 #decc7;a77#a774  7c7          
,exception ,an action described in      
subsection 7b7 may not be treated as a  
covered project or be included in the   
,permitting ,dashboard under subsection 
7a7 if the project sponsor 7as defined  
in section #dajja7ah7 of the ,fixing    
,america's ,surface ,transportation ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm7#ah777 requests  
that the action not be treated as a     

covered project4  ,june #i1             
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed