,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gbj #aai?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ifaf
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hba ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,pflug] 7= himself & ,mr4     
,l&sman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,septemb] #ad1 #bjbf;,committ$
 to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on !   
,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a program = !      
recov]y ( critical mat]ials f contam9at$
 sites1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,environm5tal ,monitor+ & ,rem$iation   
,te*nology ,assessm5t ,initiative       
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbf or ! ,,emrtai
 ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4       
,environm5tal rem$iation & critical     
mat]ial recov]y program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal      
,protection ,ag5cy %all c>ry out a      
program to inve/igate1 evaluate1 &      
support processes1 me?ods1 & sy/ems :i* 
may be utiliz$ 9-- 7#a7 ! id5tification 

( s\rces ( critical mat]ials at         
contam9at$ sites1 includ+ contam9at$    
m$ia & solid wa/e s\rces at su* sites2 &
  7#b7 ! recov]y ( su* critical mat]ials
 f su* sites4  7b7 ,assi/ance ,9 c>ry+  
out ! program "u subsection 7a71 !      
,adm9i/rator may provide assi/ance1     
includ+ by ent]+ into contracts &       
coop]ative agreem5ts & mak+ aw>ds1 to   
p]sons1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5t
 entities1 & nonpr(it organizations4    
7c7 ,limitation ,! ,adm9i/rator may n1  
"u su* program1 provide assi/ance-- 7#a7
 9 ! aggregate1 9 an am\nt t exce$s     
#aj1jjj1jjj 9 any fiscal ye>2 or  7#b7  
to any p]son1 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal  
gov]nm5t entity1 or nonpr(it            
organization1 9 an am\nt t exce$s       
#c1jjj1jjj4  7d7 ,evaluation (          
applications ,! ,adm9i/rator %all       
e/abli% a sy/em = evaluat+ applications 
= assi/ance provid$ "u subsection 7b7 t 
includes ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7#a7 ,! ext5t
 to :i* ! assi/ance fur!rs !            
id5tification ( nontraditional1 dome/ic 

s\rces ( critical mat]ials at contam9at$
 sites pursuant to subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,! ext5t to :i* ! assi/ance advances   
processes1 me?ods1 & sy/ems =-- 7,a7    
recov]+ critical mat]ials f s\rces at   
contam9at$ sites t may be id5tifi$      
pursuant to subsection 7a72 &  7,b7     
monitor+ environm5tal contam9ation &    
rem$iation ( su* contam9at$ sites 9 !   
recov]y ( su* critical mat]ials4  7#c7  
,! ext5t to :i* ! assi/ance /r5g!ns     
national security ?r\gh ! developm5t (  
dome/ic critical mat]ial supply *a9s4   
7#d7 ,! ext5t to :i* ! assi/ance        
supports rem$iation ( "o or m contam9at$
 sites1 especially su* sites t are on ! 
,national ,priorities ,li/4  7#e7 ,!    
ext5t to :i* ! assi/ance protects human 
heal? & ! environm5t4  7e7 ,critical    
mat]ial def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
critical mat]ial has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act 
( #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7f7 
,sunset ,! program "u subsection 7a7    
%all t]m9ate on ! date t is #aj ye>s    

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4   
,septemb] #ad1 #bjbf;,committ$ to !     
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$