,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4  
,hurd ( ,colorado 7= himself & ,mr4     
,c>bajal7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to c>ry out a    
quantum-enhanc$ critical m9]als survey1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,quantum-,enhanc$  
,critical ,m9]als ,mapp+ ,act ( #bjbf4  
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,critical m9]al ,! t]m critical m9]al   
has ! mean+ giv5 to t t]m 9 section     
#gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#b7 ,e>? ,,mri  
,! t]m ,e>? ,,mri means ! ,e>? ,mapp+   
,res\rces ,initiative ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,geological ,survey4  7#c7 ,quantum     
gravity gradiometry ,! t]m quantum      
gravity gradiometry means ! use (       
quantum me*anical sy/ems1 includ+       
cold-atom int]f]ometry1 to measure      
spatial gradi5ts ( gravitational fields 

= ! purpose ( detect+ subsurface d5sity 
v>iations4  7#d7 ,r>e e>? elem5t ,! t]m 
r>e e>? elem5t means any ( ! #ag        
metallic elem5ts consi/+ ( ! #ae        
lan?anides plus sc&ium & yttrium1 :i*   
are a special subset ( critical m9]als4 
7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological 
,survey4  #c4 ,quantum-enhanc$ critical 
m9]als survey  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & c>ry   
out a program to conduct orig9al        
quantum-enhanc$ geophysical surveys to  
improve ^u exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates          
,geological ,survey data = ! discov]y & 
*>act]ization ( critical m9]al & r>e e>?
 elem5t deposits on or adjac5t to ,f$]al
 l&s4  7b7 ,survey requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! program "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct mobile    
quantum gravity gradiometry surveys ov] 
n few] ?an #c priority critical m9]als  
focus areas id5tifi$ "u ! ,e>? ,,mri    

program1 ) priority giv5 to focus areas 
9 ! we/]n r>e e>? elem5t zones2  7#b7   
comp>e quantum gravity gradiometry data 
) exi/+ classical geophysical survey    
data f ! same focus areas to quantify   
detection improvem5ts 9 resolution1 dep?
 p5etration1 & m9]al deposit            
*>act]ization2  7#c7 integrate all      
survey data into ! ,e>? ,,mri national  
m9]als database & make su* data publicly
 accessible 9 a =mat compatible ) exi/+ 
,e>? ,,mri data plat=ms2  7#d7 coord9ate
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 act+ ?r\gh !   
directors ( relevant ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy 
national laboratories1 includ+ !        
,national ,laboratory ( ! ,rockies2 &   
7#e7 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1    
c>ry out surveys "u coop]ative rese>* & 
developm5t agreem5ts ) private quantum  
s5s+ firms to lev]age private sector    
inve/m5t & r$uce ,f$]al co/s4  7c7 ,/ate
 coord9ation ,! ,secret>y %all consult &
 coord9ate ) ! ,/ate ,geological        
,surveys ( affect$ ,/ates 9 select+     
survey focus areas & int]pret+ survey   

results4  7d7 ,indu/ry access ,survey   
data made publicly available "u         
subsection 7b77#c7 %all be provid$ to   
m9+ & m9]al exploration companies to    
facilitate private-sector inve/m5t 9    
dome/ic critical m9]al developm5t4  #d4 
,report to ,congress  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural       
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a report on !      
quantum-enhanc$ geophysical survey      
program e/abli%$ "u section #c4  7b7    
,cont5ts ,! report requir$ "u subsection
 7a7 %all include--  7#a7 a description 
( ea* survey area1 ! quantum gravity    
gradiometry in/rum5ts deploy$1 & !      
survey me?odologies us$2  7#b7 a summ>y 
( critical m9]als & r>e e>? elem5ts     
id5tifi$ or *>act]iz$ 9 ea* survey area1
 includ+ e/imat$ deposit locations1     
dep?s1 & pot5tial economic significance2
  7#c7 a quantitative comp>ison (       

quantum gravity gradiometry results     
aga9/ classical geophysical survey      
results f ! same areas1 includ+ metrics 
= detection resolution1 subsurface dep? 
p5etration1 & co/ p] unit area survey$2 
7#d7 an assessm5t ( ! pot5tial = quantum
 gravity gradiometry to r$uce           
speculative drill+ requirem5ts 9 dome/ic
 critical m9]als exploration2  7#e7 an  
analysis ( private sector int]e/ 9 &    
inve/m5t result+ f publicly releas$     
survey data2  7#f7 recomm5dations =     
scal+ quantum-enhanc$ geophysical survey
 capabilities across ! ,e>? ,,mri       
program nationally2  7#g7 any           
legislative or regulatory *anges !      
,secret>y recomm5ds to accel]ate dome/ic
 critical m9]al p]mitt+ 9 areas id5tifi$
 by ! surveys2 &  7#h7 a co/-b5efit     
analysis comp>+ ! ,f$]al inve/m5t "u ?is
 ,act ) ! e/imat$ economic value (      
critical m9]al deposits id5tifi$4