,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4 
,foster introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a ,critical       
,materials ,processing ,technology      
,testbed ,capability1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,critical ,materials
 ,processing ,technology ,testbed ,act4 
#b4 ,critical ,materials ,processing    
,technology ,testbed  7a7 ,establishment
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in  
consultation with other appropriate     
,federal agencies1 shall administer a   
competitive1 merit-reviewed process to  
establish a ,critical ,materials        
,processing ,technology ,testbed        
,capability 7referred to in this section
 as the ,testbed7 that allows for--     
7,a7 research1 development1 and         
demonstration of novel critical         
materials processing technologies2 and  

7,b7 scalable performance testing to be 
conducted on feedstock materials4  7#b7 
,selection ,in administering the process
 referred to in paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary shall consider applications  
from ,national ,laboratories1           
institutions of higher education1       
private companies1 multi-institutional  
collaborations1 and other entities the  
,secretary determines appropriate4 ,the 
,secretary may implement the ,testbed as
 a single site or more than one site as 
necessary to carry out the mission of   
the ,testbed as described in subsections
 7a7 and 7b74  7b7 ,focus areas ,the    
,testbed shall include a focus on       
substantive and innovative improvements 
to critical materials processing        
technologies1 including relating to the 
following3  7#a7 ,reduced energy        
intensity4  7#b7 ,reduced pollutants4   
7#c7 ,reduced water consumption4  7#d7  
,lower environmental and societal       
impacts4  7#e7 ,lower lifecycle costs4  
7#f7 ,improved recovery efficiencies4   

7#g7 ,process improvement beyond        
traditional thermal or pyro chemical    
techniques4  7#h7 ,reduced volumes and  
toxicity of waste4  7#i7 ,noise         
reduction4  7#aj7 ,worker safety4  7#aa7
 ,processing techniques and technologies
 which have applicability to a wide     
range of material sources4  7c7         
,duration  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,testbed shall receive support for a    
period of not more than five years1     
subject to the availability of          
appropriations4  7#b7 ,renewal ,upon the
 expiration of any period of support of 
the ,testbed1 the ,secretary may renew  
support for the ,testbed1 on a          
merit-reviewed process1 for a period of 
not more than five years4  7d7          
,technology transfer ,the ,secretary1 in
 coordination with the ,director of the 
,office of ,technology                  
,commercialization of the ,department1  
shall facilitate the translation and    
secure transfer to industry of research 
results produced at the ,testbed4  7e7  

,intellectual property ,the ,secretary  
shall ensure the intellectual property  
and value proposition generated by      
research1 development1 and demonstration
 activities at the ,testbed are retained
 within the ,united ,states4  7f7       
,interagency engagement ,in carrying out
 this section1 the ,secretary shall--   
7#a7 consult with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
to ensure the goals and objectives of   
the ,testbed align with applicable laws 
and regulations and environmental       
justice priorities2 and  7#b7 ensure    
appropriate cooperation with1 and avoid 
unnecessary duplication of1 the         
activities of the ,testbed with the     
activities of--  7,a7 other research    
entities of the ,department2  7,b7 the  
,national ,laboratories2  7,c7 other    
,federal agencies2  7,d7 institutions of
 higher education2  7,e7 ,united ,states
 industry2  7,f7 nongovernmental        
organizations2 and  7,g7 other relevant 
individuals or entities4  7g7           

,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,secretary--  7,a7  
#aej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg to   
establish the ,testbed2 and  7,b7       
#be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbh through #bjca to carry out the    
activities of the ,testbed4  7#b7 ,cost 
share ,the ,secretary may require that  
funds made available pursuant to the    
authorization under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 
be cost-shared by entities other than a 
,national ,laboratory seeking to conduct
 research1 development1 or demonstration
 activities at the ,testbed4  7h7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,critical material ,the term critical   
material means any of the following3    
7,a7 ,a critical material1 as such term 
is defined in section #gjjb7;a77#b7 of  
the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #afjf7;a77#b72 enacted as division ,z  
of the ,consolidated ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj774   
7,b7 ,a strategic mineral as determined 

by the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant  
to ,presidential ,determination         
#bjbb-aa4  7#b7 ,department ,the term   
,department means the ,department of    
,energy4  7#c7 ,institution of higher   
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
such term in section #aja7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7#d7 ,national   
,laboratory ,the term ,national         
,laboratory has the meaning given such  
term in section #c of the ,energy       
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aehja7c774  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4