,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ceaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbe,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,ernst7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require that certain actions taken by   
the ,secretary of ,defense be treated as
 an eligible transportation project1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,permit  
,reform ,in ,mining for ,energy and     
,defense ,act or the ,,primed ,act4  #b4
 ,treatment of certain actions by       
,secretary of ,defense under the        
,defense ,production ,act of #aiej for  
,federal permitting improvement purposes
  7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in
 subsection 7c71 an action described in 
subsection 7b7 shall be-- 7#a7 treated  
as a covered project1 as defined in     
section #dajja7f7 of the ,,fast ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm7#f771 without     

regard to whether the action would      
qualify as a covered project under 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 
or the ,presidential ,memorandum of     
,february #bg1 #bjbc1 titled            
,presidential ,waiver of ,statutory     
,requirements ,pursuant to ,section #cjc
 of the ,defense ,production ,act of    
#aiej1 as amended1 on ,department of    
,defense ,supply ,chains ,resilience    
7#hh ,fed4 ,reg4 #acjae7 to create1     
maintain1 protect1 expand1 or restore   
sustainable and responsible domestic    
production capabilities through-- 7#a7  
supporting feasibility studies for      

mature mining1 beneficiation1 and       
value-added processing projects2  7#b7  
byproduct 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 ,,fast ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm7#ah777 requests  
that the action not be treated as a     
covered project4