,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,cotton introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for    
,acquired ,lands to make that ,act      
applicable to hardrock minerals1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,mineral      
,extraction for ,renewable ,industry and
 ,critical ,applications ,act of #bjbf  
or the ,,merica ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,application of ,mineral ,leasing ,act  
for ,acquired ,lands to hardrock        
minerals ,the ,mineral ,leasing ,act for
 ,acquired ,lands is amended-- 7#a7 in  
section #b 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #cea7-- 7,a7  
in the sixth sentence1 by striking ,the 
term and all that follows through       
embrace and inserting the following3    
7#e7 ,oil ,the term oil means  2  7,b7  
in the fifth sentence1 by striking      

,lease and inserting the following3     
7#c7 ,lease ,the term lease  2  7,c7 by 
striking the fourth sentence and        
inserting the following3  7#d7 ,mineral 
leasing laws ,the term mineral leasing  
laws means-- 7,a7 the ,mineral ,leasing 
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472  7,b7
 the ,act of ,april #ag1 #aibf 7#dd     
,stat4 #cja1 chapter #aeh2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4
 #bga et seq472  7,c7 the ,act of       
,february #g1 #aibg 7#dd ,stat4 #ajeg1  
chapter #ff2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4 #bha et      
seq472 and  7,d7 all ,acts amendatory or
 supplementary to any of the ,acts      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d74  2  7,d7 in the third sentence1 by
 striking ,secretary and inserting the  
following3  7#f7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary  2  7,e7 in the second       
sentence-- 7i7 by striking 7#cf ,stat4  
and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting 7commonly known
 as the ,weeks ,law7 7#cf ,stat4 #ifa1  
chapter #ahf2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #eeb et     
seq4742 and  7ii7 by striking ,acquired 

lands or lands acquired by the ,united  
,states include and inserting the       
following3  7#a7 ,acquired lands2 lands 
acquired by the ,united ,states ,the    
terms acquired lands and lands acquired 
by the ,united ,states mean  2  7,f7 in 
the first sentence1 by striking ,as used
 in this ,act ,united ,states and       
inserting the following3 8,in this ,act3
  7#g7 ,united ,states ,the term ,united
 ,states  2  7,g7 by moving the         
paragraphs so as to appear in numerical 
order2 and  7,h7 by inserting after     
paragraph 7#a7 7as so designated7 the   
following3  7#b7 ,hardrock mineral  7,a7
 ,in general ,the term hardrock mineral 
includes deposits of-- 7i7 minerals     
found in sedimentary or other rocks2    
7ii7 base metals2  7iii7 precious       
metals2  7iv7 industrial metals2 and    
7v7 precious and semi-precious          
gemstones4  7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term  
hardrock mineral does not include       
deposits of-- 7i7 coal2  7ii7 oil2      
7iii7 oil shale2  7iv7 gas2  7v7 sodium2

  7vi7 potassium2  7vii7 sulfur2 or     
7viii7 mineral materials subject to     
disposition under the ,act of ,july #ca1
 #aidg 7commonly known as the ,materials
 ,act of #aidg7 7#fa ,stat4 #fha1       
chapter #djf2 #cj ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et     
seq474  2 and  7#b7 in section #c 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ceb71 in the first sentence1 
by striking and sulfur and inserting    
sulfur1 and hardrock minerals4