,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,kelly1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1    
,mr4 ,curtis1 and ,mr4 ,risch7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,energy ,act of #bjbj to include        
critical materials in the definition of 
critical mineral1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,critical ,mineral  
,consistency ,act of #bjbe4  #b4        
,critical materials included as critical
 minerals ,section #gjjb of the ,energy 
,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection            
7a77#c77;,a7-- 7,a7 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
7,b7 by striking means any mineral and  
inserting the following3 8means--  7i7  
any mineral  2 and  7,c7 by adding at   

the end the following3  7ii7 a critical 
material as determined by the ,secretary
 of ,energy under paragraph 7#b77;,a74  
2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#e71 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,inclusion of critical materials ,not   
later than #de days after the date on   
which the ,secretary of ,energy         
determines a non-fuel mineral1 element1 
substance1 or material to be a critical 
material under subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 
the ,secretary shall update the list of 
critical minerals published under       
paragraph 7#c7 to include that critical 
material4  4