,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ghi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bg1 #bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining1 refining1 separation1 and processing technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,critical ,minerals ,security ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered nation ,the term covered nation has the meaning given the term in section #dhgb7;d7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,critical mineral ,the term critical mineral has the meaning given the term in section #gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774 7#c7 ,foreign entity of concern ,the term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given the term in section #djbjg7;a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgda7;a774 7#d7 ,rare earth elements ,the term rare earth elements means cerium1 dysprosium1 erbium1 europium1 gadolinium1 holmium1 lanthanum1 lutetium1 neodymium1 praseodymium1 promethium1 samarium1 scandium1 terbium1 thulium1 ytterbium1 and yttrium4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior 7#f7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united ,states citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 an entity organized under the laws of the ,united ,states or of any jurisdiction within the ,united ,states1 including a foreign branch of such an entity4 7b7 ,reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,energy and the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall submit to ,congress a report on all critical mineral and rare earth element resources 7including recyclable or recycled materials containing those resources7 around the world that includes-- 7,a7 an assessment of-- 7i7 which of those resources are under the control of a foreign entity of concern1 including through ownership1 contract1 or economic or political influence2 7ii7 which of those resources are owned by1 controlled by1 or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the ,united ,states or a country that is an ally or partner of the ,united ,states2 7iii7 which of those resources are not owned by1 controlled by1 or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign entity of concern or a country described in clause 7ii72 and 7iv7 in the case of those resources not undergoing commercial mining1 the reasons for the lack of commercial mining2 7,b7 for each mine from which significant quantities of critical minerals or rare earth elements are being extracted1 as of the date that is #a year before the date of the report-- 7i7 an estimate of the annual volume of output of the mine as of that date2 7ii7 an estimate of the total volume of mineral or elements that remain in the mine as of that date2 7iii7 7,i7 an identification of the country and entity operating the mine2 or 7,,ii7 if the mine is operated by more than #a country or entity1 an estimate of the output of each mineral or element from the mine to which each such country or entity has access2 and 7iv7 an identification of the ultimate beneficial owners of the mine and the percentage of ownership held by each such owner2 7,c7 for each mine not described in subparagraph 7,b71 to the extent practicable-- 7i7 an estimate of the aggregate annual volume of output of the mines as of the date that is #a year before the date of the report2 7ii7 an estimate of the aggregate total volume of mineral or elements that remain in the mines as of that date2 and 7iii7 an estimate of the aggregate total output of each mineral or element from the mine to which a foreign entity of concern has access2 7,d7 7i7 a list of key foreign entities of concern involved in mining critical minerals and rare earth elements2 7ii7 a list of key entities in the ,united ,states and countries that are allies or partners of the ,united ,states involved in mining critical minerals and rare earth elements2 and 7iii7 an assessment of the technical feasibility of entities listed under clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 mining and processing resources identified under subparagraph 7,a77iii7 using existing advanced technology2 7,e7 an assessment1 prepared in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 of ways to collaborate with countries in which mines1 mineral processing operations1 or recycling operations 7or any combination thereof7 are located that are operated by other countries1 or are operated by entities from other countries1 to ensure ongoing access by the ,united ,states and countries that are allies and partners of the ,united ,states to those mines and processing or recycling operations2 7,f7 a list1 prepared in consultation with the ,secretary of ,commerce1 identifying1 to the maximum extent practicable1 all cases in which entities were forced to divest stock in mining1 processing1 or recycling operations 7or any combination thereof7 for critical minerals and rare earth elements based on-- 7i7 regulatory rulings of the government of a covered nation2 7ii7 joint regulatory rulings of the government of a covered nation and the government of another country2 or 7iii7 rulings of a relevant tribunal or other entity authorized to render binding decisions on divestiture2 7,g7 a list of all cases in which the government of a covered nation purchased an entity that was forced to divest stock as described in subparagraph 7,f72 and 7,h7 a list of all cases in which mining1 processing1 or recycling operations 7or any combination thereof7 for critical minerals and rare earth elements that were not subject to a ruling described in subparagraph 7,f7 were taken over by-- 7i7 the government of a covered nation2 or 7ii7 an entity located in1 or influenced or controlled by1 the government of a covered nation4 7#b7 ,form of report ,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if necessary4 7c7 ,process for notifying ,united ,states ,government of divestment ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 shall establish a process under which-- 7#a7 a ,united ,states person seeking to divest stock in mining1 processing1 or recycling operations for critical minerals and rare earth elements in a foreign country may notify the ,secretary of the intention of the person to divest the stock2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary may provide assistance to the person to find a purchaser that is not under the control of the government of a covered nation4 7d7 ,strategy on development of advanced mining1 refining1 separation1 processing1 and recycling technologies 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,energy and the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall develop-- 7,a7 a strategy to collaborate with the governments of countries that are allies and partners of the ,united ,states to develop advanced mining1 refining1 separation1 processing1 and recycling technologies2 and 7,b7 a method for sharing the intellectual property resulting from the development of advanced mining1 refining1 separation1 processing1 and recycling technologies with the governments of countries that are allies and partners of the ,united ,states to enable those countries to license those technologies and mine1 refine1 separate1 process1 and recycle the resources of those countries4 7#b7 ,reports required ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the progress made in developing the strategy and method described in paragraph 7#a74