[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8446 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 610
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8446

                          [Report No. 118-723]

 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2024

Mr. Ciscomani (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Crane) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

                            November 1, 2024

       Additional sponsors: Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Lesko, and Mr. Curtis

                            November 1, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 17, 
                                 2024]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. CRITICAL MATERIALS INCLUDED AS CRITICAL MINERALS.

    Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `critical mineral' 
                means--
                            ``(i) any mineral, element, substance, or 
                        material designated as critical by the 
                        Secretary under subsection (c); and
                            ``(ii) a critical material as determined by 
                        the Secretary of Energy under paragraph 
                        (2)(A).''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Inclusion of critical materials.--Not later 
                than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
                Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, 
                substance, or material to be a critical material under 
                subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the 
                list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) 
                to include such critical material.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 610

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 8446

                          [Report No. 118-723]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the 
        definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            November 1, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed