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‘‘(iii) in the case of refunded bonds 
issued after 1985, the refunded bond is re-
deemed not later than the earliest date on 
which such bond may be redeemed, 
‘‘(iv) the initial temporary period 
under section 148(c) ends— 
‘‘(I) with respect to the proceeds 
of the refunding bond not later than 
30 days after the date of issue of such 
bond, and 
‘‘(II) with respect to the proceeds 
of the refunded bond on the date of 
issue of the refunding bond, and 
‘‘(v) in the case of refunded bonds to 
which section 148(e) did not apply, on and 
after the date of issue of the refunding 
bond, the amount of proceeds of the re-
funded bond invested in higher yielding in-
vestments (as defined in section 148(b)) 
which are nonpurpose investments (as de-
fined in section 148(f)(6)(A)) does not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(I) the amount so invested as 
part of a reasonably required reserve 
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or replacement fund or during an al-
lowable temporary period, and 
‘‘(II) the amount which is equal 
to the lesser of 5 percent of the pro-
ceeds of the issue of which the re-
funded bond is a part or $100,000 (to 
the extent such amount is allocable to 
the refunded bond). 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
REDEMP-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) ISSUER MUST REDEEM ONLY IF 
DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS.—Clause (ii) and 
(iii) of subparagraph (A) shall apply only 
if the issuer may realize present value debt 
service savings (determined without regard 
to administrative expenses) in connection 
with the issue of which the refunding bond 
is a part. 
‘‘(ii) REDEMPTIONS
NOT
REQUIRED 
BEFORE
90TH
DAY.—For purposes of 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), 
the earliest date referred to in such clauses 
shall not be earlier than the 90th day after 
the date of issuance of the refunding bond. 
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‘‘(4) ABUSIVE
TRANSACTIONS
PROHIBITED.— 
An issue is described in this paragraph if any bond 
(issued as part of such issue) is issued to advance 
refund another bond and a device is employed in 
connection with the issuance of such issue to obtain 
a material financial advantage (based on arbitrage) 
apart from savings attributable to lower interest 
rates.’’, and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL RULES FOR PURPOSES OF PARA-
GRAPH (3).—For purposes of paragraph (3), bonds 
issued before October 22, 1986, shall be taken into 
account under subparagraph (A)(i) thereof except— 
‘‘(A) a refunding which occurred before 
1986 shall be treated as an advance refunding 
only if the refunding bond was issued more 
than 180 days before the redemption of the re-
funded bond, and 
‘‘(B) a bond issued before 1986, shall be 
treated as advance refunded no more than once 
before March 15, 1986.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
148(f)(4)(C) is amended by redesignating clauses (xiv) 
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through (xvi) as clauses (xv) to (xvii), respectively, and 
by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new clause: 
‘‘(xiv) DETERMINATION
OF
INITIAL 
TEMPORARY
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the end of the initial 
section temporary period shall be deter-
mined 
without 
regard 
to 
section 
149(d)(3)(A)(iv).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to advance refunding bonds issued 
more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 4. PERMANENT MODIFICATION OF SMALL ISSUER EX-
CEPTION 
TO 
TAX-EXEMPT 
INTEREST 
EX-
PENSE ALLOCATION RULES FOR FINANCIAL 
INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) PERMANENT INCREASE IN LIMITATION.—Sub-
paragraphs (C)(i), (D)(i), and (D)(iii)(II) of section 
265(b)(3) are each amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(b) PERMANENT MODIFICATION OF OTHER SPECIAL 
RULES.—Section 265(b)(3) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) 
of subparagraph (G) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), 
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respectively, and moving such clauses to the end of 
subparagraph (H) (as added by paragraph (2)), and 
(2) by striking so much of subparagraph (G) as 
precedes such clauses and inserting the following: 
‘‘(G) QUALIFIED 501(c)(3) BONDS TREATED 
AS ISSUED BY EXEMPT ORGANIZATION.—In the 
case of a qualified 501(c)(3) bond (as defined 
in section 145), this paragraph shall be applied 
by treating the 501(c)(3) organization for 
whose benefit such bond was issued as the 
issuer. 
‘‘(H) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
QUALIFIED 
FINANCINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a 
qualified financing issue— 
‘‘(I) subparagraph (F) shall not 
apply, and 
‘‘(II) any obligation issued as a 
part of such issue shall be treated as 
a qualified tax-exempt obligation if 
the requirements of this paragraph 
are met with respect to each qualified 
portion of the issue (determined by 
treating each qualified portion as a 
separate issue which is issued by the 
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qualified borrower with respect to 
which such portion relates).’’. 
(c) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 265(b)(3), as 
amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any calendar year after 2020, the 
$30,000,000 amounts contained in subpara-
graphs (C)(i), (D)(i), and (D)(iii)(II) shall each 
be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
calendar year, determined by substituting 
‘calendar year 2019’ for ‘calendar year 
2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. 
Any increase determined under the preceding 
sentence shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100,000.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2635 
To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Mr. TONKO (for himself and Ms. ROSS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize certain leasing on the Outer Continental shelf, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Offshore 
Wind Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. 
(a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to grant leases pursuant to section 
8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) in the areas withdrawn by the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2637 
To promote the domestic exploration, research, development, and processing 
of critical minerals to ensure the economic and national security of 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Mr. WALTZ (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. 
WEBER of Texas, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. BAIRD, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
Science, Space, and Technology, Small Business, the Judiciary, and Edu-
cation and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the domestic exploration, research, development, 
and processing of critical minerals to ensure the eco-
nomic and national security of the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Critical Min-
eral Independence Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The assured supply of critical minerals and 
the resiliency of critical mineral supply chains are 
essential to the economic prosperity and national de-
fense of the United States. 
(2) The United States is heavily dependent on 
foreign sources of critical minerals and on foreign 
supply chains resulting in the potential for strategic 
vulnerabilities to both the economy and the military. 
(3) As deployment of clean energy technologies 
and emissions control devices increase, the demand 
for critical minerals will grow significantly. 
(4) The United States is import-reliant for 30 
of the 35 minerals designated as critical by the De-
partment of the Interior and relies completely on im-
ports to meet demand for 13 of these minerals. 
(5) Over the past two decades China has pro-
duced more than 80 percent of the world’s rare- 
earth elements and processed chemicals and has had 
similar supply control over other critical minerals. 
(6) China’s projected total metals demand 
growth rate suggests that within a decade China’s 
total annual metals demand will increase from to-
day’s 55% to more than 75% of the total world pro-
duction of all metals. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that to break from China’s control on the mineral 
supply chain, the United States should support significant 
research and development activities to drive innovation in 
domestic critical minerals production, promote responsible 
development of critical minerals, and encourage inter-
national collaboration to limit the impact of mineral sup-
ply disruptions. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BYPRODUCT.—The term ‘‘byproduct’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 7002 of Di-
vision Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260). 
(2) CRITICAL
MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 
mineral’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
7002 of Division Z of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260) except that 
such term shall not exclude materials described in 
subsection (a)(3)(B)(iii) of such section. 
(3) CRITICAL
MINERAL
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘critical mineral project’’ means a project— 
(A) located on— 
(i) a mining claim, millsite claim, or 
tunnel site claim for any locatable mineral; 
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(ii) lands open to mineral entry; or 
(iii) a Federal mineral lease; and 
(B) for the purpose of producing a critical 
mineral, including— 
(i) as a byproduct, or a product of a 
host mineral, or from tailings; or 
(ii) through an exploration project 
with respect to which the presence of a by-
product is a reasonable expectation, based 
on known mineral companionality, geologic 
formation, mineralogy, or other factors. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; and 
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(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 
(7) LEAD AGENCY.—The term ‘‘lead agency’’ 
means the agency with primary responsibility for 
issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit for a 
project. 
(8) MINERAL
EXPLORATION
OR
MINE
PER-
MIT.—The term ‘‘mineral exploration or mine per-
mit’’ means— 
(A) an authorization of the Bureau of 
Land Management or the Forest Service, as ap-
plicable, for a premining activity that requires 
analysis under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(B) a plan of operations issued by the Bu-
reau of Land Management or the Forest Serv-
ice; and 
(C) a permit for a project located in an 
area for which a hardrock mineral permit or 
lease is available. 
TITLE I—CRITICAL MINERALS 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 
101. 
CRITICAL 
MINERALS 
INTERAGENCY 
SUB-
COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Critical Minerals Sub-
committee of the National Science and Technology Council 
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(referred to in this section as ‘‘Subcommittee’’) shall co-
ordinate Federal science and technology efforts to ensure 
secure and reliable supplies of critical minerals to the 
United States. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Subcommittee 
shall be— 
(1) to advise and assist the Committee on 
Homeland and National Security and the National 
Science and Technology Council on United States 
policies, procedures, and plans as it relates to crit-
ical minerals, including— 
(A) Federal research, development, and de-
ployment efforts to optimize methods for ex-
tractions, concentration, separation, and purifi-
cation of conventional, secondary, and uncon-
ventional sources of critical minerals; 
(B) efficient use and reuse of critical min-
erals; 
(C) the critical minerals workforce of the 
United States; and 
(D) United States private industry invest-
ments in innovation and technology transfer 
from federally funded science and technology; 
(2) to identify emerging opportunities, stimu-
late international cooperation, and foster the devel-
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opment of secure and reliable supply chains of crit-
ical minerals; 
(3) to ensure the transparency of information 
and data related to critical minerals; and 
(4) to provide recommendations on coordination 
and collaboration among the research, development, 
and deployment programs and activities of Federal 
agencies to promote a secure and reliable supply of 
critical minerals necessary to maintain national se-
curity, economic well-being, and industrial produc-
tion. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the Subcommittee shall, taking into account 
the findings and recommendations of relevant advisory 
committees— 
(1) provide recommendations on how Federal 
agencies may improve the topographic, geologic, and 
geophysical mapping of the United States and im-
prove the discoverability, accessibility, and usability 
of the resulting and existing data, to the extent per-
mitted by law and subject to appropriate limitation 
for purposes of privacy and security; assess the 
progress towards developing critical minerals recy-
cling and reprocessing technologies, and techno-
logical alternatives to critical minerals; 
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(2) examine options and provide recommenda-
tions for accessing and developing critical minerals 
through investment and trade with allies and part-
ners of the United States; 
(3) evaluate and provide recommendations to 
incentivize the development and use of advances in 
science and technology in the private industry; 
(4) assess the need for, and make recommenda-
tions to address, the challenges facing the critical 
minerals supply chain workforce of the United 
States, including aging and retiring personnel and 
faculty; public perceptions about the nature of min-
ing and mineral processing; and foreign competition 
for United States talent; and 
(5) develop, and update as necessary, a stra-
tegic plan to guide Federal programs and activities 
to enhance scientific and technical capabilities across 
critical mineral supply chains, including a roadmap 
that identifies key research and development needs 
and coordinates ongoing activities for source diver-
sification, more efficient use, recycling, and substi-
tution for critical minerals; as well as cross-cutting 
mining science, data science techniques, manufac-
turing science and engineering, computational mod-
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eling, and environmental health and safety research 
and development. 
SEC. 102. CRITICAL MINERALS MINING RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit orga-
nizations (or consortium of such institutions or organiza-
tions) to support basic research that will accelerate inno-
vation to advance critical minerals mining strategies and 
technologies for the purpose of making better use of do-
mestic resources and eliminating national reliance on min-
erals and mineral materials that are subject to supply dis-
ruptions. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Activities funded by a grant 
under this section may include— 
(1) advancing mining research and development 
activities to develop new mapping and mining tech-
nologies and techniques, including advanced critical 
mineral extraction and production, to improve exist-
ing or to develop new supply chains of critical min-
erals and to yield more efficient, economical, and en-
vironmentally benign mining practices; 
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(2) advancing critical mineral processing re-
search activities to improve separation, alloying, 
manufacturing or recycling techniques and tech-
nologies that can decrease the energy intensity, 
waste, potential environmental impact and costs of 
those activities; 
(3) conducting long-term earth observatory of 
reclaimed mine sites, including the study of the evo-
lution of microbial diversity at such sites; 
(4) examining the application of artificial intel-
ligence for geological exploration of critical minerals, 
including what size and diversity of data sets would 
be required; 
(5) examining the application of machine learn-
ing for detection and sorting of critical minerals, 
and determining the size and diversity of data sets 
required for this analysis; 
(6) conducting detailed isotope studies of crit-
ical minerals and the development of more refined 
geologic models; and 
(7) providing training and researcher opportu-
nities to undergraduate and graduate students to 
prepare the next generation of mining engineers and 
researchers. 
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SEC. 103. RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR THE RECOVERY OF 
CRITICAL MINERALS FROM VARIOUS FORMS OF MINE 
WASTE AND METALLURGICAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforce-
ment Applied Science Program, shall carry out a 
grant program— 
(A) to research, develop, and assess ad-
vanced processing technologies and techniques 
for the extraction, recovery, and reduction of 
critical minerals, including rare earth elements, 
from various forms of mine waste and metallur-
gical activities, including mine waste piles, 
abandoned mine land sites, acid mine drainage 
sludge, byproducts produced through legacy 
mining and metallurgy activities, or oil shale; 
and 
(B) to determine if there are, and mitigate 
if present, any potential environmental impacts 
that could arise from the recovery of critical 
minerals from these resources. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— To 
carry out the program under paragraph (1) there is 
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authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Energy $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026, and to the Secretary of the Interior 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a report evaluating the research and development of ad-
vanced processing technologies for the extraction, recov-
ery, and reduction of critical minerals, including rare 
earth elements, from mine waste piles, acid mine drainage 
sludge, byproducts produced through legacy mining and 
metallurgy activities, or oil shale. 
TITLE 
II—CRITICAL 
MINERAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
AND 
TECH-
NOLOGY SUPPORT 
SEC. 201. PERMITTING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
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★
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3426 
AN ACT 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to limit the construc-
tion of new courthouses under certain circumstances, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(1) critical minerals are fundamental to the 
economy, competitiveness, and security of the United 
States; 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, the crit-
ical mineral needs of the United States should be 
satisfied by minerals, elements, substances, and ma-
terials responsibly produced and recycled in the 
United States; and 
(3) the current Federal permitting process is an 
impediment to mineral production and the mineral 
security of the United States. 
(b) COORDINATION ON PERMITTING PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal agencies, shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, with respect to the 
Federal permitting and review process for critical 
mineral projects on Federal land— 
(A) establish and adhere to timelines and 
schedules for the consideration of, and final de-
cisions regarding, applications, operating plans, 
leases, licenses, permits, and other use author-
izations for mineral-related activities on Federal 
land; 
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