(5) strengthen the commercial competitiveness 
of United States energy and critical mineral compa-
nies in global markets; and 
(6) secure a diversified and resilient supply and 
processing capacity for critical minerals necessary 
for United States industry, energy systems, and de-
fense requirements, as well as those of allied and 
partner countries. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ALLY; ALLIED COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘ally’’ 
or ‘‘allied country’’ means— 
(A) any country described in section 
2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code; 
and 
(B) any member country of an organiza-
tion listed in such section. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Finance, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary for 
Energy Security and Diplomacy, as established in 
section 301. 
(4) COUNTRY
COMPACT
TEAM.—The term 
‘‘Country Compact Team’’ means a dedicated team 
formed by the Director for Energy Security Com-
pacts to manage the day-to-day activities related to 
the development, negotiation, implementation, and 
monitoring of the Energy Security Compacts. 
(5) CRITICAL
MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 
mineral’’ means any mineral on the list of critical 
minerals required by section 7002(c)(3) of the En-
ergy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) on or after 
January 1, 2026. 
(6) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of State. 
(7) PARTNER
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘partner 
country’’ means any country eligible for an Energy 
Security Compact under title II. 
(8) PROCESSED.—The term ‘‘processed’’, with 
respect to a critical mineral, means the mineral has 
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undergone the activities that occur after critical min-
eral ore is extracted from a mine up through its con-
version into a metal, metal powder, or a master 
alloy. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
(10) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary for Economic 
Affairs. 
TITLE I—MINERALS SECURITY 
PARTNERSHIP AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO SECURE CRIT-
ICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY ON CRITICAL MINERAL 
SUPPLY CHAINS.—It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to collaborate with allies and partners of the 
United States to build secure and resilient critical 
mineral supply chains, including in the mining, proc-
essing, reclamation and recycling, and valuation of 
critical minerals, as well as with respect to advanced 
manufacturing that includes critical minerals; 
(2) to prioritize the development and production 
of critical minerals domestically, including both to 
supply domestic needs and for export to allies and 
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partners that participate in secure and resilient sup-
ply chains for critical minerals; 
(3) to reduce or eliminate reliance on critical 
mineral supply chains controlled by the People’s Re-
public of China, the Russian Federation, Iran, or 
any other strategic competitor to the United States; 
(4) to work with allies and partners on enhanc-
ing evaluation capability, tracing, and technology in 
trusted countries that produce critical minerals to 
avoid the export of mined and processed critical min-
erals to adversaries of the United States; 
(5) to identify and implement market-based in-
centives for the purposes of facilitating the creation 
and maintenance of secure and resilient critical min-
eral supply chains, including for reclamation and re-
cycling of critical mineral resources from waste 
streams, in collaboration with allies and partners; 
(6) to prioritize securing critical mineral supply 
chains in the United States foreign policy, including 
through the use of economic tools to invest responsi-
bility in beneficiation and value-adding projects in 
partner countries in a manner that both benefits 
local populations and bolsters the supply of critical 
minerals to the United States; 
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(7) to work with allies and partners to address 
the distortive effects of predatory economic, pricing, 
and market manipulation practices used by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China the Russian Federation, 
Iran, or any other strategic competitor of the United 
States; 
(8) to coordinate policy tools and investments 
with allies and partners to accelerate the develop-
ment of transparent, traceable, diversified, and fair 
markets for critical minerals and rare earths; and 
(9) that collaboration with allies and partners 
to build secure and resilient critical mineral supply 
chains shall not replace United States efforts to in-
crease domestic development and production or recy-
cling of critical minerals. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO 
PROTECTING CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may negotiate 
an agreement with the governments of foreign coun-
tries for the purposes of establishing a coalition to— 
(A) facilitate the transparent mining, proc-
essing, supply, and procurement of critical min-
erals; 
(B) facilitate advanced manufacturing that 
includes critical minerals; and 
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(C) secure an adequate supply of critical 
minerals and relevant products, manufacturing 
inputs, and components that are heavily de-
pendent on critical mineral resources for the 
United States and other members of the coali-
tion (in this title referred to as ‘‘member coun-
tries’’). 
(2) NEGOTIATING
OBJECTIVES.—The overall 
objectives for negotiating an agreement described in 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) to establish mechanisms for member 
countries to build secure, resilient, and trans-
parent supply chains for critical minerals, in-
cluding in— 
(i) the mining, refinement, processing, 
and valuation of critical minerals; and 
(ii) advanced manufacturing of prod-
ucts, components, and materials that are 
dependent on critical minerals; 
(B) to improve economies of scale and 
joint cooperation with international partners in 
securing access to and means of production 
throughout the supply chains of critical min-
erals and manufacturing processes dependent 
on critical minerals; 
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(C) to establish mechanisms, with appro-
priate market-based disciplines, that provide 
and maintain opportunities among member 
countries for creating industry economies of 
scale to attract joint investment among member 
countries, including— 
(i) cooperation on joint projects, in-
cluding cost-sharing on building appro-
priate infrastructure to access deposits of 
critical minerals; and 
(ii) creation or enhancement of na-
tional and international programs to sup-
port the development of robust industries 
by providing appropriate sector-specific in-
centives, such as political risk and other 
insurance opportunities, financing, and 
other support, for— 
(I) transparent mining and proc-
essing of critical minerals; 
(II) manufacturing of products, 
components, and materials that are 
dependent on critical minerals and are 
essential 
to 
consumer 
technology 
products or have important national 
security implications; and 
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(III) associated transportation 
needs that are tailored to the han-
dling, movement, and logistics man-
agement of critical minerals and prod-
ucts, components, and materials that 
are dependent on critical minerals; 
(D) to establish market-based rules for 
member countries regarding adoption of quali-
fying tax and other incentives to stimulate in-
vestment to ensure a fair playing field among 
member countries; 
(E) to establish recommended best prac-
tices to protect— 
(i) labor rights; 
(ii) the natural environment and eco-
systems near critical mineral industrial 
sites; 
(iii) the safety of communities near 
critical 
mineral 
industrial 
activities 
through consultation; and 
(iv) supply chain diversity; 
(F) to advance economic growth in devel-
oping countries with critical mineral reserves, 
including for the benefit of the citizens of such 
countries; 
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(G) to establish rules allowing for the es-
tablishment of a consortium that is resourced 
and empowered to bid and compete in acquiring 
and securing potential deposits of critical min-
erals in countries that are not member coun-
tries; 
(H) to establish a mechanism for joint re-
source mapping with procedures for equitable 
sharing of information on potential deposits of 
critical minerals not less frequently than annu-
ally; 
(I) to establish appropriate mechanisms for 
the recognition and enforcement by a member 
country of judgements relating to environmental 
and related harms caused by mining operations 
within such member country in contravention of 
the laws of such country; and 
(J) to improve supply chain security 
among member countries by providing for na-
tional treatment investment protections among 
member countries that are equal to, or better 
than, the standards set forth in the United 
States model bilateral investment treaty. 
(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIRED.— In the course of negotiations described in 
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paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not less fre-
quently than annually, consult with the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate, and shall keep such committees fully apprised of 
such negotiations. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter any other provision of 
United States domestic law or regulation applicable to 
critical minerals. 
SEC. 102. MINERALS SECURITY PARTNERSHIP AUTHORIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, 
and the Environment, may lead United States participa-
tion in a ‘‘Minerals Security Partnership’’, for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) To identify and support investment and ad-
vocate for commercial and military use critical min-
eral mining, processing, and refining projects that 
enable robust, secure, and transparent critical min-
eral supply chains, in consultation with the other 
Federal agencies, as appropriate. 
(2) To coordinate with relevant regional bu-
reaus to develop regional diplomatic engagement 
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strategies related to critical minerals projects and to 
identify projects that are priorities. 
(3) To coordinate with United States missions 
abroad on projects, programs, and investments that 
enable robust and secure critical mineral supply 
chains. 
(4) To coordinate with current and prospective 
members of the Minerals Security Partnership. 
(5) To establish a mechanism for information- 
sharing with members of the Minerals Security Part-
nership. 
(6) To establish policies and procedures, and if 
necessary, to provide funding to facilitate coopera-
tion on joint projects with members of the Minerals 
Security Partnership and any related organizations 
established by the Minerals Security Partnership (in-
cluding the Mineral Security Partnership Forum), 
including those related to cost-sharing agreements, 
political risk insurance, financing, equity invest-
ments, pricing mechanisms, procurement, and other 
support, in coordination with other Federal agencies, 
as appropriate. 
(7) To coordinate with Development Finance 
Institutions, Export Credit Agencies, multilateral 
banks, and private banks headquartered in Minerals 
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Security Partnership member countries to promote 
information exchange and co-financing through the 
Minerals Security Partnership Finance Network. 
(8) To identify individuals within the Bureau of 
Energy Security and Diplomacy to monitor and co-
ordinate responses to trade measures or policies that 
may adversely affect United States and allied coun-
try supplies of critical minerals or investments in 
third-country critical mineral markets, especially in-
vestments supported by the Minerals Security Part-
nership. 
(9) To establish procedures to prevent, review, 
and deter critical mineral asset sales to prohibited 
foreign entities (as such term is defined in section 
7701 of the Internal Revenue Code) by companies 
within the jurisdiction of Minerals Security Partner-
ship and Minerals Security Partnership Forum 
member countries. 
(10) To establish a framework for the trans-
parent evaluation of member countries’ compliance 
and effectiveness in fulfilling the purposes listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (9) of this section. 
(11) To identify and recommend priority coun-
tries for future engagement, including through an 
Energy Security Compact described in section 201 
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or any other relevant alliance between the United 
States and a foreign country related to securing and 
diversifying critical mineral supply chains. 
(b) DATABASE.—As part of the Minerals Security 
Partnership, the Secretary, acting through the Under Sec-
retary, may establish and maintain a database of critical 
mineral projects for the purpose of providing high quality 
and up-to-date information to the private sector in order 
to spur greater investment, increase the resilience of global 
critical minerals supply chains, and boost United States 
supply of critical minerals. 
(c) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH THE MIN-
ERALS SECURITY PARTNERSHIP.— 
(1) 
PROCEDURE.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Under Secretary, shall develop a proce-
dure for the collection, handling, and transmission of 
commercial information or data that is provided by 
other Federal departments and agencies and trans-
mitted to members of the Minerals Security Partner-
ship. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The procedure required in 
paragraph (1) shall include the following limitations: 
(A) Any information or data which is geo-
logical or geophysical information or a trade se-
cret or commercial or financial information 
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shall, prior to transmittal, be aggregated, accu-
mulated, or otherwise reported in such a man-
ner as to avoid, to the fullest extent feasible, 
identification of any person from whom the 
United States obtained such information. 
(B) The limitations on disclosure described 
in the following: 
(i) section 11(d) of the Energy Supply 
and Environmental Coordination Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 796(d)); 
(ii) section 14(b) of the Federal En-
ergy Administration Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 773(b)); 
(iii) section 9 of title 13, United 
States Code; 
(iv) the first section of the Act of Jan-
uary 27, 1938, entitled ‘‘An Act to make 
confidential certain information furnished 
to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic 
Commerce, and for other purposes’’ (15 
U.S.C. 176a); 
(v) section 1905 of title 18, United 
States Code; and 
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(vi) section 252 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 
6274). 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) 
INTERNATIONAL
ENERGY
EMER-
GENCY.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may make any information or data 
available to members of the Minerals Security 
Partnership during an international energy sup-
ply emergency. 
(B) PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (2), the Secretary may 
make any information or data available to 
members of the Minerals Security Partnership 
if the President certifies, after opportunity for 
presentation of views by interested persons, 
that the Minerals Security Partnership has 
adopted and is implementing security measures 
such that such information or data will not be 
disclosed by member countries of the Minerals 
Security Partnership or the agencies or employ-
ees of such countries to any person or foreign 
country without having been aggregated, accu-
mulated, or otherwise reported in such manner 
as to avoid identification of any person from 
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whom the United States obtained such informa-
tion or data. 
(d) MINERAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIP STAFF.—The 
Secretary shall prioritize staffing the Mineral Security 
Partnership with individuals who have the following quali-
fications: 
(1) Substantive knowledge and experience in 
issues related to critical minerals supply chains and 
the application of such supply chains to strategic in-
dustries, including in the defense, energy, and tech-
nology sectors. 
(2) Substantive knowledge and experience in 
large-scale multi-donor project financing and related 
technical and diplomatic arrangements, international 
coalition-building, development finance, and project 
management. 
(3) Substantive knowledge and experience in 
trade and foreign policy, defense-industrial base pol-
icy, or national security-sensitive supply chain 
issues. 
(e) PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY COORDINA-
TION.—The Secretary, acting through the Under Sec-
retary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environ-
ment, shall ensure close coordination between the Depart-
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ment, the private sector, and relevant civil society groups 
regarding the implementation of this section. 
(f) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States, through 
participation in the Minerals Security Partnership, 
shall prioritize projects that advance the national 
and economic security interests of the United States 
and allies and partners of the United States. 
(2) CRITERIA
REQUIREMENTS.—The United 
States shall advocate for the Minerals Security Part-
nership to use environmental, societal, and govern-
ance standards, including as criteria for project se-
lection, that are consistent with United States law or 
international agreements approved by Congress. 
(3) PRIVATE
SECTOR
COLLABORATION.—The 
Department shall coordinate with the private sector 
to leverage expertise and ensure projects supported 
by the Minerals Security Partnership are catalyzed 
by private sector investments and commercial 
offtake, with priority to the United States, through 
the Minerals Investment Network for Vital Energy 
Security and Transformation (commonly known as 
‘‘MINVEST’’). 
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SEC. 103. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTER-
NATIONAL NICKEL STUDY GROUP. 
(a) UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP.—The President 
may accept the Terms of Reference of and maintain mem-
bership of the United States in the International Nickel 
Study Group. 
(b) PAYMENTS OF ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS.—For 
fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
United States assessed contributions to the International 
Nickel Study Group may be paid from amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under section 8 of the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e). 
SEC. 104. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY FOR SECURING CRITICAL 
MINERALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, shall develop a strategy for securing the supply 
chains of a diverse set of critical minerals. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
shall— 
(1) include— 
(A) a review of the roles and responsibil-
ities of offices and positions within the Depart-
ment engaged, as of the date of the enactment 
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of this Act, in efforts to secure critical mineral 
supply chains; and 
(B) processes to ensure that such offices 
coordinate and deconflict such efforts; 
(2) leverage use of United States financial, 
commercial, and development assistance tools and 
resources to advance the critical mineral policies of 
the United States; 
(3) include targeted engagement plans for both 
countries that are allies or partners of the United 
States and countries with significant proven or esti-
mated deposits of critical minerals or processing ca-
pacity for minerals critical to national security inter-
ests; 
(4) provide for coordination with relevant Fed-
eral agencies to align trade policies to address both 
price volatility and incentivize the sourcing of critical 
minerals from trusted suppliers; 
(5) strengthen collaboration with countries that 
are allies and partners of the United States, and le-
verage the leadership role of the United States in 
multilateral institutions engaged on critical mineral 
issues to shape international standards; 
(6) extend the diplomatic and commercial advo-
cacy support of the United States to private sector 
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entities throughout critical mineral supply chains; 
and 
(7) facilitate coordination with countries that 
are allies and partners of the United States to— 
(A) identify best practices and develop co-
ordinated 
standards 
for 
critical 
mineral 
projects; 
(B) protect against inhumane labor prac-
tices; and 
(C) minimize adverse environmental and 
social impacts from the critical minerals supply 
chain. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 210 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
provide a briefing on the strategy developed under sub-
section (a) to— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 105. MECHANISM TO SUPPORT CRITICAL MINERAL 
PROJECTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that United States private sector entities competing 
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for critical mineral projects abroad need support from the 
United States Government. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL MINERAL PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary shall direct an appropriate official or office 
of the Department to establish a mechanism and process 
for the United States to provide support for critical min-
eral projects in foreign countries, which may include— 
(1) a mechanism for certifying that critical min-
eral projects uphold labor rights and minimize envi-
ronmental impacts; and 
(2) a process for United States private sector 
entities to engage with United States embassies in 
foreign countries for support when pursuing critical 
mineral projects in such countries. 
TITLE II—ENERGY SECURITY 
COMPACTS 
SEC. 201. ENERGY SECURITY COMPACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
make available, from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for fiscal year 2026 or any subsequent fiscal year 
for bilateral economic assistance (including amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Economic Resilience 
Initiative), amounts for the purpose of establishing multi- 
year agreements (to be known as ‘‘Energy Security Com-
pacts’’) with partner countries to enhance the energy and 
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economic security and stability of the United States and 
such partner countries, including through efforts to 
counter economic coercion through the diversification of 
critical mineral and energy supply chains. 
(b) TRANSFERS.—Funds made available for the Eco-
nomic Resilience Initiative or otherwise determined by the 
Secretary to be made available to support Energy Security 
Compacts may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 or thereafter under the 
headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘Millennium 
Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance–Corporate Capital Account’’, ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance–Program Ac-
count’’, ‘‘Development Finance Corporate Equity Invest-
ment Account’’, and ‘‘Export-Import Bank of the United 
States–Program Account’’ by any Act providing appro-
priations for the Department of State and related pro-
grams. 
(c) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—The trans-
fer authority provided by this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law, and is subject 
to— 
(1) prior consultation with— 
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(A) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(2) the regular notification procedures of such 
committees. 
(d) ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IM-
PLEMENTATION OF COMPACTS.—The Director for Energy 
Security Compacts may— 
(1) enter into contracts for required technical 
support related to Energy Security Compacts; 
(2) make grants to any partner country for the 
purpose of building the administrative or technical 
capacity necessary to facilitate the development and 
implementation of an Energy Security Compact be-
tween the United States and such country; and 
(3) form Country Compact Teams with a des-
ignated lead, who will regularly engage with the 
Council, to carry out the implementation of the 
Compact. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
MILITARY
ASSISTANCE 
AND TRAINING.—Assistance under this section may 
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not include military assistance or military training 
for a country. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE RELATING TO 
UNITED
STATES
JOB
LOSS
OR
PRODUCTION
DIS-
PLACEMENT.—Assistance under this section may not 
be provided for any project that is likely to cause a 
substantial loss of United States jobs or a substan-
tial displacement of United States production. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE RELATING TO 
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, OR SAFETY HAZARDS.— 
Assistance under this section may not be provided 
for any project that is likely to cause a significant, 
unmitigable environmental, health, or safety hazard. 
(4) FOREIGN
AID
TRANSPARENCY
AND
AC-
COUNTABILITY
ACT
COMPLIANCE.—None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended for an Energy Security Compact unless the 
compact and all associated activities comply with the 
monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement, 
and public reporting requirements of section 4 of the 
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 
2016 (22 U.S.C. 2394c). 
(5) LIMITATION RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT.—None of the funds author-
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ized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide 
any grant, contract, loan, or other financial assist-
ance to an entity in which the President, the Vice 
President, or an immediate family member (as such 
term is defined in section 1128(j) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(j))) of the President or 
Vice President holds, directly or indirectly, any own-
ership interest or serves in any managerial, officer, 
director, or board capacity. 
(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not less frequently than 
annually until the date that is five years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director for Energy Se-
curity Compacts shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, the Executive Office of the President, 
the National Security Council, and the Secretary a report 
describing— 
(1) the current status of activities authorized 
under this title; 
(2) any obstacles to the implementation of such 
activities; and 
(3) any updates to the multiyear financial plan 
developed pursuant to section 203(c)(6). 
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SEC. 202. OFFICE OF ENERGY SECURITY COMPACTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
an Office of Energy Security Compacts, which shall per-
form such functions related to the administration and im-
plementation of the Energy Security Compacts described 
in section 201 as the Assistant Secretary may prescribe. 
(b) DIRECTOR FOR ENERGY SECURITY COMPACT.— 
The Office of Energy Security shall be led by a Director 
for Energy Security Compacts who shall be responsible to 
the Assistant Secretary for all matters pertaining to the 
administration and implementation of the Energy Security 
Compacts described under section 201 and such other re-
lated duties as the Secretary may from time to time des-
ignate. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described under subsection (a), the Director for 
Energy Security Compacts shall be responsible for sup-
porting the Department’s participation in and leadership 
of the Economic Resilience Initiative and the Energy Se-
curity Compacts Council, including for all matters per-
taining to the following: 
(1) Drafting the contribution of the Secretary 
to the strategy identified in section 7030(d) of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 119–37). 
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(2) Leading the development, negotiation, and 
management of all Energy Security Compacts fund-
ed through the Economic Resilience Initiative. 
(3) Consulting and coordinating with agencies 
and departments that are members of the Energy 
Security Council to develop prospective Energy Se-
curity Compacts and implement ongoing Energy Se-
curity Compacts, as appropriate. 
(4) Serving as the recipient for— 
(A) solicited proposals under the Energy 
Security Compact; and 
(B) unsolicited proposals for projects to be 
considered for inclusion in any Energy Security 
Compact by national, regional, and local gov-
ernments and private corporations. 
(5) Signing joint agency agreements, transfer-
ring or receiving appropriated funds with any de-
partment, agency, or independent establishment of 
the United States Government (with the consent of 
the head of such department, agency, or establish-
ment) for the purpose of developing, implementing, 
or otherwise participating in an Energy Security 
Compact described under section 301, including for 
the use as credit subsidy. 
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(6) Coordinating with other donor entities, in-
cluding countries that are allies and partners of the 
United States, the Minerals Security Partnership, 
and other multilateral fora, for the purposes of 
deconflicting, augmenting, and leveraging, where ap-
propriate, Energy Security Compact workplans with 
the development and financing activities performed 
by others. 
(d) PERSONNEL.—The Director for Energy Security 
Compacts may— 
(1) detail staff to a collaborating agency head 
with relevant sectoral, financial, or regional expertise 
for the negotiation or implementation of an Energy 
Security Compact; 
(2) request core agency heads and collaborating 
agency heads detail personnel to the Office of En-
ergy Security Compacts with relevant sectoral, finan-
cial, or regional expertise for the negotiation or im-
plementation of an Energy Security Compact; and 
(3) appoint, without regard to the provisions of 
sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States 
Code, candidates directly to positions in the competi-
tive service, as defined in section 2102 of that title. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The authority provided under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Eco-
nomic Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that contains plans to attract 
and retain diplomatic, policy, legal, and technical expertise 
for civil service officers in the Office of Energy Security 
Compacts, including career promotion tracks to super-
visory and non-supervisory GS–15 positions. 
SEC. 203. ENERGY SECURITY COMPACT STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Energy Security Compact 
should increase reliable access to energy, electricity, or 
critical minerals for both parties to the Energy Security 
Compact, for the purpose of stimulating economic growth, 
enabling follow-on private sector investment, supporting 
the commercial competitiveness of United States compa-
nies, or diversifying relevant supply chains. 
(b) PRIOR
ANALYSIS
REQUIRED.—Before estab-
lishing an Energy Security Compact, the Office of Energy 
Security Compacts, in collaboration with the Energy Secu-
rity Compact Council, shall conduct a constraints analysis 
of the energy sector and supply-chain segments needed to 
strengthen the partner country’s energy security, con-
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sistent with United States energy security risks and com-
mercial opportunities. 
(c) ENERGY SECURITY COMPACT ELEMENTS.—Each 
Energy Security Compact shall contain— 
(1) a constraints analysis of the energy sector 
which identifies insufficiencies in the energy sector 
and supply-chain segments needed to ensure the 
partner country’s energy security, consistent with 
United States energy security risks and commercial 
opportunities; 
(2) specific objectives that the partner country 
and the United States expect to achieve during the 
term of the Energy Security Compact, including— 
(A) increased energy production, reliability, 
and affordability in the partner country; 
(B) economic growth in the partner coun-
try that may reduce the need for foreign assist-
ance; 
(C) improved access to energy, in consulta-
tion with affected communities and civil society; 
and 
(D) improved infrastructure that enables 
access to critical minerals mining and proc-
essing; 
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(3) the responsibilities of the partner country 
and the United States in the achievement of such 
objectives; 
(4) regular quantitative benchmarks to meas-
ure, where appropriate, progress toward achieving 
such objectives; 
(5) an identification of the intended impact of 
the activities carried out in accordance with the En-
ergy Security Compact; 
(6) a multiyear financial plan, updated annually 
until the expiration of the term of the Energy Secu-
rity Compact, that— 
(A) estimates the amount of contributions, 
commitments, and other participation to be pro-
vided by the Department, Core Agencies, Col-
laborating Agencies, the partner country, and 
other entities; 
(B) ensures compacts with low-income 
countries incorporate and are complementary to 
development programs administered by other 
United States agencies and departments, so 
that United States funds are used to improve 
feasibility for private sector investment to fur-
ther development goals; 
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(C) identifies proposed mechanisms to im-
plement the plan and provide oversight of the 
plan; and 
(D) describes how the requirements de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (5) will be 
met, including the role of the private sector in 
the achievement of such requirements; 
(7) as appropriate, a description of the current 
and potential participation of other donors, including 
countries that are allies and partners of the United 
States or collaborating agencies in the achievement 
of such objectives; 
(8) a description of how oversight and trans-
parency of the foreign assistance provided through 
the Economic Resilience Initiative will be main-
tained; 
(9) as appropriate, a process or processes for 
considering— 
(A) solicited proposals under the Energy 
Security Compact; and 
(B) unsolicited proposals by national, re-
gional, and local units of government and pri-
vate corporations; 
(10) a requirement that open, fair, competitive, 
and transparent procedures are used in the adminis-
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‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES.—United States 
fellows shall attend universities approved by the Bu-
reau, in consultation with the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs in the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, that 
have a mining program and are located in a foreign 
country. To the extent practicable, the Bureau 
should prioritize fellow enrollment in higher edu-
cation mining programs in— 
‘‘(A) member countries of the Minerals Se-
curity Partnership; or 
‘‘(B) any country identified by the Bureau, 
in consultation with the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
as containing sufficiently qualified mining pro-
grams. 
‘‘(5) OUTREACH.—To the extent practicable, 
the Bureau shall conduct outreach at United States 
undergraduate and graduate institutions the Bureau 
determines are likely to produce a range of qualified 
applications for the Fellowship Programs. 
‘‘(e) STRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) 
FELLOWSHIP
REQUIREMENTS.—To 
achieve the purposes described in subsection (b)— 
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‘‘(A) each fellow selected pursuant to sub-
section (d)(1) is encouraged to arrange place-
ment in a mining education program at an eli-
gible university in a foreign country; 
‘‘(B) each fellow shall— 
‘‘(i) 
participate 
in 
advanced 
coursework, research projects, and prac-
tical training opportunities offered by the 
host institution; 
‘‘(ii) engage with faculty advisors and 
industry partners to gain hands-on experi-
ence through internships, laboratory work, 
and field studies relevant to the mining in-
dustry; 
‘‘(iii) serve as a cultural and academic 
ambassador of the United States, fostering 
mutual understanding in the academic and 
professional mining community of the for-
eign country; 
‘‘(iv) participate in professional devel-
opment activities, such as conferences, 
workshops, and seminars, to expand knowl-
edge of global best practices in mining en-
gineering and related fields; and 
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