I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9859 
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief 
of the United States Forest Service to conduct a study of onshore 
mineral values and the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage-
ment to conduct a study of offshore mineral values. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BACON, 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. MOORE of Utah, and Mr. LAMBORN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Chief of the United States Forest Service to 
conduct a study of onshore mineral values and the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to 
conduct a study of offshore mineral values. 
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 ‘‘Abundant American 
Resources Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE MINERAL VALUE STUD-
IES. 
(a) ONSHORE MINERAL STUDY.—Not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion— 
(1) the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, shall complete (including through a con-
tract with a private entity) a study to determine the 
dollar value of liquid, gaseous, locatable, leasable, 
and salable minerals present in each covered onshore 
area under the jurisdiction of the Director; and 
(2) the Chief of the Forest Service, shall com-
plete (including through a contract with a private 
entity) a study to determine the dollar value of liq-
uid, gaseous, and locatable minerals present in each 
covered onshore area under the jurisdiction of the 
Chief. 
(b) OFFSHORE MINERAL STUDY.—Not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
shall complete (including through a contract with a private 
entity) a study to determine the dollar value of liquid, gas-
eous, and locatable minerals present in each covered off-
shore area under the jurisdiction of the Director. 
(c) INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED AREAS.—The studies 
required under subsections (a) and (b) shall— 
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(1) include co-managed areas; and 
(2) exclude— 
(A) any unit of the National Park System; 
and 
(B) any national monument designated as 
an area of critical environmental concern before 
January 1, 2000; 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘area of critical environmental 
concern’’ has the meaning given such term under 
section 1610.7–2 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu-
lations; 
(2) the term ‘‘co-managed area’’ means an area 
that is under the jurisdiction of two or more Federal 
agencies; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered onshore area’’ means— 
(A) a national monument— 
(i) that is not a marine national 
monument; and 
(ii) that was designated after Decem-
ber 31, 1999; 
(B) an area of critical environmental con-
cern; and 
(C) an area that has been withdrawn 
from— 
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(i) entry under the general mining 
laws; or 
(ii) operation of the mineral leasing 
and mineral materials laws; 
(4) the term ‘‘covered offshore area’’ means— 
(A) a marine national monument; 
(B) an offshore area that has been with-
drawn from— 
(i) entry under the general mining 
laws; or 
(ii) operation of the mineral leasing 
and mineral materials laws; and 
(C) an offshore area that is otherwise des-
ignated as an area under moratorium; 
(5) the term ‘‘liquid minerals’’ includes crude 
oil; and 
(6) the term ‘‘gaseous minerals’’ includes nat-
ural gas. 
Æ 
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