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Union Calendar No. 680 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8450 
[Report No. 118–833] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate certain minerals for 
designation as critical minerals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2024 
Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 10, 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate certain 
minerals for designation as critical minerals. 
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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 ‘‘Phosphate and Potash 
Protection Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN MINERALS FOR DESIGNA-
TION AS CRITICAL MINERALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall evaluate 
potash, phosphates, and other minerals necessary for the 
production of fertilizer and other agricultural products used 
to promote crop development for designation as critical 
minerals under section 7002(c)(4) of the Energy Act of 2020 
(30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(4)). 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) evaluate policies in place as of the date of the 
enactment of this section related to the permitting 
and leasing of projects for the exploration, develop-
ment, and production of the minerals described in 
subsection (a); and 
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(2) submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees recommendations to support the domestic pro-
duction of such minerals. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 
the evaluation carried out under subsection (a), including 
a description of how each mineral described in subsection 
(a) does or does not meet each requirement of the designa-
tion methodology to determine the eligibility of each such 
mineral for inclusion on the critical minerals list. 
(d) DESIGNATION.—If, pursuant to the evaluation car-
ried out under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, determines that a min-
eral described in subsection (a) meets each requirement of 
the designation methodology, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Agriculture and not later than 45 
days after the date on which the report required under sub-
section (c) is submitted, shall designate such mineral as a 
critical mineral under section 7002(c)(4) of the Energy Act 
of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(4)) and update the critical min-
erals list accordingly. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
(2) CRITICAL
MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 
mineral’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
1606(a)). 
(3) CRITICAL MINERALS LIST.—The term ‘‘crit-
ical minerals list’’ means the list of critical minerals 
published under section 7002(c)(3) of the Energy Act 
of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)). 
(4) DESIGNATION
METHODOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘designation methodology’’ means the methodology 
published under section 7002(c)(3) of the Energy Act 
of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) as of the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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Union Calendar No. 680 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8450 
[Report No. 118–833] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate 
certain minerals for designation as critical minerals. 
DECEMBER 10, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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