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(B) establish clear, quantifiable, and tem-
poral permitting performance goals and track-
ing progress against those goals; 
(C) engage in early collaboration among 
agencies, project sponsors, and affected stake-
holders— 
(i) to incorporate and address the in-
terests of each such agency, sponsor, and 
stakeholder; and 
(ii) to minimize delays; 
(D) ensure transparency and accountability 
by using cost-effective information technology to 
collect and disseminate information regarding 
individual critical mineral projects and agency 
performance; 
(E) engage in early and active consultation 
with State and local governments and Indian 
Tribes to avoid conflicts or duplication of effort, 
resolve concerns, and allow for concurrent, 
rather than sequential, State, local, Tribal, and 
Federal environmental and regulatory reviews; 
(F) meet or exceed the performance 
metrics required by subsection (g); 
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(G) expand and institutionalize permitting 
and review process improvements that have 
proven effective; 
(H) develop mechanisms to better commu-
nicate priorities and resolve disputes among 
agencies at the national, regional, State, and 
local levels; and 
(I) develop other practices to improve the 
regulatory processes, such as preapplication 
procedures. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the lead agency shall consider deferring 
to, and relying on, baseline data, analyses, and re-
views performed by State agencies with jurisdiction 
over the proposed critical mineral project. 
(3) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—The lead 
agency with respect to a critical mineral project on 
Federal land, in consultation with any other Federal 
agency with jurisdiction over such project, shall, 
upon request of the project sponsor, a State or local 
government, an Indian Tribe, or other entity such 
lead agency determines appropriate, establish a 
memorandum of agreement with the project sponsor, 
a State or local government, an Indian Tribe, or an-
other entity such lead agency determines appropriate 
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to carry out the activities described in this sub-
section. 
(4) TIME LIMIT FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and ex-
cept with agreement of the project sponsor, the total 
period for all necessary Federal reviews and permit 
consideration for a critical mineral project on Fed-
eral land reasonably expected to produce critical 
minerals may not exceed— 
(A) with respect to a project that requires 
an environmental assessment under section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), 18 
months; or 
(B) with respect to a project that requires 
an environmental impact statement under such 
section, 24 months. 
(c) DETERMINATION UNDER NATIONAL ENVIRON-
MENTAL POLICY ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) applies to the issuance of any mineral 
exploration or mine permit relating to a critical min-
eral project, the lead agency may deem the require-
ments of such Act satisfied if the lead agency deter-
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mines that a State or Federal agency acting under 
State or Federal law has addressed the following 
factors: 
(A) The environmental impact of the ac-
tion to be conducted under the permit. 
(B) Possible alternatives to issuance of the 
permit. 
(C) The relationship between long- and 
short-term uses of the local environment and 
the maintenance and enhancement of long-term 
productivity. 
(D) Any irreversible and irretrievable com-
mitment of resources that would be involved in 
the proposed action. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—The lead agency shall pub-
lish a determination under paragraph (1) not later 
than 90 days after receipt of an application for the 
permit. 
(3) VERIFICATION.—The lead agency shall pub-
lish a determination that the factors under para-
graph (1) have been sufficiently addressed and pub-
lic participation has occurred with regard to any au-
thorizing actions before issuing any mineral explo-
ration or mine permit for a critical mineral project. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3428 
AN ACT 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to conduct a review of the Mid-Atlantic River Basin 
Commissions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(d) SCHEDULE
FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.—For 
any critical mineral project for which the lead agency can-
not make the determination described in subsection (c), 
at the request of a project sponsor, the lead agency, co-
operating agencies, and any other agencies involved with 
the mineral exploration or mine permitting process shall 
enter into an agreement with the project sponsor that sets 
time limits for each part of the permitting process, includ-
ing— 
(1) the decision on whether to prepare an envi-
ronmental impact statement or similar analysis re-
quired under the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(2) a determination of the scope of any environ-
mental impact statement or similar analysis required 
under such Act; 
(3) the scope of, and schedule for, the baseline 
studies required to prepare an environmental impact 
statement or similar analysis required under such 
Act; 
(4) preparation of any draft environmental im-
pact statement or similar analysis required under 
such Act; 
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States Capitol (but shall not include the District Build-
ing), and is more particularly described as the territory 
located within the following boundaries: 
Beginning at the point on the present Virginia- 
District of Columbia boundary due west of the 
northernmost point of Theodore Roosevelt Island 
and running due east of the eastern shore of the Po-
tomac River; 
thence generally south along the shore at the 
mean high water mark to the northwest corner of 
the Kennedy Center; 
thence east along the north side of the Kennedy 
Center to a point where it reaches the E Street Ex-
pressway; 
thence east on the expressway to E Street 
Northwest and thence east on E Street Northwest to 
Nineteenth Street Northwest; 
thence north on Nineteenth Street Northwest to 
F Street Northwest; 
thence east on F Street Northwest to Eight-
eenth Street Northwest; 
thence south on Eighteenth Street Northwest to 
Constitution Avenue Northwest; 
thence east on Constitution Avenue to Seven-
teenth Street Northwest; 
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(5) preparation of a final environmental impact 
statement or similar analysis required under such 
Act; 
(6) any consultations required under applicable 
law; 
(7) submission and review of any comments re-
quired under applicable law; 
(8) publication of any public notices required 
under applicable law; and 
(9) any final or interim decisions. 
(e) ADDRESSING PUBLIC COMMENTS.—As part of 
the review process of a critical mineral project under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), the lead agency may not address any agency 
or public comments that were not submitted— 
(1) during a public comment period or consulta-
tion period provided during the permitting process; 
or 
(2) as otherwise required by law. 
(f) REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a 
report that— 
(1) identifies additional measures (including 
regulatory and legislative proposals, as appropriate) 
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that would increase the timeliness of permitting ac-
tivities for the exploration and development of do-
mestic critical minerals; 
(2) identifies options (including cost recovery 
paid by permit applicants, as appropriate) for ensur-
ing adequate staffing and training of Federal enti-
ties and personnel responsible for the consideration 
of applications, operating plans, leases, licenses, per-
mits, and other use authorizations for critical min-
eral projects on Federal land; 
(3) quantifies the amount of time typically re-
quired (including a range derived from minimum 
and maximum durations, mean, median, variance, 
and any other statistical measure or representation 
the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture de-
termine appropriate) to complete each step (includ-
ing those aspects outside the control of the executive 
branch, such as judicial review, applicant decisions, 
or State and local government involvement) associ-
ated with the development and processing of applica-
tions, operating plans, leases, licenses, permits, and 
other use authorizations for a mineral exploration or 
mine permit for a critical mineral project; and 
(4) describes actions carried out pursuant to 
subsection (b). 
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performance goal, who shall be known as goal 
leaders;’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) PREPARATION OF PERFORMANCE PLAN.—The 
Chief Performance Improvement Office (or the functional 
equivalent) shall collaborate with the Chief Human Cap-
ital Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief Infor-
mation Officer (or the functional equivalent), the Chief 
Data Officer (or the functional equivalent), and the Chief 
Financial Officer (or the functional equivalent) to prepare 
that portion of the annual performance plan described 
under subsection (b)(5).’’. 
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cial Counsel, including the number of allega-
tions referred for criminal investigation. 
‘‘(C) The number of allegations referred to 
the Chairperson of the Integrity Committee for 
investigation, a general description of the status 
of such investigations, and a summary of the 
findings of investigations completed. 
‘‘(D) An overview and analysis of allega-
tions of wrongdoing received by the Integrity 
Committee during any previous reporting pe-
riod, but remained pending during some part of 
the six months covered by the report, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) analysis of the positions held by 
individuals against whom allegations were 
made, including the duties affiliated with 
such positions; 
‘‘(ii) analysis of the categories or 
types of the allegations of wrongdoing; and 
‘‘(iii) a summary of disposition of all 
the allegations. 
‘‘(E) The number and category or type of 
pending investigations. 
‘‘(F) For each allegation received— 
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support or resources’’ in section 2339A of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(5) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 262 
To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal 
law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
BOWMAN, Mr. BROWN, Ms. BUSH, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GARCI´A 
of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LIEU, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, 
Mr. RASKIN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Mississippi, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, and Ms. WILD) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any 
violation of Federal law, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Death Penalty 
Prohibition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SEN-
TENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no person may be sentenced to death or put 
to death on or after the date of enactment of this Act 
for any violation of Federal law. 
(b) PERSONS SENTENCED BEFORE DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
person sentenced to death before the date of enactment 
of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be resen-
tenced. 
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SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF SUBSIDIES FOR NEW CONSTRUC-
TION. 
Subsection (c) of section 1308 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) NEW CONSTRUCTION.—Any property the 
construction or substantial improvement of which 
the Administrator determines has been started on or 
after January 1, 2025, and the appropriate actuarial 
rate shall be adjusted with any changes to the flood 
zone or base flood elevation reflected in relevant 
flood insurance rate map, regardless of the previous 
rating; in determining whether a property is subject 
to this paragraph, the Administrator shall consider 
the issue date for any relevant building permit or oc-
cupancy certificate issued by the community in 
which such property is located; for purposes of this 
paragraph only, a determination regarding substan-
tial improvement may exclude the costs of any im-
provement to a structure or the structure’s associ-
ated land area for which the primary purpose is 
flood mitigation or floodproofing; such improvements 
may include elevation of the building or utilities, 
floodproofing, or other site-specific mitigation activi-
ties that would otherwise meet the eligibility require-
ments established by the Administrator under au-
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thority of section 1366(c) (42 U.S.C. 4104c(c)); 
nothing in this paragraph may be construed to pro-
hibit application of any future means-tested assist-
ance for insurance affordability to construction or 
substantial improvement covered by this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility and effects 
of— 
(1) eliminating, by January 1, 2027, all sub-
sidies that reduce premiums for coverage under the 
National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to amounts that 
are less than the amount that is actuarially nec-
essary for such Program to operate without a deficit; 
and 
(2) prohibiting any subsidy described in para-
graph (1) for any property unless mitigation activi-
ties to decrease the risk of flood damage to such 
property have been completed. 
Not later than the expiration of the 12-month period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress 
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that describes the findings of the study pursuant to this 
section. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2633 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and expand the 
credit for carbon oxide sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2021 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. WENSTRUP, and Mrs. MILLER of West 
Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
and expand the credit for carbon oxide sequestration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO CREDIT FOR CARBON 
OXIDE SEQUESTRATION. 
(a) INCREASE IN APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.— 
Section 45Q(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(I) and (ii)(I), by striking 
‘‘$50’’ and inserting ‘‘$85’’, and 
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(2) in clause (i)(II) and (ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘$35’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF PLACED-IN-SERVICE DEADLINE; EX-
PANSION OF FACILITIES TO WHICH CREDIT APPLIES.— 
Section 45Q(d) of such Code is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) QUALIFIED FACILITY.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified facility’ means any industrial 
facility or direct air capture facility which captures— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a facility which emits not 
more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon oxide into 
the atmosphere during the taxable year, not less 
than 10,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide 
during the taxable year which is utilized in a manner 
described in subsection (f)(5), 
‘‘(2) in the case of an electricity generating fa-
cility which is not described in paragraph (1), not 
less than 100,000 metric tons of qualified carbon 
oxide during the taxable year, 
‘‘(3) in the case of a direct air capture facility, 
not less than 10,000 metric tons of qualified carbon 
oxide during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(4) in the case of any facility not described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3), not less than 25,000 met-
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ric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable 
year.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF CREDIT PERIOD.—Paragraphs 
(3)(A) and (4)(A) of section 45Q(a) of such Code are each 
amended by striking ‘‘12-year’’ and inserting ‘‘20-year’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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Presidential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Memorandum on the 
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer 
Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’ (issued Sep-
tember 8, 2020) and the Presidential Memorandum enti-
tled ‘‘Presidential Determination on the Withdrawal of 
Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental 
Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’ (issued September 25, 
2020). 
(b) WITHDRAWALS.—Any Presidential withdrawal of 
an area of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under 
section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) issued after the date of enactment 
of this Act shall apply only to leasing authorized under 
subsections (a) and (i) of section 8 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a) and 1337(i)), 
unless otherwise specified. 
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mentation of, and progress towards meeting, 
the targets set under section 101. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The task force shall con-
sist of 15 ex officio members and 15 discretionary 
members. 
(A) EX
OFFICIO
MEMBERS.—The Presi-
dent shall appoint 15 representatives from the 
executive branch. 
(B) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint 1 discretionary member 
from each of the following: 
(i) A State land management agency. 
(ii) A private forest landowner with 
total 
land 
holdings 
of 
greater 
than 
1,000,000 acres. 
(iii) A private forest landowner with 
total land holdings of less than 1,000,000 
acres. 
(iv) A family forest landowner. 
(v) A pulp or paper manufacturer 
which receives wood fiber directly or indi-
rectly from Federal timber for a portion of 
their fiber supply. 
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