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‘‘SEC. 8. This Act may be cited as the ‘Surface Re-
sources Act of 1955’.’’.
(2) MINERAL MATERIALS.—The Act of July 31,
1947, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the disposal of
materials on the public lands of the United States’’
(30 U.S.C. 601 and following) is amended by insert-
ing after section 4 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 5. This Act may be cited as the ‘Materials Act
of 1947’.’’.
(e) REPEALS.—(1) Subject to valid existing rights,
the Act of August 4, 1892 (27 Stat. 348, 30 U.S.C. 161)
commonly known as the Building Stone Act is hereby re-
pealed.
(2) Subject to valid existing rights, the Act of Janu-
ary 31, 1901 (30 U.S.C. 162) commonly known as the
Saline Placer Act is hereby repealed.
SEC. 420. APPLICATION OF ACT TO BENEFICIATION AND
PROCESSING OF NONFEDERAL MINERALS ON
FEDERAL LANDS.
The provisions of this Act (including the surface
management requirements of title II) shall apply in the
same manner and to the same extent to Federal lands
used for beneficiation or processing activities for any min-
eral without regard to whether or not the legal and bene-
ficial title to the mineral is held by the United States. This
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section applies only to minerals which are locatable min-
erals or minerals which would be locatable minerals if the
legal and beneficial title to such minerals were held by the
United States.
SEC. 421. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex-
pending the funds the entity will comply with section 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c), popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’.
SEC. 422. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
In the case of any equipment or products purchased
with funding provided under this Act, it is the sense of
the Congress that such funding should be used to pur-
chase only American-made equipment and products.
SEC. 423. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.
If it has been finally determined by a court of Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant
to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
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ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 424. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or the applicability there-
of to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the re-
mainder of this Act and the application of such provision
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 425. AWARD OF COMPENSATION FOR TAKINGS FROM
FUND.
To the extent a court of competent jurisdiction, after
adjudication, finds that Federal action undertaken pursu-
ant to this Act effects a taking under the Fifth Amend-
ment of the United States Constitution and enters a final
judgment against the United States, the court shall award
just compensation to the plaintiff, from the fund estab-
lished under title III, subject to appropriation, together
with appropriate reasonable fees and expenses to the ex-
tent provided by section 304 of the Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of
1970 (42 U.S.C. 4654(c)). In any case in which the Attor-
ney General effects a settlement of any proceeding brought
under section 1346(a)(2) or 1491 of title 28 of the United
States Code alleging that any Federal action undertaken
pursuant to this Act effects a taking under the Fifth
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Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Attor-
ney General shall use amounts available in the Fund sub-
ject to appropriations to pay any award necessary pursu-
ant to such settlement.
SEC. 426. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON MINING CLAIMS IN
THE UNITED STATES HELD BY FOREIGN
FIRMS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Congress
describing the percentage of each mining claim held by
a foreign firm.
(b) FOREIGN FIRM.—(1) For the purposes of this
section, the term ‘‘foreign firm’’ means any firm that is
not a domestic firm.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘do-
mestic firm’’ means a business entity—
(A) that is incorporated or organized in the
United States;
(B) that conducts business operations in the
United States; and
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(C) the assets of which at least 50 percent are
held by United States citizens, permanent resident
aliens, or other domestic firms.
Passed the House of Representatives November 18,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
By DALLAS L. DENDY, JR.,
Assistant to the Clerk.
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