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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7662 
To require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element resources around 
the world and a strategy for the development of advanced mining, refin-
ing, separation, and processing technologies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2024 
Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
WALTZ, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require reports on critical mineral and rare earth element 
resources around the world and a strategy for the devel-
opment of advanced mining, refining, separation, and 
processing technologies. 
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 ‘‘Critical Minerals Secu-
rity Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) COVERED NATION.—The term ‘‘covered na-
tion’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
4872 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) CRITICAL
MINERAL.—The term ‘‘critical 
mineral’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
1606(a)). 
(3) FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘foreign entity of concern’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 40207 of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741). 
(4) RARE EARTH ELEMENTS.—The term ‘‘rare 
earth elements’’ means cerium, dysprosium, erbium, 
europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lute-
tium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, sa-
marium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, and 
yttrium. 
(5) 
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 
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the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS ON CRITICAL MINERAL AND RARE EARTH 
ELEMENT RESOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years there-
after, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to 
Congress a report on all critical mineral and rare earth 
element resources around the world that includes— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) which of such resources are under the 
control of a foreign entity of concern, including 
through ownership, contract, or economic or po-
litical influence; 
(B) which of such resources are owned by, 
controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or 
direction of the United States or a country that 
is an ally or partner of the United States; 
(C) which of such resources are not owned 
by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction 
or direction of a foreign entity of concern or a 
country described in subparagraph (B); and 
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(D) in the case of such resources not un-
dergoing commercial mining, the reasons for 
the lack of commercial mining; 
(2) for each mine from which significant quan-
tities of critical minerals or rare earth elements are 
being extracted, as of the date that is one year be-
fore the date of the report— 
(A) an estimate of the annual volume of 
output of the mine as of that date; 
(B) an estimate of the total volume of min-
eral or elements that remain in the mine as of 
that date; 
(C)(i) an identification of the country and 
entity operating the mine; or 
(ii) if the mine is operated by more than 
one country or entity, an estimate of the output 
of each mineral or element from the mine to 
which each such country or entity has access; 
and 
(D) an identification of the ultimate bene-
ficial owners of the mine and the percentage of 
ownership held by each such owner; 
(3) for each mine not described in paragraph 
(2), to the extent practicable— 
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(A) an estimate of the aggregate annual 
volume of output of the mines as of the date 
that is one year before the date of the report; 
(B) an estimate of the aggregate total vol-
ume of mineral or elements that remain in the 
mines as of that date; and 
(C) an estimate of the aggregate total out-
put of each mineral or element from the mine 
to which a foreign entity of concern has access; 
(4)(A) a list of key foreign entities of concern 
involved in mining critical minerals and rare earth 
elements; 
(B) a list of key entities in the United States 
and countries that are allies or partners of the 
United States involved in mining critical minerals 
and rare earth elements; and 
(C) an assessment of the technical feasibility of 
entities listed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
mining and processing resources identified under 
paragraph (1)(C) using existing advanced tech-
nology; 
(5) an assessment, prepared in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, of ways to collaborate 
with countries in which mines or mineral processing 
operations (or both) are located that are operated by 
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other countries, or are operated by entities from 
other countries, to ensure ongoing access by the 
United States and countries that are allies and part-
ners of the United States to those mines and proc-
essing operations; 
(6) a list, prepared in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, identifying, to the maximum 
extent practicable, all cases in which entities were 
forced to divest stock in mining or processing oper-
ations for critical minerals and rare earth elements 
based on— 
(A) regulatory rulings of the government 
of a covered nation; 
(B) joint regulatory rulings of such a gov-
ernment and the government of another coun-
try; or 
(C) rulings of a relevant tribunal or other 
entity authorized to render binding decisions on 
divestiture; 
(7) a list of all cases in which the government 
of a covered nation purchased an entity that was 
forced to divest stock as described in paragraph (6); 
and 
(8) a list of all cases in which mining or proc-
essing operations (or both) for critical minerals and 
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rare earth elements that were not subject to a ruling 
described in paragraph (6) were taken over by— 
(A) the government of a covered nation; or 
(B) an entity located in, or influenced or 
controlled by, such a government. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 4. PROCESS FOR NOTIFYING UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT OF DIVESTMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall establish a process 
under which— 
(1) a United States person seeking to divest 
stock in mining or mineral processing operations for 
critical minerals and rare earth elements in a foreign 
country may notify the Secretary of the intention of 
the person to divest such stock; and 
(2) the Secretary may provide assistance to the 
person to find a purchaser that is not under the con-
trol of the government of a covered nation. 
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SEC. 5. STRATEGY ON DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MIN-
ING, REFINING, SEPARATION, AND PROC-
ESSING TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal 
agencies, shall develop— 
(1) a strategy to collaborate with the govern-
ments of countries that are allies and partners of 
the United States to develop advanced mining, refin-
ing, separation, and processing technologies; and 
(2) a method for sharing the intellectual prop-
erty resulting from the development of such tech-
nologies with those countries to enable those coun-
tries to license such technologies and mine, refine, 
separate, and process the resources of such coun-
tries. 
(b) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the progress made in developing the strategy and meth-
od described in subsection (a). 
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