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118THCONGRESS
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DSESSION S. 5274
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the
definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER25, 2024
Ms. S
INEMA(for herself and Mr. LEE) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical mate-
rials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Critical Mineral Con-4
sistency Act of 2024’’. 5
SEC. 2. CRITICAL MATERIALS INCLUDED AS CRITICAL MIN-6
ERALS. 7
Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 8
1606) is amended— 9
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 10
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(A) by striking the period at the end and 1
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 2
(B) by striking ‘‘means any mineral’’ and 3
inserting the following: ‘‘means— 4
‘‘(i) any mineral’’; and 5
(C) by adding at the end the following: 6
‘‘(ii) a critical material as determined 7
by the Secretary of Energy under para-8
graph (2)(A).’’; and 9
(2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end 10
the following: 11
‘‘(C) I
NCLUSION OF CRITICAL MATE -12
RIALS.—Not later than 45 days after the date 13
on which the Secretary of Energy determines a 14
non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or mate-15
rial to be a critical material under subsection 16
(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of 17
critical minerals published under paragraph (3) 18
to include that critical material.’’. 19
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