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This bill — the American Mineral Security Act — would develop a comprehensive plan for reducing U.S. dependence on foreign minerals, including rare earth minerals that are used in lithium ion batteries.

Specifically, it would:

Codify the methodology used in Executive Order 13817, A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals, to designate a list of critical minerals and require that list to be updated at least every three years;
Require nationwide resource assessments for every critical mineral;
Implement a number of permitting reforms for the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service to reduce delays in the federal process;
Reauthorize the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program for 10 years;
Authorize research and development for recycling and replacements for critical minerals, as well as chemistry, material science, and applied research and development for processing of critical minerals;
Require coordination and study of energy needs for remote mining deposits with microgrid research and small generation research programs across the Department of Energy’s applied offices; and
Require the Secretary of Labor, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct a study of the nation’s minerals workforce.

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Should the U.S. Develop a Comprehensive Plan for Reducing its Dependence on Foreign Rare Earth Minerals?