To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to define critical energy resources and assign DOE responsibility for securing their supply chains. It directs DOE to assess supply-chain vulnerability, diversify sources, increase domestic production, develop substitutes, and improve recycling.
Who Benefits and How
Domestic mining, processing, recycling, and energy technology firms benefit from federal attention to critical resource supply chains. Electric utilities and energy-system operators benefit from lower disruption risk.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DOE and partner agencies take on new assessment and coordination duties. Foreign suppliers may face reduced demand if U.S. policy shifts toward domestic or diversified sourcing.
Key Provisions
- Defines critical energy resources
- Adds DOE functions for supply-chain security
- Requires assessments, diversification, domestic production, substitutes, and recycling work
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands the Department of Energy's responsibility to assess and strengthen critical energy resource supply chains.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, National Security, Manufacturing
Primary Purpose
Expands the Department of Energy's responsibility to assess and strengthen critical energy resource supply chains.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Domestic critical mineral and energy resource producers
- Energy technology manufacturers
- Electric utilities
Identified Costs
- Department of Energy staff
- Foreign suppliers facing reduced U.S. reliance
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Obernolte, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Duncan, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Bucshon (for himself and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Energy critical resource supply-chain offices, Department of Energy offices responsible for energy security functions
Department of Energy critical resource supply-chain offices, Department of Energy offices responsible for energy security functions face effects in multiple directions
Domestic critical mineral and energy resource producers, Domestic energy resource and critical mineral producers
Domestic critical mineral and energy resource producers, Domestic energy resource and critical mineral producers face effects in multiple directions
Electric utilities and energy-system operators
Electric utilities and energy-system operators faces effects in multiple directions
Energy technology manufacturers dependent on critical resources
Energy technology manufacturers dependent on critical resources faces effects in multiple directions
Foreign suppliers of critical energy resources
Foreign suppliers of critical energy resources faces effects in multiple directions
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An energy resource essential to U.S. energy systems with a supply chain vulnerable to disruption.
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