HR5021-118

Introduced

To prohibit the sale or transfer of certain critical minerals to foreign entities of concern.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 27, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the sale or transfer of certain critical minerals to foreign entities of concern., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Energy.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE2CBCD9525284E2CBC226A3166876699: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Critical Minerals Act of 2023.
  • Section HFBA7ACB8EB43439AB7EAEC9B6BE06E1F: 2. Prohibition of sale of critical minerals to foreign entities of concern by persons conducting certain mineral activities on Federal land No operator may...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the sale or transfer of certain critical minerals to foreign entities of concern., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Government Operations, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the sale or transfer of certain critical minerals to foreign entities of concern., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Government Operations Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 27, 2023

Ms. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Government Operations Energy
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce

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