STRATEGIC Minerals Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill reduces a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Ways and Means of, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Briefing on covered free trade agreements, and provides removes a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Defense, Energy, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Reduces a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Ways and Means of...
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Briefing on covered free trade agreements.
- Provides removes a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 5.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill reduces a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Ways and Means of, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Briefing on covered free trade agreements, and provides removes a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Energy, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill reduces a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and the Committee on Ways and Means of, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Briefing on covered free trade agreements, and provides removes a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Young (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
having the ability, directly or indirectly, to determine (without regard to whether exercised through 1 or more corporate structures) the manner in which an entity conducts mineral activities, through any means, including—(AA)ownership interest
an agreement with one or more countries that— exclusively focuses on the critical minerals and rare earth elements sector
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