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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3896IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 15, 2021Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo amend the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to authorize support in high-income economy countries for projects involving development or processing of covered critical materials if such support furthers the national security interests of the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Access Act.

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Amendments to Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018

Section 1412(b) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612(b)) is amended—(1)by striking The purpose and inserting the following: (1)

In general

The purpose;(2)by striking shall be to and inserting the following: shall be—(A)to;(3)by striking the United States. and inserting the following: the United States; and(B)to provide support under title II in high-income economy countries for projects involving development or processing of covered critical materials if such support furthers the national security interests of the United States.;(4)by striking In carrying out and inserting the following: (2)

Consideration of certain criteria

In carrying out; and(5)by adding at the end the following:(3)

Definitions

In paragraph (1)(B):(A)

Covered critical materials

(i)

In general

The term covered critical materials means aluminum (bauxite), antimony, arsenic, barite, beryllium, bismuth, cesium, chromium, cobalt, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, graphite (natural), hafnium, helium, indium, lithium, magnesium, manganese, niobium, platinum group metals, potash, the rare earth elements group, rhenium, rubidium, scandium, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, and zirconium.(ii)

Rare earth elements group

In clause (i), the term rare earth elements group means lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium.(B)

High-income economy country

The term high-income economy country means a country with a high-income economy, as defined by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively referred to as the World Bank)..