3.0.0 383 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z Senate S S 2011-02-17 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Hearings by 2011-06-09T21:54:59Z Referred to 2011-02-17T18:30:17Z 2011-06-09 sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-117. Committee 2011-02-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S883-884) IntroReferral 2011-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S882-883) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2011-05-02 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-07-06 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Employment and training programs Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental technology International organizations and cooperation Materials Mining Research and development Science and engineering education Solid waste and recycling Student aid and college costs Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-15T14:34:06Z Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Geological Survey (USGS), to establish a research and development program to: (1) provide data and scientific analyses for research on, and assessments of the potential for, undiscovered and discovered resources of critical minerals and materials in the United States and other countries; (2) analyze and assess current and future critical minerals and materials supply chains; and (3) cooperate with international partners to ensure that the research and assessment programs provide analyses of the global supply chain of critical minerals and materials.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a research, development, and demonstration program to strengthen the domestic critical minerals and materials supply chain for clean energy technologies, and to ensure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of critical minerals and materials sufficient to strengthen the national security and meet the clean energy production needs of the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to promote the development of the critical minerals and materials industry workforce in the United States by supporting: (1) critical minerals and materials education by providing undergraduate and graduate scholarships and fellowships at institutions of higher education, including technical and community colleges; (2) partnerships between industry and institutions of higher education, including technical and community colleges, to provide onsite job training; and (3) development of courses and curricula on critical minerals and materials.

Expresses the policy of the United States to promote an adequate and stable supply of critical minerals and materials necessary to maintain national security, economic well-being, and industrial production with appropriate attention to a long-term balance between resource production, energy use, a healthy environment, natural resources conservation, and social needs. Directs the President take specified steps to implement such policy.

]]> Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 Display Title Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the domestic production of critical minerals and materials, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s383is/xml/BILLS-112s383is.xml 2011-06-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-117. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.