<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><BillSummaries>
    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4977" measure-id="id118hr4977" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2023-07-27" update-date="2024-08-09">
        <title>Critical Mineral Access Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr4977v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-08-09">
            <action-date>2023-07-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Critical Mineral Access Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)&nbsp;to provide support to high-income economy countries for developing or processing certain critical materials (such as aluminum, chromium, and rare earth elements). The support must further U.S. national security interests. For the purposes of&nbsp;this&nbsp;support, a&nbsp;<em>high-income economy country</em> is one classified as such&nbsp;by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (two World Bank Group institutions).&nbsp;</p><p>Under current law, the&nbsp;DFC generally prioritizes facilitating private investment in less-developed countries and countries transitioning to market economies to&nbsp;advance&nbsp;U.S. foreign policy interests.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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