[House Prints 113-17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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                   RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 113-17 

              H.R. 761, THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND 
            CRITICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION ACT OF 2013 


[Showing the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on 
Natural Resources.] 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the "National Strategic and 

3 Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013". 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) The industrialization of China and India 

7 has driven demand for nonfuel mineral commodities, 

8 sparking a period of resource nationalism exemplified by China's reduction 

in exports of rare-earth 

10 elements necessary for telecommunications, military 

11 technologies, healthcare technologies, and conventional and renewable 

 energy technologies. 

13 (2) The availability of minerals and mineral 

14 materials are essential for economic growth, national 

15 security, technological innovation, and the manufacturing and agricultural 

supply chain. 

17 (3) The exploration, production, processmg, 

18 use, and recycling of minerals contribute signifi


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