[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1899. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 31___. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR PROJECTS THAT INCREASE THE 
                   DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(11) Projects that increase the domestic supply of 
     critical minerals, including through production, processing, 
     recycling, and the fabrication of mineral alternatives.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated to the Department before the date of enactment 
     of this Act shall not be made available for the cost of loan 
     guarantees made under paragraph (11) of section 1703(b) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)).
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