[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1788. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Sinema) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        In section 3101, insert after subsection (c) the 
     following:
       (d) Special Focus on Critical Mineral Production Supply 
     Chains.--The Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce 
     shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy to include in 
     the services described in subsection (a) a focus on assisting 
     interested United States persons and business entities with 
     critical mineral supply chain management issues, 
     diversification, domestic production, and management.
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