[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3538]
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  SA 1027. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1063. ENSURING RELIABLE SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the People's Republic of China's dominant share of the 
     global minerals market is a threat to the economic stability, 
     well being, and competitiveness of key industries in the 
     United States;
       (2) the United States should reduce reliance on the 
     People's Republic of China for critical minerals through--
       (A) strategic investments in development projects, 
     production technologies, and refining facilities in the 
     United States; and
       (B) in partnership with strategic allies of the United 
     States that are reliable trading partners, including members 
     of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; and
       (3) the United States Trade Representative should initiate 
     multilateral talks among the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of critical minerals.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the officials specified 
     in paragraph (3), shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the work of the Trade 
     Representative to address the national security threat posed 
     by the People's Republic of China's control of nearly \2/3\ 
     of the global supply of critical minerals.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the extent of the engagement of the 
     United States with the other countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of critical minerals during the period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
     date of the report; and
       (B) a description of the plans of the President to leverage 
     the partnership of the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to produce a more reliable and secure 
     global supply chain of critical minerals.
       (3) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (B) The Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation.
       (C) The Secretary of Energy.
       (D) The Director of the United States Geological Survey.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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