[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5130]
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  SA 3392. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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. 1067. USE OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT FUND FOR CRITICAL 
                   MINERALS INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Using a portion of amounts appropriated by 
     section 30004 of Public Law 119-21, the President shall make 
     investments--
       (1) to support measures to increase the production of 
     critical minerals and derivative products in the United 
     States in a manner consistent with Executive Order 14241 (90 
     Fed. Reg. 13673); and
       (2) to support investments made under the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 429) in 
     critical minerals and derivative products.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral''--
       (A) has the meaning given that term in section 7002(a) of 
     the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)); and
       (B) includes uranium, copper, potash, gold, and any other 
     element, compound, or material the President determines 
     appropriate.
       (2) Derivative product.--The term ``derivative product''--
       (A) means a good that incorporates a processed mineral as 
     an input; and
       (B) includes--
       (i) a semi-finished good, such as a semiconductor wafer, 
     anode, or cathode; and
       (ii) a final product, such as a permanent magnet, motor, 
     electric vehicle, battery, smartphone, microprocessor, radar 
     system, wind turbine or a component of a wind turbine, or 
     advanced optical device.
       (3) Processed mineral.--The term ``processed mineral'' 
     means a mineral that has undergone the activities that occur 
     after mineral ore is extracted from a mine up through its 
     conversion into a metal, metal powder, or a master alloy.
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