[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5345]
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  SA 3607. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. EXPANSION OF MISSION AREAS OF MECHANISMS FOR 
                   EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECHNICAL TALENT AND 
                   EXPERTISE AT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSIONS TO INCLUDE 
                   CRITICAL MINERALS.

       Section 217(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (36) as paragraph (37); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (35) the following new 
     paragraph (36):
       ``(36) Critical minerals.''.
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