STRATEGIC MATERIALS related term(s) National Security

Amendments

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H253 [20JA], H280, H281, H282 [24JA], H326, H327, H328, H329, H334, H335, H336, H338 [25JA], H362, H363, H364, H365, H366, H367, H368, H369, H370, H371, H372, H373, H374, H375, H376, H377, H378, H379, H380, H381, H382, H383, H384, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H408, H409, H410, H411, H412, H413, H414, H415, H416, H417, H418, H419, H420, H421, H431 [26JA], H435, H436, H437, H438, H439, H440, H441, H442 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: impose sanctions on foreign persons engaging in transactions in Afghanistan rare earth minerals (see H.R. 690), H576 [31JA]

Business and industry: require national strategy to secure U.S. supply chains involving critical minerals sourced from Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 4548), H3204 [11JY]

Dept. of Commerce: study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see H.R. 5390), H4262 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish intergovernmental taskforce to identify opportunities to decrease reliance on critical minerals from China and other adversarial nations (see S. 2031), S2123 [15JN]

——— establish pilot program to evaluate novel pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturers for active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials (see H.R. 6897), H7006 [22DE]

Dept. of Energy: conduct long-range strategic review of Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (see H.R. 1195), H874 [24FE]

——— conduct study to determine feasibility and effectiveness of establishing a national strategic propane reserve (see S. 515), S457 [16FE]

——— establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity (see H.R. 432), H250 [20JA]

——— establish critical materials processing technology capability (see H.R. 4996), H4138 [27JY]

——— establish program to incentivize investment in facilities that carry out metallurgy of rare earth elements and production of finished rare earth products (see S. 44), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 2888), H2047 [26AP]

——— prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 283), S264 [7FE] (see H.R. 222), H106 [9JA]

——— prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries or state-owned entities as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 11), S54 [23JA]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 293), H203 [11JA]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (see S. 9), S54 [23JA] (see S. 218), S204 [1FE] (see H.R. 22), H97 [9JA]

——— prohibit sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 59), H100 [9JA]

——— report to Congress assessment of any physical or cybersecurity incidents to storage facility or related facility of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4859), H3948 [25JY]

——— require special notice for certain drawdowns or sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 2759), H1907 [20AP]

——— require Strategic Petroleum Reserve to contain petroleum products produced or refined in U.S. (see S. 337), S311 [9FE]

——— secure supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials (see H.R. 1068), H852 [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize certain contracts and cooperative agreements with clinical laboratories for purposes of delivery of medical products to Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 3840), H2761 [6JN]

——— delegate primary responsibility for maintaining Strategic National Stockpile to Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 3837), H2761 [6JN]

——— establish automated supply-chain tracking application that provides near real-time insight into amount of critical medical and health supplies available in Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 3577), H2499 [22MY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations for grants for State strategic stockpiles (see H.R. 3631), H2595 [24MY]

——— improve supply chain resiliency for critical drug products and ensure reserves of critical drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients are maintained to prevent supply disruptions (see S. 2510), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 6802), H6984 [14DE]

——— provide for clarity relative to duration of contracts for procurement of supplies for Strategic National Stockpile (see H.R. 4458), H3166 [3JY]

——— reauthorize and improve pilot program to support State medical stockpiles and ensure public health departments are consulted by Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (see S. 2080), S2185 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish critical mineral environmental processing and mining cleanup program (see S. 2965), S4759 [28SE]

——— include Sec. of HHS in consultations on designations of critical minerals, elements, substances, and materials (see H.R. 6395), H5855 [14NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: alter metallic composition of U.S. coins (see S. 1228), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2817), H1945 [25AP]

EPA: waive application of certain requirements relative to processing and refining of critical energy resource at critical energy resource facility (see H.R. 1140), H865 [21FE]

Foreign trade: ensure goods made with child labor or forced labor in Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter U.S. market and counter control of strategic metals and minerals by China (see H.R. 4443), H3159 [30JN]

Health: review and improve domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and public health and medical preparedness and response (see S. 36), S74 [24JA]

Immigration: authorize transfer of certain materials for construction of border wall to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas (see H.R. 3454), H2426 [17MY]

International Development Finance Corp.: provide support in certain countries for projects developing or processing covered critical materials if such support furthers U.S. national security interests (see H.R. 4977), H4137 [27JY]

Mining and mineral resources: combat U.S. reliance on China and certain other countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals (see S. 1871), S2028 [8JN]

——— improve permitting process for mining on Federal land (see H.R. 209), H105 [9JA]

——— prohibit sale or transfer of certain critical minerals to foreign entities of concern (see H.R. 5021), H4139 [27JY]

——— provide for inclusion of uranium on list of critical minerals (see H.R. 3514), H2454 [18MY]

——— provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities (see S. 1281), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2925), H2083 [27AP]

Nuclear energy: facilitate development of whole-of-government strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports (see S. 826), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 2938), H2083 [27AP]

Oceans: oppose permitting of, and exploration for, deep seabed mining (see H.R. 4536), H3204 [11JY]

——— prohibit certain mining activities on deep seabed and Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 4537), H3204 [11JY]

Petroleum: prohibit restrictions on export of crude oil or other petroleum products (see H. Con. Res. 17), H854 [17FE]

Pharmaceuticals: map U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and use data analytics to identify supply chain vulnerabilities and other national security threats (see S. 2364), S2985 [18JY]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 31), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 21), H97 [9JA] (see H.R. 591), H488 [27JA]

——— expedite permitting for oil, natural gas, and mineral development, increase energy production, and ensure Federal lands remain open to productive uses (see S. 1456), S1534 [4MY]

Space policy: direct NASA and Dept. of Commerce to submit report to Congress on merits of, and options for, establishing institute relative to space resources (see H.R. 4152), H2956 [15JN]

Taxation: establish credit for domestic production of rare earth magnets (see S. 3521), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 2849), H1946 [25AP]

——— prevent certain European countries that are providing insufficient levels of assistance to Ukraine from benefiting from critical mineral tax credits for electric vehicle manufacturing (see S. 1242), S1293 [20AP]

U.S. Geological Survey: include copper on list of critical minerals (see H.R. 3885), H2777 [7JN]

——— include phosphate and potash on final list of critical minerals (see H.R. 4059), H2883 [13JN]

Ukraine: prohibit funding for nationalization of strategic assets (see H.R. 6682), H6740 [7DE]

Letters

Strategic Production Response Act: Jennifer M. Granholm, Sec. of Energy, H352 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H223 [12JA]

——— prevent from claiming emergency to further reduce domestic strategic oil supplies, H365, H366 [26JA]

——— require plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve retroactive from inauguration date, H439, H440 [27JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Supply Chain Preparedness to manage Federal partnership with private industry and State and local governments relative to manufacturing of critical resources, H2080 [27AP]

Dept. of Energy: allow drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if drawdown would help combat inflation, H441 [27JA]

——— allow necessary and routine test drawdowns to maintain efficiency of Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H361 [26JA]

——— certify any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land will not result in increase in greenhouse gas emissions, H417, H418 [26JA]

——— certify gas prices will not increase before developing plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H368, H369 [26JA]

——— certify implementation of any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve will not result in increase in energy prices, H419 [26JA]

——— certify plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve is necessary to replenish stockpile, H382 [26JA]

——— consider number of inactive gas and oil production leases while developing any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land, H417 [26JA]

——— establish and reform certain petroleum reserves, reduce dependence on foreign oil and expand use of electric vehicles, and increase oil refinery capacity, H214 [12JA], H447 [27JA], E44 [24JA]

——— exclude any oil and gas leasing activities on Outer Continental Shelf in areas that would adversely impact any marine mammal, H441 [27JA]

——— include EPA and BIA in development of plan to increase percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H367 [26JA]

——— limit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands within Washington-Oregon Planning Area that would adversely impact coastal fisheries, H420 [26JA]

——— permit drawdowns of crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to supply refineries in event of disaster, H361 [26JA]

——— preserve authority of President or Sec. of Energy to initiate drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to lower gasoline prices, H403 [26JA]

——— prohibit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands that have boundary near residence, school, or hospital, H419 [26JA]

——— prohibit approval of new oil and gas leases on Federal lands that have high concentration of orphaned wells, H418 [26JA]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (H.R. 293), H210–H212, H214 [12JA]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain foreign countries, H383 [26JA]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (H.R. 22), H117 [10JA], H209–H219, H221, H223 [12JA], H366 [26JA], E44 [24JA], E269 [28MR]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, or any country subject to U.S. sanctions, H1588 [29MR]

——— prohibit increased oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if determined that curtailing U.S. oil exports would be more effective to stabilize oil prices, H410 [26JA]

——— report on current status of domestic uranium supplies and comparison to quantity and quality of global supplies, H1604, H1605 [29MR]

——— require Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be filled with domestically produced energy, H414, H415 [26JA]

——— require use of index-based pricing bid system when purchasing petroleum products for Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H1586, H1587 [29MR]

——— secure supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, H1552 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to implement Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting recommendations to improve mining on public lands, H5354, H5355 [2NO]

Executive Office of the President: require plan addressing energy security be submitted to certain congressional committees before drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H368 [26JA]

——— require plan addressing energy security be submitted to Congress before drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H367 [26JA]

Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council: prohibit funding to develop, finalize, or implement proposed rule to revise scope of mining projects eligible for expedited process, H5627 [8NO]

Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land, H1490, H1518 [28MR]

National objectives: create national strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains, H1607, H1608 [29MR]

Power resources: allow exception to plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if such drawdown will result in net profit for Federal Government, H440 [27JA]

——— allow for period of public comment before implementing any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H416, H417 [26JA]

——— develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H343, H351–H421 [26JA], H435–H471, H472, H473, H475 [27JA], H652 [2FE], H4053 [27JY], E63 [27JA]

——— ensure plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve does not benefit certain foreign entities, H382, H383 [26JA]

——— ensure that nothing will affect Presidential memorandum titled ‘‘Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’, H362 [26JA]

——— exclude areas off Virginia coast from certain plans to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H370, H371 [26JA]

——— exclude certain exchanges in response to natural disasters from plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H407 [26JA]

——— exclude Federal lands from plan to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve where such leasing would result in disproportionate burdens on certain communities, H379 [26JA]

——— exclude Federal lands that are viable for renewable energy production from plan to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H379, H380 [26JA]

——— exclude Mid-Atlantic planning area from plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H408 [26JA]

——— exclude protected public lands from plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H436 [27JA]

——— exclude routine test drawdowns from requirement for plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H407, H408 [26JA]

——— limit access to financing for oil and gas companies until amount of petroleum products in Strategic Petroleum Reserve is equal to or greater than amount on day before drawdown, H377 [26JA]

——— limit plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if production is inconsistent with U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement, H406 [26JA]

——— modify percentage increase in oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H369 [26JA]

——— prohibit any corporation or entity determined to have participated in price gouging from participating in any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H420 [26JA]

——— prohibit implementation of plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve while Russia continues invasion of Ukraine, H416 [26JA]

——— prohibit leases for natural gas in plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H410, H411 [26JA]

——— prohibit plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if plan has negative effect on air quality, H383, H384 [26JA]

——— prohibit plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if plan increases greenhouse gas emissions, H384 [26JA]

——— prohibit plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if President produces plan to limit oil and gas exports by same percentage as drawdown, H438, H439 [27JA]

——— provide exception for national emergencies for any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H367, H368 [26JA]

——— provide for national security exemption in plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H436, H437 [27JA]

——— reduce percentage of Federal lands available for lease in plan to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H421 [26JA]

——— require consultation with Tribal governments on plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H378, H379 [26JA]

——— require fair return to taxpayers for any plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H378 [26JA]

——— require oil and gas companies whose lease is part of plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, H409 [26JA]

——— require plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve includes offset measures that reduce demand for oil, H380 [26JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit authority to drawdown and sell petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve for political, non-emergency purposes, H437, H438 [27JA]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S276 [9FE], S436 [16FE], S1367 [26AP], S1475 [3MY], S4221 [6SE]

China: U.S. policy, S1472 [3MY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries or state-owned entities as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. 11), S277 [9FE]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, S3444, S3445 [20JY]

——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China (H.R. 22), S71 [24JA], S80 [25JA], S138 [30JA]

Graphite One Inc.: tribute, S2303 [11JY]

Mining and mineral resources: secure supply of critical minerals including graphite, S2302–S2304 [11JY]

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), S138 [30JA], S214 [2FE]

——— develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (S. 31), S75 [24JA]

——— expedite permitting for oil, natural gas, and mineral development, increase energy production, and ensure Federal lands remain open to productive uses (S. 1456), S1523 [4MY]

Reports filed

Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 118–93), S3894 [5SE]

Prohibit Restrictions on Export of Crude Oil or Other Petroleum Products: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 17) (H. Rept. 118–27), H1407 [23MR]

Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1068) (H. Rept. 118–22), H1407 [23MR]

Waive Application of Certain EPA Requirements Relative to Processing and Refining of Critical Energy Resource at Critical Energy Resource Facility: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1140) (H. Rept. 118–16), H1407 [23MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Power resources: develop and issue plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 21), H372, H378, H380, H381, H383, H405, H416, H418, H421 [26JA], H440, H447 [27JA]

Statements

Strategic Production Response Act: Executive Office of the President, H352 [26JA]

Texts of

H.R. 21, Strategic Production Response Act, H361 [26JA]

H.R. 22, Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve From China Act, H209 [12JA]