116th Congress
American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020
Purpose
To promote the domestic exploration, research, development, and processing of critical minerals to ensure the economic and national security of the United States, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Requires the Interior Department to maintain a list of critical minerals and conduct a national assessment of their location, quantity, and exploration history
- Directs the Department of Energy to conduct R&D on the “efficient production, use, and recycling” of critical minerals and potential alternatives
- Requires the Department of Labor and National Science Foundation to conduct an assessment of the domestic technical workforce available for critical minerals research, production, and assessment
- Directs DOL to commission a study on curriculum design for critical minerals-related occupations
- Creates a grant program within DOE and DOL that would support critical minerals education programs at universities
- Recommends $50 million be appropriated annually from fiscal year 2020 through fiscal year 2029 to carry out the legislation
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE R-FL
Co-sponsors by Party
R
61
D
0
I
0
Actions
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05/28/2020Introduced in House