116th Congress
American Mineral Security Act
Purpose
A bill to facilitate the availability, development, and environmentally responsible production of domestic resources to meet national material or critical mineral needs, 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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SENATOR R-AK
Co-sponsors by Party
R
9
D
2
I
0
Actions
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05/02/2019Introduced in Senate