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Senate Bill 5274
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 25, 2024
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S. 5274 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5274


To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 25, 2024

Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024”.

SEC. 2. Critical materials included as critical minerals.

Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)—

(A) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”;

(B) by striking “means any mineral” and inserting the following: “means—

“(i) any mineral”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A).”; and

(2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following:

    “(C) INCLUSION OF CRITICAL MATERIALS.—Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include that critical material.”.