Amendment sought to clarify that the definition of Strategic and Critical Minerals includes only the minerals identified by the National Research Council (NRC) as strategic and critical minerals (and any additional minerals added by the Secretary that meet the NRCs criteria). Amendment also sought to clarify that the definition of Mineral Exploration or Mine Permit in the underlying legislation refers only to mineral exploration or mine permit for strategic and critical minerals.

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   Change 1: Rewrites page 5, lines 3–16

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   Inserted: (1) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term "strategic and critical minerals"--

   Inserted: (A) means--

   Inserted: (i) minerals and mineral groups identified as critical by the National Research Council in the report entitled "Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy", dated 2008; and

   Inserted: (ii) additional minerals identified by the Secretary of the Interior based on the National Research Council criteria in such report; and

   Inserted: (B) shall not include sand, gravel, or clay.

   Original wording

   Page 5, strike lines 3 through 16 and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Rewrites page 5, lines 21–26

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   Inserted: (3) Mineral exploration or mine permit.--The term "mineral exploration or mine permit"--

   Inserted: (A) means a mineral exploration or mine permit for strategic and critical minerals; and

   Inserted: (B) includes any plan of operation for strategic and critical minerals that is issued by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service.

   Original wording

   Page 5, strike lines 21 through 26 and insert the following:

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