S.Amdt. 1440

SA 1440. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1407 submitted by Ms. Murkowski and intended to be
proposed to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced
geothermal research and development, and for other

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purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following:

SEC. 21____. REPORT TO ASSESS THE DEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS PRODUCED IN
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit to
Congress a report that--
(1) assesses the threat presented by the dependence of the
United States on rare earth elements produced in foreign
countries; and
(2) examines ways in which to revive and sustain the United
States industrial base with respect to rare earth elements,
specifically with respect to--
(A) traditional mining of rare earth elements;
(B) nontraditional corrosive extraction of rare earth
elements from ore and coal; and
(C) nontraditional noncorrosive extraction of rare earth
elements from ore and coal.
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