S.Amdt. 1899

SA 1899. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XXXI, add the following:

SEC. 31___. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR PROJECTS THAT INCREASE THE
DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS.

(a) In General.--Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(11) Projects that increase the domestic supply of
critical minerals, including through production, processing,
recycling, and the fabrication of mineral alternatives.''.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts
appropriated to the Department before the date of enactment
of this Act shall not be made available for the cost of loan
guarantees made under paragraph (11) of section 1703(b) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)).
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