S.Amdt. 1945

SA 1945. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. King, and Ms. Murkowski)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research,
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

SEC. 63__. 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:
``(13) Projects that increase the domestic supply of
critical minerals (as defined in section 7002(a) of the
Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)), including through the
production, processing, and recycling of critical minerals
and the fabrication of mineral alternatives.''.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Previously Appropriated Funds.--
Amounts appropriated to the Department of Energy before the
date of enactment of this Act shall not be made available for
the cost of loan guarantees made under paragraph (13) of
section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16513(b)).
(c) Prohibition on Use of Previously Available Commitment
Authority.--Amounts made available to the Department of
Energy for commitments to guarantee loans under section 1703
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) before the
date of enactment of this Act shall not be made available for
commitments to guarantee loans for projects described in
paragraph (13) of section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)).
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