Title II — Administration

In general— The National Critical Materials Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is repealed.

Conforming amendment— Section 3(d) of the National Superconductivity and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 5202(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking “, with the assistance of the National Critical Materials Council as specified in the National Critical Materials Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),”.

In general— Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act modifies any requirement or authority provided by the matter under the heading “GEOLOGICAL SURVEY” of the first section of the Act of March 3, 1879 (43 U.S.C. 31(a)).

Potash— Nothing in this Act affects any aspect of Secretarial Order 3324, issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, 2012, with respect to potash and oil and gas operators.