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H.R. 8446 — what changed

Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

changed Section 7002 of This Act may be cited as the Energy “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—2024”.

(1)
removed in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read as follows:

removed “(A) In general—The term critical mineral means—

removed “(i) any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c); and

removed “(ii) a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A).”

(2)
removed in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following:

removed “(C) Inclusion of critical materials—Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include such critical material.”

Sec. 2 Critical materials included as critical minerals

added

added Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended—

(1)
added in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read as follows:

added “(A) In general—The term critical mineral means—

added “(i) any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c); and

added “(ii) a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A).”

(2)
added in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following:

added “(C) Inclusion of critical materials—Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include such critical material.”