Domestic USA Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3514 To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2023 Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. BOEBERT, and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the inclusion of uranium on the list of critical minerals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Uranium 4 Saves America Act’’ or the ‘‘Domestic USA Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. URANIUM CRITICAL MINERAL STATUS. 6 Notwithstanding the exclusion of fuel minerals from 7 the definition of the term ‘‘critical mineral’’ under any 8 Federal law, regulation, or Executive order, uranium— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3514.IH H3514 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3514 IH (1) is deemed to be included on the 2022 final 1 list of critical minerals in the notice entitled ‘‘2022 2 Final List of Critical Minerals’’ published by the 3 United States Geological Survey (87 Fed. Reg. 4 10381; February 24, 2022), and shall be treated as 5 if included on that list at the time of publication; 6 and 7 (2) shall be included on each subsequent list of 8 critical minerals published pursuant to section 7002 9 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606). 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 Jun 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3514.IH H3514 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB