Bruce Westerman: “I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. James), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting…”

“I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. James), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 20309, insert the following: SEC. 20310. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO RE-SHORE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and State, shall-- (1) identify mineral commodities that-- (A) serve a critical purpose to the national security of the United States, including with respect to military, defense, and strategic mobility applications; and (B) are at highest risk of supply chain disruption due to the domestic or global actions of any covered entity, including price-fixing, systemic acquisition and control of global mineral resources and processing, refining, and smelting capacity, and undercutting the fair market value of such resources; and (2) develop a national strategy for bolstering supply chains in the United States for the mineral commodities identified under paragraph (1), including through the enactment of new national policies and the utilization of current authorities, to increase capacity and efficiency of domestic mining, refining, processing, and manufacturing of such mineral commodities.…”