Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Stansbury of New Mexico moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8446 to the Committee on Natural Resources. The material previously referred to by Ms. Stansbury is as follows: Ms. Stansbury moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8446 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: SEC. 3. NO FEDERAL BENEFITS TO FOREIGN ADVERSARIES FOR CRITICAL MINERAL PROJECTS. (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Government may not provide any critical mineral related Federal benefit to an entity that-- (1) is a foreign entity of concern; or (2) is a subsidiary of a foreign entity of concern. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered nation.--The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2533c(d) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Critical mineral related federal benefit.--The term ``critical mineral related Federal benefit'' means any tax credit, grant, loan, loan guarantee, or expedited permitting that is available on the basis of the designation of a mineral, element, substance, or material as critical pursuant to section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606).…
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