A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize cooperative partnerships for mineral extraction activities at Army organic industrial base facilities, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4521 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4521 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize cooperative partnerships for mineral extraction activities at Army organic industrial base facilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2026 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize cooperative partnerships for mineral extraction activities at Army organic industrial base facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Army Organic Industrial Base Mineral Partnerships Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE ARMY AND INDUSTRY FOR MINERAL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES AT ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES. Section 7544 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: ``(7) Mineral extraction operations and related support services carried out by a non-Army entity, including the recovery, processing, or handling of strategic or critical minerals, using land, facilities, infrastructure, waste streams, or byproducts under the control of the Army industrial facility.''; (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections (j) and (k), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following: ``(i) Special Rules for Mineral Extraction.-- ``(1) Environmental and other responsibilities.--Mineral extraction operations authorized under this section under a contract or cooperative arrangement with a non-A