National Critical Minerals Council Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10681 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10681 To establish a National Critical Minerals Council within the Executive Office of the President to develop and coordinate the implementation of a national critical mineral and material strategy for the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2026 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a National Critical Minerals Council within the Executive Office of the President to develop and coordinate the implementation of a national critical mineral and material strategy for the United States, 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 ``National Critical Minerals Council Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL CRITICAL MINERALS COUNCIL. Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p); and (2) by inserting after subsection (n) the following: ``(o) National Critical Minerals Council.-- ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection: ``(A) Advisor.--The term `Advisor' means the Chief Minerals Advisor designated under paragraph (4)(C). ``(B) Advisory council.--The term `Advisory Council' means the National Critical Minerals Council established under paragraph (3). ``(C) Co-chair.--The term `Co-Chair' means an individual listed under paragraph (4)(A). ``(D) Critical mineral or material project.--The term `critical mineral or material project' means any project that, as a primary function or purpose, identifies, characterizes, min