Minerals Security Partnership Authorization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4391 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4391 To promote international cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Moylan, and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote international cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains. 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 ``Minerals Security Partnership Authorization Act''. SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO SECURE CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS. (a) Statement of Policy on Critical Mineral Supply Chains.--It is the policy of the United States-- (1) to collaborate with allies and partners of the United States to build secure and resilient critical minerals supply chains, including in the mining, processing, and valuation of critical minerals, as well as with respect to advanced manufacturing that includes critical minerals; (2) to prioritize the development and production of critical minerals domestically, both to supply domestic needs and for export to allies and partners that participate in secure and resilient supply chains for critical minerals; (3) to reduce or eliminate reliance and dependence on critical mineral supply chains controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Russian Federation, Iran, or any other strategic competitor of the United States; (4) to work with allies and partners on enhancing evaluation capability and technology in trusted countries that produce critical minerals to avoid the export of mined and processed critical minerals to adversaries o