Bill > S1352

This bill aims to improve the quality and timeliness of federal permitting and review processes for critical mineral production on federal land. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Establishing timelines and performance goals for the federal permitting and review process for critical mineral-related activities, with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and early collaboration with stakeholders. 2. Requiring the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to submit a report to Congress identifying additional measures to increase the timeliness of permitting activities for the exploration and development of domestic critical minerals, as well as options for ensuring adequate staffing and training of federal entities responsible for processing these permits. 3. Developing a performance metric to evaluate the progress made by the executive branch in expediting the permitting of activities that will increase exploration for and development of domestic critical minerals. 4. Requiring annual reports to Congress on the implementation of the bill's recommendations and the progress made in expediting the permitting process, including a comparison of the United States' permitting efficiency to other countries. 5. Prioritizing the inclusion of individual critical mineral projects on the website operated by the Office of Management and Budget, using data from the annual reports. The goal of the bill is to address concerns about the federal permitting process being an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security of the United States, particularly for critical minerals that are fundamental to the economy, competitiveness, and security of the country.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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