Direct the Department of Energy to assess vulnerabilities in critical energy resource supply chains, including critical minerals and rare earth elements, and develop strategies to address disruptions and over-reliance on adversarial nations.

the bill is aimed at strengthening U.S. energy supply chains, ensuring Americans have access to reliable and secure energy resources while supporting next-generation technologies and the defense industrial base. ... The Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act (H.R. 3617) directs the Department of Energy to assess vulnerabilities in critical energy resource supply chains, including critical minerals and rare earth elements, and develop strategies to address disruptions and over-reliance on adversarial nations.

James backed legislation requiring the Energy Department to examine critical mineral and energy supply-chain vulnerabilities and plan responses to disruptions and foreign adversary dependence.

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Key provisions of the legislation include: Require the Department of Energy to continuously evaluate which minerals and energy resources are essential to U.S. energy and national security and identify vulnerabilities in supply chains, including risks created by reliance on foreign imports and adversarial nations.

The bill would mandate ongoing DOE review of critical minerals and energy resources and related supply-chain vulnerabilities.

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Mandate the development of strategies to strengthen U.S. supply chains by encouraging domestic production, supporting alternatives and substitutes, and advancing recycling and reuse technologies to reduce dependence on foreign sources.

The legislation requires DOE to create strategies that boost domestic mineral production, substitutes, and recycling to reduce foreign dependence.

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