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Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with allied and partner foreign governments to cooperate on mapping and assessing critical mineral and rare earth element deposits. The MOUs must pursue mapping reserves, encourage private investment, protect mapping data, offer first refusal to U.S. or allied firms where appropriate, and require consultation with the State Department and the private sector plus a 30-day congressional notice before entering an MOU.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Christopher A. Coons · Last progress April 10, 2025
Finding ORE Act