US Congress House Bill 4866 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-4)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Trade Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 or the RESTART Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, of Defense, of Energy, of the Interior, and of State to: (1) appoint an Executive Agent, at the Assistant Secretary level, to serve as a representative on an interagency working group to reestablish a competitive domestic rare earth supply chain; and (2) assess and report to Congress on the chain, determining which rare earth elements are critical to national and economic security. Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy also to appoint representation to such working group. Requires the Secretary of Defense to commence procurement of critical rare earth materials and place them in a national stockpile, and the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense National Stockpile Center to serve as Administrator of the stockpile. Authorizes the Administrator, if necessary to meet U.S. national security and economic needs, to purchase rare earth materials from the People's Republic of China. Instructs the USTR to: (1) initiate and report to Congress on a comprehensive review of international trade practices in the rare earth materials market; or (2) initiate an action before the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a result of the review. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, of the Interior, and of State to report to the domestic rare earth industry about mechanisms for obtaining government loan guarantees to reestablish a domestic rare earth supply chain. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and of Energy to issue guidance for the industry related to obtaining such loan guarantees. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding a prioritization of Defense Production Act projects with respect to the domestic rare earth supply chain.

Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D-AZ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
2010-03-17		Referred to House Financial Services
2010-03-17		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-03-17		Referred to House Armed Services
2010-03-17		Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4866/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4866/BILLS-111hr4866ih.pdf