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Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. CRITICAL MATERIALS INCLUDED AS CRITICAL MINERALSTrack this section →
Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— (A) by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; (B) by striking means any mineral and inserting the following: “means— (i) any mineral; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) a critical material as determined by the Secretary of Energy under paragraph (2)(A).; and (2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end the following: (C) Inclusion of critical materials Not later than 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of Energy determines a non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material to be a critical material under subsection (a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of critical minerals published under paragraph (3) to include that critical material..