To establish a mining experimental program on critical minerals, and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a three-year critical minerals mining experimental program (to be administered by the Director of the Bureau of Mines) to develop mining and related technologies capable of substantially reducing U.S. dependency on critical minerals produced in the Republic of South Africa and the Soviet Union. Mandates that such program be established as a separate entity within the Bureau of Mines. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the President and the Congress detailing the program's progress. Authorizes appropriations.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

7 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 11 July 1989

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 11 July 1989

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 1989

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.