H.R. 5410

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5410 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5410

To direct the Secretary of Energy to support research and development 
on extraction of critical minerals from brine to reduce the dependence 
of the United States on the importation of such minerals, illustrating 
that innovative technology for domestic extraction could be a more cost 
efficient and environmentally friendly alternative than traditional 
extraction methods, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 16, 2025

Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Energy to support research and development 
on extraction of critical minerals from brine to reduce the dependence 
of the United States on the importation of such minerals, illustrating 
that innovative technology for domestic extraction could be a more cost 
efficient and environmentally friendly alternative than traditional 
extraction methods, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Mineral Brine Extraction 
Research and Development Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
(1) support research and development on the scale-up, 
evaluation, and potential commercialization of the technology 
for extraction of critical minerals from brine; and
(2) conduct demonstrations of such technology, in 
collaboration with private sector industry, in order to--
(A) further performance enhancement relating to 
such technology; and
(B) reduce associated costs.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Environment 
and Public Works, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the technical 
and economic feasibility of technology for the extraction of critical 
minerals from brine, and potential barriers for the expansion of the 
use of such technology for domestic purposes, including options for 
Federal-private partnerships for reducing costs and improving the 
efficiency of extraction of critical minerals from brine.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 dollars for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
2030 to carry out subsection (a).
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