S. 4870

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4870 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4870

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the 
Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 23, 2026

Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the 
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the 
Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, 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 ``Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE EARTH MAPPING RESOURCES INITIATIVE.

(a) Purpose.--Section 40201(c)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 31l(c)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting the following: ``, which may include data 
derived from modern sensing technologies, including digital 
geochemistry and other advanced geochemical characterization methods, 
real-time or near real-time data acquisition systems, and data-driven 
analytical methods to improve the characterization of critical mineral, 
geothermal, natural hydrogen, and other subsurface resource systems;''.
(b) Integration of Data Sources.--Section 40201(g) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 31l(g)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the 
semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) the 3D Hydrography Program; and''.
(c) Reauthorization.--Section 40201(h) of the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 31l(h)) is amended by striking 
``2022 through 2026'' and inserting ``2027 through 2031''.
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