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[H.R. 3872 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 669
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3872


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2025

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 17, 2026

                 Reported by Mr. Lee, without amendment

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act 
                    applicable to hardrock minerals.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF MINERAL LEASING ACT FOR ACQUIRED LANDS TO 
              HARDROCK MINERALS.

    The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 2 (30 U.S.C. 351)--
                    (A) by striking ``Act `United States''' and 
                inserting the following: ``Act:
            ``(1) United states.--The term `United States''';
                    (B) by striking ``Alaska. `Acquired lands''' and 
                inserting the following: ``Alaska.
            ``(2) Acquired lands; lands acquired by the united 
        states.--The term `acquired lands''';
                    (C) by striking ``552). `Secretary''' and inserting 
                the following: ``552).
            ``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary''';
                    (D) by striking ``Interior. `Mineral leasing laws' 
                shall mean'' and inserting the following: ``Interior.
            ``(4) Mineral leasing laws.--The term `mineral leasing 
        laws' means'';
                    (E) by striking ``Acts. `Lease''' and inserting the 
                following: ``Acts.
            ``(5) Lease.--The term `lease''';
                    (F) by striking ``requires. The term'' and 
                inserting the following: ``requires.
            ``(6) Oil.--The term''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Hardrock mineral.--The term `hardrock mineral'--
                    ``(A) includes deposits of--
                            ``(i) minerals found in sedimentary or 
                        other rocks;
                            ``(ii) base metals;
                            ``(iii) precious metals;
                            ``(iv) industrial minerals; and
                            ``(v) precious and semi-precious gemstones; 
                        and
                    ``(B) does not include deposits of--
                            ``(i) coal;
                            ``(ii) oil;
                            ``(iii) oil shale;
                            ``(iv) gas;
                            ``(v) sodium;
                            ``(vi) potassium;
                            ``(vii) sulfur; or
                            ``(viii) mineral materials subject to 
                        disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, 
                        commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947 (30 
                        U.S.C. 601 et seq.).''; and
            (2) in section 3 (30 U.S.C. 352), by striking ``and 
        sulfur'' and inserting ``sulfur, and hardrock minerals''.
                                                       Calendar No. 669

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3872

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                                 AN ACT

 To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act 
                    applicable to hardrock minerals.

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                           September 17, 2026

                       Reported without amendment