RESTART Act
Latest action · Mar 29, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rare Earths Supply-Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2010 or the RESTART Act - Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, of Defense, of Energy, of the Interior, and of State to: (1) appoint an Executive Agent, at the Assistant Secretary level, to serve as a representative on an interagency working group to reestablish a competitive domestic rare earth supply chain; and (2) assess and report to Congress on the chain, determining which rare earth elements are critical to national and economic security. Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy also to appoint representation to such working group.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to commence procurement of critical rare earth materials and place them in a national stockpile, and the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense National Stockpile Center to serve as Administrator of the stockpile.
Authorizes the Administrator, if necessary to meet U.S. national security and economic needs, to purchase rare earth materials from the People's Republic of China.
Instructs the USTR to: (1) initiate and report to Congress on a comprehensive review of international trade practices in the rare earth materials market; or (2) initiate an action before the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a result of the review.
Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, of the Interior, and of State to report to the domestic rare earth industry about mechanisms for obtaining government loan guarantees to reestablish a domestic rare earth supply chain. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and of Energy to issue guidance for the industry related to obtaining such loan guarantees.
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding a prioritization of Defense Production Act projects with respect to the domestic rare earth supply chain.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2010 to Dec 15, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | May 6, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jul 1, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Mar 17, 2010Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2010Referred to House Armed Services
- Mar 17, 2010Referred to House Financial Services
- Mar 17, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- China
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of State
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Metals
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Mining
- Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2010Introduced in House
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