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Defense DEF

Issues related to the use of rare earths and other critical materials in advanced defense systems and equipment and the related supply chain; Issues related to the stockpiling of or rolling inventory of rare earth materials for defense purposes; and issues related to rare earth material research and development; Rare Earths Supply Chain Technology and Resources Transformation Act of 2011 (H.R.1388) and FY2013 Defense Appropriations.

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense Logistics Agency; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1388 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to rare earth materials and global supply and demand; issues related to international markets and expansion.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to rare earths and critical materials, production, importance to the clean energy supply chain, R&D, and global supply and demand; Monitored related legislation.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Joint Chiefs of Staff; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Education EDU

Issues related to science and engineering education and workforce development in the rare earths and critical materials industry.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to rare earths and critical materials production; issues related to efficient permitting of rare earth-related projects; FY2013 Interior appropriations; monitored related legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Joint Chiefs of Staff; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Logistics Agency; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Manufacturing MAN

Issues related to the domestic redevelopment of rare earth material manufacturing, the impact on downstream manufacturing, and permitting; informed Congressional and Administration officials about our continued efforts to expand our downstream rare earth material, rare metal, and magnet manufacturing capabilities.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Defense Logistics Agency; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

On FY2013 Appropriations, advocated for rare earth materials research and development funding; for further federal attention to recycling as a means to boost rare earth supplies; and for efficient consideration of permits for rare earth related projects.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Joint Chiefs of Staff; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Defense Logistics Agency; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to the science and technologies associated with rare earth material production, R&D, recycling and related workforce development; Monitored the Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act of 2011 (H.R.952) and the Energy Critical Elements Advancement Act of 2011 (H.R.2090).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Defense Logistics Agency; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Joint Chiefs of Staff; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 952 (112th), H.R. 2090 (112th)