Sec. 202. Congressional approval
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The Secretary may not declare a moratorium on issuing leases, claims, or permits on Federal lands, including on the Outer Continental Shelf, for the mining of critical minerals, or related activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture may not withdraw Federal lands and waters from entry under the mining laws or operation of the mineral leasing and mineral materials laws for the mining of critical minerals and any mineral commodity from which a byproduct of production is a critical mineral if such withdrawal— exceeds 5,000 acres in a single withdrawal; or is of a parcel the exterior boundary of which is less than 50 miles away from the exterior boundary of another parcel that was withdrawn during the 1-year period ending on the date of withdrawal of the parcel at issue.
The President or Secretary, or Secretary of Agriculture as applicable, may not rescind any existing lease, permit, or claim on the mining and extraction of any critical mineral or common varieties of sand, stone, and gravel on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land unless specifically authorized by an Act of Congress, or upon the lessee, permittee, or claimant’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of its agreement.