Strategic Resources Non-discrimination Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3530 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3530

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit discrimination 
based on energy source in the use of certain authorities under title I 
           and title III of such Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2025

  Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit discrimination 
based on energy source in the use of certain authorities under title I 
           and title III of such Act, 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 ``Strategic Resources Non-
discrimination Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN AUTHORITIES UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
              ACT OF 1950.

    (a) Domestic Energy Supplies.--Section 101(c)(1) of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511(c)(1)) is amended by inserting 
``, other than for purposes of environmental protection,'' after 
``domestic energy supplies''.
    (b) Prohibition on Discrimination Based on Industry.--Title III of 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 306. PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ENERGY SOURCE.

    ``In using the authorities under this title, the President may not 
deny financial support pursuant to sections 301, 302, or 303, other 
than for the production of energy, based on engagement by a person in 
the exploration, development, production, utilization, transportation, 
or sale of fossil fuel-based energy.''.
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