This bill authorizes the Army to enter into partnerships with private companies to extract minerals from Army industrial facilities and their waste streams. The partnerships would allow non-Army entities to recover, process, and handle strategic or critical minerals such as rare earth elements, lithium, and titanium using Army land, facilities, and byproducts. In exchange, the Army would receive compensation in forms such as cash payments, minerals, equipment, or infrastructure improvements that support military industrial operations. Private companies would be fully responsible for complying with environmental laws and cleaning up any contamination, with the Army protected through indemnification and financial security requirements. The Secretary of the Army must submit annual reports to Congress identifying the number of mineral extraction partnerships and describing the types of minerals involved.
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