S. 3511

119 S3511 IS: Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-12-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session  S. 3511  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   December 16, 2025   Ms. Slotkin  (for herself and  Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    A BILL
To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act   or the   PRIMED Act  .
2.
Treatment of certain actions by Secretary of Defense under the Defense Production Act of 1950 for Federal permitting improvement purposes
(a)
In general
Except as provided in subsection (c), an action described in subsection (b) shall be—
(1)
treated as a covered project, as defined in section 41001(6) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(6) ), without regard to whether the action would qualify as a covered project under that section; and
(2)
included in the Permitting Dashboard maintained pursuant to section 41003(b) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m–2(b) ).
(b)
Actions described
An action described in this subsection is an action taken by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022–11 (87 Fed. Reg. 19775; relating to certain actions under section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950) or the Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023, titled  Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply Chains Resilience  (88 Fed. Reg. 13015) to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore sustainable and responsible domestic production capabilities through—
(1)
supporting feasibility studies for mature mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing projects;
(2)
byproduct and co-product production at existing mining, mine waste reclamation, and other industrial facilities;
(3)
modernization of mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing to increase productivity, environmental sustainability, and workforce safety; or
(4)
any other activity authorized under section 303(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1) ).
(c)
Exception
An action described in subsection (b) may not be treated as a covered project or be included in the Permitting Dashboard under subsection (a) if the project sponsor (as defined in section 41001(18) of the FAST Act ( 42 U.S.C. 4370m(18) )) requests that the action not be treated as a covered project.