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Resources Origin and Commodity Knowledge Act

Introduced: September 14, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 18, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 14, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sep 14, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1735)
Sep 14, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resources Origin and Commodity Knowledge Act - Establishes the Mineral Commodity Information Administration under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.

Vests management of the Administration in an Administrator and Assistant Administrators whose functions include: (1) commodity information development and analysis; (2) mineral industry analysis; and (3) data acquisition and analysis.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Administrator: (1) at least 200 full-time equivalent positions from the U.S. Geological Survey; and (2) at least 100 full time equivalent positions of an administrative nature from the Department of the Interior.

Sets forth the duties of the Administrator, including: (1) implementation of a Mineral Commodity Data and Information Program; (2) continuance of the Mineral Commodity Data Time Series; (3) projections of usage patterns; (4) publication of mineral commodity reports; and (5) analyses of the foreign and domestic mineral commodities that will be required by the United States to sustain the energy supply, demand, and prices projected by the Annual Energy Outlook analysis.

Directs the Administrator to establish the Mineral Commodity Advisory Committee.

What's happening now September 20, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2