A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to permit the disposition of mineral deposits, and lands containing such deposits, which are located in national monuments upon a determination by the President that a national defense emergency exists.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to suspend the prohibition on the disposition of lands and mineral deposits in national monuments upon a finding by the President that: (1) a national defense emergency exists; and (2) because of the scarcity of minerals critical to national defense, such prohibition should be waived.…