BUILD with Allies Act of 2026

This bill creates a Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership Program in the State Department to work with allied and partner countries and entities on new technologies for mining, processing, and recycling critical minerals. The program would run for 7 years, bar partnerships with countries or entities of concern, and require Congress to be notified and briefed 30 days before each partnership. The bill also creates an exchange program sending up to 10 U.S. citizens a year with manufacturing training to allied countries for up to 12 months, with a stipend for costs. It requires the State Department to publish a yearly list, for 2 years, of Chinese-linked entities mining in African countries using forced labor, forced child labor, or harming protected areas. Other titles address foreign purchases of U.S. digital technology, the Trade and Development Agency, and shipbuilding.

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Sponsors

• Bill Huizenga Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors