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Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
November 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12608) on Nov. 26, 2024, by natural resources policy specialist Caitlin Keating-Bitonti:

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U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Brief Background and Recent Developments In 1980, Congress passed the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA; P.L. 96-283) as an interim measure to allow U.S. citizens to proceed with s . . .

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