Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026

(a) Purpose. Section 40201(c)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C.31l(c)(1)) is amended by inserting , which may include data derived from modern sensing technologies, including advanced geophysical data acquisition approaches, digital geochemistry and other advanced geochemical characterization methods, real-time or near real-time data acquisition systems, and data-driven analytical methods to improve the characterization of critical mineral, geothermal, natural hydrogen, and other subsurface resource systems after geophysical mapping.

(b) Integration of data sources. Section 40201(g) (43 U.S.C.31l(g)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

(c) Reauthorization. Section 40201(h) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C.31l(h)) is amended by inserting and $84,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 after 2022 through 2026.