Preservation of geological and geophysical data

42 U.S. Code § 15908. Preservation of geological and geophysical data

(a) Short title
This section may be cited as the “National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act of 2005”.
(b) ProgramThe Secretary shall carry out a National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program in accordance with this section—
(1)
to archive geologic, geophysical, and engineering data, maps, well logs, and samples;
(2)
to provide a national catalog of such archival material;
(3)
to provide technical and financial assistance related to the archival material; and
(4)
to provide for preservation of samples to track geochemical signatures from critical mineral (as defined in section 1606(a) of title 30) ore bodies for use in provenance tracking frameworks.
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