Mr. Kennedy is currently working with bipartisan Senate Leadership and the White House on a Rare Earth and Thorium bill. Mr. Kennedy contributed to the recent Senator Murkowski S. 1113 Rare Earth Bill. Mr. Kennedy contributed to the previous S. 4032 Rare Earth bill introduced by Senator Christopher Bond and Senator Evan Bayh in the 111th Congress. Rare Earths: Mr. Kennedy has authored papers on Rare Earths and consulted on the topic with the DoD, DoE, members of Congress, the financial industry and other rare earth companies. Mr. Kennedy is currently working on federal legislation regarding the strategic re-development of the U.S. rare earth industry and energy. Mr. Kennedy has presented on Rare Earths and / or Energy at the following Conferences:ORNL – Oak Ridge National LaboratoriesGoogle – Google’s Thorium Energy ConferenceMS&TU – Missouri Science & Technology University in RollaMS&T – The Materials Science and Technology organizationTMS – The Minerals Metals & Materials Society SMR – Small Modular Nuclear Reactor ConferenceSME – Society of Mining, Metallurgy and ExplorationTEA – Thorium Energy AllianceSpecialties: Rare Earths, Thorium Energy, Iron Ore Mining