Critical Mineral Supply Chain Security
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-06 — DPAS Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials: cross-connection with dpas-recoverable-critical-minerals-export-allocation: The 100% domestic-sales allocation mandate on black mass and tungsten scrap is a concrete DPA §101 tool for securing critical mineral supply chains by restricting export of feedstocks needed for domestic processing. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-08-04 — Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials: cross-connection with dpa-recoverable-critical-minerals-materials: DPA Section 101 determination provides an executive authority pathway to bolster the domestic critical mineral supply chain tracked on this page. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-04-10 — To continue Executive Order 14220 in effect indefinitely.: cross-connection with eo-14220-copper-section-232-codification: Copper is a critical input for defense and energy supply chains; codifying the Section 232 copper action aligns with broader critical-mineral supply-chain security efforts. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-23 — Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials: cross-connection with defense-supply-chain-critical-materials-eo: Executive action operationalizes the domestic-sourcing preference that critical mineral supply chain security legislation seeks to codify. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-05-13 — Army Organic Industrial Base Mineral Partnerships Act of 2026: cross-connection with army-oib-mineral-partnerships-act: Both link Army/DoD industrial-base capacity to critical-minerals supply chain policy; HR8797 operationalizes minerals sourcing specifically through Army-owned arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-16 — Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act: cross-connection with critical-materials-processing-testbed-act: Both target U.S. critical minerals/materials resilience — the testbed bill addresses the domestic processing bottleneck that critical-mineral supply chain security policy identifies as a key vulnerability. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-14 — Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026: cross-connection with critical-minerals-mapping-quantum: Improved domestic resource mapping is a supply-side input to critical mineral supply-chain security policy. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-11 — Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act: cross-connection with decoupling-foreign-adversarial-battery-dependence-act: Battery procurement restrictions intersect with critical mineral supply chain concerns, as targeted Chinese battery makers are downstream users of critical minerals subject to parallel adversary-exposure policies. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-03-04 — Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025: cross-connection with critical-mineral-consistency-act-2025: The Consistency Act’s list-alignment mechanism directly affects which materials are covered by broader critical mineral supply chain security policies keyed to the USGS list. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-02-05 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act: Critical Mineral Dominance Act (introduced) directs the Department of the Interior to accelerate hardrock mineral production on federal lands by identifying and expediting priority mining projects, rescinding burdensome agency actions, and quantifying/reducing U.S. reliance on imported mineral commodities. (novelty: 3)