Critical Minerals & REE Processing R&D
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2024-11-21 — Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024: The introduced Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024 would require Interior to track global critical mineral resources, assist U.S. entities in divesting foreign mining operations away from Chinese and Russian control, and share advanced processing technologies with allies; these are proposed obligations, not enacted requirements or established R&D funding. (novelty: 3)