Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 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-determination: The DPA §101 determination provides an executive authority basis that could support and finance domestic critical-materials processing capabilities of the type the Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed aims to develop. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-16 — Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act: HR9740 (Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act) introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; would authorize a federal testbed for critical materials processing technologies, with operative details minimal at introduction stage. (novelty: 3)