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-section-101-recoverable-critical-minerals: DPA Section 101 authorities can channel priority contracting and financing toward downstream processing capacity of the kind the Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed is designed to develop. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-16 — Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act: HR9740 (Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Act) introduced and referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; would establish a federal technology testbed for critical materials processing to reduce import dependence. (novelty: 3)