critical mineral
Defined in 10 places across 4 titles — 8 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of title 30.
Same definition in 3 sections
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18741The Public Health and Welfare · Battery processing and manufacturing · in this section
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18743The Public Health and Welfare · Critical minerals mining and recycling research · in this section
- 2021–present42 U.S.C. § 18771The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · in this subchapter
Critical mineral.—The term "critical mineral" means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under section 1606(c) of this title.
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- 2020–present30 U.S.C. § 1601Mineral Lands and Mining · Congressional statement of findings; materials defined · in this chapter
In this section, the term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of this title.
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- 2021–present30 U.S.C. § 1607Mineral Lands and Mining · Critical minerals supply chains and reliability · in this section
In this section, the term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of title 30.
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- 2021–present43 U.S.C. § 31lPublic Lands · Earth Mapping Resources Initiative · in this section
In this section, the terms “critical mineral” and “critical mineral or metal” include any host mineral of a critical mineral (within the meaning of those terms in section 1606 of title 30).
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- 2022–present42 U.S.C. § 19067The Public Health and Welfare · Critical minerals mining research and development · in this section
The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given such term in section 1606 of title 30.
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- 2022–present42 U.S.C. § 17113aThe Public Health and Welfare · Low-emissions steel manufacturing research program · in this section
The term “critical mineral” means a mineral determined to be a strategic and critical material under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).
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- 2023–present50 U.S.C. § 98e-2War and National Defense · Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed critical minerals · in this section
The term "critical mineral" means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c).
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- 2020–present30 U.S.C. § 1606Mineral Lands and Mining · Mineral security · in this section