Critical Minerals: Securing Recycled Materials for National Defense
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Companies that collect and process scrap, battery waste, and rare-earth magnet material may face new federal priority orders or reporting rules once Commerce writes regulations under this determination. Many recyclers and scrap processors are small or mid-sized businesses, so new compliance requirements could add cost, while increased government demand for domestically recovered minerals could also create new business opportunities for them.
“You are authorized and directed to implement this determination by taking all appropriate action under section 101 of the Act pursuant to the authority delegated to the Secretary of Commerce in Executive Order 13603, including by issuing regulations, rules, guidance, and procedures”
President Donald Trump signed a measure Thursday that gives officials authority under the Defense Production Act to implement export restrictions on some industrial waste in a bid to retain critical minerals and rare elements.
The presidential determination invokes the Defense Production Act, giving the Commerce secretary authority to impose export controls on recoverable critical minerals found in products such as permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries.
The move is the latest effort by the Trump administration to shore up supplies of critical minerals and to reduce US dependence on China for those elements by retaining industrial waste streams containing recoverable materials.
Document Type
Presidential Memorandum
Official Title
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
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