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Official title: To promote international cooperation to secure critical mineral supply chains.
Introduced July 15, 2025 by Ami Bera · Last progress July 15, 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. supply‑chain security and encourages domestic mining/processing investment (with job and national‑security benefits) through international partnerships and information tools, while imposing federal costs and raising risks of market concentration, geopolitical exposure, and environmental harms if safeguards are not strictly enforced.
U.S. workers and firms (including small-business owners and utilities/energy companies) gain expanded domestic mining, processing, and manufacturing investment and supply‑chain projects, potentially creating jobs and boosting domestic industry.
U.S. national security is strengthened by reducing reliance on supply chains controlled by strategic competitors (e.g., PRC, Russia, Iran) through diversified international partnerships and investments.
Financial institutions, investors, and smaller firms gain access to market information via a Minerals Security Partnership database, lowering information barriers and encouraging private investment in critical minerals and related projects.
Taxpayers face higher federal spending and potential long‑term fiscal commitments because the bill authorizes a $75 million appropriation and related international initiatives.
Smaller domestic producers and small-business owners may be disadvantaged if market‑based incentives, tax/finance tools, and consortium arrangements primarily benefit larger firms, reducing competition.
Rural communities and local governments could still suffer environmental and social harms if incentives accelerate mining activity without strict enforcement—best‑practice guidance may not be enough to prevent damage.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes the President to negotiate an international Minerals Security Partnership to build allied supply chains for critical minerals while prioritizing U.S. domestic production and market-based incentives.
Authorizes the President to negotiate an international agreement (a Minerals Security Partnership) to coordinate allied and partner countries in mining, processing, valuation, and advanced manufacturing of critical minerals. The law directs U.S. policy to build resilient, market-based supply chains that reduce reliance on adversary-controlled sources while still prioritizing domestic production and promoting labor, environmental, and community protections in producing countries.