Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, including section 301 of title 3, United 
               States Code, it is hereby ordered:

               Section 1. Purpose. The United States possesses vast 
               mineral resources that can create jobs, fuel 
               prosperity, and significantly reduce our reliance on 
               foreign nations. Transportation, infrastructure, 
               defense capabilities, and the next generation of 
               technology rely upon a secure, predictable, and 
               affordable supply of minerals. The United States was 
               once the world's largest producer of lucrative 
               minerals, but overbearing Federal regulation has eroded 
               our Nation's mineral production. Our national and 
               economic security are now acutely threatened by our 
               reliance upon hostile foreign powers' mineral 
               production. It is imperative for our national security 
               that the United States take immediate action to 
               facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum 
               possible extent.

               Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:

                   (a) ``Mineral'' means a critical mineral, as 
               defined by 30 U.S.C. 1606(a)(3), as well as uranium, 
               copper, potash, gold, and any other element, compound 
               or material as determined by the Chair of the National 
               Energy Dominance Council (NEDC).
                   (b) ``Mineral production'' means the mining, 
               processing, refining, and smelting of minerals, and the 
               production of processed critical minerals and other 
               derivative products.
                   (c) The term ``processed minerals'' refers to 
               minerals that have undergone the activities that occur 
               after mineral ore is extracted from a mine up through 
               its conversion into a metal, metal powder, or a master 
               alloy. These activities specifically occur beginning 
               from the point at which ores are converted into oxide 
               concentrates, separated into oxides, and converted into 
               metals, metal powders, and master alloys.
                   (d) The term ``derivative products'' includes all 
               goods that incorporate processed minerals as inputs. 
               These goods include semi-finished goods (such as 
               semiconductor wafers, anodes, and cathodes) as well as 
               final products (such as permanent magnets, motors, 
               electric vehicles, batteries, smartphones, 
               microprocessors, radar systems, wind turbines and their 
               components, and advanced optical devices).

               Sec. 3. Priority Projects. (a) Within 10 days of the 
               date of this order, the head of each executive 
               department and agency (agency) involved in the 
               permitting of mineral production in the United States 
               shall provide to the Chair of the NEDC a list of all 
               mineral production projects for which a plan of 
               operations, a permit application, or other application 
               for approval has been submitted to such agency. Within 
               10 days of the submission of such lists, the head of 
               each such agency shall, in coordination with the Chair 
               of the NEDC, identify priority projects that can be 
               immediately approved or for which permits can be 
               immediately issued, and take all necessary or 
               appropriate actions within the agency's authority to 
               expedite and issue the relevant permits or approvals.

                   (b) Within 15 days of the date of this order, the 
               Chair of the NEDC, in consultation with the heads of 
               relevant agencies, shall submit to the
               Executive Director of the Permitting Council mineral 
               production projects to be considered as transparency 
               projects on the Permitting Dashboard established under 
               section 41003 of title 41 of the Fixing America's 
               Surface Transportation Act, Public Law 114-94, 129 
               Stat. 1748. Within 15 days of receiving the submission, 
               the Executive Director shall publish any projects 
               selected and establish schedules for expedited review.
                   (c) The Chair of the NEDC, in consultation with 
               relevant agencies, shall issue a request for 
               information to solicit industry feedback on regulatory 
               bottlenecks and other recommended strategies for 
               expediting domestic mineral production.

               Sec. 4. Mining Act of 1872. Within 30 days of the date 
               of this order, the Chair of the NEDC and the Director 
               of the Office of Legislative Affairs shall jointly 
               prepare and submit recommendations to the President for 
               the Congress to clarify the treatment of waste rock, 
               tailings, and mine waste disposal under the Mining Act 
               of 1872.

               Sec. 5. Land Use for Mineral Projects. (a) Within 10 
               days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the 
               Interior shall identify and provide the Assistant to 
               the President for Economic Policy and the Assistant to 
               the President for National Security Affairs with a list 
               of all Federal lands known to hold mineral deposits and 
               reserves. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
               prioritize mineral production and mining related 
               purposes as the primary land uses in these areas, 
               consistent with applicable law. Land use plans under 
               the Federal Land Policy and Management Act shall 
               provide for mineral production and ancillary uses, and 
               be amended or revised as necessary, to support the 
               intent of this order.

                   (b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, 
               the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
               Energy shall identify as many sites as possible on 
               Federal land managed by their respective agencies that 
               may be suitable for leasing or development pursuant to 
               10 U.S.C. 2667, 42 U.S.C. 7256, or other applicable 
               authorities, for the construction and operation of 
               private commercial mineral production enterprises and 
               provide such list to the Assistant to the President for 
               Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for 
               National Security Affairs, and the Chair of the NEDC. 
               The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
               Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
               Secretary of Energy shall prioritize including sites on 
               such lists on which mineral production projects could 
               be fully permitted and operational as soon as possible 
               and have the greatest potential effect on robustness of 
               the domestic mineral supply chain.
                   (c) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
               Energy shall enter into extended use leases as 
               authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2667 or by 42 U.S.C. 7256(a) 
               respectively, or using any other authority they deem 
               appropriate, with private entities to advance the 
               installation of commercial mineral production 
               enterprises on the lands identified pursuant to 
               subsection (b) of this section. The installation of 
               such commercial mineral production enterprises may be 
               accomplished through development and construction or 
               via modification of existing structures to be 
               compatible with commercial requirements.
                   (d) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall 
               coordinate with the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
               Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and 
               the head of any other agency that provides or can 
               provide loans, capital assistance, technical 
               assistance, and working capital to domestic mineral 
               production project sponsors to ensure that all private 
               parties who enter into lease and commercial agreements 
               under subsection (c) of this section can utilize as 
               many favorable terms and conditions as are available 
               under public assistance programs for these purposes, 
               consistent with applicable law.

               Sec. 6. Accelerating Private and Public Capital 
               Investment. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall utilize 
               the National Security Capital Forum to facilitate
               the introduction of entities to pair private capital 
               with commercially viable domestic mineral production 
               projects to the maximum possible extent.

                   (b) To address the national emergency declared 
               pursuant to Executive Order 14156 of January 20, 2025 
               (Declaring a National Energy Emergency), I hereby waive 
               the requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1) through 
               (a)(6). By the authority vested in me as President by 
               the Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, including section 301 of title 3, United 
               States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of 
               Defense the authority of the President conferred by 
               section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) (50 
               U.S.C. 4533). The Secretary of Defense may use the 
               authority under section 303 of the DPA, in consultation 
               with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
               Energy, the Chair of the NEDC, and the heads of other 
               agencies as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate, 
               for the domestic production and facilitation of 
               strategic resources the Secretary of Defense deems 
               necessary or appropriate to advance domestic mineral 
               production in the United States. Further, within 30 
               days of the date of this order, the Secretary of 
               Defense shall add mineral production as a priority 
               industrial capability development area for the 
               Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program.
                   (c) Agencies that are empowered to make loans, loan 
               guarantees, grants, equity investments, or to conclude 
               offtake agreements to advance national security in 
               securing vital mineral supply chains, both domestically 
               and abroad, shall, to the extent permitted by law, take 
               steps to rescind any policies that require an applicant 
               to complete and submit to the agency as part of an 
               application for such funds the disclosures that are 
               required by Regulation S-K part 1300.
                   (d) To address the national emergency declared 
               pursuant to Executive Order 14156, I hereby waive the 
               requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4531(d)(1)(a)(ii), 
               4332(d)(1)(B), and 4533(a)(1) through (a)(6). By the 
               authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 
               and the laws of the United States of America, including 
               section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby 
               delegate to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 
               United States International Development Finance 
               Corporation (DFC) the authority of the President 
               conferred by sections 301, 302, and 303 of the DPA (50 
               U.S.C. 4531, 4532, and 4533), and the authority to 
               implement the DPA in 50 U.S.C. 4554, 4555, 4556, and 
               4560. The CEO of the DFC may use the authority under 
               sections 301, 302 and 303 of the DPA, in consultation 
               with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
               Interior, the Secretary of Energy, the Chair of the 
               NEDC, and the heads of other agencies as the CEO deems 
               appropriate, for the domestic production and 
               facilitation of strategic resources the CEO deems 
               necessary or appropriate to advance mineral production. 
               The loan authority delegated by this order is limited 
               to loans that create, maintain, protect, expand, or 
               restore domestic mineral production. Loans, loan 
               guarantees, and political risk insurance extended using 
               the authority delegated by this subsection shall be 
               made in accordance with the principles and guidelines 
               outlined in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
               Circular A-11 and OMB Circular A-129, in each case 
               subject to such exceptions as the Director of OMB 
               grants, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 
               amended (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). The CEO of the DFC, in 
               coordination with the Director of OMB, shall adopt 
               appropriate rules and regulations as may be necessary 
               to implement this order in coordination with the 
               Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
                   (e) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               CEO of the DFC and the Secretary of Defense shall 
               develop and propose a plan to the Assistant to the 
               President for National Security Affairs for the DFC to 
               use Department of Defense investment authorities 
               (including the DPA) and the Department of Defense 
               Office of Strategic Capital to establish a dedicated 
               mineral and mineral production fund for domestic 
               investments executed by the DFC. Any such fund shall be 
               implemented pursuant to such plan only after approval 
               by each of the Secretary of Defense, the CEO of the 
               DFC, and the Assistant to the President for National 
               Security Affairs. Pursuant to
               the reimbursement authorities in the Economy Act, the 
               Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the DFC any 
               appropriated funds from the Defense Production Act Fund 
               or from the Office of Strategic Capital necessary to 
               reimburse the DFC in connection with its services 
               performed on behalf of and in coordination with the 
               Department of Defense to implement subsection (d) of 
               this section and this subsection. In connection with 
               such reimbursements, the Secretary of Defense shall 
               direct the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to 
               defer to the credit and underwriting policies of the 
               DFC with respect to the use of such funds by the DFC.
                   (f) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               President of the Export-Import Bank shall release 
               recommended program guidance for the use of mineral and 
               mineral production financing tools authorized under the 
               Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative to secure United 
               States offtake of global raw mineral feedstock for 
               domestic minerals processing, as well as under the Make 
               More in America Initiative to support domestic mineral 
               production.
                   (g) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the 
               Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base 
               Policy shall convene buyers of minerals and work 
               towards an announced request for bids to supply the 
               minerals.
                   (h) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the 
               Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
               shall prepare and submit through the Assistant to the 
               President for Economic Policy recommendations for 
               legislation to enhance private-public capital 
               activities to support financings to domestic small 
               businesses engaged in mineral production. The 
               Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
               shall further take steps to promulgate such 
               regulations, rules, and guidance as the Administrator 
               determines are necessary or appropriate for such 
               purposes.

               Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
               applicable law and subject to the availability of 
               appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
               other person.               
               
                 DONALD J. TRUMP

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                Washington, March 20, 2025.