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30 U.S.C. 1606: Mineral security

Created in 2020 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

17 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 26 U.S.C. 48C, 30 U.S.C. 1601, 30 U.S.C. 1607, 42 U.S.C. 13344, 42 U.S.C. 15908.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2025Pub. L. 118-233

2020Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021created it

30 U.S.C. 1606Mineral security

(a)Definitions

(b)Omitted

(c)Critical mineral designations

(d)Resource assessment

(e)Report of Small Business Administration

(f)Federal Register process

(g)Recycling, innovation, efficiency, and alternatives

(h)Critical Materials Supply Chain Research Facility

(i)Critical Materials Research Database and Information Portal

(j)Analysis and forecasting

(k)Education and workforce

(l), (m) Omitted

(n)Administration

(o)Authorization of appropriationsmoved to (p)

(o)Newnew

(p)Authorization of appropriations (formerly (o))renumbered

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10681National Critical Minerals Council Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10681 National Critical Minerals Council Act · introduced · would change (o)

How it got here

2025

Pub. L. 118–233 inserted "Health and Human Services," after "Agriculture,". Law text · (c), (5)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.