United States critical minerals strategies and Defense Production Act actions (2010–2025)

1. DOD revives DPA focus on strategic materials

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: Department of, Strategic Materials

   • DOD Report

2. Congress debates critical minerals policy framework

   Feb 15, 2013Labels: Congress, Critical Minerals

   • ENR Committee
   • Congress Wiki

3. Executive Order 13817 launches federal critical minerals strategy

   Dec 20, 2017Labels: Executive Order, Federal Agencies

   • DOI Release
   • IEA Policy

4. Interior publishes first federal critical minerals list

   May 18, 2018Labels: Department of, Critical Minerals

   • USGS Release
   • Fed Register

5. Commerce issues interagency critical minerals strategy

   Jun 4, 2019Labels: Department of, Interagency Strategy

   • DOC Report

6. Executive Order 13953 targets reliance on foreign adversaries

   Sep 30, 2020Labels: Executive Order, Presidential Action

   • WH Archives
   • USGS Input

7. USGS publishes EO 13953 foreign reliance technical input

   Dec 4, 2020Labels: USGS, Technical Report

   • USGS Report

8. DOD funds rare earth separation via DPA Title III

   Feb 1, 2021Labels: Department of, Lynas USA

   • DOD Release

9. Executive Order 14017 orders supply-chain reviews

   Feb 24, 2021Labels: Executive Order, White House

   • Presidency

10. USGS issues updated 2022 critical minerals list

    Feb 24, 2022Labels: USGS, 2022 Critical

    • USGS Release
    • Fed Register

11. Presidential determination enables DPA support for battery minerals

    Mar 31, 2022Labels: Presidential Determination, DPA Title

    • DOD Release

12. DOE launches BIL-funded battery materials processing grants

    Oct 1, 2022Labels: Department of, BIL Grants

    • DOE Program

13. DOD expands domestic rare earth magnet manufacturing capacity

    Sep 19, 2023Labels: Department of, Magnets Manufacturing

    • DOD Release

14. DOD funds domestic heavy rare earth separation capability

    Sep 19, 2023Labels: Department of, Heavy Rare

    • DoD IBP

15. DOD uses DPA Title III to scale rare earth recycling

    Jan 17, 2025Labels: Department of, Recycling Program

    • DOD Release

16. Interior releases final 2025 critical minerals list update

    Nov 6, 2025Labels: Department of, 2025 Critical

    • USGS 2025
    • DOI Draft