This Act may be cited as the Critical Mineral Executive Coordination Act of 2026.

Congress makes the following findings and declarations: (1) Critical minerals and energy resources are essential to United States national security, economic competitiveness, and technological leadership. (2) According to the 2025 National Security Strategy, We must re-secure our own independent and reliable access to the goods we need to defend ourselves and preserve our way of life. This will require expanding American access to critical minerals and materials while countering predatory economic practices.. (3) Foreign Service officers play a key role in advancing United States foreign policy, commercial interests, and energy security objectives and receive specialized training, when necessary, to carry out their job functions. (4) Knowledge of global energy and critical mineral supply chains, including vulnerabilities posed by adversarial actors, is essential for effective diplomatic engagement and mission planning. (5) The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is the principal training institution for United States Foreign Service officers, and its programs must include emerging strategic areas relevant to United States interests.

The purposes of this Act are— (1) to ensure that Foreign Service Officers assigned to positions in which energy and critical minerals are core responsibilities have completed mandatory coursework on these subjects; (2) to ensure that officers assigned to missions overseas have a practical understanding of the international policies, agreements, and United States strategies concerning energy and critical minerals; and (3) to strengthen United States diplomatic capacity to address vulnerabilities in global critical mineral supply chains, including those influenced by the People’s Republic of China or other adversaries.

(a) Establishment The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and the Director of the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, shall establish an academic program focused on global supply chains and their relation to strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China. (b) Training requirements The academic program established under subsection (a) shall be mandatory for all— (1) entry-level Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to the end of the second tour in the Department; and (2) Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to deployment at a United States mission abroad to fill a billet where the primary focus of the portfolio will be critical minerals or energy. (c) Training content The academic program established under subsection (a) shall include the following curriculum elements: (1) Instruction on international documents, treaties, and agreements relevant to global energy and critical mineral supply chains. (2) United States Government policies and strategies for mitigating vulnerabilities in global supply chains. (3) Analysis of the effects of strategic competition, including with the People’s Republic of China, on United States interests. (4) Regional-and-country-specific instruction tailored to the resources, economy, and international trade relationships of the receiving country. (5) Practical guidance for officers to advance United States foreign policy objectives in diplomacy, trade negotiations, multilateral forums, and crisis scenarios related to supply chains. (6) Specialized training related to critical minerals as described in section 105.

(a) In general The Secretary of State shall require specialized training on critical minerals for Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to deployment to United States presence posts in countries that— (1) produce, process, refine, or export significant quantities of critical minerals; (2) host critical mineral reserves of strategic importance to the United States; or (3) play a significant role in global critical mineral supply chains, including through transportation, processing, or downstream manufacturing. (b) Content The specialized training related to critical minerals identified under subsection (a) shall include the following curriculum elements: (1) An overview of United States critical minerals policy and interagency roles. (2) Country-and-region-specific analysis of critical mineral resources, governance, and market structures. (3) Geopolitical and national security implications of critical mineral supply chains. (4) Risk factors related to supply disruption, foreign ownership or control, corruption, and resource nationalism. (5) Tools and best practices for advancing United States commercial, economic security, and strategic objectives related to critical minerals through diplomatic engagement.

The Secretary of State shall require specialized training on risk assessment and mitigation strategies for Foreign Service Officers identified as Economic Officers prior to deployment to United States presence posts in countries where there exists— (1) a heightened risk of supply chain disruptions; (2) existing or probable resource conflict; or (3) strategic resource vulnerabilities.

The Secretary of State shall make available all academic program materials developed under section 104 to— (1) the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy; (2) the Office of Strategic Capital within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment; and (3) other Federal departments and agencies with personnel stationed.

The training requirements established in this Act shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021U.S. Code — Title 50, Section 3021View official source on GovInfo) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Special advisor to the President for Critical Minerals and Supply Chains It is the sense of Congress that there should be within the staff of the Council a Special Advisor to the President for Critical Minerals and Supply Chains, whose position should be equivalent to that of a Deputy National Security Advisor within the Executive Office of the President. The Special Advisor should serve as a coordinator between the responsible departments and agencies, as described in the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and Development Act (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 30, Section 1601 and followingView official source on GovInfo) for the development of domestic and international supply chains related to critical materials (as defined in section 7002(a)(3) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)U.S. Code — Title 30, Section 1606(c)View official source on GovInfo)) and making policy recommendations. The Special Advisor should serve as liaison to Congress and relevant private sector industries, as necessary. The Special Advisor should serve as liaison to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (or a designee of the Under Secretary). The Special Advisor should be assisted by— (1) a Deputy Special Advisor to the President for Critical Minerals and Supply Chains and the Senior Director for Domestic Coordination; and (2) a Deputy Special Advisor to the President for Critical Minerals and Supply Chains the Senior Director for International Coordination..