Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) secure, resilient, and trusted supply chains for critical minerals, energy systems, advanced manufacturing, and digital infrastructure are essential to United States national security, economic competitiveness, and technological leadership; (2) these supply chains are increasingly interconnected, spanning critical mineral extraction, processing, refining, advanced manufacturing, compute infrastructure, and digital systems; (3) deeper coordination between the United States and allied and partner countries in investment, industrial capacity, and supply chains development can improve access to critical inputs and infrastructure and reduce to exposure to concentrated, coercive, or unreliable supply relationships; expanded collaboration in critical minerals extraction, processing, refining, recycling, and substitution technologies can improve supply resilience while improving resource efficiency and environmental performance; (4) joint research, workforce training, and the sharing of infrastructure, data, and expertise among the United States and allied and partner countries can accelerate the development of next-generation materials, semiconductors, mineral processing, and advanced manufacturing technologies across critical supply chains; (5) public-private collaboration involving governments, industry, academic institutions, and research organizations is essential to commercializing innovation and scaling trusted supply ecosystems; (6) coordination among allied and partner nations in investment, industrial capacity, and supply chain development can enhance resilience and reduce vulnerabilities associated with concentrated or adversarial supply dependencies; (7) strengthening secure digital infrastructure, telecommunications systems, and data-driven technologies alongside physical supply chains is critical to supporting the full technology ecosystem underlying artificial intelligence and advanced computing; (8) ensuring trusted technology ecosystems requires strong supply chain integrity measures, including transparency, traceability, and responsible sourcing standards, and addressing the use of forced labor, child labor, and other exploitative labor practices in global critical mineral and related supply chains that undermine market integrity, human rights, and the security of trusted trade relationships; (9) workforce development, technical education, and international exchanges are essential to building long-term capacity across critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technology sectors; and (10) strengthening secure and trusted technology ecosystems across critical minerals, semiconductors, shipbuilding, and digital infrastructure enhances the commercial competitiveness of the United States by supporting the export of American technologies and standards to allied and partner markets and expanding global demand for United States-origin innovation.