Definitions

In this Act— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (2) the term country of concern means— (A) the Russian Federation; (B) the Republic of Cuba; (C) Burma; (D) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (E) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and (F) the People’s Republic of China; (3) the term country of concern entity means— (A) a foreign entity subject to the jurisdiction of, or organized under the laws of, a country of concern; (B) a foreign entity that is more than 25 percent owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced directly or indirectly by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Chinese military, including any entity for which the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or the Chinese military has the ability, through ownership of a majority or a dominant minority of the total outstanding voting interest in the entity, board representation, proxy voting, a special share, contractual arrangements, formal or informal arrangements to act in concert, or other means, to determine, direct, or decide for the entity in an important manner; or (C) a foreign entity owned, directed, or controlled by a foreign entity described in subparagraph (A) or (B); (4) the term critical mineral — (A) means any mineral on the list of critical minerals required by section 7002(c)(3) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)(3)) on or after January 1, 2026; and (B) includes— (i) Helium-3; and (ii) Helium-4; (5) the term Director means the head of the program appointed under section 101(b); (6) the term program means the Critical Minerals Innovation Partnership Program established under section 101(a); and (7) the term Secretary means the Secretary of State.