Presidential Memorandum: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
Summary
This memorandum invokes the Defense Production Act (DPA) Section 101 to declare that recoverable critical minerals and materials (such as black mass, end-of-life rare-earth magnets, and scrap) are essential to national defense and that the U.S. cannot meet defense needs without disrupting civilian markets. It directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations and take actions—including priority contracts and supply-chain interventions—to rapidly expand domestic recovery and processing of these materials, while explicitly excluding copper scrap already covered by a separate proclamation.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.Finds that recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs) are scarce and essential to national defense, invoking DPA Section 101 authority.
- 2.Directs the Secretary of Commerce to implement actions under Section 101, including issuing regulations, to secure domestic supply of recoverable CMMs.
- 3.Defines 'recoverable critical minerals and materials' to include black mass, end-of-life rare-earth permanent magnets, swarf, and other waste/scrap containing critical minerals, explicitly excluding copper scrap.
- 4.Expands the definition of critical minerals by referencing existing executive orders and statutes, and allows the Secretary of Commerce to designate additional materials.
Market Implications
This DPA action will boost investment and production in domestic critical mineral recycling and processing, likely increasing stock valuations for pure-play recovery companies and defense contractors reliant on secure rare-earth magnet supplies, while potentially raising costs for import-dependent manufacturers.
⚡ Government Convergence
This signal is one of the converging government actions below.
Over the last 90 days, 116 separate government actions have converged on Critical Minerals / Mining. What that means: federal dollars are already moving — agencies are soliciting bids and awarding contracts, not just talking, and legislation and executive action are building the policy and funding tailwind behind it. When independent channels move together like this — 40 procurement notices, 39 patents, 9 bills, 9 federal contracts, 6 executive actions, 6 SEC filings, 4 insider buys and 3 advancing legislation — it's the clearest early tell that Washington is committing to critical minerals / mining, the kind of build-up that reshapes the sector well before it's obvious in the headlines.
Converging government actions
- Congressional tradeDebbie Wasserman Schultz bought HL ($1,001 - $15,000) · 2024-09-05
- BillRecognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023 · 2025-01-04
- Congressional tradeMarjorie Taylor Greene bought SCCO ($1,001 - $15,000) · 2025-04-11
- BillZero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy Act of 2025 · 2025-07-24
- BillPERMIT Act · 2025-12-15
- Executive actionExecutive Order: Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy · 2026-05-01
- Executive actionProclamation: Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument · 2026-07-13
- Executive actionProclamation: Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument · 2026-07-13
- ContractIOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: MULTI-PROGRAM NATIONAL PHYSICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING RARE EARTHS AND USE OF AMES MPC. · 2026-07-29
- Executive actionPresidential Memorandum: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials · 2026-07-30
- ContractDAVIE DEFENSE INC.: $3.5B Department of Homeland Security Contract · 2026-07-31
- Procurement noticeRare Earth Magnets · 2026-08-12
- Procurement noticeSilicon and Silicon/Germanium Epitaxial Wafers · 2026-08-13
- Procurement noticeB--Sand, Sediment, and Critical Mineral Investigation · 2026-08-13
This signal is one of the converging government actions below.
Over the last 90 days, 8 separate government actions have converged on Rare Earth Magnets / Permanent Magnets. What that means: federal dollars are already moving — agencies are soliciting bids and awarding contracts, not just talking, and legislation and executive action are building the policy and funding tailwind behind it. When independent channels move together like this — 6 procurement notices, 1 executive actions and 1 bills — it's the clearest early tell that Washington is committing to rare earth magnets / permanent magnets, the kind of build-up that reshapes the sector well before it's obvious in the headlines.
Converging government actions
- BillCMMSA 2.0 · 2026-02-10
- BillRare Earth Magnet Market Revitalization Act · 2026-02-12
- Procurement noticeDomestically Sourced Rare Earth Magnets for sUAS · 2026-06-04
- BillTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to incentivize the domestic production and use of permanent magnets, and for other purposes. · 2026-06-09
- Procurement noticeDomestically Sourced Rare Earth Magnets for sUAS · 2026-06-10
- Procurement noticeDomestically Sourced Rare Earth Magnets for sUAS · 2026-06-17
- Procurement noticePermanent Magnet Blocks · 2026-07-29
- Executive actionPresidential Memorandum: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials · 2026-07-30
- Procurement noticePermanent Magnet Blocks · 2026-07-31
- Procurement noticeRare Earth Magnets · 2026-08-12
Full Analysis
This DPA action will boost investment and production in domestic critical mineral recycling and processing, likely increasing stock valuations for pure-play recovery companies and defense contractors reliant on secure rare-earth magnet supplies, while potentially raising costs for import-dependent manufacturers.
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