Executive Order 14272
Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products
Trade & TariffsForeign Policy & National SecurityEnergy & Environment
Invokes Section 232 authority to direct the Secretary of Commerce to investigate whether imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products threaten national security. It imposes no tariffs itself.
Section by Section
What each section does, and how they differ.
Sec. 1 Policy
Processed critical minerals are essential for defense and economy but face supply vulnerabilities; import dependencies threaten security.
Sec. 2 Definitions
Defines critical minerals, rare earth elements, processed minerals, and derivative products.
Sec. 3 Section 232 Investigation
Commerce Secretary initiates investigation to determine effects on national security of processed mineral imports.
Sec. 4 General Provisions
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.
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