Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— a reliable supply chain of critical minerals is essential to meet the defense, manufacturing, and energy needs of the United States; as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States is heavily dependent on the People’s Republic of China for the production and processing of many key critical minerals; the Government of the People’s Republic of China has displayed a willingness to weaponize its dominance of critical mineral production and has intentionally created overcapacity and sold products at below-market rates in order to gain market share and move up the value chain; the United States must use trade tools to combat those non-market policies and practices, and the use of trade tools is most effective when undertaken in coordination with trading partners; and by building an alliance of trusted trading partners, the United States can combat the oversupply and market manipulation of the People’s Republic of China and promote the growth of a robust domestic United States critical minerals industry.