Presidential Actions Presidential Determination Pursuant toSection 101 of the Defense Production Act of1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and MaterialsMEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCESUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and MaterialsSection 1. (a) Recoverable critical minerals and materials (CMMs) are industrial resources necessary to promote the national defense. For the purposes of this determination:(a) The term “recoverable critical minerals and materials” includes black mass, end-of-life, rare-earth permanent magnets or other goods that have fully completed the manufacturing process; swarf; and other waste and scrap containing critical minerals and materials. (b) The term “critical minerals and materials” includes minerals as defined in Executive Order 14241 of March 20, 2025 (Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production); strategic and critical materials, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 98h-3; critical materials, as defined by section 7002(a)(2) of the Energy Act of 2020, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat.