30 U.S.C. § 1601 : US Code - Section 1601: Congressional statement of findings; "materials" defined

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1601 : US Code - Section 1601: Congressional statement of findings; "materials" defined

(a) The Congress finds that -
(1) the availability of materials is essential for national
security, economic well-being, and industrial production;
(2) the availability of materials is affected by the stability
of foreign sources of essential industrial materials, instability
of materials markets, international competition and demand for
materials, the need for energy and materials conservation, and
the enhancement of environmental quality;
(3) extraction, production, processing, use, recycling, and
disposal of materials are closely linked with national concerns
for energy and the environment;
(4) the United States is strongly interdependent with other
nations through international trade in materials and other
products;
(5) technological innovation and research and development are
important factors which contribute to the availability and use of
materials;
(6) the United States lacks a coherent national materials
policy and a coordinated program to assure the availability of
materials critical for national economic well-being, national
defense, and industrial production, including interstate commerce
and foreign trade; and
(7) notwithstanding the enactment of section 21a of this title,
the United States does not have a coherent national materials and
minerals policy.
(b) As used in this chapter, the term "materials" means
substances, including minerals, of current or potential use that
will be needed to supply the industrial, military, and essential
civilian needs of the United States in the production of goods or
services, including those which are primarily imported or for which
there is a prospect of shortages or uncertain supply, or which
present opportunities in terms of new physical properties, use,
recycling, disposal or substitution, with the exclusion of food and
of energy fuels used as such.