U.S. Code > Title 50 War and National Defense > CHAPTER 5—ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIAL GENERALLY (§§ 51_to_57—100a) > SUBCHAPTER III—ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC RAW MATERIALS (§§ 98—100a) > § 98h-3. Definitions

§ 98h-3. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “strategic and critical materials” means materials that
(A) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and
(B) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need.
(2) The term “national emergency” means a general declaration of emergency with respect to the national defense made by the President or by the Congress.