The Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act seeks to expedite the establishment and expansion of domestic production capabilities for strategic and critical materials. It achieves this by mandating that specific actions undertaken by the Secretary of Defense , pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022-11, be treated as "covered projects." These designated actions, which include efforts to create, maintain, or restore domestic critical material production, will be automatically included in the Federal Permitting Dashboard . This inclusion streamlines the federal permitting process, bypassing certain requirements typically associated with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. The bill supports various activities such as feasibility studies for mining and processing, by-product production, and modernization of facilities to improve productivity and environmental sustainability. However, a project sponsor retains the option to request that their action not be treated as a covered project under these provisions.