Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals And Resources

Seabed deposits contain minerals used in defense, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. The order seeks to expand domestic extraction and processing while preserving environmental and transparency standards.

What the order does ​

• Directs expedited reviews of seabed exploration licenses, recovery permits, prospecting permits, and leases.
• Orders mapping of priority seabed areas, with emphasis on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
• Requires agencies to identify private-sector opportunities in exploration, mining, processing, and environmental monitoring.
• Directs outreach to allies on scientific cooperation, commercial development, and possible international benefit sharing.
• Requires evaluation of stockpiling, purchase agreements, grants, loans, procurement, and Defense Production Act support for seabed minerals.
• Directs agencies to identify financing tools and regulations that can expand U.S. seabed-mineral processing capacity.

Who it affects ​

• U.S. companies involved in seabed exploration, mining, mineral processing, ocean mapping, and environmental monitoring.
• Defense, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing sectors that depend on critical minerals.
• Allied and partner countries seeking U.S. support to develop minerals within their national waters.
• Federal agencies responsible for permitting, financing, trade, diplomacy, energy, defense, and ocean resources.