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Entity integral to the national interests of the United States

A business like a partnership, corporation, or LLC that either works with the U.S. government, gets at least 25% of its money from raw material extraction or manufacturing, produces national defense items or critical minerals, or is identified by the President as crucial to U.S. interests.

Extractive sector

Industries that take raw materials directly from the earth, such as farming, oil and gas drilling, mining, and timber harvesting.

Manufacturing sector

Industries involved in transforming raw materials, substances, or parts into new products, often through mechanical, physical, or chemical processes.

Foreign sustainability due diligence regulation

A foreign law that requires companies to assess, address, and report on the environmental or social impacts of their business operations and supply chain. This specifically includes the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, but not U.S. laws.

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

A specific law adopted by the European Union that requires certain companies to identify, prevent, mitigate, and account for negative human rights and environmental impacts in their own operations and value chains.

Critical mineral

Any mineral that is essential for the economic or national security of the United States and has a supply chain vulnerable to disruption, including certain fuel minerals like fossil fuels.