H.R. 3200

119 HR 3200 IH: Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3200  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 5, 2025   Mr. Ruiz  (for himself and  Mr. Evans of Colorado ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the advanced manufacturing credit with respect to the production of battery components.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act  .
2.
Modification of advanced manufacturing production credit relating to battery production
(a)
Increase in credit amount for electrode active materials
 Section 45X(b)(1)(J)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  10 percent  and inserting  25 percent .
(b)
Special rules relating to production of electrode active materials
Section 45X(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(5)
Special rules relating to electrode active materials
(A)
Production costs
The production of electrode active materials shall include the cost of raw materials, including material extraction from geological sources or waste products.
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(c)
Sourcing requirements with respect to qualifying battery components and applicable critical minerals
Section 45X of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(e)
Critical mineral and battery component sourcing requirements
(1)
Applicable critical minerals
(A)
In general
No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to a qualifying battery component unless the percentage of the value of the applicable critical minerals contained therein that were—
(i)
extracted or processed—
(I)
in the United States, or
(II)
in any country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect, or
(ii)
recycled, and reintegrated into the supply chain, in North America,
 is at least equal to the applicable percentage (as certified by the taxpayer in such form or manner as prescribed by the Secretary).
(B)
Applicable percentage
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage shall be—
(i)
in the case of any qualifying battery component sold to an unrelated person during calendar year 2026, 70 percent, and
(ii)
in the case of any qualifying battery component sold to an unrelated person after December 31, 2026, 80 percent.
(2)
Qualifying battery components
(A)
In general
No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to a qualifying battery component unless the percentage of the value of the constituent elements, materials, and subcomponents contained therein that were produced, manufactured, or assembled in North America is at least equal to the applicable percentage (as certified by the taxpayer, in such form or manner as prescribed by the Secretary).
(B)
Applicable percentage
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the applicable percentage shall be—
(i)
in the case of qualifying battery components sold to an unrelated person during calendar year 2026, 70 percent,
(ii)
in the case of qualifying battery components sold to an unrelated person during calendar year 2027, 80 percent,
(iii)
in the case of qualifying battery components sold to an unrelated person during calendar year 2028, 90 percent, and
(iv)
in the case of qualifying battery components sold to an unrelated person after December 31, 2028, 100 percent.
(3)
Regulations
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, prescribe regulations similar to regulations prescribed under section 30D(e) to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
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(d)
Excluded entities
Section 45X(c)(1) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C)
Excluded entities
The term  eligible component  shall not include any qualifying battery component with respect to which—
(i)
any of the applicable critical minerals contained therein were extracted, processed, or recycled by a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 40207(a)(5) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18741(a)(5) )), and
(ii)
any of the constituent elements, materials, or subcomponents contained therein were produced, manufactured, or assembled by a foreign entity of concern (as so defined).
 The term  foreign entity of concern  shall include any entity that is directly or indirectly owned by a foreign entity of concern described in subparagraph (C) of section 40207(a)(5) of such Act.
 .
(e)
Modification of electrode active material definition
(1)
In general
Section 45X(c)(5)(B)(i) of such Code is amended—
(A)
by inserting  electrode active precursor materials used in the production of cathode and anode materials,  after  anode materials, ,
(B)
by inserting  binders,  after  anode foils, , and
(C)
by inserting  solid state electrolytes,  after  including .
(2)
Electrode active precursor materials
Section 45X(c)(5)(B)(i) of such Code is amended—
(A)
by striking
material .—The term  and inserting the following:
material.—
(I)
In general
The term
  , and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new subclause:
(II)
Electrode active precursor material
The term  electrode active precursor material  means any of the following materials which are of a sufficient grade to meet the purity specifications to supply the electrode active materials market: Cobalt sulfate, manganese sulfate, iron sulfate, lithium hydroxide, metallurgical silicon, phosphoric acid, iron phosphate, nickel manganese cobalt oxide, graphene, sulfur, synthetic or natural graphite pitch, or lithium carbonate.
  .
(f)
Certain silicon treated as applicable critical material
Section 45X(c)(6) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (T) through (Z) as subparagraphs (U) through (AA), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (S) the following new subparagraph:
(T)
Silicon
Silicon which is silicon or silicon composite used as an electrode active material in battery anodes.
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(g)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to components produced and sold after December 31, 2025.