(1) to the trust fund established under subsection 
(a) not less frequently than quarterly. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.—The Secretary 
shall invest such portion of the trust fund estab-
lished under subsection (a) as is not required to 
meet current withdrawals in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States or in obligations guaran-
teed as to both principal and interest by the United 
States. 
(2) INTEREST
AND
PROCEEDS.—The interest 
on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, 
any obligations held in the trust fund established 
under subsection (a) shall be credited to and form 
a part of the trust fund. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN TRUST FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the trust fund 
established under subsection (a) shall be available, 
without further appropriation, as follows: 
(A) 60 percent of such amounts shall be 
available to the Loan Programs Office of the 
Department of Energy for activities to support 
projects relating to— 
(i) mining or processing critical min-
erals; or 
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(ii) manufacturing of select derivative 
products. 
(B) 20 percent of such amounts shall be 
available to the Department of Defense for ac-
tivities to support projects relating to— 
(i) mining or processing critical min-
erals; or 
(ii) manufacturing of select derivative 
products. 
(C) 20 percent of such amounts shall be 
available to the United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation to support 
international critical mineral projects in coun-
tries that are members of the Alliance. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to preclude a person 
from seeking support for a project under both sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). 
(e) EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN LIMITATION UNDER 
BUILD ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of providing 
support for projects under subsection (d)(1)(C)— 
(A) the United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation may provide sup-
port for projects in countries with upper-mid-
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dle-income economies or high-income economies 
(as those terms are defined by the World 
Bank); 
(B) 
the 
restriction 
under 
section 
1412(c)(2) of the Better Utilization of Invest-
ments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 
U.S.C. 9612(c)(2)) shall not apply; and 
(C) the Corporation shall restrict the pro-
vision of such support in a country described in 
subparagraph (A) unless the President certifies 
to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that— 
(i) such support furthers the national 
economic or foreign policy interests of the 
United States; 
(ii) such support is— 
(I) designed to produce signifi-
cant developmental outcomes or pro-
vide developmental benefits to the 
poorest population of that country; or 
(II) necessary to preempt or 
counter efforts by a strategic compet-
itor of the United States to secure 
significant political or economic lever-
age or acquire national security-sen-
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sitive technologies or infrastructure in 
a country that is an ally or partner of 
the United States; and 
(iii)(I) a United States entity is par-
ticipating in the project for which the sup-
port is provided; or 
(II) not less than 50 percent of the 
critical minerals produced by the project 
will be offered for sale to the Department 
of Defense and United States entities be-
fore being offered for sale to other entities. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives. 
(B) LESS
DEVELOPED
COUNTRY.—The 
term ‘‘less developed country’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1402 of the Better 
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Utilization of Investments Leading to Develop-
ment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601). 
(C) UNITED STATES ENTITY.—The term 
‘‘United States entity’’ means an entity orga-
nized under the laws of the United States or 
any jurisdiction within the United States. 
Æ 
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