1. Short title and table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Critical Mineral Production Sec. 101. Policy. Sec. 102. Critical mineral designations. Sec. 103. Resource assessment. Sec. 104. Permitting. Sec. 105. Federal Register process. Sec. 106. Department of Energy Critical Minerals Research and Development Program. Sec. 107. Critical minerals research database. Sec. 108. Analysis and forecasting. Sec. 109. Education and workforce. Sec. 110. National geological and geophysical data preservation program. Sec. 111. Administration. Title II—Critical Minerals Technology Development Support Sec. 201. Technology grants. Title III—Management of Federal Mineral Resources Sec. 301. Economic and national security analysis. Sec. 302. Congressional approval. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Byproduct The term byproduct means a critical mineral— (A) the recovery of which depends on the production of a host mineral that is not designated as a critical mineral; and (B) that exists in sufficient quantities to be recovered during processing or refining. (2) Critical mineral (A) In general The term critical mineral means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under section 102. (B) Exclusions The term critical mineral does not include— (i) oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuels; or (ii) water, ice, or snow. (3) Critical mineral manufacturing The term critical mineral manufacturing means— (A) the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, alloying, separation, concentration, magnetic sintering, melting, or beneficiation of critical minerals within the United States