; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) Guam; (E) American Samoa; (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (G) the United States Virgin Islands. (b) Minerals supply chain and reliability Section 40206 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1607 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Critical minerals and inserting Minerals ; (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Lead agency The term lead agency means the Federal agency with primary responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit or lease for a mineral project. (2) Mineral The term mineral has the meaning given the term in section 2007(a) of the Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act . (3) Mineral exploration or mine permit The term mineral exploration or mine permit means— (A) an authorization of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service, as applicable, for exploration for minerals that requires analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) a plan of operations for a mineral project approved by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service; or (C) any other Federal permit or authorization for a mineral project. (4) Mineral project The term mineral project means a project that— (A) is located on— (i) a mining claim, millsite claim, or tunnel site claim for any mineral; (ii) lands open to mineral entry; or (iii) a Federal mineral lease; and (B) is for the purposes of exploring for or producing minerals. ; (3) in subsection (b), by striking critical each place it appears; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking critical mineral production on Federal land and inserting mineral projects ; and (ii) by striking practicable, shall complete the and inserting practicable, and in accordance with subsection (h), shall complete those