; (H) identify and recommend measures to streamline authorities and policies with respect to critical minerals and supply chains for critical minerals; and (I) prioritize the recommendations made in the strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence from covered countries for the Department, prioritizing production and processing in the United States, and taking into consideration economic costs and varying degrees of vulnerability posed to the national security of the United States by reliance on different types of critical minerals. (3) Form of strategy The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in classified form but shall include an unclassified summary. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered country The term covered country means— (A) a covered nation, as defined in section 4872, title 10, United States Code