; 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; and (B) any other country determined by the Secretary of Defense to be a geostrategic competitor or adversary of the United States for purposes of this Act. (3) Critical mineral The term critical mineral means a critical mineral (as defined in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606(a) )) that the Secretary of Defense determines to be important to the national security of the United States for purposes of this Act. (4) Shortfall material The term shortfall material means materials determined to be in shortfall in the most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted to Congress under subsection (a) of section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98h–5 ) and included in the most recent briefing required by subsection (f) of that section.