; (2) identify and prioritize promising critical technologies and assets for the Department in need of capital assistance; and (3) fund investments in such technologies and assets, including supply chain technologies not always supported through direct investment. (d) Applications An eligible entity seeking capital assistance for an eligible investment shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. (e) Selection of investments (1) In general The Director shall establish criteria for selecting among eligible investments for which applications are submitted under subsection (d). Such criteria shall include— (A) the extent to which an investment is significant to the national security of the United States; (B) the likelihood that capital assistance provided for an investment would enable the investment to proceed sooner than the investment would otherwise be able to proceed; and (C) the creditworthiness of an investment. (2) Notice and wait requirement The criteria established under paragraph (1) shall not apply until— (A) the Secretary of Defense submits the criteria to the congressional defense committees