1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Byproduct The term byproduct has the meaning given such term in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 ( 30 U.S.C. 1606(a) ). (2) Indian tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (3) Mineral The term mineral means any mineral of a kind that is locatable (including, but not limited to, such minerals located on lands acquired by the United States , as such term is defined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands) under the Act of May 10, 1872 (Chapter 152; 17 Stat. 91). (4) Secretary Except as otherwise provided, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) State The term State means— (A) a State; (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. 3. 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 amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (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 such term in section 2 of the Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 . (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