### Question
What does strategic and critical materials mean?


### Answer
**Strategic and critical materials** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 98h*:

> materials that (A) would be needed to supply the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the United States during a national emergency, and (B) are not found or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet such need

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 98h*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-ARSENALS, ARMORIES, ARMS, AND WAR MATERIAL GENERALLY > SUBCHAPTER III-ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC RAW MATERIALS**

