Sec. 6. Duties of Secretary of Defense
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The Secretary shall coordinate with other Federal agencies to advance and protect— domestic rare-earth mining; the refining of rare-earth elements; basic rare-earth metals production; and the development and commercialization of thorium, including— energy technologies and products; and products containing thorium. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that, for the period covered by the report— contains a description of the progress in the development of— a domestic rare-earth refining capacity; and commercial uses and energy-related uses for thorium; and takes into account each report submitted to the Secretary by the Cooperative and the Corporation.
Each Federal agency (including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), each national laboratory, and each facility funded by the Federal Government shall provide assistance to the Cooperative and the Corporation under this Act. Each institution of higher education is encouraged— to develop training and national expertise in the field of thorium development; and to promote— the marketing of thorium; the advancement of the strategic uses of thorium; and salt chemistry science and radio chemists.