Sec. 101. Energy critical elements program
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There is authorized in the Department a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements sufficient to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States. This program may be carried out primarily by the Critical Materials Energy Innovation Hub authorized in section 102(a). The program shall focus on areas that the private sector by itself is not likely to undertake because of technical and financial uncertainty and support activities to— improve methods for the extraction, processing, use, recovery, and recycling of energy critical elements; improve the understanding of the performance, processing, and adaptability in engineering designs using energy critical elements; identify and test alternative materials that can be substituted for energy critical elements and maintain or exceed current performance; and engineer and test applications that— use recycled energy critical elements; use alternative materials; or seek to minimize energy critical element content.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall encourage multidisciplinary collaborations of participants, including opportunities for students at institutions of higher education. The program shall be consistent with the policies and programs in the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 ( 30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ). In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall collaborate, to the extent practicable, on activities of mutual interest with the relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to energy critical elements.
Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a plan to carry out the program. The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall include a description of— the research and development activities to be carried out by the program during the subsequent 2 years; the expected contributions of the program to the creation of innovative methods and technologies for the efficient and sustainable provision of energy critical elements to the domestic economy; and how the program is promoting the broadest possible participation by academic, industrial, and other contributors. In preparing each plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate representatives of industry, institutions of higher education, Department of Energy national laboratories, professional and technical societies, other Federal agencies, and other entities, as determined by the Secretary. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this title are coordinated with, and do not unnecessarily duplicate the efforts of, other programs within the Federal Government. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act the following sums: For fiscal year 2016, $25,000,000. For fiscal year 2017, $25,000,000. For fiscal year 2018, $25,000,000. For fiscal year 2019, $25,000,000. For fiscal year 2020, $25,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
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