Sec. 10122. Critical materials research database and information center
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In carrying out the program established under section 10121, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish and operate a Critical Materials Information Center to collect, catalogue, disseminate, and archive information on energy critical materials in coordination with the Office of Scientific and Technical Information of the Department of Energy, and support the development of a web-based platform to provide public access to a database of computed information on known and predicted critical materials and related material properties and computational tools in order to— accelerate breakthroughs in energy critical materials identification and design; strengthen the foundation for technologies that will enable more sustainable recycling, substitution, use, and recovery and minimize the environmental impacts of methods for extraction, processing, and manufacturing of energy critical materials; and drive the development of advanced materials for applications that span the Department’s missions in energy, environment, and national security.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— conduct cooperative research with industry, academia, and other research institutions to facilitate the design of novel materials, including critical materials and substitutes for critical materials; leverage existing high-performance computing systems to conduct high throughput calculations and develop computing and data mining algorithms for the prediction of material properties, including a focus on critical materials; leverage and support research in mineralogy and mineral chemistry to enhance the understanding, prediction, and manipulation of critical materials; assist scientists and engineers in making the fullest possible use of the Department’s relevant data holdings, including the scientific and technical data generated by the research and development activities funded under section 1021; seek and incorporate other information on energy critical materials to enhance the Department’s utility for program participants and other users; manage and make available to researchers and the public accessible, curated, standardized, secure, and privacy protected data sets from the public and private sectors for the purposes of critical materials research and development activities.
To carry out this section, the Secretary of Energy shall leverage and ensure the coordination of relevant programs, facilities, and activities across the Department, including the Critical Materials Consortium established under section 10121(e). In carrying out the activities authorized by this section, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall ensure proper security controls are in place to protect proprietary or sensitive data, as appropriate.