Sec. 102. Supply of energy critical elements
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The President, acting through the Critical Material Supply Chain Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability of the National Science and Technology Council, shall— coordinate the actions of applicable Federal agencies to promote an adequate and stable supply of energy critical elements necessary to maintain national security, economic well-being, and industrial production with appropriate attention to a long-term balance between resource production, energy use, a healthy environment, natural resources conservation, and social needs; identify energy critical elements and establish scenario modeling systems for supply problems of energy critical elements; establish a mechanism for the coordination and evaluation of Federal programs with energy critical element needs, including Federal programs involving research and development, in a manner that complements related efforts carried out by the private sector and other domestic and international agencies and organizations; promote and encourage private enterprise in the development of an economically sound and stable domestic energy critical elements supply chain; promote and encourage the recycling of energy critical elements, taking into account the logistics, economic viability, environmental sustainability, and research and development needs for completing the recycling process; promote and encourage the development of substitute materials and processes that lower the dependence of the United States on energy critical elements; assess the need for, and make recommendations concerning, the availability and adequacy of the supply of technically trained personnel necessary for energy critical elements research, development, extraction, and industrial production, with a particular focus on the problem of attracting and maintaining high-quality professionals for maintaining an adequate supply of energy critical elements; and report to the appropriate Congressional committees on activities and findings under this section.