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42 U.S.C. § 18632 — Crosscutting research and development
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies.
**(b) Existing programs; coordination of activities** To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek—
(1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; and
(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department.
**(c) Additional actions** The Secretary shall—
(1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources;
(2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that—
(A) ensures integrity and independence; and
(B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics;
(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and
(4) identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies.
**(b) Existing programs; coordination of activities** To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek—
(1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; and
(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department.
**(c) Additional actions** The Secretary shall—
(1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources;
(2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that—
(A) ensures integrity and independence; and
(B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics;
(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and
(4) identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Byproduct** — The term “byproduct” means a critical mineral—
(A) the recovery of which depends on the production of a host mineral that is not designated as a critical mineral; and
(B) that exists in sufficient quantities to be recovered during processing or refining.
(2) **Critical material** — The term “critical material” means—
(A) any non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or material that the Secretary of Energy determines—
(i) has a high risk of a supply chain disruption; and
(ii) serves an essential function in 1 or more energy technologies, including technologies that produce, transmit, store, and conserve energy; or
(B) a critical mineral.
(3) **Critical mineral**
(A) *In general* — The term “critical mineral” means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary under subsection (c).
(B) *Exclusions* — The term “critical mineral” does not include—
(i) fuel minerals;
(ii) water, ice, or snow;
(iii) common varieties of sand, gravel, stone, pumice, cinders, and clay.
(4) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) **State** — The term “State” means—
(A) a State;
(B) the District of Columbia;
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(D) Guam;
(E) American Samoa;
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
(G) the United States Virgin Islands.
(7) **Institution of higher education** — The term “institution of higher education” means—
(A) an institution of higher e
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 18631
ordination with directors of the National Lab-
oratories, shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that—
(A) assesses the overall effectiveness of the
pilot program referred to in subsection (a);
(B) identifies opportunities to improve the
effectiveness of the pilot program;
(C) assesses the potential for program ac-
tivities to interfere with the responsibilities
of the National Laboratories to the Depart-
ment; and
(D) provides a recommendation regarding
the future of the pilot program.
(2) Transparency
The Secretary, in coordination with direc-
tors of the National Laboratories, shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress
an annual report that accounts for all
incidences of, and provides a justification for,
non-Federal entities using funds derived from
a Federal contract or award to carry out
agreements pursuant to this section.
(Pub. L. 115–246, title I, § 107, Sept. 28, 2018, 132
Stat. 3132.)
SUBCHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY RESEARCH COORDINATION
§ 18631. Crosscutting research and development
(a) In general
The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the
Department to identify strategic opportunities
for collaborative research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application of inno-
vative science and technologies.
(b) Existing programs; coordination of activities
To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall seek—
(1) to leverage existing programs of the De-
partment; and
(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities
throughout the Department to promote col-
laboration and crosscutting approaches within
programs of the Department.
(c) Additional actions
The Secretary shall—
(1) prioritize activities that use all afford-
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