(a) Plan
(1) In general
Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Administrator, in coordination with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall develop a plan for the modeling and forecasting of demand for energy technologies, including for energy production, transmission, or storage purposes, that use minerals that are or could be designated as critical minerals.
(b) MetricsThe plan developed under subsection (a)(1) shall produce forecasts of energy technology demand—
(1)
over the 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods beginning on the date on which development of the plan is completed;
(3)
according to any other parameters that the Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, determines are needed for the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook.
(c) CollaborationThe Administrator shall develop the plan under subsection (a)(1) in consultation with—
(1)
the Secretary with respect to the possible trajectories of emerging energy-producing and energy-storing technologies; and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey—