; and (B) any program of the Office of Advanced Reactor Technologies of the Department of Energy. (2) Technical and data support to the Corporation The National Laboratories shall provide technical and data support to the Corporation on parity with transfers made before the date of enactment of this Act by the National Laboratories to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and any other foreign agent or entity. (c) Department of Energy policy The Secretary of Energy shall adopt and execute a policy that promotes the United States, acting in conjunction with the Corporation, as a global leader in thorium energy systems. 7. Appointment of initial officers (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly appoint 2 citizens of the United States— (1) neither of whom may be an employee of, consultant to, advisor to, or affiliate of the United States Government; and (2) who shall act as the initial officers and Board of Directors of both the Cooperative and the Corporation. (b) Qualifications The 2 individuals appointed under subsection (a) shall each have expertise in, and a history of promoting— (1) the development of a platform— (A) that is based in the United States; (B) that is funded using multinational sources; and (C) the purpose of which is the development of a fully integrated rare earth value chain