; or (B) the first section of Public Law 87–626 ( 43 U.S.C. 31(b) ). (2) Effect on department of defense Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act affects the authority of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the work of the Department of Defense on critical material supplies in furtherance of the national defense mission of the Department of Defense. (3) Secretarial order not affected This Act shall not apply to any mineral described in Secretarial Order No. 3324, issued by the Secretary on December 3, 2012, in any area to which the order applies. II Critical Minerals Technology Development Support 201. Technology grants (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to conduct studies, research, and demonstration projects relating to the production of critical minerals, including— (1) studies of mining, mineral extraction efficiency, and related processing technology; (2) reclamation technology and practices for active mining operations; (3) the development of remining systems and technologies that facilitate reclamation that fosters the recovery of resources at abandoned mine sites; (4) investigations of mineral resource extraction methods that reduce environmental and human impacts; (5) reducing dependence on foreign energy and mineral supplies; (6) enhancing the competitiveness of United States energy and mineral technology exports; (7) the extraction or processing of coinciding mineralization, including rare earth elements, within coal, coal processing byproduct, overburden or coal residue; (8) enhancing technologies and practices related to mitigation of acid mine drainage, reforestation, and revegetation in the reclamation of land and water resources adversely affected by mining; (9) meeting challenges of extreme mining conditions, such as deeper deposits or offshore or cold region mining