; and (B) submit an annual report to the Secretary of Energy summarizing the activities of the Consortium which includes an evaluation of the Consortium’s role in the achievement of technical milestones determined in subparagraph (A). (4) Coordination The Secretary of Energy shall ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of the Consortium with the activities of other research entities of the Department, institutions of higher education, and the private sector. (5) Duration The Consortium established under this subsection shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. (6) Renewal Upon the expiration of any period of support of the Consortium, the Secretary of Energy may renew support for the Consortium, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years. (7) Termination Consistent with the existing authorities of the Department, the Secretary of Energy may terminate the Consortium for cause during the performance period. (g) Reports Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report summarizing the activities, findings, and progress of the program. (h) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $135,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to carry out this section. 107. Critical minerals research database (a) In general The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall support the development of a web-based platform to provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted critical minerals and related mineral materials properties and computational tools in order to— (1) accelerate breakthroughs in critical minerals discovery and design; (2) strengthen the foundation for new mining technologies and advanced manufacturing