; and (B) (i) to identify the areas of highest potential interruption in the global supply chain of rare earth elements and minerals; and (ii) to strengthen the position of the United States in that supply chain by mitigating potential interruptions through the development of advanced separation technologies for coal and coal byproducts. 3. Program for extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts (a) In general The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program described in subsection (a) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2027. 4. Assessment and report (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Interior, shall carry out, and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives— (1) an assessment— (A) identifying and ranking the rare earth elements that— (i) are most important to consumers in the United States; (ii) are most jeopardized in the global supply chain; and (iii) will have the greatest impact to consumers in the United States in the event of a disruption in the global supply chain; (B) evaluating the development of advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts (referred to in this subsection as the technologies )