appropriate entities. (C) Duration A center established under this subsection shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. (D) Renewal Upon the expiration of any period of support of a center under this subsection, the Director may renew support for the center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 years. (E) Termination Consistent with the existing authorities of the Department, the Director may terminate an underperforming center for cause during the performance period. (3) Materials research database (A) In general The Director shall support the development of a web-based platform to provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design. (B) Program In carrying out this section, the Director shall— (i) conduct cooperative research with industry, academia, and other research institutions to facilitate the design of novel materials