; (B) in the country from which the mill product or component is procured; or (C) in another country covered under paragraph (1)(A)(ii). . 865. University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals (a) Plan to establish a university affiliated research center for critical minerals (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop a plan to establish a new University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), or to expand a current relevant UARC or consortia of universities, for the purposes of contributing to the capacity of the Department to conduct research, development, engineering or workforce expansion related to critical minerals for national security needs. The plan should focus on institutional capacity at a mining school or schools with expertise in engineering, applied research, commercial and workforce development activities related to critical minerals. (2) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the engineering, applied research, commercialization, and workforce development capabilities relating to critical minerals of mining schools, including an assessment of the workforce and physical research infrastructure of such schools. (B) An assessment of the ability of mining schools— (i) to participate in defense-related engineering, applied research, commercialization, and workforce development activities relating to critical minerals; (ii) to effectively compete for defense-related engineering, applied research, commercialization, and workforce development contracts and grants