; (2) hosts a blue energy technology research and development program; (3) is able to investigate and resolve environmental and policy-related questions associated with the generation of blue energy technology; and (4) has direct access to natural ocean-based resources and test sites. (c) Facilities The Secretary of Energy may construct new facilities or expand and upgrade existing facilities to establish the Blue Economy Center of Excellence under subsection (a). (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section and such amount is authorized to remain available until expended. 4. Interagency coordination, reporting, and oversight (a) Coordination In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall coordinate with— (1) other Federal agencies that share mission objectives with the Integrated Blue Economy and Blue Energy Technologies Program, including the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and (2) State and Tribal government agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, and National Laboratories. (b) Annual budget materials The Secretary of Energy shall include in the Department of Energy’s annual budget materials submitted to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report on— (1) with respect to the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such budget materials are submitted, the amount of funds obligated and expended for research and development of blue energy technologies across all line offices and programs of the Department of Energy