(a) In general The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies. (b) Existing programs; coordination of activities To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek— (1) to leverage existing programs of the Department ; and (2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department . (c) Additional actions The Secretary shall— (1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources; (2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that— (A) ensures integrity and independence; and (B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics; (3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and (4) identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders. ( Pub. L. 115–246, title II, § 203 , Sept. 28, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3135 .)