Creates a Department of Energy competitive grant program to boost domestic mining education and train the next generation of mining engineers and related professionals. Up to 10 grants may be awarded each year to qualified mining schools, guided by a 6‑member advisory board that recommends awards, oversees the program, and ensures public explanations of funding decisions on a set timeline.

It also repeals an older mining research law from 1984 to avoid overlap, and specifies that no new money is authorized. Any activities can only proceed if Congress has already appropriated funds for these purposes.