G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

Suspend the Rules and Pass the Bill, H.R. 589, With an Amendment(The amendment strikes all after the enacting clause and inserts a
new text)

115TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

H. R. 589

To establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy researchand development programs, and reform National Laboratory management
and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJANUARY 20, 2017
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. LUCAS, Mr.
LIPINSKI, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. BABIN, Mr. PERLMUTTER,
Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. DUNN, and Mr.
HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referredto the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILLTo establish Department of Energy policy for science andenergy research and development programs, and reform
National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes.
1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00001

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

2
1

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the3 ‘‘Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act’’.
4(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of

5 this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Inclusion of early stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities.
Sec. 103. Sense of Congress on accelerating energy innovation.
Sec. 104. Restoration of laboratory directed research and development program.
Sec. 105. Research grants database.
Sec. 106. Technology transfer and transitions assessment.
Sec. 107. Agreements for commercializing technology pilot program.
Sec. 108. Short-term cost-share pilot program.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH COORDINATION
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Protection of information.
Sec. 203. Crosscutting research and development.
Sec. 204. Strategic research portfolio analysis and coordination plan.
Sec. 205. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure.
Sec. 206. Energy Innovation Hubs.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCEPOLICY
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Mission.
Sec. 303. Basic energy sciences.
Sec. 304. Advanced scientific computing research.
Sec. 305. High-energy physics.
Sec. 306. Biological and environmental research.
Sec. 307. Fusion energy.
Sec. 308. Nuclear physics.
Sec. 309. Science laboratories infrastructure program.
TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIESSec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Nuclear energy innovation capabilities.

6

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7

In this Act:

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00002

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

31(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’2means the Department of Energy.

3(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means

4

the Director of the Office of Science of the Depart-5

ment, except as otherwise indicated.

6(3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na-

7

tional Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term

8in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (429U.S.C. 15801).

10(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

11

the Secretary of Energy.

TITLE
I—LABORATORY13ERNIZATIONAND14NOLOGY TRANSFER
1215MODTECH-

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

16

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Laboratory Mod-17 ernization and Technology Transfer Act’’.
18

SEC. 102. INCLUSION OF EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEM-

19

ONSTRATION IN AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY

20

TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.

21

Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (4222 U.S.C. 16391) is amended—
23
24(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00003

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML41(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-2

lowing:3‘‘(g) EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRA-

4

TION.—The Secretary shall permit the directors of the Na-

5 tional Laboratories to use funds authorized to support
6 technology transfer within the Department to carry out
7 early stage and precommercial technology demonstration
8 activities to remove technology barriers that limit private
9 sector interest and demonstrate potential commercial ap10 plications of any research and technologies arising from
11 National Laboratory activities.’’.
12

SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCELERATING ENERGY1314INNOVATION.

It is the sense of Congress that—15(1) although important progress has been made16

in cost reduction and deployment of clean energy

17

technologies, accelerating clean energy innovation

18

will help meet critical competitiveness, energy secu-

19rity, and environmental goals;

2021(2) accelerating the pace of clean energy innovation in the United States calls for—22(A) supporting existing research and devel-

23

opment programs at the Department and the24

world-class National Laboratories;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00004

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

51(B) exploring and developing new path-2

ways for innovators, investors, and decision-

3

makers to leverage the resources of the Depart-

4

ment for addressing the challenges and com-

5parative strengths of geographic regions; and6(C) recognizing the financial constraints of7

the Department, regularly reviewing clean en-

8ergy programs to ensure that taxpayer invest-

9

ments are maximized;

10(3) the energy supply, demand, policies, mar-11

kets, and resource options of the United States vary

12by geographic region;

13(4) a regional approach to innovation can

14

bridge the gaps between local talent, institutions,15

and industries to identify opportunities and convert

16

United States investment into domestic companies;

17

and

18

(5) Congress, the Secretary, and energy indus-

19

try participants should advance efforts that promote

20

international, domestic, and regional cooperation on21

the research and development of energy innovations

22

that—

23

(A) provide clean, affordable, and reliable

24energy for everyone;

25(B) promote economic growth;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00005

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

61(C) are critical for energy security; and2(D) are sustainable without government

3
4

support.
SEC. 104. RESTORATION OF LABORATORY DIRECTED RE-

5

SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

6(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection

7 (b), the Secretary shall ensure that laboratory operating
8 contractors do not allocate costs of general and adminis9 trative overhead to laboratory directed research and devel10 opment.
11(b) EXCEPTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORA-

12

TORIES.—This section shall not apply to the national secu-

13 rity laboratories with respect to which section 3119 of the
14 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
15 (Public Law 114-328) applies.
16

SEC. 105. RESEARCH GRANTS DATABASE.

17(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and

18 maintain a public database, accessible on the website of
19 the Department, that contains a searchable listing of each
20 unclassified research and development project contract,
21 grant, cooperative agreement, task order for a federally
22 funded research and development center, or other trans23 action administered by the Department.
24(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each listing described in sub-25 section (a) shall include, at a minimum, for each listed

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00006

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

7
1 project, the Department office carrying out the project,
2 the project name, an abstract or summary of the project,
3 funding levels, project duration, contractor or grantee
4 name (including the names of any subcontractors), and
5 expected objectives and milestones.
6(c) RELEVANT LITERATURE AND PATENTS.—The

7 Secretary shall provide information through the public
8 database established under subsection (a) on relevant lit9 erature and patents that are associated with each research
10 and development project contract, grant, or cooperative
11 agreement, or other transaction, of the Department.
12

SEC. 106. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITIONS AS-

13
14

SESSMENT.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment

15 of this Act, and as often as the Secretary determines to
16 be necessary thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the
17 appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes
18 recommended changes to the policy of the Department and19 legislative changes to section 1001 of the Energy Policy
20 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) to improve the ability of
21 the Department to successfully transfer new energy tech22 nologies to the private sector.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00007

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

8
1

SEC. 107. AGREEMENTS FOR COMMERCIALIZING TECH-

2
3

NOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the

4 Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot pro5 gram of the Department, as announced by the Secretary
6 on December 8, 2011, in accordance with this section.
7(b) TERMS.—Each agreement entered into pursuant

8 to the pilot program referred to in subsection (a) shall
9 provide to the contractor of the applicable National Lab10 oratory, to the maximum extent determined to be appro11 priate by the Secretary, increased authority to negotiate
12 contract terms, such as intellectual property rights, pay13 ment structures, performance guarantees, and multiparty
14 collaborations.
15(c) ELIGIBILITY.—

16(1) IN GENERAL.—Any director of a National

17

Laboratory may enter into an agreement pursuant

18

to the pilot program referred to in subsection (a).

19(2) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTI-20

TIES.—To carry out paragraph (1) and subject to21paragraph (3), the Secretary shall permit the direc-

22

tors of the National Laboratories to execute agree-

23

ments with a non-Federal entity, including a non-24

Federal entity already receiving Federal funding

25

that will be used to support activities under agree-26

ments executed pursuant to paragraph (1), provided

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00008

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

9
1that such funding is solely used to carry out the2

purposes of the Federal award.

3(3) RESTRICTION.—The requirements of chap-4

ter 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly

5

known as the ‘‘Bayh-Dole Act’’) shall apply if—

6(A) the agreement is a funding agreement7(as that term is defined in section 201 of that

8

title); and9(B) at least one of the parties to the fund-10

ing agreement is eligible to receive rights under

11

that chapter.

12(d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY.—Each affected di-

13 rector of a National Laboratory shall submit to the Sec14 retary, with respect to each agreement entered into under
15 this section—
1617(1) a summary of information relating to therelevant project;

18(2) the total estimated costs of the project;

19(3) estimated commencement and completion20

dates of the project; and21(4) other documentation determined to be ap-

22

propriate by the Secretary.

23(e) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall require the

24 contractor of the affected National Laboratory to certify

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00009

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

10
1 that each activity carried out under a project for which
2 an agreement is entered into under this section—34(1) is not in direct competition with the private
sector; and5(2) does not present, or minimizes, any appar-

6

ent conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any

7actual conflict of interest, as a result of the agree-8

ment under this section.

9(f) EXTENSION.—The pilot program referred to in

10 subsection (a) shall be extended until September 30, 2019.
11(g) REPORTS.—

12(1) OVERALL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60

13days after the date described in subsection (f), the14

Secretary, in coordination with directors of the Na-

15tional Laboratories, shall submit to the appropriate

16

committees of Congress a report that—

17(A) assesses the overall effectiveness of the18

pilot program referred to in subsection (a);19

(B) identifies opportunities to improve the20

effectiveness of the pilot program;

21(C) assesses the potential for program ac-

22

tivities to interfere with the responsibilities of23

the National Laboratories to the Department;

24

and

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00010

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

111(D) provides a recommendation regarding2

the future of the pilot program.

3(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary, in coordi-

4

nation with directors of the National Laboratories,

5

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-

6

gress an annual report that accounts for all

7

incidences of, and provides a justification for, non-8

Federal entities using funds derived from a Federal

9contract or award to carry out agreements pursuant

10

to this section.

11

SEC. 108. SHORT-TERM COST-SHARE PILOT PROGRAM.

12(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 988(b) of the Energy Pol-

13 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)) is amended—
14(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as

15

provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting

16‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and17(4)’’; and18(2) by adding at the end the following:

19‘‘(4) EXEMPTION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-

20

ER EDUCATION AND OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITU-

21

TIONS.—

22‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall23

not apply to a research or development activity

24

performed by an institution of higher education25

or nonprofit institution (as defined in section 4

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00011

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

12
1of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation

2

Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)).

3‘‘(B) TERMINATION

exemp-

4tion under subparagraph (A) shall apply during

5

the 2-year period beginning on the date of en-

6

actment of this paragraph.’’.

7(b) REPORTS.—

8(1) INITIAL REPORT.—As soon as practicable

9

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-10

retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of11

Congress a report that describes the use of cost-

12

sharing waivers by the Department under section

13

988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.

14

16352(b)) during the 2-year period ending on the15date of enactment of this Act.

16(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Annually during the 2-

17

year period beginning on the date of enactment of

18

this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-

19

priate committees of Congress a report that de-20

scribes the use of cost-sharing waivers by the De-

21partment under section 988(b) of the Energy Policy

22

Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)) during the period

23

covered by the report.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

DATE.—The

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00012

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

13

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF EN2
ERGY RESEARCH COORDINA3
TION
1

4

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

5This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy

6 Research Coordination Act’’.
7

SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.

8

Section 5012 of the America Competes Act (429 U.S.C. 16538) is amended—
1011(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection(n)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (o)(1)’’;1213(2) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and14(3) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-15

lowing:16‘‘(n) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—The following

17 types of information collected by ARPA–E from recipients
18 of financial assistance awards shall be considered commer19 cial and financial information obtained from a person and
20 privileged or confidential and not subject to disclosure
21 under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code:22‘‘(1) Plans for commercialization of technologies

23

developed under the award, including business plans,

24

technology-to-market plans, market studies, and cost25

and performance models.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00013

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

141‘‘(2) Investments provided to an awardee from2

third parties (such as venture capital firms, hedge

3

funds, and private equity firms), including amounts

4and the percentage of ownership of the awardee pro-5

vided in return for the investments.

6‘‘(3) Additional financial support that the7

awardee—

8‘‘(A) plans to or has invested into the tech-9

nology developed under the award; or

10‘‘(B) is seeking from third parties.

11‘‘(4) Revenue from the licensing or sale of new

12

products or services resulting from research con-13

ducted under the award.’’.

14

SEC. 203. CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

15(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the capa-

16 bilities of the Department to identify strategic opportuni17 ties for collaborative research, development, demonstra18 tion, and commercial application of innovative science and
19 technologies.
20(b) EXISTING PROGRAMS; COORDINATION OF ACTIVI-

21

TIES.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary

22 shall seek—
2324(1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00014

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

151(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities

2

throughout the Department to promote collaboration3and crosscutting approaches within programs of the4

Department.

5(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall—

67(1) prioritize activities that use all affordable
domestic resources;8(2) develop a planning, evaluation, and tech-

9

nical assessment framework for setting objective

10

long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress

11

that—

12

(A) ensures integrity and independence;

13

and

14

(B) provides the flexibility to adapt to15

market dynamics;

16(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in17

a manner that does not duplicate other activities

18

within the Department or other Federal Government

19

activities; and20(4) identify programs that may be more effec-

21

tively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental

22

organizations, institutions of higher education, or

23other stakeholders.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00015

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

16
1

SEC. 204. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

2

AND COORDINATION PLAN.

3

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by strik-

4 ing section 994 (42 U.S.C. 16358) and inserting the fol5 lowing:
6‘‘SEC. 994. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS

78

AND COORDINATION PLAN.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically

9 review all of the science and technology activities of the
10 Department in a strategic framework that takes into ac11 count—1213‘‘(1) the frontiers of science to which the Department can contribute;14‘‘(2) the national needs relevant to the statu-

15

tory missions of the Department; and16‘‘(3) global energy dynamics.

17‘‘(b) COORDINATION ANALYSIS AND PLAN.—

18‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the review under19

subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a plan to20

improve coordination and collaboration in research,21

development, demonstration, and commercial appli-

22

cation activities across organizational boundaries of23

the Department.

24‘‘(2) PLAN

25

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

plan developed

under paragraph (1) shall describe—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

CONTENTS.—TheJkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00016

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

171‘‘(A) crosscutting scientific and technical2

issues and research questions that span more

3

than 1 program or major office of the Depart-

4

ment;

5

‘‘(B) ways in which the applied technology

6

programs of the Department are coordinating

7

activities and addressing the questions referred8

to in subparagraph (A);9‘‘(C) ways in which the technical inter-10change within the Department, particularly be-

11

tween the Office of Science and the applied

12

technology programs, could be enhanced, in-13

cluding ways in which the research agendas of14

the Office of Science and the applied programs

15

could better interact and assist each other;16‘‘(D) ways in which the Secretary would

17

ensure that the overall research agenda of the18

Department includes, in addition to funda-

19

mental, curiosity-driven research, fundamental

20

research related to topics of concern to the ap-

21

plied programs, and applications in Depart-

22

mental technology programs of research results

23

generated by fundamental, curiosity-driven re-24

search;g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00017

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

181‘‘(E) critical assessments of any ongoing2

programs that have experienced subpar per-3

formance or cost overruns of 10 percent or4

more over 1 or more years;

5‘‘(F) any activities that may be more effec-

6

tively left to the States, industry, nongovern-

7

mental organizations, institutions of higher edu-

8

cation, or other stakeholders; and9‘‘(G) detailed evaluations and proposals for

10

innovation hubs, institutes, and research cen-

11

ters of the Department, including—12‘‘(i) an affirmation that the hubs, in-13

stitutes, and research centers will—

14‘‘(I) advance the mission of the15

Department; and16‘‘(II) prioritize research, develop-

17ment, and demonstration; and18‘‘(ii) an affirmation that any hubs, in-19

stitutes, or research centers that are estab-

20

lished or renewed within the Office of

21

Science are consistent with the mission of22

the Office of Science described in sub-23

section (c) of section 209 of the Depart-

24

ment of Energy Organization Act (4225

U.S.C. 7139).

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00018

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

191‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Every 4 years, the2 Secretary shall submit to Congress—
3‘‘(1) the results of the review under subsection

4(a); and5‘‘(2) the coordination plan under subsection

67(b).’’.
SEC. 205. STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUC-

8

TURE.

9

(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 993 of the Energy Pol-

10 icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16357) is amended—
11(1) by striking the section heading and insert-

12

ing the following: ‘‘STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES13AND INFRASTRUCTURE’’; and

14(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2008’’

15

and inserting ‘‘2018’’.

16(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents

17 in section 1(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amend18 ed by striking the item relating to section 993 and insert19 ing the following:‘‘Sec. 993. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure.’’.

20

SEC. 206. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS.

21(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

2223(1) ADVANCED(A) an innovative technology—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
16:43 Jan 23, 2017

TECHNOLOGY.—Theterm ‘‘advanced energy technology’’ means—24

VerDate Nov 24 2008

ENERGYJkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00019

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

201(i) that produces energy from solar,

2wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave,

3

ocean, or other renewable energy resources;

4(ii) that produces nuclear energy;5(iii) for carbon capture and sequestra-

6

tion;

7

(iv) that enables advanced vehicles,

8

vehicle components, and related tech-9

nologies that result in significant energy

10savings;

11(v) that generates, transmits, distrib-

12

utes, uses, or stores energy more efficiently

13

than conventional technologies, including

14

through Smart Grid technologies; or15(vi) that enhances the energy inde-

16

pendence and security of the United States17

by enabling improved or expanded supply

18

and production of domestic energy re-19sources, including coal, oil, and natural

20

gas;

21

(B) a research, development, demonstra-

22tion, or commercial application activity nec-

23

essary to ensure the long-term, secure, and sus-

24

tainable supply of an energy-critical element; or

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00020

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML211(C) any other innovative energy technology

2

area identified by the Secretary.

3(2) HUB.—

4(A)

GENERAL.—The

term‘‘Hub’’

5means an Energy Innovation Hub established6

under this section.

7(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ in-8

cludes any Energy Innovation Hub in existence

9on the date of enactment of this Act.

10(3) QUALIFYING

11

fying entity’’ means—

ENTITY.—Theterm ‘‘quali-

12(A) an institution of higher education;

13(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity,

14

including a federally funded research and devel-

15

opment center of the Department;

16(C) a nongovernmental organization with

17

expertise in advanced energy technology re-18

search, development, demonstration, or com-19

mercial application; or

20(D) any other relevant entity the Secretary

21
22

determines appropriate.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—23(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry24

out a program to enhance the economic, environ-25

mental, and energy security of the United States by

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

IN

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00021

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

22
1making awards to consortia for establishing and op-

2

erating hubs, to be known as ‘‘Energy Innovation

3

Hubs’’, to conduct and support, at, if practicable, 1

4

centralized location, multidisciplinary, collaborative

5

research, development, demonstration, and commer-

6

cial application of advanced energy technologies.

7(2) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The

8

Secretary shall designate for each Hub a unique ad-

9vanced energy technology or basic research focus.

10(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-

11

sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-12plication of, the activities of each Hub with the ac-

13

tivities of—

14(A) other research entities of the Depart-

15

ment, including the National Laboratories, the16

Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy,

17and Energy Frontier Research Centers; and18(B) industry.

19(c) APPLICATION PROCESS.—20(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an

21award for the establishment and operation of a Hub

22

under subsection (b)(1), a consortium shall—

23(A) be composed of not fewer than 2 quali-

24

fying entities;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00022

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML231(B) operate subject to a binding agree-2

ment, entered into by each member of the con-3

sortium, that documents—

4(i) the proposed partnership agree-5

ment, including the governance and man-

6

agement structure of the Hub;7(ii) measures the consortium will un-

8dertake to enable cost-effective implemen-

9tation of activities under the program de-10

scribed in subsection (b)(1); and11(iii) a proposed budget, including fi-

12nancial contributions from non-Federal

13sources; and14(C) operate as a nonprofit organization.

15(2) APPLICATION.—

16(A) IN GENERAL.—A consortium seeking

17

to establish and operate a Hub under sub-18

section (b)(1) shall submit to the Secretary an

19application at such time, in such manner, and20

containing such information as the Secretary21

may require, including a detailed description of

22

each element of the consortium agreement re-23

quired under paragraph (1)(B).

24(B) REQUIREMENT.—If the consortium

25

members will not be located at 1 centralized lo-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00023

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

24
1

cation, the application under subparagraph (A)2shall include a communications plan that en-

3sures close coordination and integration of Hub

4

activities.

5(3) SELECTION.—

6(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se-7lect consortia for awards for the establishment

8and operation of Hubs through a competitive

9

selection process.

10(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting con-11

sortia under subparagraph (A), the Secretary

12

shall consider—

13(i) the information disclosed by the

14

consortium under this subsection; and15(ii) any existing facilities a consortium

16
17

will provide for Hub activities.
(d) TERM.—

18(1) IN GENERAL.—An award made to a Hub

19

under this section shall be for a period of not more

20

than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropria-

21

tions, after which the award may be renewed, sub-22

ject to a rigorous merit review.

23(2) EXISTING HUBS.—A Hub already in exist-

24

ence on, or undergoing a renewal process on, the25date of enactment of this Act—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00024

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

251(A) may continue to receive support during

2

the 5-year period beginning on the date of es-

3tablishment of that Hub; and4(B) shall be eligible for renewal of that

5
6

support at the end of that 5-year period.
(e) HUB OPERATIONS.—

7(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Hub shall conduct or

8provide for multidisciplinary, collaborative research,9

development, demonstration, and commercial appli-

10

cation of advanced energy technologies within the11technology development focus designated under sub-12

section (b)(2).

13(2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall—

14(A) encourage collaboration and commu-

15

nication among the member qualifying entities

16of the consortium and awardees;

17(B) develop and publish proposed plans18

and programs on a publicly accessible website;

19(C) submit an annual report to the De-

20partment summarizing the activities of the21

Hub, including—22(i) detailing organizational expendi-

23

tures; and24(ii) describing each project under-

25

taken by the Hub; andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00025

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

261(D) monitor project implementation and2

coordination.

3(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each Hub shall4

maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent5

with the conflict of interest procedures of the De-

6partment.

7(4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION.—

8(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

9

subparagraph (B)—10(i) no funds provided under this sec-

11

tion may be used for construction of new

12

buildings or facilities for Hubs; and13(ii) construction of new buildings or

14

facilities shall not be considered as part of15

the non-Federal share of a Hub cost-shar-16

ing agreement.

17(B) TEST BED AND RENOVATION EXCEP-

18

TION.—Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the19

use of funds provided under this section or non-20

Federal cost share funds for the construction of21

a test bed or renovations to existing buildings

22

or facilities for the purposes of research if the23

Secretary determines that the test bed or ren-24

ovations are limited to a scope and scale nec-

25

essary for the research to be conducted.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00026

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

27

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EN2
ERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE
3
POLICY
1

4

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

5This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy

6 Office of Science Policy Act’’.
7

SEC. 302. MISSION.

8

Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-

9 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended by adding at the
10 end the following:
11‘‘(c) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of Science

12 shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities,
13 and major scientific tools to transform the understanding
14 of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and na15 tional security of the United States.’’.
16

SEC. 303. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES.

17(a) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS.—

18(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out

19

a program to provide awards, on a competitive,

20

merit-reviewed basis, to multi-institutional collabora-

21

tions or other appropriate entities to conduct funda-

22

mental and use-inspired energy research to accel-

23

erate scientific breakthroughs.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00027

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML28
1(2) COLLABORATIONS.—A collaboration receiv-

2

ing an award under this subsection may include mul-

3

tiple types of institutions and private sector entities.

4(3) SELECTION AND DURATION.—

5(A) IN GENERAL.—A collaboration under

6

this subsection shall be selected for a period of

7

4 years.

8(B)

CENTERS.—An

Energy9

Frontier Research Center in existence and sup-10

ported by the Director on the date of enactment

11of this Act may continue to receive support for

12

a period of 4 years beginning on the date of es-

13tablishment of that center.

14(C) REAPPLICATION.—After the end of the15

period described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as

16

applicable, a recipient of an award may reapply17

for selection on a competitive, merit-reviewed

18

basis.

19(D) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the20

existing authorities of the Department, the Di-

21

rector may terminate an underperforming cen-22

ter for cause during the performance period.

23(4) NO

24

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

FUNDINGFORCONSTRUCTION.—No

funding provided pursuant to this subsection may be

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

EXISTING

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00028

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

29
1

used for the construction of new buildings or facili-

2

ties.

3

(b) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.—

4(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out

5a program for the development, construction, oper-

6

ation, and maintenance of national user facilities.

7(2) REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum extent

8practicable, the national user facilities developed,

9

constructed, operated, or maintained under para-

10

graph (1) shall serve the needs of the Department,

11

industry, the academic community, and other rel-12

evant entities to create and examine materials and13

chemical processes for the purpose of improving the14competitiveness of the United States.

15(3) INCLUDED FACILITIES.—The national user

16

facilities developed, constructed, operated, or main-

17

tained under paragraph (1) shall include—

18(A) x-ray light sources;

19(B) neutron sources;

20(C) nanoscale science research centers; and21(D) such other facilities as the Director

22

considers appropriate, consistent with section

23

209 of the Department of Energy Organization

24

Act (42 U.S.C. 7139).

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00029

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

30
1
2

(c)

ACCELERATORRESEARCHAND

DEVELOP-

MENT.—The Director shall carry out research and devel-

3 opment on advanced accelerator and storage ring tech4 nologies relevant to the development of basic energy
5 sciences user facilities, in consultation with the High En6 ergy Physics and Nuclear Physics programs of the Office
7 of Science.
8(d) SOLAR FUELS RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—

9(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 973 of the Energy

10

Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16313) is amended

11

to read as follows:

12‘‘SEC. 973. SOLAR FUELS RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

13‘‘(a) INITIATIVE.—

14‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry

15

out a research initiative, to be known as the ‘Solar

16

Fuels Research Initiative’ (referred to in this section

17

as the ‘Initiative’) to expand theoretical and funda-

18

mental19

chemistry, biochemistry, and materials science useful20

for the practical development of experimental sys-

21

tems to convert solar energy to chemical energy.

ofphotochemistry,electro-22‘‘(2) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out programs

23

and activities under the Initiative, the Secretary

24

shall leverage expertise and resources from—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

knowledge

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00030

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

311‘‘(A) the Basic Energy Sciences Program2

and the Biological and Environmental Research

3

Program of the Office of Science; and4‘‘(B) the Office of Energy Efficiency and5

Renewable Energy.

6‘‘(3) TEAMS.—

7‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the

8

Initiative, the Secretary shall organize activities

9

among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to10

the maximum extent practicable, expertise from11

the National Laboratories, institutions of higher

12

education, and the private sector.

13‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams

14

described in subparagraph (A) shall pursue ag-

15gressive, milestone-driven, basic research goals.

16‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall17

provide sufficient resources to the multidisci-

18

plinary teams described in subparagraph (A) to

19

achieve the goals described in subparagraph (B)20over a period of time to be determined by the21

Secretary.

22‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary23

may organize additional activities under this sub-24

section through Energy Frontier Research Centers,

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00031

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

32
1Energy Innovation Hubs, or other organizational

2

structures.

3‘‘(b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.—

4‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry5

out under the Initiative a program to support re-6

search needed to bridge scientific barriers to, and7

discover knowledge relevant to, artificial photosyn-

8

thetic systems.

910‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)—11‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic

12

Energy Sciences shall support basic research to13

pursue distinct lines of scientific inquiry, in-14

cluding—15‘‘(i) photoinduced production of hy-

16drogen and oxygen from water; and17‘‘(ii) the sustainable photoinduced re-18

duction of carbon dioxide to fuel products

19

including hydrocarbons, alcohols, carbon

20monoxide, and natural gas; and21‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy

22

Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support

23

translational research, development, and valida-

24tion of physical concepts developed under the25

program.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00032

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

331‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary2

shall review activities carried out under the program3

described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-

4

ment of technical milestones.

5‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the6

program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-

7gated or expended for commercial application of en-

8ergy technology.

9‘‘(c) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPLICATIONOF

NATURAL

10 PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND RELATED PROCESSES.—
11‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry12

out under the Initiative a program to support re-13

search needed to replicate natural photosynthetic

14

processes by use of artificial photosynthetic compo-

15

nents and materials.

1617‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)—18‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic

19

Energy Sciences shall support basic research to20

expand fundamental knowledge to replicate nat-21

ural synthesis processes, including—22‘‘(i) the photoinduced reduction of

23

dinitrogen to ammonia;

24‘‘(ii) the absorption of carbon dioxide

25

from ambient air;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00033

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

34
1‘‘(iii) molecular-based charge separa-2tion and storage;

3‘‘(iv) photoinitiated electron transfer;

4

and

5

‘‘(v) catalysis in biological or bio-

6

mimetic systems;

7‘‘(B) the Associate Director of Biological

8and Environmental Research shall support sys-

9tems biology and genomics approaches to un-

10

derstand genetic and physiological pathways

11

connected to photosynthetic mechanisms; and12‘‘(C) the Assistant Secretary for Energy

13

Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support

14

translational research, development, and valida-

15

tion of physical concepts developed under the16

program.

17‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary

18

shall review activities carried out under the program

19

described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-

20

ment of technical milestones.

21‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the22

program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-

23

gated or expended for commercial application of en-

24

ergy technology.’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00034

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML351(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of2

contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is3

amended by striking the item relating to section 973

4

and inserting the following:‘‘Sec. 973. Solar fuels research initiative.’’.

5(e) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—

6(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 975 of the Energy

7

Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16315) is amended

8

to read as follows:

9‘‘SEC. 975. ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

10‘‘(a) INITIATIVE.—

11‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry

12

out a research initiative, to be known as the ‘Elec-13

tricity Storage Research Initiative’ (referred to in

14

this section as the ‘Initiative’)—15‘‘(A) to expand theoretical and funda-

16

mental knowledge to control, store, and con-

17

vert—

18

‘‘(i) electrical energy to chemical en-19ergy; and20‘‘(ii) chemical energy to electrical en-21ergy; and

22‘‘(B) to support scientific inquiry into the23

practical understanding of chemical and phys-

24

ical processes that occur within systems involv-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00035

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

36
1

ing crystalline and amorphous solids, polymers,2and organic and aqueous liquids.

3‘‘(2) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out programs

4

and activities under the Initiative, the Secretary

5

shall leverage expertise and resources from—

6‘‘(A) the Basic Energy Sciences Program,7

the Advanced Scientific Computing Research

8

Program, and the Biological and Environmental

9

Research Program of the Office of Science; and

10‘‘(B) the Office of Energy Efficiency and

11

Renewable Energy.

12‘‘(3) TEAMS.—

13‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the14

Initiative, the Secretary shall organize activities

15

among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to16

the maximum extent practicable, expertise from17

the National Laboratories, institutions of higher

18

education, and the private sector.

19‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams

20

described in subparagraph (A) shall pursue ag-

21

gressive, milestone-driven, basic research goals.

22‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall23

provide sufficient resources to the multidisci-

24

plinary teams described in subparagraph (A) to25

achieve the goals described in subparagraph (B)

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00036

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

37
1

over a period of time to be determined by the2

Secretary.

3‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary4

may organize additional activities under this sub-5

section through Energy Frontier Research Centers,

6

Energy Innovation Hubs, or other organizational

7

structures.

8‘‘(b) MULTIVALENT SYSTEMS.—

9‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry10

out under the Initiative a program to support re-11

search needed to bridge scientific barriers to, and12

discover knowledge relevant to, multivalent ion mate-

13

rials in electric energy storage systems.

1415‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)—16‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic

17

Energy18

chemical properties and the dynamics of mate-

19

rials, including charge transfer phenomena and20

mass transport in materials; andshallinvestigate

electro-21‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy

22

Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support

23

translational research, development, and valida-

24tion of physical concepts developed under the25

program.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

Sciences

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00037

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

381‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary2

shall review activities carried out under the program3

described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-

4

ment of technical milestones.

5‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the6

program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-

7gated or expended for commercial application of en-

8ergy technology.

9‘‘(c) ELECTROCHEMISTRY MODELING AND SIMULA-

10

TION.—

11‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry12

out under the Initiative a program to support re-13

search to model and simulate organic electrolytes,

14

including the static and dynamic electrochemical be-

15

havior and phenomena of organic electrolytes at the16molecular and atomic level in monovalent and multi-

17

valent systems.

1819‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)—20‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic

21

Energy Sciences, in coordination with the Asso-22

ciate Director of Advanced Scientific Com-23

puting Research, shall support the development

24

of

25

through a joint development process to maxi-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000

highperformancecomputational

tools(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00038

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

39
1mize the effectiveness of current and projected2high performance computing systems; and3‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy

4

Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support

5translational research, development, and valida-

6tion of physical concepts developed under the7

program.

8‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary

9shall review activities carried out under the program10

described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-

11

ment of technical milestones.

12‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the13

program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-

14

gated or expended for commercial application of en-

15

ergy technology.

16‘‘(d) MESOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY.—

17‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry18

out under the Initiative a program to support re-19

search needed to reveal electrochemistry in confined20

mesoscale spaces, including scientific discoveries rel-21

evant to—

22

‘‘(A)

and

electro-23

chemical energy conversion and storage in con-24

fined spaces; andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

bio-electrochemistry

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00039

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

401‘‘(B) the dynamics of the phenomena de-2

scribed in subparagraph (A).

3‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-4

scribed in paragraph (1)—5‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic

6

Energy Sciences and the Associate Director of

7

Biological and Environmental Research shall in-

8

vestigate phenomena of mesoscale electro-

9chemical confinement for the purpose of repli-

10cating and controlling new electrochemical be-

11havior; and12‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy

13

Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support

14

translational research, development, and valida-

15

tion of physical concepts developed under the16

program.

17‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary

18

shall review activities carried out under the program

19

described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-

20

ment of technical milestones.

21‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the22

program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-

23

gated or expended for commercial application of en-

24

ergy technology.’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00040

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML411(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of2

contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is3

amended by striking the item relating to section 975

4

and inserting the following:‘‘Sec. 975. Electricity storage research initiative.’’.

5

SEC. 304. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH.

6(a) AMERICAN SUPER COMPUTING LEADERSHIP.—

7(1) RENAMING OF ACT.—8(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the De-

9partment of Energy High-End Computing Revi-

10

talization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5501 note;

11

Public Law 108–423) is amended by striking

12‘‘Department of Energy High-End Computing

13

Revitalization Act of 2004’’ and inserting

14‘‘American Super Computing Leadership Act of

152017’’.

16(B) CONFORMING

17976(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (4218

U.S.C. 16316(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-

19

partment of Energy High-End Computing Revi-

20

talization Act of 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘Amer-21

ican Super Computing Leadership Act of222017’’.

23(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the American

24

Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (1525

U.S.C. 5541) is amended—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

AMENDMENT.—Section

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00041

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

42
1

(A)

redesignating

paragraphs(2)2

through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re-3spectively;

4(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-

5

ing the following:

6‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’

7means the Department of Energy.

8

‘‘(2)

EXASCALECOMPUTING.—The

term

9

‘exascale computing’ means computing through the10

use of a computing machine that performs near or

11

above 10 to the 18th power operations per second.’’;

12

and

13

(C) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by

14

subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘, acting

15

through the Director of the Office of Science of16

the Department of Energy’’.

17(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COM-

18

PUTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—

19

Section 3 of the American Super Computing Leader-

20

ship Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 5542) is amended—

21(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘pro-

22

gram’’ and inserting ‘‘coordinated program

23

across the Department’’;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

by

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00042

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

431(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘,2which may’’ and all that follows through ‘‘archi-

3

tectures’’; and4(C) by striking subsection (d) and insert-

5
6

ing the following:‘‘(d) EXASCALE COMPUTING PROGRAM.—7‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-8

duct a research program (referred to in this sub-9

section as the ‘Program’) for exascale computing, in-10

cluding the development of 2 or more exascale com-11

puting machine architectures, to promote the mis-12

sions of the Department.

13‘‘(2) EXECUTION.—

14‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the15

Program, the Secretary shall—

16‘‘(i) establish 2 or more National Lab-

17

oratory partnerships with industry part-18

ners and institutions of higher education

19

for the research and development of 2 or

20

more

21

across all applicable organizations of the22

Department;

computingarchitectures

23‘‘(ii) conduct mission-related codesign24

activities in developing the exascale com-25

puting architectures under clause (i);g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

exascale

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00043

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

44
1‘‘(iii) develop such advancements in2

hardware and software technology as are3

required to fully realize the potential of an

4

exascale production system in addressing

5

Department target applications and solving

6

scientific

7

modeling and simulation and large scale8

data analytics and management;

involving

predictive

9‘‘(iv) explore the use of exascale com-10

puting technologies to advance a broad

11

range of science and engineering; and12‘‘(v) provide, as appropriate, on a13

competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access14

for researchers in industries in the United

15

States, institutions of higher education,

16

National Laboratories, and other Federal

17

agencies to the exascale computing systems

18

developed pursuant to clause (i).

19‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—The Sec-20

retary shall select the partnerships with the21

computing facilities of the Department under22

subparagraph (A) through a competitive, peer-

23

review process.

24‘‘(3) CODESIGN AND APPLICATION DEVELOP-

25

MENT.—

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

problems

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00044

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

451‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—2‘‘(i) carry out the Program through3

an integration of applications, computer4

science, applied mathematics, and com-5

puter hardware architecture using the6partnerships established pursuant to para-

7

graph (2) to ensure that, to the maximum

8extent practicable, 2 or more exascale com-9

puting machine architectures are capable

10of solving Department target applications

11and broader scientific problems, including

12

predictive modeling and simulation and13large scale data analytics and manage-

14

ment; and15‘‘(ii) conduct outreach programs to in-16

crease the readiness for the use of such

17

platforms by domestic industries, including

18

manufacturers.

19‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub-20

mit to Congress a report describing—

21‘‘(i) how the integration under sub-22

paragraph (A) is furthering application

23

science data and computational workloads

24

across application interests, including na-

25

tional security, material science, physical

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00045

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

46
1

science, cybersecurity, biological science,2

the Materials Genome and BRAIN Initia-

3

tives of the President, advanced manufac-

4

turing, and the national electric grid; and5‘‘(ii) the roles and responsibilities of

6

National Laboratories and industry, in-7

cluding the definition of the roles and re-8sponsibilities within the Department to en-9

sure an integrated program across the De-

10partment.

11‘‘(4) PROJECT REVIEW.—

12‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The exascale architec-

13

tures developed pursuant to partnerships estab-

14

lished pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be re-15

viewed through a project review process.

16‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days

17

after the date of enactment of this subsection,18

the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report

19

on—

20

‘‘(i) the results of the review con-21

ducted under subparagraph (A); and22‘‘(ii) the coordination and manage-

23

ment of the Program to ensure an inte-

24

grated research program across the De-

25partment.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00046

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

471‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the time of the2budget submission of the Department for each fiscal

3

year, the Secretary, in consultation with the mem-4bers of the partnerships established pursuant to5paragraph (2), shall submit to Congress a report

6that describes funding for the Program as a whole7

by functional element of the Department and critical

8

milestones.’’.

9(b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

10

WORKINGANDNET-

RESEARCH.—The Director shall support re-

11 search in high-performance computing and networking rel12 evant to energy applications, including modeling, simula13 tion, and advanced data analytics for basic and applied
14 energy research programs carried out by the Secretary.
15(c) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DEVEL-

16

OPMENT FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS.—The Di-

17 rector shall carry out activities to develop, test, and sup18 port—
19(1) mathematics, models, and algorithms for20

complex systems and programming environments;

21

and

22

(2) tools, languages, and operating systems for

23

high-end computing systems (as defined in section 2

24of the American Super Computing Leadership Act of252017 (15 U.S.C. 5541)).

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00047

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

48
1

SEC. 305. HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS.

2(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-

3 gress that—4(1) the Director should incorporate the findings

5

and recommendations of the report of the Particle

6

Physics Project Prioritization Panel entitled ‘‘Build-7

ing for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle

8

Physics in the Global Context’’ into the planning

9

process of the Department; and

10(2) the nations that lead in particle physics by11

hosting international teams dedicated to a common

12scientific goal attract the world’s best talent and in-13

spire future generations of physicists and tech-

14

nologists.

15(b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Direc-

16 tor, as practicable and in coordination with other appro17 priate Federal agencies as necessary, shall ensure the ac18 cess of United States researchers to the most advanced
19 accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world,
20 including the Large Hadron Collider.
21(c) NEUTRINO RESEARCH.—The Director shall carry

22 out research activities on rare decay processes and the na23 ture of the neutrino, which may include collaborations
24 with the National Science Foundation or international col25 laborations.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00048

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

49
12(d) DARK ENERGYANDDARK MATTER RE-

SEARCH.—The Director shall carry out research activities

3 on the nature of dark energy and dark matter, which may
4 include collaborations with the National Aeronautics and5 Space Administration or the National Science Foundation;
6 or international collaborations.
7

SEC. 306. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.

8(a) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry

9 out research and development activities in fundamental,
10 structural, computational, and systems biology to increase
11 systems-level understanding of the complex biological sys12 tems, which may include activities—
13(1) to accelerate breakthroughs and new knowl-

14edge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable15

production of—

16(A) biomass-based liquid transportation

17

fuels;

18(B) bioenergy; and19(C) biobased materials;

20(2) to improve understanding of the global car-21

bon cycle, including processes for removing carbon

22

dioxide from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis

23

and other biological processes, for sequestration and24

storage; andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00049

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML501(3) to understand the biological mechanisms

2

used to transform, immobilize, or remove contami-

3

nants from subsurface environments.

4(b) LIMITATION FOR RESEARCH FUNDS.—The Di-

5 rector shall not approve new climate science-related initia6 tives without making a determination that such work is
7 well-coordinated with any relevant work carried out by
8 other Federal agencies.
9(c) LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—10(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out

11a research program on low-dose radiation.

12(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is13

to enhance the scientific understanding of, and re-14

duce uncertainties associated with, the effects of ex-

15

posure to low-dose radiation to inform improved

16

risk-management methods.

17

SEC. 307. FUSION ENERGY.

18(a) FUSION MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-

19

MENT.—As part of the activities authorized in section 978

20 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16318)—
21(1) the Director, in coordination with the As-

22

sistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of the Depart-

23

ment, shall carry out research and development ac-

24

tivities to identify, characterize, and demonstrate

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00050

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

51
1materials that can endure the neutron, plasma, and2heat fluxes expected in a fusion power system; and3(2) the Director shall provide an assessment

4

of—

5

(A) the need for 1 or more facilities that6

can examine and test potential fusion and next

7

generation fission materials and other enabling

8

technologies relevant to the development of fu-

9sion power; and10(B) whether a single new facility that sub-11

stantially addresses magnetic fusion and next

12

generation fission materials research needs is13

feasible, in conjunction with the expected capa-

14bilities of facilities operational as of the date of15

enactment of this Act.

16(b) TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The17 Director shall support research and development activities
18 and facility operations to optimize the tokamak approach
19 to fusion energy.
2021(c) INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The

Director shall support research and

22 development activities for inertial fusion for energy appli23 cations.
24(d) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.—The

25 Director shall support research and development activities

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00051

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

52
1 and facility operations at institutions of higher education,
2 National Laboratories, and private facilities in the United
3 States for a portfolio of alternative and enabling fusion
4 energy concepts that may provide solutions to significant
5 challenges to the establishment of a commercial magnetic
6 fusion power plant, prioritized based on the ability of the
7 United States to play a leadership role in the international
8 fusion research community.
9(e) COORDINATION WITH ARPA–E.—The Director

10 shall coordinate with the Director of the Advanced Re11 search Projects Agency-Energy (referred to in this sub12 section as ‘‘ARPA–E’’) to—13(1) assess the potential for any fusion energy

14

project supported by ARPA–E to represent a prom-15

ising approach to a commercially viable fusion power

16

plant;

17(2) determine whether the results of any fusion

18

energy project supported by ARPA–E merit the sup-19

port of follow-on research activities carried out by

20

the Office of Science; and21(3) avoid the unintentional duplication of activi-

22

ties.

23

(f) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SOLICITATIONS

24

FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES.—Section 33

25 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) is

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00052

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

53
1 amended by inserting before the first sentence the fol2 lowing: ‘‘In this section, with respect to international re3 search projects, the term ‘private facilities or laboratories’
4 means facilities or laboratories located in the United
5 States.’’.
6(g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.—

7(1) REPORT.—

8(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years

9

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-10

retary shall submit to Congress a report on the11fusion energy research and development activi-

12ties that the Department proposes to carry out

13over the 10-year period following the date of14

the report under not fewer than 3 realistic

15

budget scenarios, including a scenario based on

16

3-percent annual growth in the non-ITER por-17

tion of the budget for fusion energy research18

and development activities.

19(B) INCLUSIONS.—The report required

20

under subparagraph (A) shall—

21(i) identify specific areas of fusion en-

22ergy research and enabling technology de-23velopment in which the United States can

24

and should establish or solidify a lead in

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00053

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

54
1

the global fusion energy development ef-

2

fort;

3

(ii) identify priorities for initiation of

4

facility construction and facility decommis-

5

sioning under each of the 3 budget sce-

6

narios described in subparagraph (A); and7(iii) assess the ability of the fusion

8

workforce of the United States to carry out

9

the activities identified under clauses (i)10and (ii), including the adequacy of pro-11

grams at institutions of higher education

12

in the United States to train the leaders

13

and workers of the next generation of fu-

14

sion energy researchers.

15(2) PROCESS.—In order to develop the report

16

required under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall17

leverage best practices and lessons learned from the18

process used to develop the most recent report of the19

Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the20

High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.

21(3) REQUIREMENT.—No member of the Fusion

22

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee shall be ex-

23

cluded from participating in developing or voting on

24

final approval of the report required under para-

25

graph (1)(A).

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00054

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

55
1

SEC. 308. NUCLEAR PHYSICS.

2(a) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR

3 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.—The Director—
4(1) may carry out a program for the production

5of isotopes, including the development of techniques6

to produce isotopes, that the Secretary determines7

are needed for research, medical, industrial, or re-8

lated purposes; and9(2) shall ensure that isotope production activi-

10ties carried out under the program under this para-

11

graph do not compete with private industry unless

12

the Director determines that critical national inter-13

ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern-

14

ment.

15

(b) RENAMING

16

OF THE

RARE ISOTOPE ACCEL-ERATOR.—Section 981 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005

17 (42 U.S.C. 16321) is amended—18(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RARE

19

ISOTOPE ACCELERATOR’’ and inserting ‘‘FACIL-

20ITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS’’; and21(2) by striking ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ each

22

place it appears and inserting ‘‘Facility for Rare Iso-23

tope Beams’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00055

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

56
1

SEC. 309. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-

2

GRAM.

3

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a

4 program to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission
5 readiness of infrastructure at laboratories of the Office of
6 Science.
7(b) INCLUSIONS.—The program under subsection (a)8 shall include projects—
9(1) to renovate or replace space that does not

10meet research needs;

11(2) to replace facilities that are no longer cost12

effective to renovate or operate;13(3) to modernize utility systems to prevent fail-14

ures and ensure efficiency;

15(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and16

efficient operations; and17(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct ad-

18vanced research in controlled environmental condi-

19

tions.

20

TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGYINNOVATION CAPABILITIES21
22

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

23

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Energy Inno-

24 vation Capabilities Act’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00056

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

57
1

SEC. 402. NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIES.

2(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY.—Section 951 of the Energy

3 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271) is amended to read4 as follows:
5‘‘SEC. 951. NUCLEAR ENERGY.

6‘‘(a) MISSION.—

7‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry8

out programs of civilian nuclear research, develop-

9ment, demonstration, and commercial application,

10

including activities under this subtitle.

11‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The programs carried

12

out under paragraph (1) shall take into consider-13

ation the following objectives:

14‘‘(A) Providing research infrastructure to15

promote scientific progress and enable users

16

from academia, the National Laboratories, and17

the private sector to make scientific discoveries

18

relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials

19

science engineering.

20‘‘(B) Maintaining nuclear energy research21

and development programs at the National

22

Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-

23

cation, including infrastructure at the National

24

Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-

25

cation.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00057

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

58
1‘‘(C) Providing the technical means to re-2duce the likelihood of nuclear proliferation.

3‘‘(D) Increasing confidence margins for4

public safety of nuclear energy systems.

5‘‘(E) Reducing the environmental impact

6of activities relating to nuclear energy.

7‘‘(F) Supporting technology transfer from8

the National Laboratories to the private sector.

9‘‘(G) Enabling the private sector to part-10

ner with the National Laboratories to dem-

11

onstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose

12of resolving technical uncertainty associated13with the objectives described in subparagraphs

14(A) through (F).

15‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle:

16
17

‘‘(1)

NUCLEAR

REACTOR.—Theterm ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means—

18‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor with signifi-

19

cant improvements over the most recent genera-

20tion of nuclear fission reactors, which may in-21

clude—

22‘‘(i) inherent safety features;

23‘‘(ii) lower waste yields;

24‘‘(iii) greater fuel utilization;

25‘‘(iv) superior reliability;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

ADVANCED

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00058

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

591‘‘(v) resistance to proliferation;

2‘‘(vi) increased thermal efficiency; and3‘‘(vii) the ability to integrate into elec-

4

tric and nonelectric applications; or5‘‘(B) a nuclear fusion reactor.

67‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

8‘‘(3) FAST NEUTRON.—The term ‘fast neutron’9means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100

10kiloelectron volts.

11‘‘(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—

12‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

13

subparagraph (B), the term ‘National Labora-

14

tory’ has the meaning given the term in section

15

2.

16

‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—With respect to the17

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the18

Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the19

Sandia National Laboratories, the term ‘Na-

20

tional Laboratory’ means only the civilian ac-

21

tivities of the laboratory.

22‘‘(5) NEUTRON FLUX.—The term ‘neutron flux’

23

means the intensity of neutron radiation measured

24

as a rate of flow of neutrons applied over an area.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00059

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

601‘‘(6) NEUTRON SOURCE.—The term ‘neutron2source’ means a research machine that provides neu-

3tron irradiation services for—

4‘‘(A) research on materials sciences and5

nuclear physics; and6‘‘(B) testing of advanced materials, nuclear

7

fuels, and other related components for reactor

8systems.’’.

9(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—

10(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 952 of the Energy

11

Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16272) is amended—

12(A) by striking subsection (c); and13(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and

14(e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

15

(2)

CONFORMINGAMENDMENT.—Section

16

641(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (4217

U.S.C. 16021(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section

18942(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 952(c)’’.

19(c) ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE.—Section

20 953(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
21 16273(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘, acting through the
22 Director of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and
23 Technology,’’.
24(d) UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEER-

25

ING SUPPORT.—Section 954(d)(4) of the Energy Policy

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00060

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML61
1 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16274(d)(4)) is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘as part of a taking into consideration effort that em3 phasizes’’ and inserting ‘‘that emphasize’’.
4(e) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CIVILIAN NUCLEAR

5 INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES.—Section 955 of the
6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16275) is amend7 ed—
8(1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and9(2) by adding at the end the following:

10‘‘(c) VERSATILE NEUTRON SOURCE.—

11‘‘(1) MISSION NEED.—

12‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than De-

13

cember 31, 2017, the Secretary shall determine

14

the mission need for a versatile reactor-based

15

fast neutron source, which shall operate as a16

national user facility.

17‘‘(B) CONSULTATIONS REQUIRED.—In car-18

rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall19

consult with the private sector, institutions of

20

higher education, the National Laboratories,

21

and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that22

the user facility described in subparagraph (A)23will meet the research needs of the largest prac-

24

ticable majority of prospective users.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00061

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

621‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable2

after determining the mission need under paragraph

3(1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate

4committees of Congress a detailed plan for the es-

5tablishment of the user facility.

6‘‘(3) FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.—

7‘‘(A) CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary shall8

ensure that the user facility will provide, at a9minimum, the following capabilities:

10‘‘(i) Fast neutron spectrum irradia-

11tion capability.

12‘‘(ii) Capacity for upgrades to accom-

13

modate new or expanded research needs.

14‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out

15

the plan submitted under paragraph (2), the16Secretary shall consider the following:

17‘‘(i) Capabilities that support experi-

18

mental high-temperature testing.

19‘‘(ii) Providing a source of fast neu-

20

trons at a neutron flux, higher than that21

at which current research facilities operate,22

sufficient to enable research for an optimal

23

base of prospective users.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00062

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

63
1‘‘(iii) Maximizing irradiation flexibility

2and irradiation volume to accommodate as3

many concurrent users as possible.

4‘‘(iv) Capabilities for irradiation with5

neutrons of a lower energy spectrum.

6‘‘(v) Multiple loops for fuels and ma-

7terials testing in different coolants.

8‘‘(vi) Additional pre-irradiation and9post-irradiation examination capabilities.

10‘‘(vii) Lifetime operating costs and11

lifecycle costs.

12‘‘(4) DEADLINEESTABLISHMENT.—The

13

Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,

14

complete construction of, and approve the start of15

operations for, the user facility by not later than De-

16

cember 31, 2025.

17‘‘(5) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall include

18

in the annual budget request of the Department an

19

explanation for any delay in the progress of the De-

20partment in completing the user facility by the dead-21

line described in paragraph (4).

22‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall le-23

verage the best practices for management, construc-24tion, and operation of national user facilities from25

the Office of Science.’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

FOR

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00063

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

641(f) SECURITY OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES.—Section

2 956 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16276)
3 is amended by striking ‘‘, acting through the Director of
4 the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology,’’.
5(g) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION AND SUP-6

PORTIVE RESEARCH.—Section 957 of the Energy Policy

7 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16277) is amended to read as
8 follows:
9‘‘SEC. 957. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION AND SUP-

1011

PORTIVE RESEARCH.

‘‘(a) MODELING AND SIMULATION.—The Secretary

12 shall carry out a program to enhance the capabilities of
13 the United States to develop new reactor technologies
14 through high-performance computation modeling and sim15 ulation techniques.
16‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program

17 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with18 relevant Federal agencies as described by the National
19 Strategic Computing Initiative established by Executive
20 Order 13702 (80 Fed. Reg. 46177 (July 29, 2015)), while
21 taking into account the following objectives:22‘‘(1) Using expertise from the private sector, in-23

stitutions of higher education, and the National

24

Laboratories to develop computational software and25

capabilities that prospective users may access to ac-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00064

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

65
1celerate research and development of advanced nu-

2clear reactor systems and reactor systems for space3

exploration.

4‘‘(2) Developing computational tools to simulate

5

and predict nuclear phenomena that may be vali-

6

dated through physical experimentation.

7‘‘(3) Increasing the utility of the research infra-

8

structure of the Department by coordinating with9

the Advanced Scientific Computing Research pro-

10

gram within the Office of Science.

1112‘‘(4) Leveraging experience from the Energy Innovation Hub for Modeling and Simulation.

13‘‘(5) Ensuring that new experimental and com-14

putational tools are accessible to relevant research

15

communities, including private sector entities en-

16

gaged in nuclear energy technology development.

17‘‘(c) SUPPORTIVE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-

18 retary shall consider support for additional research activi19 ties to maximize the utility of the research facilities of the
20 Department, including physical processes—
2122‘‘(1) to simulate degradation of materials andbehavior of fuel forms; and23‘‘(2) for validation of computational tools.’’.

24(h) ENABLING NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION.—

25 Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00065

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

66
1 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
2 end the following:
3‘‘SEC. 958. ENABLING NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION.

4‘‘(a) NATIONAL REACTOR INNOVATION CENTER.—

5‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized a pro-

6

gram to enable the testing and demonstration of re-7

actor concepts to be proposed and funded by the pri-

8

vate sector.

9‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—Nothing in this section

10

shall prevent a private sector entity that has re-11

ceived Federal grants from participating in this pro-

12

gram.

13

‘‘(b) TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.—In carrying out the

14 program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall leverage
15 the technical expertise of relevant Federal agencies and
16 the National Laboratories in order to minimize the time
17 required to enable construction and operation of privately
18 funded experimental reactors at National Laboratories or
19 other Department-owned sites.
20‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—The reactors described in sub-21 section (b) shall operate to meet the following objectives:2223‘‘(1) Enabling physical validation of advanced
nuclear reactor concepts.

24‘‘(2) Resolving technical uncertainty and in-25

creasing practical knowledge relevant to safety, resil-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00066

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

67
1ience, security, and functionality of advanced nuclear

2

reactor concepts.

3‘‘(3) General research and development to im-

4

prove nascent technologies.

5‘‘(d) SHARING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.—In carrying

6 out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may
7 enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
8 Chairman of the Commission in order to share technical
9 expertise and knowledge through—10‘‘(1) enabling the testing and demonstration of11

advanced nuclear reactor concepts to be proposed12

and funded by the private sector;

13‘‘(2) operating a database to store and share

14

data and knowledge relevant to nuclear science and15

engineering between Federal agencies and the pri-

16

vate sector;

17‘‘(3) developing and testing electric and non-18

electric integration and energy conversion systems

19

relevant to advanced nuclear reactors;

2021‘‘(4) leveraging expertise from the Commission
with respect to safety analysis; and22‘‘(5) enabling technical staff of the Commission23

to actively observe and learn about technologies de-24veloped under the program.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00067

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

681‘‘(e) AGENCY COORDINATION.—The Chairman of the

2 Commission and the Secretary shall enter into a memo3 randum of understanding regarding the following:
4‘‘(1) Ensuring that—

5‘‘(A) the Department has sufficient tech-

6

nical expertise to support the timely research,

7

development, demonstration, and commercial

8

application by the civilian nuclear industry of

9safe and innovative advanced nuclear reactor

10

technology; and11‘‘(B) the Commission has sufficient tech-

12

nical expertise to support the evaluation of ap-

13

plications for licenses, permits, and design cer-

14tifications and other requests for regulatory ap-

15

proval for advanced nuclear reactors.

16‘‘(2) The use of computers and software codes17

to calculate the behavior and performance of ad-

18

vanced nuclear reactors based on mathematical mod-19

els of the physical behavior of advanced nuclear re-20

actors.

21‘‘(3) Ensuring that—

22‘‘(A) the Department maintains and devel-23

ops the facilities necessary to enable the timely

24

research, development, demonstration, and com-25

mercial application by the civilian nuclear in-

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00068

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

69
1

dustry of safe and innovative reactor tech-2

nology; and3‘‘(B) the Commission has access to the fa-

4cilities described in subparagraph (A), as need-

5

ed.

6

‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—

7‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days

8

after the date of enactment of the Nuclear Energy

9Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017, the Secretary,

10in consultation with the National Laboratories, rel-11

evant Federal agencies, and other stakeholders, shall12

submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a13report assessing the capabilities of the Department14

to authorize, host, and oversee privately funded ex-

15

perimental advanced nuclear reactors as described in

16

subsection (b).

1718‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted underparagraph (1) shall address—

19‘‘(A) the safety review and oversight capa-

20bilities of the Department, including options to21

leverage expertise from the Commission and the22

National Laboratories;

23‘‘(B) options to regulate privately proposed24

and funded experimental reactors hosted by the25

Department;

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00069

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

701‘‘(C) potential sites capable of hosting pri-

2

vately funded experimental advanced nuclear re-3

actors;4‘‘(D) the efficacy of the available contrac-

5

tual mechanisms of the Department to partner

6

with the private sector and Federal agencies,

7

including cooperative research and development

8agreements, strategic partnership projects, and9agreements for commercializing technology;

10‘‘(E) the liability of the Federal Govern-

11

ment with respect to the disposal of low-level

12

radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or high-13level radioactive waste (as those terms are de-14

fined in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy

15

Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101));

16‘‘(F) the impact on the aggregate inven-17

tory in the United States of low-level radio-

18

active waste, spent nuclear fuel, or high-level

19

radioactive waste (as those terms are defined in

20

section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of

211982 (42 U.S.C. 10101));22‘‘(G) potential cost structures relating to23physical security, decommissioning, liability,24

and other long-term project costs; andg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00070

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

711‘‘(H) other challenges or considerations

2

identified by the Secretary.

3‘‘(3) UPDATES.—Once every 2 years, the Sec-4

retary shall update relevant provisions of the report

5submitted under paragraph (1) and submit to the6

appropriate committees of Congress the update.

7‘‘(g) SAVINGS CLAUSES.—

8‘‘(1) LICENSINGREQUIREMENT.—Nothingin9

this section authorizes the Secretary or any person10

to construct or operate a nuclear reactor for the pur-11

pose of demonstrating the suitability for commercial

12

application of the nuclear reactor unless licensed by

13

the Commission in accordance with section 202 of

14

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.

155842).

16‘‘(2) FINANCIALPROTECTION.—Any

activity

17

carried out under this section that involves the risk

18

of public liability shall be subject to the financial

19

protection or indemnification requirements of section20

170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.

212210) (commonly known as the ‘Price-Anderson

22Act’).’’.

23(i) BUDGET PLAN.—Subtitle E of title IX of the En-

24 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (asg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00071

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

72
1 amended by subsection (h)) is amended by adding at the
2 end the following:
3‘‘SEC. 959. BUDGET PLAN.

4‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the

5 date of enactment of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Ca6 pabilities Act of 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the
7 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen8 ate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
9 of the House of Representatives 2 alternative 10-year
10 budget plans for civilian nuclear energy research and de11 velopment by the Secretary, as described in subsections
12 (b) through (d).
13‘‘(b) BUDGET PLAN ALTERNATIVE 1.—One of the

14 budget plans submitted under subsection (a) shall assume
15 constant annual funding for 10 years at the appropriated16 level for the civilian nuclear energy research and develop17 ment of the Department for fiscal year 2016.
18‘‘(c) BUDGET PLAN ALTERNATIVE 2.—One of the

19 budget plans submitted under subsection (a) shall be an
20 unconstrained budget.
21‘‘(d) INCLUSIONS.—Each alternative budget plan

22 submitted under subsection (a) shall include—
23‘‘(1) a prioritized list of the programs, projects,

24

and activities of the Department to best support theg:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00072

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6201

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X

G:\M\15\SUSPENSION\H589_SUS.XML

73
1development of advanced nuclear reactor tech-2

nologies;

3‘‘(2) realistic budget requirements for the De-

4partment to implement sections 955(c), 957, and5958; and6‘‘(3) the justification of the Department for7

continuing or terminating existing civilian nuclear

8

energy research and development programs.’’.

9(j) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-

10 tents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by
11 striking the item relating to section 957 and inserting the
12 following:‘‘957. High-performance computation and supportive research.
‘‘958. Enabling nuclear energy innovation.
‘‘959. Budget plan.’’.

g:\VHLC\012317\012317.222.xml
January 23, 2017 (4:43 p.m.)
VerDate Nov 24 2008

16:43 Jan 23, 2017

Jkt 000000(649190|1)
PO 00000

Frm 00073

Fmt 6652

Sfmt 6211

C:\USERS\KLMERY~1\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\H589_SUS.X