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Union Calendar No. 75 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 

[Report No. 114–107, Part I] 

To provide for technological innovation through the prioritization of Federal 

investment in basic research, fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2015 

Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. KNIGHT, 

Mr. BABIN, and Mr. LOUDERMILK) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 

in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MAY 8, 2015 

Additional sponsor: Mr. BRIDENSTINE

MAY 8, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with an 

amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MAY 8, 2015 

The Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the 

Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 15, 2015] 

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A BILL 

To provide for technological innovation through the 

prioritization of Federal investment in basic research, 

fundamental scientific discovery, and development to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for 

other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 102. Findings. 

Sec. 103. Policy objectives. 

Sec. 104. Definitions. 

Sec. 105. Accountability and transparency. 

Sec. 106. Greater accountability in Federal funding for research. 

Sec. 107. Obligation of major research equipment and facilities construction 

funds. 

Sec. 108. Management and oversight of large facilities. 

Sec. 109. Whistleblower education. 

Sec. 110. Graduate student support. 

Sec. 111. Permissible support. 

Sec. 112. Expanding STEM opportunities. 

Sec. 113. Review of education programs. 

Sec. 114. Recompetition of awards. 

Sec. 115. Sense of the Congress regarding industry investment in STEM education. 

Sec. 116. Misrepresentation of research results. 

Sec. 117. Research reproducibility and replication. 

Sec. 118. Research grant conditions. 

Sec. 119. Computing resources study. 

Sec. 120. Scientific breakthrough prizes. 

Sec. 121. Rotating personnel. 

Sec. 122. Sense of Congress regarding Innovation Corps. 

Sec. 123. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative. 

Sec. 124. Noyce scholarship program amendments. 

Sec. 125. Informal STEM education. 

Sec. 126. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 

TITLE II—SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 

MATHEMATICS 

Sec. 201. Findings; sense of Congress. 

Sec. 202. STEM Education Advisory Panel. 

Sec. 203. Committee on STEM Education. 

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Sec. 204. STEM Education Coordinating Office. 

TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 302. Regulatory efficiency. 

Sec. 303. Coordination of international science and technology partnerships. 

Sec. 304. Alternative research funding models. 

Sec. 305. Amendments to prize competitions. 

Sec. 306. United States Chief Technology Officer. 

Sec. 307. National Research Council study on technology for emergency notifications on university campuses. 

TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 

Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 402. Standards and conformity assessment. 

Sec. 403. Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. 

Sec. 404. Police and security authority. 

Sec. 405. Education and outreach. 

Sec. 406. Programmatic planning report. 

Sec. 407. Assessments by the National Research Council. 

Sec. 408. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. 

Sec. 409. Elimination of obsolete reports. 

Sec. 410. Modifications to grants and cooperative agreements. 

Sec. 411. Information systems standards consultation. 

Sec. 412. United States-Israeli cooperation. 

TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE 

Sec. 501. Mission. 

Sec. 502. Basic energy sciences. 

Sec. 503. Advanced scientific computing research. 

Sec. 504. High energy physics. 

Sec. 505. Biological and environmental research. 

Sec. 506. Fusion energy. 

Sec. 507. Nuclear physics. 

Sec. 508. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 

Sec. 509. Domestic manufacturing. 

Sec. 510. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 511. Definitions. 

TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY APPLIED RESEARCH AND 

DEVELOPMENT 

Subtitle A—Crosscutting Research and Development 

Sec. 601. Crosscutting research and development. 

Sec. 602. Strategic research portfolio analysis and coordination plan. 

Sec. 603. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure. 

Subtitle B—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Research and 

Development 

Sec. 611. Distributed energy and electric energy systems. 

Sec. 612. Electric transmission and distribution research and development. 

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Subtitle C—Nuclear Energy Research and Development 

Sec. 621. Objectives. 

Sec. 622. Program objectives study. 

Sec. 623. Nuclear energy research and development programs. 

Sec. 624. Small modular reactor program. 

Sec. 625. Fuel cycle research and development. 

Sec. 626. Nuclear energy enabling technologies program. 

Sec. 627. Technical standards collaboration. 

Sec. 628. Available facilities database. 

Sec. 629. Nuclear waste disposal. 

Subtitle D—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Research and 

Development 

Sec. 641. Energy efficiency. 

Sec. 642. Next Generation Lighting Initiative. 

Sec. 643. Building standards. 

Sec. 644. Secondary electric vehicle battery use program. 

Sec. 645. Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program. 

Sec. 646. Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers. 

Sec. 647. Renewable energy. 

Sec. 648. Bioenergy program. 

Sec. 649. Concentrating solar power research program. 

Sec. 650. Renewable energy in public buildings. 

Subtitle E—Fossil Energy Research and Development 

Sec. 661. Fossil energy. 

Sec. 662. Coal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 

programs. 

Sec. 663. High efficiency gas turbines research and development. 

Subtitle F—Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy 

Sec. 671. ARPA–E amendments. 

Subtitle G—Authorization of Appropriations 

Sec. 681. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle H—Definitions 

Sec. 691. Definitions. 

TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

Subtitle A—In General 

Sec. 701. Definitions. 

Sec. 702. Savings clause. 

Subtitle B—Innovation Management at Department of Energy 

Sec. 711. Under Secretary for Science and Energy. 

Sec. 712. Technology transfer and transitions assessment. 

Sec. 713. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 714. Nuclear energy innovation. 

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Subtitle C—Cross-Sector Partnerships and Grant Competitiveness 

Sec. 721. Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program. 

Sec. 722. Public-private partnerships for commercialization. 

Sec. 723. Inclusion of early-stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities. 

Sec. 724. Funding competitiveness for institutions of higher education and other 

nonprofit institutions. 

Sec. 725. Participation in the Innovation Corps program. 

Subtitle D—Assessment of Impact 

Sec. 731. Report by Government Accountability Office. 

TITLE VIII—SENSE OF CONGRESS 

Sec. 801. Sense of Congress. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act— 

3 (1) the term ‘‘STEM’’ means the subjects of 

4 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; 

5 (2) the term ‘‘STEM education’’ means edu6 cation in the subjects of STEM, including computer 

7 science; and 

8 (3) the term ‘‘Committee on STEM Education’’ 

9 means the Committee on Science, Technology, Engi10 neering, and Mathematics Education established 

11 under section 101 of the America COMPETES Reau12 thorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621). 

13 TITLE I—NATIONAL SCIENCE 

14 FOUNDATION 

15 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap2 propriated to the Foundation $7,597,140,000 for fis3 cal year 2016. 

4 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au5 thorized by paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) $6,186,300,000 shall be made available 

7 to carry out research and related activities, in8 cluding— 

9 (i) $834,800,000 for the Biological 

10 Science Directorate; 

11 (ii) $1,050,000,000 for the Computer 

12 and Information Science and Engineering 

13 Directorate; 

14 (iii) $1,034,000,000 for the Engineer15 ing Directorate; 

16 (iv) $1,200,000,000 for the Geosciences 

17 Directorate; 

18 (v) $1,500,000,000 for the Mathe19 matical and Physical Science Directorate; 

20 (vi) $150,000,000 for the Social, Be21 havioral, and Economics Directorate, of 

22 which $50,000,000 shall be for the National 

23 Center for Science and Engineering Statis24 tics; 

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1 (vii) $38,520,000 for the Office of 

2 International Science and Engineering; 

3 (viii) $377,500,000 for Integrative Ac4 tivities; and 

5 (ix) $1,480,000 for the United States 

6 Arctic Commission; 

7 (B) $866,000,000 shall be made available 

8 for education and human resources; 

9 (C) $200,310,000 shall be made available 

10 for major research equipment and facilities con11 struction; 

12 (D) $325,000,000 shall be made available 

13 for agency operations and award management; 

14 (E) $4,370,000 shall be made available for 

15 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

16 (F) $15,160,000 shall be made available for 

17 the Office of Inspector General. 

18 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2017.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap20 propriated to the Foundation $7,597,140,000 for fis21 cal year 2017. 

22 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au23 thorized by paragraph (1)— 

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1 (A) $6,186,300,000 shall be made available 

2 to carry out research and related activities, in3 cluding— 

4 (i) $834,800,000 for the Biological 

5 Science Directorate; 

6 (ii) $1,050,000,000 for the Computer 

7 and Information Science and Engineering 

8 Directorate; 

9 (iii) $1,034,000,000 for the Engineer10 ing Directorate; 

11 (iv) $1,200,000,000 for the Geosciences 

12 Directorate; 

13 (v) $1,500,000,000 for the Mathe14 matical and Physical Science Directorate; 

15 (vi) $150,000,000 for the Social, Be16 havioral, and Economics Directorate, of 

17 which $50,000,000 shall be for the National 

18 Center for Science and Engineering Statis19 tics; 

20 (vii) $38,520,000 for the Office of 

21 International Science and Engineering; 

22 (viii) $377,500,000 for Integrative Ac23 tivities; and 

24 (ix) $1,480,000 for the United States 

25 Arctic Commission; 

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1 (B) $866,000,000 shall be made available 

2 for education and human resources; 

3 (C) $200,310,000 shall be made available 

4 for major research equipment and facilities con5 struction; 

6 (D) $325,000,000 shall be made available 

7 for agency operations and award management; 

8 (E) $4,370,000 shall be made available for 

9 the Office of the National Science Board; and 

10 (F) $15,160,000 shall be made available for 

11 the Office of Inspector General. 

12 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

13 Congress finds the following: 

14 (1) Taxpayer-supported research investments ad15 ministered by the Foundation should serve the na16 tional interest. 

17 (2) The Foundation has made major contribu18 tions for more than 60 years to strengthen and sus19 tain the Nation’s academic research enterprise. 

20 (3) The economic strength and national security 

21 of the United States, and the quality of life of all 

22 Americans, are grounded in the Nation’s scientific 

23 and technological capabilities. 

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1 (4) Providing support for basic research is an 

2 investment in our Nation’s future security and eco3 nomic prosperity. 

4 (5) Congress applauds the Foundation’s recogni5 tion that wise stewardship of taxpayer dollars is nec6 essary to maintain and ensure the public’s trust for 

7 funding of fundamental scientific and engineering re8 search. 

9 (6) Other nations are increasing their public in10 vestments in basic research in the physical sciences in 

11 order to boost long-term economic growth. 

12 (7) Longstanding United States leadership in 

13 supercomputing, genomics, nanoscience, photonics, 

14 quantum physics, and other key technological areas is 

15 jeopardized if United States investments in basic re16 search in the natural sciences do not keep pace. 

17 (8) Redundant regulations and reporting re18 quirements imposed by Federal agencies on research 

19 institutions and researchers increase costs by tens of 

20 millions of dollars annually. 

21 (9) The Foundation carries out important func22 tions by supporting basic research in all science and 

23 engineering disciplines and in supporting STEM edu24 cation at all levels. 

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1 (10) The research and education activities of the 

2 Foundation promote the discovery, integration, dis3 semination, and application of new knowledge in 

4 service to society and prepare future generations of 

5 scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who will be 

6 necessary to ensure America’s leadership in the global 

7 marketplace. 

8 (11) Many of the complex problems and chal9 lenges facing the Nation increasingly require the col10 laboration of multiple scientific disciplines. The 

11 Foundation should continue to emphasize cross-direc12 torate research collaboration and activities to address 

13 these issues and encourage interdisciplinary research. 

14 (12) The Foundation should meet the highest 

15 standards of efficiency, transparency, and account16 ability in its stewardship of public funds. 

17 (13) The Foundation is charged with the respon18 sibilities— 

19 (A) to develop and encourage the pursuit of 

20 a national policy for the promotion of basic re21 search and education in the sciences; 

22 (B) to initiate, support, and conduct basic 

23 scientific research and to appraise the impact of 

24 research on industrial development and the gen25 eral welfare; 

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1 (C) to initiate, support, and conduct sci2 entific research activities in connection with 

3 matters relating to the national defense, at the 

4 request of the Secretary of Defense; 

5 (D) to award scholarships and graduate fel6 lowships in the sciences; 

7 (E) to foster the interchange of scientific in8 formation among scientists and across scientific 

9 disciplines; 

10 (F) to evaluate scientific research programs 

11 undertaken by agencies of the Federal Govern12 ment, and to correlate the Foundation’s scientific 

13 research with that undertaken by individuals 

14 and by public and private research groups; 

15 (G) to communicate effectively to American 

16 citizens the relevance of public investments in 

17 scientific discovery and technological innovation 

18 to the Nation’s security, prosperity, and welfare; 

19 and 

20 (H) to establish such special commissions as 

21 the Board considers necessary. 

22 (14) The emerging global economic, scientific, 

23 and technical environment challenges long standing 

24 assumptions about domestic and international policy, 

25 requiring the Foundation to play a more proactive 

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1 role in sustaining the competitive advantage of the 

2 United States through superior research capabilities. 

3 SEC. 103. POLICY OBJECTIVES. 

4 In allocating resources made available under this title, 

5 the Foundation shall have the following policy objectives: 

6 (1) To renew and maintain the Nation’s inter7 national leadership in science and technology by— 

8 (A) increasing the national investment in 

9 basic scientific research and increasing inter10 disciplinary investment in strategic areas vital 

11 to the national interest; 

12 (B) balancing the Nation’s research port13 folio among the life sciences, mathematics, the 

14 physical sciences, computer and information 

15 science, geosciences, engineering, and social, be16 havioral, and economic sciences, all of which are 

17 important for the continued development of ena18 bling technologies necessary for sustained eco19 nomic competitiveness; 

20 (C) encouraging investments in potentially 

21 transformative scientific research to benefit our 

22 Nation and its citizens; 

23 (D) expanding the pool of scientists and en24 gineers in the United States, including among 

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1 segments of the population that have been his2 torically underrepresented in STEM fields; and 

3 (E) modernizing the Nation’s research in4 frastructure and establishing and maintaining 

5 cooperative international relationships with pre6 mier research institutions. 

7 (2) To increase overall workforce skills by— 

8 (A) improving the quality of STEM edu9 cation and tools provided both inside and outside 

10 of the classroom, including in kindergarten 

11 through grade 12; and 

12 (B) expanding STEM training opportuni13 ties at institutions of higher education. 

14 (3) To strengthen innovation by expanding the 

15 focus of competitiveness and innovation at the re16 gional and local level. 

17 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

19 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na20 tional Science Board. 

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

22 Director of the Foundation. 

23 (3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

24 means the National Science Foundation established 

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1 under section 2 of the National Science Foundation 

2 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). 

3 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

4 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean5 ing given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

7 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means one of the 

8 several States, the District of Columbia, the Common9 wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

10 American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

11 Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession 

12 of the United States. 

13 (6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’ 

14 means the several States, the District of Columbia, the 

15 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 

16 Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

17 Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 

18 possession of the United States. 

19 SEC. 105. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that— 

21 (1) sustained, predictable Federal funding is es22 sential to United States leadership in science and 

23 technology; 

24 (2) building understanding of and confidence in 

25 investments in basic research are essential to public 

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1 support for sustained, predictable Federal funding; 

2 and 

3 (3) the Foundation should commit itself fully to 

4 transparency and accountability and to clear, con5 sistent public communication regarding the national 

6 interest for each Foundation-awarded grant and coop7 erative agreement. 

8 SEC. 106. GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN FEDERAL FUND9 ING FOR RESEARCH. 

10 (a) STANDARD FOR AWARD OF GRANTS.—The Founda11 tion shall award Federal funding for basic research and 

12 education in the sciences through a new research grant or 

13 cooperative agreement only if an affirmative determination 

14 is made by the Foundation under subsection (b) and written 

15 justification relating thereto is published under subsection 

16 (c). 

17 (b) DETERMINATION.—A determination referred to in 

18 subsection (a) is a justification by the responsible Founda19 tion official as to how the research grant or cooperative 

20 agreement promotes the progress of science in the United 

21 States, consistent with the Foundation mission as estab22 lished in the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

23 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and further— 

24 (1) is worthy of Federal funding; and 

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1 (2) is in the national interest, as indicated by 

2 having the potential to achieve— 

3 (A) increased economic competitiveness in 

4 the United States; 

5 (B) advancement of the health and welfare 

6 of the American public; 

7 (C) development of an American STEM 

8 workforce that is globally competitive; 

9 (D) increased public scientific literacy and 

10 public engagement with science and technology 

11 in the United States; 

12 (E) increased partnerships between aca13 demia and industry in the United States; 

14 (F) support for the national defense of the 

15 United States; or 

16 (G) promotion of the progress of science in 

17 the United States. 

18 (c) WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION.—Public announcement 

19 of each award of Federal funding described in subsection 

20 (a) shall include a written justification from the responsible 

21 Foundation official as to how a grant or cooperative agree22 ment meets the requirements of subsection (b). 

23 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—A determination under sub24 section (b) shall be made after a research grant or coopera25 tive agreement proposal has satisfied the Foundation’s remstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 views for Merit and Broader Impacts. Nothing in this sec2 tion shall be construed as altering the Foundation’s intellec3 tual merit or broader impacts criteria for evaluating grant 

4 applications. 

5 SEC. 107. OBLIGATION OF MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT 

6 AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION FUNDS. 

7 No funds may be obligated for a fiscal year for a con8 struction project for the Foundation that has not com9 menced before the date of enactment of this Act until 30 

10 days after the report required with respect to each such fis11 cal year under section 14(a)(2) of the National Science 

12 Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 

13 4(a)(2)) is transmitted to the Congress. 

14 SEC. 108. MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF LARGE FACILI15 TIES. 

16 (a) LARGE FACILITIES OFFICE.—The Director shall 

17 maintain a Large Facilities Office within the Office of the 

18 Director. The functions of the Large Facilities Office shall 

19 be to support the research directorates in the development, 

20 implementation, and assessment of major multi-user re21 search facilities, including by— 

22 (1) serving as the Foundation’s primary resource 

23 for all policy or process issues related to the develop24 ment and implementation of major multi-user re25 search facilities; 

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1 (2) serving as a Foundation-wide resource on 

2 project management, including providing expert as3 sistance on nonscientific and nontechnical aspects of 

4 project planning, budgeting, implementation, man5 agement, and oversight; 

6 (3) coordinating and collaborating with research 

7 directorates to share best management practices and 

8 lessons learned from prior projects; and 

9 (4) assessing projects during preconstruction and 

10 construction phases for cost and schedule risk. 

11 (b) OVERSIGHT OF LARGE FACILITIES.—The Director 

12 shall appoint a senior agency official within the Office of 

13 the Director whose primary responsibility is oversight of 

14 major multi-user research facilities. The duties of this offi15 cial shall include— 

16 (1) oversight of the development, construction, 

17 and operation of major multi-user research facilities 

18 across the Foundation; 

19 (2) in collaboration with the directors of the re20 search directorates and other senior agency officials 

21 as appropriate, ensuring that the requirements of sec22 tion 14(a) of the National Science Foundation Au23 thorization Act of 2002 are satisfied; 

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1 (3) serving as a liaison to the National Science 

2 Board for approval and oversight of major multi-user 

3 research facilities; and 

4 (4) periodically reviewing and updating as nec5 essary Foundation policies and guidelines for the de6 velopment and construction of major multi-user re7 search facilities. 

8 (c) POLICIES FOR LARGE FACILITY COSTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure that 

10 the Foundation’s policies for developing and man11 aging major multi-user research facility construction 

12 costs are consistent with the best practices described 

13 in the March 2009 Government Accountability Office 

14 Report GAO-09-3SP, or any successor report thereto. 

15 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub17 mit to Congress the results of a study and a report 

18 reforming the Foundation’s policies on financial 

19 management of major multi-user research facilities, 

20 including a description of any aspects of the policies 

21 that diverge from the best practices recommended in 

22 Government Accountability Office Report GAO-09- 

23 3SP and the Uniform Guidance in 2 C.F.R. Part 

24 200. 

25 (3) MANAGEMENT FEES.— 

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1 (A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

2 term ‘‘management fee’’ means a portion of an 

3 award made by the Foundation for the purpose 

4 of covering ordinary and necessary business ex5 penses necessary to maintain operational sta6 bility which are not otherwise allowable under 

7 Cost Principles Uniform Guidance in 2 C.F.R. 

8 part 200, Subpart E, , or any successor regula9 tion thereto. 

10 (B) LIMITATION.—The Foundation may 

11 provide management fees under an award only 

12 if the awardee has demonstrated that it has lim13 ited or no other financial resources for covering 

14 the expenses for which the management fees are 

15 sought. 

16 (C) FINANCIAL INFORMATION.—The Foun17 dation shall require award applicants to provide 

18 income and financial information covering a pe19 riod of no less than three prior years (or in the 

20 case of an entity established less than three years 

21 prior to the entity’s application date, the period 

22 beginning on the date of establishment and end23 ing on the application date), including cash on 

24 hand and net asset information, in support of a 

25 request for management fees. The Foundation 

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1 shall also require awardees to report to the 

2 Foundation, within 30 days of receipt, any 

3 sources of non-Federal funds received in excess of 

4 $50,000 during the award period. 

5 (D) EXPENSE REPORTING.—The Founda6 tion shall require awardees to track and report 

7 to the Foundation annually all expenses reim8 bursed or otherwise paid for with management 

9 fee funds, in accordance with Federal accounting 

10 practices as established in Government Account11 ability Office Report GAO-12-331G, or any suc12 cessor report thereto. 

13 (E) AUDITS.—The Inspector General of the 

14 Foundation may audit any Foundation award 

15 for compliance with this paragraph. 

16 (F) PROHIBITED USES.—An awardee may 

17 not use management fees for— 

18 (i) costs allowable under Cost Prin19 ciples Uniform Guidance in 2 C.F.R. part 

20 200, Subpart E, or any successor regulation 

21 thereto; 

22 (ii) alcoholic beverages; 

23 (iii) tickets to concerts, or sporting and 

24 other entertainment events; 

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1 (iv) vacation or other travel for non2 business purposes; 

3 (v) charitable contributions; 

4 (vi) social or sporting club member5 ships; 

6 (vii) meals for nonbusiness purposes; 

7 (viii) luxury or personal items; 

8 (ix) lobbying, as described in the Uni9 form Guidance at 2 C.F.R. 200.450; or 

10 (x) any other purpose the Foundation 

11 determines is inappropriate. 

12 (G) REVIEW.—The Foundation shall review 

13 management fee usage under each Foundation 

14 award on at least an annual basis for compli15 ance with this paragraph and the Foundation’s 

16 Large Facilities Manual. 

17 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall sub19 mit to Congress a report describing the Foundation’s 

20 policies for developing and managing major multi21 user research facility construction costs, including a 

22 description of any aspects of the policies that diverge 

23 from the best practices recommended in Government 

24 Accountability Office Report GAO-09-3SP, or any 

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1 successor report thereto, and the Uniform Guidance in 

2 2 C.F.R. part 200. 

3 SEC. 109. WHISTLEBLOWER EDUCATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall be subject to 

5 section 4712 of title 41, United States Code. 

6 (b) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.—The Foundation shall 

7 provide education and training for Foundation managers 

8 and staff on the requirements of such section 4712, and pro9 vide information on the law to all grantees, contractors, and 

10 employees of such grantees and contractors. 

11 SEC. 110. GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

13 that the essential elements of the NSF Research Traineeship 

14 Program, formerly the Integrative Graduate Education and 

15 Research Traineeship program, (or any successor thereto) 

16 should be maintained, including— 

17 (1) collaborative research that transcends tradi18 tional disciplinary boundaries to solve large and com19 plex research problems of significant scientific and so20 cietal importance; and 

21 (2) providing students the opportunity to become 

22 leaders in the science and engineering of the future. 

23 (b) MODELS FOR SUPPORT.—The Director shall enter 

24 into an agreement with the National Research Council to 

25 convene a workshop or roundtable to examine models of 

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1 Federal support for STEM graduate students, including the 

2 Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship program and 

3 comparable fellowship programs at other agencies, 

4 traineeship programs, and the research assistant model. 

5 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the workshop or round6 table shall be to compare and evaluate the extent to which 

7 each of these models helps to prepare graduate students for 

8 diverse careers utilizing STEM degrees, including at diverse 

9 types of institutions of higher education, in industry, and 

10 at government agencies and research laboratories, and to 

11 make recommendations regarding— 

12 (1) how current Federal programs and models, 

13 including programs and models at the Foundation, 

14 can be improved; 

15 (2) the appropriateness of the current distribu16 tion of funding among the different models at the 

17 Foundation and across the agencies; and 

18 (3) the appropriateness of creating a new edu19 cation and training program for graduate students 

20 distinct from programs that provide direct financial 

21 support, including the grants authorized in section 

22 527 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act 

23 of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p-15). 

24 (d) CRITERIA.—At a minimum, in comparing pro25 grams and models, the workshop or roundtable participants 

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1 shall consider the capacity of such programs or models to 

2 provide students with knowledge and skills— 

3 (1) to become independent, creative, successful re4 searchers; 

5 (2) to participate in large interdisciplinary re6 search projects, including in an international context; 

7 (3) to adhere to the highest standards for re8 search ethics; 

9 (4) to become high-quality teachers utilizing the 

10 most currently available evidence-based pedagogy; 

11 (5) in oral and written communication, to both 

12 technical and nontechnical audiences; 

13 (6) in innovation, entrepreneurship, and busi14 ness ethics; and 

15 (7) in program management. 

16 (e) GRADUATE STUDENT INPUT.—The participants in 

17 the workshop or roundtable shall include current or recent 

18 STEM graduate students. 

19 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

20 enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall 

21 submit to Congress a summary report of the findings and 

22 recommendations of the workshop or roundtable convened 

23 under this section. 

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1 SEC. 111. PERMISSIBLE SUPPORT. 

2 A grant made by the Education and Human Resources 

3 Directorate to support informal education may be used— 

4 (1) to support the participation of underrep5 resented students in nonprofit competitions, out-of6 school activities, and field experiences related to 

7 STEM subjects (such as robotics, science research, in8 vention, mathematics, and technology competitions), 

9 including— 

10 (A) the purchase of parts and supplies need11 ed to participate in such competitions; and 

12 (B) incentives and stipends for teachers and 

13 instructional leaders who are involved in assist14 ing students and preparing students for such 

15 competitions, if such activities fall outside the 

16 regular duties and responsibilities of such teach17 ers and instructional leaders; and 

18 (2) to broaden underrepresented secondary school 

19 students’ access to, and interest in, careers that re20 quire academic preparation in STEM subjects. 

21 SEC. 112. EXPANDING STEM OPPORTUNITIES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Within the Directorate for Edu23 cation and Human Resources (or any successor thereto), 

24 under existing programs targeting broadening participa25 tion, the Director shall provide grants on a merit-reviewed, 

26 competitive basis for research on programming that engages 

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1 underrepresented students in grades kindergarten through 

2 8 in STEM. 

3 (b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under this 

5 section shall be used for research to advance the en6 gagement of underrepresented students in grades kin7 dergarten through 8 in STEM through the develop8 ment and implementation of innovative before-school, 

9 after-school, out-of-school, or summer activities, in10 cluding programs (if applicable to the target popu11 lation) provided in a single-gender environment, that 

12 are designed to encourage interest, engagement, and 

13 skills development of underrepresented students in 

14 STEM. Such research shall be conducted in learning 

15 environments that actively provide programming to 

16 underrepresented students in grades kindergarten 

17 through 8 in STEM. 

18 (2) PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.—Such activities 

19 may include— 

20 (A) the development and implementation of 

21 programming described in subsection (a) for the 

22 purpose of research; 

23 (B) the use of a variety of engagement 

24 methods, including cooperative and hands-on 

25 learning; 

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1 (C) exposure of underrepresented youth to 

2 role models in the fields of STEM, including re3 searchers in the National Laboratories, and 

4 nearpeer mentors; 

5 (D) training of informal learning educators 

6 and youth-serving professionals using evidence7 based methods consistent with the target student 

8 population being served; 

9 (E) education of students on the relevance 

10 and significance of STEM careers, provision of 

11 academic advice and assistance, and activities 

12 designed to help students make real-world con13 nections to STEM content activities; 

14 (F) the attendance of underrepresented 

15 youth at events, competitions, and academic pro16 grams to provide content expertise and encourage 

17 career exposure in STEM; 

18 (G) activities designed to engage parents of 

19 underrepresented youth; 

20 (H) innovative strategies to engage under21 represented youth, such as using leadership skill 

22 outcome measures to encourage youth with the 

23 confidence to pursue STEM coursework and aca24 demic study; 

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1 (I) coordination with STEM-rich environ2 ments, including other nonprofit, nongovern3 mental organizations, classroom and out-of-class4 room settings, institutions of higher education, 

5 vocational facilities, corporations, museums, Na6 tional Laboratories, or science centers; and 

7 (J) the acquisition of instructional mate8 rials or technology-based tools to conduct appli9 cable grant activity. 

10 (c) APPLICATION.—An applicant seeking funding 

11 under the section shall submit an application at such time, 

12 in such manner, and containing such information as may 

13 be required. The application shall include, at a minimum, 

14 the following: 

15 (1) A description of the target audience to be 

16 served by the program. 

17 (2) A description of the process for recruitment 

18 and selection of students, as appropriate. 

19 (3) A description of how such research activity 

20 may inform programming that engages underrep21 resented students in grades kindergarten through 8 in 

22 STEM. 

23 (4) A description of how such research activity 

24 may inform programming that promotes student aca25 demic achievement in STEM. 

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1 (5) An evaluation plan that includes, at a min2 imum, the use of outcome-oriented measures to deter3 mine the impact and efficacy of activities being re4 searched. 

5 (d) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this section, 

6 the Director shall give priority to applicants which, for the 

7 purpose of grant activity, include or partner with a non8 profit, nongovernmental organization that has extensive ex9 perience and expertise in increasing the participation of 

10 underrepresented students in STEM. 

11 (e) ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISSEMINATION.— 

12 (1) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 

13 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di14 rector shall evaluate the grants provided under this 

15 section. In addition to evaluating the effectiveness of 

16 the grant activities, such evaluation shall— 

17 (A) use a common set of benchmarks and 

18 assessment tools to identify best practices and 

19 materials developed or demonstrated by the re20 search; and 

21 (B) to the extent practicable, combine the 

22 research resulting from the grant activity with 

23 the current research on serving underrepresented 

24 students in grades kindergarten through 8. 

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1 (2) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 

2 180 days after the completion of the evaluation under 

3 paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to Congress 

4 and make widely available to the public a report that 

5 includes— 

6 (A) the results of the evaluation; and 

7 (B) any recommendations for administra8 tive and legislative action that could optimize 

9 the effectiveness of the program. 

10 (f) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

11 Director shall consult, cooperate, and coordinate, to enhance 

12 program effectiveness and to avoid duplication, with the 

13 programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies. 

14 SEC. 113. REVIEW OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall review the edu16 cation programs of the Foundation that are in operation 

17 as of the date of enactment of this Act to determine— 

18 (1) whether any of such programs duplicate tar19 get groups, services provided, fields of focus, or objec20 tives; and 

21 (2) how those programs are being evaluated and 

22 assessed for outcome-oriented effectiveness. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter as part of 

25 the annual budget submission to Congress, the Director 

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1 shall complete a report on the review carried out under this 

2 section and shall submit the report to the Committee on 

3 Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Ap4 propriations of the House of Representatives, and to the 

5 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the 

6 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 

7 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and shall 

8 make the report widely available to the public. 

9 SEC. 114. RECOMPETITION OF AWARDS. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 

11 (1) the merit-reviewed competition of grant and 

12 award proposals is a hallmark of the Foundation 

13 grant and award making process; 

14 (2) the majority of Foundation-funded multi15 user research facilities have transitioned to five-year 

16 cooperative agreements, and every five years the pro17 gram officer responsible for the facility makes a rec18 ommendation to the National Science Board as to the 

19 renewal, recompetition, or termination of support for 

20 the facility; and 

21 (3) requiring the recompetition of expiring 

22 awards is based on the conviction that competition is 

23 most likely to ensure the effective stewardship of 

24 Foundation funds for supporting research and edu25 cation. 

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1 (b) RECOMPETITION.—The Director shall ensure that 

2 the system for recompetition of Maintenance and Oper3 ations of facilities, equipment and instrumentation is fair, 

4 consistent, and transparent and is applied in a manner 

5 that renews grants and awards in a timely manner. The 

6 Director shall periodically evaluate whether the criteria of 

7 the system are being applied in a manner that is trans8 parent, reliable, and valid. 

9 SEC. 115. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING INDUSTRY 

10 INVESTMENT IN STEM EDUCATION. 

11 It is the sense of Congress that— 

12 (1) in order to bolster the STEM workforce pipe13 line, many industry sectors are becoming involved in 

14 K-12 initiatives and supporting undergraduate and 

15 graduate work in STEM subject areas and fields; 

16 (2) partnerships with education providers, 

17 STEM focused competitions, and other opportunities 

18 have become important aspects of private sector efforts 

19 to strengthen the STEM workforce; 

20 (3) understanding the work that private sector 

21 organizations are undertaking in STEM fields should 

22 inform the Federal Government’s role in STEM edu23 cation; and 

24 (4) successful private sector STEM initiatives, as 

25 reflected by measurements of relevant outcomes, 

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1 should be encouraged and supported by the Founda2 tion. 

3 SEC. 116. MISREPRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION.—The findings and conclusions of 

5 any article authored by a principal investigator receiving 

6 a research grant from the Foundation, using the results of 

7 the research conducted under the grant, that is published 

8 in a peer-reviewed publication, otherwise made publicly 

9 available, or incorporated in an application for a research 

10 grant or grant extension from the Foundation may not con11 tain any falsification, fabrication, or plagiarism, as estab12 lished in the Foundation’s Research Misconduct regulation 

13 (45 C.F.R. 689). 

14 (b) PUBLICATION.—The Director shall make publicly 

15 available any finding that research misconduct (as defined 

16 in 45 C.F.R. 689) has been committed, including the name 

17 of the principal investigator, within 30 days of the final 

18 administration action of the Foundation. 

19 SEC. 117. RESEARCH REPRODUCIBILITY AND REPLICATION. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

21 that— 

22 (1) the gold standard of good science is the abil23 ity of a researcher or research lab to reproduce a pub24 lished method and finding; 

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1 (2) there is growing concern that some published 

2 research findings cannot be reproduced or replicated, 

3 which can negatively affect the public’s trust in 

4 science; 

5 (3) there are a complex set of factors affecting re6 producibility and replication; and 

7 (4) the increasing interdisciplinary nature and 

8 complexity of scientific research may be a contrib9 uting factor to issues with research reproducibility 

10 and replication. 

11 (b) REPORT.—The Director shall— 

12 (1) not later than 45 days after the date of en13 actment of this Act, enter into an agreement with the 

14 National Research Council to provide, within 18 

15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a re16 port to assess research and data reproducibility and 

17 replicability issues in interdisciplinary research and 

18 to make recommendations on how to improve rigor 

19 and transparency in scientific research; and 

20 (2) not later than 60 days after receiving the re21 sults of the assessment under paragraph (1), submit 

22 a report to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

23 Technology of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor25 tation of the Senate on the findings of the assessment, 

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1 together with the agreement or disagreement of the 

2 Director and Board with each of its findings and rec3 ommendations. 

4 SEC. 118. RESEARCH GRANT CONDITIONS. 

5 The Foundation shall establish procedures to ensure 

6 that— 

7 (1) a research grant awarded by the Foundation 

8 to a principal investigator supports a scope of work 

9 not otherwise being directly funded by grants pro10 vided by other Federal agencies; 

11 (2) a principal investigator includes in any ap12 plication for a research grant awarded by the Foun13 dation a list of all Federal research funding received 

14 by the principal investigator, as well as any funding 

15 that is being requested as of that time; 

16 (3) unpublished research results used to support 

17 a grant proposal made to the Foundation do not in18 clude any knowing misrepresentations of data; 

19 (4) principal investigators who receive Founda20 tion research grant funding under more than one 

21 grant at the same time have sufficient resources to 

22 conduct the proposed research under each of those 

23 grants appropriately under the terms of the grant; 

24 and 

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1 (5) barriers to early career and new investigator 

2 applicants are addressed, including taking into ac3 count the broader accomplishments and potential of 

4 the individual investigator in addition to the poten5 tial impact of the project. 

6 SEC. 119. COMPUTING RESOURCES STUDY. 

7 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

8 this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Con9 gress a report detailing the results of a study on the use 

10 of scientific computing resources funded by the Foundation 

11 at institutions of higher education. Such study shall as12 sess— 

13 (1) efficiencies that can be achieved by using 

14 shared scientific computing resources for projects that 

15 have similar scientific computing requirements or 

16 projects where specialized software solutions could be 

17 shared with other practitioners in the scientific com18 munity; 

19 (2) efficiencies that can be achieved by using 

20 shared hardware that can be cost effectively procured 

21 from cloud computing services; 

22 (3) efficiencies that can be achieved by using 

23 shared software from an open source repository or 

24 platform; and 

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1 (4) cost savings that could be achieved by poten2 tial sharing of scientific computing resources across 

3 all Foundation grants. 

4 SEC. 120. SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH PRIZES. 

5 The Director shall place a high priority on designing 

6 and administering pilot programs for scientific break7 through prizes, in conjunction with private entities, that 

8 are consistent with Office of Science and Technology Policy 

9 guidelines. Breakthrough prizes shall center around techno10 logical breakthroughs that are of strategic importance to the 

11 Nation, and have the capacity to spur new economic 

12 growth. 

13 SEC. 121. ROTATING PERSONNEL. 

14 In order to control the costs to the Foundation of indi15 viduals employed pursuant to the Intergovernmental Per16 sonnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 note)— 

17 (1) the Foundation shall provide to Congress a 

18 written justification and waiver by the Deputy Direc19 tor in instances in which such an individual is to be 

20 paid at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of pay 

21 for the Senior Executive Service, including, if appli22 cable, adjustment for the certified Senior Executive 

23 Service Performance Appraisal System; 

24 (2) the Foundation shall provide to Congress a 

25 written justification and waiver by the Director in 

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1 instances in which such an individual is to be paid 

2 at a rate that exceeds the annual salary rate of the 

3 Vice President of the United States; and 

4 (3) the Foundation shall provide an annual re5 port to Congress on the costs to the Foundation of em6 ploying such individuals, including— 

7 (A) the timeliness and completeness of 

8 Foundation actions in response to recommenda9 tions and findings from the Office of Inspector 

10 General related to the employment of such indi11 viduals; 

12 (B) actions taken by the Foundation to re13 duce the cost to the Foundation of the employ14 ment of such individuals at pay levels that ex15 ceed the threshold described in paragraph (1); 

16 (C) the value to the Foundation of employ17 ing individuals pursuant to the Intergovern18 mental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 

19 note) whose pay is set below the threshold de20 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

21 (D) the value to the Foundation of employ22 ing individuals who are not permanent employ23 ees whose pay requires a justification and waiver 

24 under paragraph (1) or (2). 

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1 SEC. 122. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INNOVATION 

2 CORPS. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (1) the Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) 

5 was established to foster a national innovation eco6 system by encouraging institutions, scientists, engi7 neers, and entrepreneurs to identify and explore the 

8 innovation and commercial potential of Foundation9 funded research well beyond the laboratory; 

10 (2) the Foundation’s I-Corps includes investment 

11 in entrepreneurship and commercialization education, 

12 training, and mentoring, ultimately leading to the 

13 practical deployment of technologies, products, proc14 esses, and services that improve the Nation’s competi15 tiveness, promote economic growth, and benefit soci16 ety; and 

17 (3) by building networks of entrepreneurs, edu18 cators, mentors, institutions, and collaborations, and 

19 supporting specialized education and training, I20 Corps is at the leading edge of a strong, lasting foun21 dation for an American innovation ecosystem. 

22 SEC. 123. BRAIN RESEARCH THROUGH ADVANCING INNOVA23 TIVE NEUROTECHNOLOGIES INITIATIVE. 

24 The Foundation shall support research activities re25 lated to the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative 

26 Neurotechnologies Initiative. The Foundation is encouraged 

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1 to work in conjunction with the Interagency Working 

2 Group on Neuroscience (IWGN) to determine how to use 

3 the data infrastructure of the Foundation and other appli4 cable agencies to help neuroscientists collect, standardize, 

5 manage, and analyze the large amounts of data that will 

6 result from research attempting to understand how the 

7 brain functions. 

8 SEC. 124. NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AMENDMENTS. 

9 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 10A of the National 

10 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

11 1862n—1a) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 

13 bachelor’s’’ after ‘‘master’s’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para16 graph (2)(B); 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘for teachers with mas19 ter’s degrees in their field’’ after ‘‘Teaching 

20 Fellowships’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking the period at the end of 

22 subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

23 and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 

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1 ‘‘(4) in the case of National Science Foundation 

2 Master Teaching Fellowships for teachers with bach3 elor’s degrees in their field and working toward a 

4 master’s degree— 

5 ‘‘(A) offering academic courses leading to a 

6 master’s degree and leadership training to pre7 pare individuals to become master teachers in el8 ementary and secondary schools; and 

9 ‘‘(B) offering programs both during and 

10 after matriculation in the program for which the 

11 fellowship is received to enable fellows to become 

12 highly effective mathematics and science teachers, 

13 including mentoring, training, induction, and 

14 professional development activities, to fulfill the 

15 service requirements of this section, including the 

16 requirements of subsection (e), and to exchange 

17 ideas with others in their fields.’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; 

20 (4) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) 

21 as subsections (h) through (j), respectively; and 

22 (5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 

23 new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(g) SUPPORT FOR MASTER TEACHING FELLOWS

25 WHILE ENROLLED IN A MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM.— 

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1 A National Science Foundation Master Teacher Fellow may 

2 receive a maximum of 1 year of fellowship support while 

3 enrolled in a master’s degree program as described in sub4 section (c)(4)(A), except that if such fellow is enrolled in 

5 a part-time program, such amount shall be prorated accord6 ing to the length of the program.’’. 

7 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 10(i)(5) of the National 

8 Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 

9 1862n—1(i)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘computer 

10 science,’’ after ‘‘means a science,’’. 

11 SEC. 125. INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION. 

12 (a) GRANTS.—The Director, through the Directorate 

13 for Education and Human Resources, shall continue to 

14 award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to support— 

15 (1) research and development of innovative out16 of-school STEM learning and emerging STEM learn17 ing environments in order to improve STEM learning 

18 outcomes and engagement in STEM; and 

19 (2) research that advances the field of informal 

20 STEM education. 

21 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Activities supported by grants 

22 under this section may encompass a single STEM dis23 cipline, multiple STEM disciplines, or integrative STEM 

24 initiatives and shall include— 

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1 (1) research and development that improves our 

2 understanding of learning and engagement in infor3 mal environments, including the role of informal en4 vironments in broadening participation in STEM; 

5 and 

6 (2) design and testing of innovative STEM 

7 learning models, programs, and other resources for in8 formal learning environments to improve STEM 

9 learning outcomes and increase engagement for K-12 

10 students, K-12 teachers, and the general public, in11 cluding design and testing of the scalability of models, 

12 programs, and other resources. 

13 SEC. 126. EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COM14 PETITIVE RESEARCH. 

15 The Foundation shall continue to operate a robust Ex16 perimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 

17 (EPSCoR). The EPSCoR program helps ensure that aca18 demic research institutions in more than half the States de19 velop a strong research infrastructure and participate fully 

20 in federally funded research activities. The program should 

21 be a high priority for the Foundation. 

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1 TITLE II—SCIENCE, TECH2 NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 

3 MATHEMATICS 

4 SEC. 201. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) According to the National Science Board’s 

7 Science and Engineering Indicators, the science and 

8 engineering workforce has shown sustained growth for 

9 more than half a century, and workers with science 

10 and engineering degrees tend to earn more than com11 parable workers in other fields. 

12 (2) According to the Program for International 

13 Student Assessment 2012 results, America lags behind 

14 many other nations in STEM education. American 

15 students rank 21st in science and 26th in mathe16 matics. 

17 (3) Junior Achievement USA and ING found a 

18 decrease of 25 percent in the percentage of teenage 

19 students interested in STEM careers. 

20 (4) According to a 2007 report from the Depart21 ment of Labor, industries and firms dependent on a 

22 strong science and mathematics workforce have 

23 launched a variety of programs that target K-12 stu24 dents and undergraduate and graduate students in 

25 STEM fields. 

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1 (5) The Federal Government spends nearly $3 

2 billion annually on STEM education related program 

3 and activities, but encouraging STEM education ac4 tivities beyond the scope of the Federal Government, 

5 including privately sponsored competitions and pro6 grams in our schools, is crucial to the future technical 

7 and economic competitiveness of the United States. 

8 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

9 that— 

10 (1) more effective coordination and adoption of 

11 performance measurement based on objective outcomes 

12 for federally supported STEM programs is needed; 

13 (2) leveraging private and nonprofit investments 

14 in STEM education will be essential to strengthening 

15 the Federal STEM portfolio; 

16 (3) strengthening the Federal STEM portfolio 

17 may require program consolidations and termi18 nations, but such changes should be based on evidence 

19 with stakeholder input; 

20 (4) coordinating STEM programs and activities 

21 across the Federal Government in order to limit du22 plication and engage stakeholders in STEM programs 

23 and related activities for which objective outcomes can 

24 be measured will bolster results of Federal STEM edu25 cation programs, improve the return on taxpayers’ 

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1 investments in STEM education programs, and in 

2 turn strengthen the United States economy; and 

3 (5) as the Committee on STEM Education im4 plements the 5-year Strategic Plan for Federal STEM 

5 education required under section 101(b)(5) of the 

6 America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 

7 (42 U.S.C. 6621(b)(5)), STEM education stakeholders 

8 must be engaged and outcome-based evaluation 

9 metrics should be considered in the coordination and 

10 consolidation efforts for the Federal STEM portfolio. 

11 SEC. 202. STEM EDUCATION ADVISORY PANEL. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish or 

13 designate a STEM Education Advisory Panel that incor14 porates key stakeholders from the education and industry 

15 sectors. The co-chairs shall be members of the President’s 

16 Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. 

17 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Advisory Panel established 

18 or designated by the President under subsection (a) shall 

19 consist primarily of members from academic institutions, 

20 nonprofit organizations, and industry and shall include in21 school, out-of-school, and informal educational practi22 tioners. Members of the Advisory Panel shall be qualified 

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1 cerns. In selecting or designating an Advisory Panel, the 

2 President may also seek and give consideration to rec3 ommendations from the Congress, industry, the scientific 

4 community (including the National Academy of Sciences, 

5 scientific professional societies, and academia), State and 

6 local governments, and other appropriate organizations. 

7 (c) DUTIES.—The Advisory Panel shall advise the 

8 President, the Committee on STEM Education, and the 

9 STEM Education Coordinating Office established under 

10 section 204 on matters relating to STEM education, and 

11 shall each year provide general guidance to every Federal 

12 agency with STEM education programs or activities, in13 cluding in the preparation of requests for appropriations 

14 for activities related to STEM education. The Advisory 

15 Panel shall also assess and develop recommendations for— 

16 (1) progress made in implementing the STEM 

17 education Strategic Plan required under section 101 

18 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

19 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621), and any needs or opportuni20 ties to update the strategic plan; 

21 (2) the management, coordination, and imple22 mentation of STEM education programs and activi23 ties across the Federal Government; 

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1 (3) the appropriateness of criteria used by Fed2 eral agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of Federal 

3 STEM education programs and activities; 

4 (4) ways to leverage private and nonprofit 

5 STEM investments and encourage public-private 

6 partnerships to strengthen STEM education and help 

7 build the STEM workforce pipeline; 

8 (5) ways to incorporate workforce needs into 

9 Federal STEM education programs, particularly for 

10 specific fields of national interest and areas experi11 encing high unemployment rates; 

12 (6) ways to better vertically and horizontally in13 tegrate Federal STEM programs and activities from 

14 pre-K through graduate study and the workforce, and 

15 from in-school to out-of-school in order to improve 

16 transitions for students moving through the STEM 

17 pipeline; 

18 (7) whether societal and workforce concerns are 

19 adequately addressed by current Federal STEM edu20 cation programs and activities; 

21 (8) the extent to which Federal STEM education 

22 programs and activities are contributing to recruit23 ment and retention of women and underrepresented 

24 students in the STEM education and workforce pipe25 line; and 

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1 (9) ways to encourage geographic diversity in 

2 STEM education and the workforce pipeline. 

3 (d) REPORTS.—The Advisory Panel shall report, not 

4 less frequently than once every 3 fiscal years, to the Presi5 dent and Congress on its assessments under subsection (c) 

6 and its recommendations for ways to improve Federal 

7 STEM education programs. The first report under this sub8 section shall be submitted within 1 year after the date of 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 (e) TRAVEL EXPENSES OF NON-FEDERAL MEM11 BERS.—Non-Federal members of the Advisory Panel, while 

12 attending meetings of the Advisory Panel or while otherwise 

13 serving at the request of the head of the Advisory Panel 

14 away from their homes or regular places of business, may 

15 be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

16 subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United 

17 States Code, for individuals in the Government serving 

18 without pay. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 

19 to prohibit members of the Advisory Panel who are officers 

20 or employees of the United States from being allowed travel 

21 expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac22 cordance with existing law. 

23 SEC. 203. COMMITTEE ON STEM EDUCATION. 

24 Section 101 of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza25 tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621) is amended— 

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1 (1) in the first subsection (b)— 

2 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 

3 through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (8), re4 spectively; 

5 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol6 lowing new paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(3) collaborate with the STEM Education Advi8 sory Panel established under section 202 of the Amer9 ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 and 

10 other outside stakeholders to ensure the engagement of 

11 the STEM education community; 

12 ‘‘(4) review evaluation measures used for Federal 

13 STEM education programs;’’; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated by 

15 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking 

16 ‘‘, periodically update,’’; and 

17 (2) in the second subsection (b) and in subsection 

18 (c), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(5)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘subsection (b)(7)’’. 

20 SEC. 204. STEM EDUCATION COORDINATING OFFICE. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 

22 Science Foundation shall establish within the Directorate 

23 for Education and Human Resources a STEM Education 

24 Coordinating Office, which shall have a Director and staff 

25 that shall include career employees detailed from Federal 

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1 agencies that fund STEM education programs and activi2 ties. 

3 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The STEM Education Co4 ordinating Office shall— 

5 (1) provide technical and administrative support 

6 to— 

7 (A) the Committee on STEM Education, es8 pecially in its coordination of Federal STEM 

9 programs and strategic planning responsibilities; 

10 (B) the Advisory Panel established under 

11 section 202; and 

12 (C) Federal agencies with STEM education 

13 programs; 

14 (2) periodically update and maintain the inven15 tory of federally sponsored STEM education programs 

16 and activities established under section 101(b)(8) of 

17 the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

18 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621); and 

19 (3) provide for dissemination of information on 

20 Federal STEM education programs and activities, as 

21 appropriate, to stakeholders in academia, industry, 

22 nonprofit organizations with expertise in STEM edu23 cation, State and local educational agencies, and 

24 other STEM stakeholders. 

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1 (c) REPORT.—The Director of the STEM Education 

2 Coordinating Office shall transmit a report annually to 

3 Congress not later than 60 days after the submission of the 

4 President’s budget request. The annual report shall in5 clude— 

6 (1) any updates to the inventory required under 

7 subsection (b)(2); 

8 (2) a description of all consolidations and termi9 nations of Federal STEM education programs imple10 mented in the previous fiscal year, including an ex11 planation of the reasons for consolidations and termi12 nations; 

13 (3) recommendations for consolidations and ter14 minations of STEM education programs or activities 

15 in the upcoming fiscal year; 

16 (4) a description of any significant new STEM 

17 Education public-private partnerships; and 

18 (5) description of the progress made in carrying 

19 out the strategic plan required under section 101 of 

20 the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 

21 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6621), including a description of the 

22 outcome of any program assessments completed in the 

23 previous year. 

24 (d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSF.—The Director of the 

25 National Science Foundation shall encourage and monitor 

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1 the efforts of the STEM Education Coordinating Office to 

2 ensure that the Coordinating Office is carrying out its re3 sponsibilities under subsection (b) appropriately. 

4 TITLE III—OFFICE OF SCIENCE 

5 AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

6 SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated for the Office 

8 of Science and Technology Policy— 

9 (1) $4,550,000 for fiscal year 2016; and 

10 (2) $4,550,000 for fiscal year 2017. 

11 SEC. 302. REGULATORY EFFICIENCY. 

12 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

13 that— 

14 (1) high and increasing administrative burdens 

15 and costs in Federal research administration, par16 ticularly in the higher education sector where most 

17 federally sponsored research is performed, are eroding 

18 funds available to carry out basic scientific research; 

19 (2) progress has been made over the last decade 

20 in streamlining the pre-award grant application 

21 process through Grants.gov, the Federal Government’s 

22 website portal; 

23 (3) post-award administrative costs have grown 

24 as Federal research agencies have continued to impose 

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1 agency-unique compliance and reporting requirements 

2 on researchers and research institutions; 

3 (4) facilities and administration costs at re4 search universities can exceed 50 percent of the total 

5 value of Federal research grants, and it is estimated 

6 that nearly 30 percent of the funds invested annually 

7 in federally funded research is consumed by paper8 work and other administrative processes required by 

9 Federal agencies; and 

10 (5) it is a matter of critical importance to Amer11 ican competitiveness that administrative costs of fed12 erally funded research be streamlined so that a higher 

13 proportion of taxpayer dollars flow into direct re14 search activities. 

15 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Science 

16 and Technology Policy shall establish a working group 

17 under the authority of the National Science and Technology 

18 Council, to include the Office of Management and Budget. 

19 The working group shall be responsible for reviewing Fed20 eral regulations affecting research and research universities 

21 and making recommendations on how to— 

22 (1) harmonize, streamline, and eliminate dupli23 cative Federal regulations and reporting require24 ments; 

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1 (2) minimize the regulatory burden on United 

2 States institutions of higher education performing 

3 federally funded research while maintaining account4 ability for Federal tax dollars; and 

5 (3) identify and update specific regulations to 

6 refocus on performance-based goals rather than on 

7 process while still meeting the desired outcome. 

8 (c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—In carrying out the re9 sponsibilities under subsection (b), the working group shall 

10 take into account input and recommendations from non11 Federal stakeholders, including federally funded and non12 federally funded researchers, institutions of higher edu13 cation, scientific disciplinary societies and associations, 

14 nonprofit research institutions, industry, including small 

15 businesses, federally funded research and development cen16 ters, and others with a stake in ensuring effectiveness, effi17 ciency, and accountability in the performance of scientific 

18 research. 

19 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

20 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, 

21 the Director shall report to the Committee on Science, 

22 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

24 of the Senate on what steps have been taken to carry out 

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1 the recommendations of the working group established 

2 under subsection (b). 

3 SEC. 303. COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE 

4 AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 

6 Science and Technology Policy shall establish a body under 

7 the National Science and Technology Council with the re8 sponsibility to identify and coordinate international science 

9 and technology cooperation that can strengthen the United 

10 States science and technology enterprise, improve economic 

11 and national security, and support United States foreign 

12 policy goals. 

13 (b) NSTC BODY LEADERSHIP.—The body established 

14 under subsection (a) shall be co-chaired by senior level offi15 cials from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and 

16 the Department of State. 

17 (c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The body established under 

18 subsection (a) shall— 

19 (1) plan and coordinate interagency inter20 national science and technology cooperative research 

21 and training activities and partnerships supported or 

22 managed by Federal agencies and work with other 

23 National Science and Technology Council committees 

24 to help plan and coordinate the international compo25 nent of national science and technology priorities; 

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1 (2) establish Federal priorities and policies for 

2 aligning, as appropriate, international science and 

3 technology cooperative research and training activi4 ties and partnerships supported or managed by Fed5 eral agencies with the foreign policy goals of the 

6 United States; 

7 (3) identify opportunities for new international 

8 science and technology cooperative research and train9 ing partnerships that advance both the science and 

10 technology and the foreign policy priorities of the 

11 United States; 

12 (4) in carrying out paragraph (3), solicit input 

13 and recommendations from non-Federal science and 

14 technology stakeholders, including universities, sci15 entific and professional societies, industry, and rel16 evant organizations and institutions; and 

17 (5) identify broad issues that influence the abil18 ity of United States scientists and engineers to col19 laborate with foreign counterparts, including barriers 

20 to collaboration and access to scientific information. 

21 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Office 

22 of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit a report, 

23 to be updated every 2 years, to the Committee on Science, 

24 Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Af25 fairs of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee 

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1 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com2 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The report shall 

3 also be made available to the public on the reporting agen4 cy’s website. The report shall contain a description of— 

5 (1) the priorities and policies established under 

6 subsection (c)(2); 

7 (2) the ongoing and new partnerships established 

8 since the last update to the report; 

9 (3) the means by which stakeholder input was 

10 received, as well as summary views of stakeholder 

11 input; and 

12 (4) the issues influencing the ability of United 

13 States scientists and engineers to collaborate with for14 eign counterparts. 

15 (e) ADDITIONAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Direc16 tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 

17 transmit, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act and annually thereafter, to the Committee on 

19 Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on For20 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the 

21 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and 

22 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, a report 

23 that lists and describes all foreign travel by Office of Science 

24 and Technology Policy staff and detailees. Each report shall 

25 specify the dates of each trip, the purpose of the trip, Office 

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1 of Science and Technology Policy participants on the trip, 

2 total Office of Science and Technology Policy costs associ3 ated with the trip, and details of all international meetings, 

4 including meeting participants and topics addressed. 

5 SEC. 304. ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH FUNDING MODELS. 

6 (a) PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The heads of Fed7 eral science agencies, in consultation with the Director of 

8 the Office of Science and Technology Policy, shall conduct 

9 appropriate pilot programs to validate alternative research 

10 funding models, including— 

11 (1) scientific breakthrough prize programs that 

12 are of strategic importance to the Nation and have 

13 the capacity to spur new economic growth; and 

14 (2) novel mechanisms of funding including ob15 taining non-Federal funds through crowd source fund16 ing. 

17 (b) NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS.—A pilot program may 

18 be conducted under this section through an agreement, 

19 grant, or contractual relationship with a non-Federal enti20 ty regarding the design, administration, and funding of the 

21 program. 

22 (c) PRIZE COMPETITION JUDGES.— 

23 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Judges for a prize com24 petition carried out under this section shall not be re25 quired to be Federal employees. An individual who 

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1 serves as a judge for a prize competition carried out 

2 under this section who is not a Federal employee shall 

3 be required to sign an agreement, developed by the Of4 fice of Science and Technology Policy, with respect to 

5 nondisclosure, conflict of interest, and judging code of 

6 conduct requirements. 

7 (2) DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL IN8 TERESTS.—A judge for a prize competition with a 

9 total purse of $10,000 or more, or for an aggregate of 

10 prize competitions with a total purse of $50,000 or 

11 more, shall be required to disclose all personal finan12 cial interests. 

13 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 

14 days after the Office of Science and Technology Policy 

15 completes development of an agreement under para16 graph (1), it shall transmit a report to Congress de17 scribing the requirements of such agreement. 

18 (d) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The heads of Federal science 

19 agencies shall widely advertise prize competitions to be con20 ducted under this section to ensure maximum participa21 tion. 

22 (e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

23 term ‘‘Federal science agency’’ means— 

24 (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Admin25 istration; 

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1 (2) the National Science Foundation; 

2 (3) the National Institute of Standards and 

3 Technology; and 

4 (4) the National Weather Service. 

5 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually there7 after as part of the annual budget submission to Congress, 

8 the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 

9 shall transmit to the Congress a report on programs identi10 fied and conducted under subsection (a). 

11 SEC. 305. AMENDMENTS TO PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 

12 Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno13 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (c)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘sec16 tion, a prize’’; 

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘types’’ after ‘‘following’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prizes’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘prize competitions’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (f)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘in the Federal Register’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘on a publicly accessible Govern24 ment website, such as www.challenge.gov,’’; and 

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1 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prize’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘cash prize purse’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘prize’’ and in4 serting ‘‘cash prize purse’’; 

5 (4) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘prize’’ before 

6 ‘‘competition’’ both places it appears; 

7 (5) in subsection (i)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting 

9 ‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 

11 ‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’ both places it ap12 pears; 

13 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

14 paragraph (4); and 

15 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—An agency may waive the re18 quirement under paragraph (2). The annual report 

19 under subsection (p) shall include a list of such waiv20 ers granted during the preceding fiscal year, along 

21 with a detailed explanation of the reasons for grant22 ing the waivers.’’; 

23 (6) in subsection (k)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 

25 ‘‘prize’’ before ‘‘competition’’; and 

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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘prize’’ 

2 before ‘‘competitions’’ both places it appears; 

3 (7) in subsection (l), by striking all after ‘‘may 

4 enter into’’ and inserting ‘‘a grant, contract, coopera5 tive agreement, or other agreement with a private sec6 tor for-profit or nonprofit entity to administer the 

7 prize competition, subject to the provisions of this sec8 tion.’’; 

9 (8) in subsection (m)— 

10 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Support for a prize competi13 tion under this section, including financial support 

14 for the design and administration of a prize competi15 tion or funds for a cash prize purse, may consist of 

16 Federal appropriated funds and funds provided by 

17 private sector for-profit and nonprofit entities. The 

18 head of an agency may accept funds from other Fed19 eral agencies, private sector for-profit entities, and 

20 nonprofit entities to support such prize competitions. 

21 The head of an agency may not give any special con22 sideration to any private sector for-profit or nonprofit 

23 entity in return for a donation.’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prize 

25 awards’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’; 

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1 (C) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘No prize’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘No prize competition’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘the prize’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘the cash prize purse’’; 

6 (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a 

7 prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; 

8 (E) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting 

9 ‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘prize’’; 

10 (F) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a 

11 prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; and 

12 (G) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘cash 

13 prizes’’ and inserting ‘‘cash prize purses’’; 

14 (9) in subsection (n), by inserting ‘‘for both for15 profit and nonprofit entities,’’ after ‘‘contract vehi16 cle’’; 

17 (10) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘or pro18 viding a prize’’ and insert ‘‘a prize competition or 

19 providing a cash prize purse’’; and 

20 (11) in subsection (p)(2)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘cash 

22 prizes’’ both places it occurs and inserting ‘‘cash 

23 prize purses’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(G) PLAN.—A description of crosscutting 

2 topical areas and agency-specific mission needs 

3 that may be the strongest opportunities for prize 

4 competitions during the upcoming 2 fiscal 

5 years.’’. 

6 SEC. 306. UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. 

7 Title II of the National Science and Technology Policy, 

8 Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611 

9 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 section: 

11 ‘‘UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

12 ‘‘SEC. 210. (a) APPOINTMENT.—The President may 

13 appoint a United States Chief Technology Officer. Not later 

14 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the America 

15 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, such officer shall 

16 be one of the Associate Directors of the Office of Science 

17 and Technology Policy. 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the United States Chief 

19 Technology Officer should include— 

20 ‘‘(1) advising the President and the Director of 

21 the Office of Science and Technology Policy on Fed22 eral information systems, technology, data, and inno23 vation policies and initiatives; 

24 ‘‘(2) promoting an improved exchange of infor25 mation among the Federal Government, the public, 

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1 ‘‘(3) promoting the use of innovative techno2 logical approaches across the Federal Government to 

3 ensure a modern information technology infrastruc4 ture; 

5 ‘‘(4) working with the Chief Technology Officers 

6 and Chief Information Officers of all Federal agencies 

7 to ensure the use of best technologies and security 

8 practices for information systems; 

9 ‘‘(5) establishing a working group with such Of10 ficers to exchange best practices about information 

11 systems; 

12 ‘‘(6) promoting transparency and accountability 

13 across the Federal Government for all technological 

14 implementation by working with agencies to ensure 

15 that each arm of the Federal Government, including 

16 the executive branch, makes its records open and ac17 cessible; 

18 ‘‘(7) promoting security and privacy protection 

19 policies for all Federal information technology sys20 tems that are consistent with Federal law, regula21 tions, and current best practices; 

22 ‘‘(8) promoting technological interoperability of 

23 key Government functions; 

24 ‘‘(9) in consultation with the Office of Manage25 ment and Budget, providing an annual report to the 

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1 President, the Director of the Office of Science and 

2 Technology Policy, and Congress on the current state 

3 of information systems of all Federal agencies, includ4 ing— 

5 ‘‘(A) the status of information systems, in6 cluding potential technology and security con7 cerns about these information systems in all Fed8 eral agencies; 

9 ‘‘(B) a review of all Federal websites with 

10 third-party embedded tools that— 

11 ‘‘(i) identifies each embedded tool, who 

12 it belongs to, and the data it collects; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) addresses effects on cybersecurity 

14 and consumer privacy, including whether 

15 each website provides prominent notice to 

16 consumers about the presence of the tool and 

17 whether the consumer may opt-out of the 

18 tool; 

19 ‘‘(C) the amount of money being spent on 

20 various technologies; and 

21 ‘‘(D) technology recommendations and best 

22 practices; and 

23 ‘‘(10) such other functions and activities as the 

24 President and Director of the Office of Science and 

25 Technology Policy may assign. 

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1 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—In the absence of a United States Chief 

2 Technology Officer, the Director of the Office of Science and 

3 Technology Policy shall be responsible for providing the re4 port required under subsection (b)(9).’’. 

5 SEC. 307. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STUDY ON TECH6 NOLOGY FOR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS 

7 ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 

10 Science and Technology Policy shall enter into an arrange11 ment with the National Research Council to conduct and 

12 complete a study to identify and review technologies em13 ployed at institutions of higher education to provide notifi14 cations to students, faculty, and other personnel during 

15 emergency situations in accordance with the requirements 

16 of existing law. The study shall address— 

17 (1) the timeliness of notifications during emer18 gency situations provided by various technologies; 

19 (2) the durability of such technologies in deliv20 ering such notifications to students, faculty, and other 

21 personnel; and 

22 (3) the limitations exhibited by such technologies 

23 to successfully deliver notifications not more than 30 

24 seconds after the institution of higher education 

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1 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date on which the National Research Council enters into 

3 the arrangement required by subsection (a), the Director of 

4 the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall submit 

5 to Congress a report on the study conducted under such sub6 section. 

7 TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE 

8 OF STANDARDS AND TECH9 NOLOGY 

10 SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap13 propriated to the Secretary of Commerce 

14 $933,700,000 for the National Institute of Standards 

15 and Technology for fiscal year 2016. 

16 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au17 thorized by paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) $744,700,000 shall be for scientific and 

19 technical research and services laboratory activi20 ties; 

21 (B) $59,000,000 shall be for the construc22 tion and maintenance of facilities; and 

23 (C) $130,000,000 shall be for industrial 

24 technology services activities, of which 

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1 tension Partnership program under sections 25 

2 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards 

3 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278I) 

4 and $5,000,000 shall be for the Network for Man5 ufacturing Innovation Program under section 34 

6 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech7 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s). 

8 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2017.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap10 propriated to the Secretary of Commerce 

11 $933,700,000 for the National Institute of Standards 

12 and Technology for fiscal year 2017. 

13 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount au14 thorized by paragraph (1)— 

15 (A) $744,700,000 shall be for scientific and 

16 technical research and services laboratory activi17 ties; 

18 (B) $59,000,000 shall be for the construc19 tion and maintenance of facilities; and 

20 (C) $130,000,000 shall be for industrial 

21 technology services activities, of which 

22 $125,000,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Ex23 tension Partnership program under sections 25 

24 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards 

25 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278I) 

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1 and $5,000,000 shall be for the Network for Man2 ufacturing Innovation Program under section 34 

3 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech4 nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s). 

5 SEC. 402. STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT. 

6 Section 2 of the National Institute of Standards and 

7 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

10 by striking ‘‘authorized to take’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘authorized to serve as the President’s principal 

12 adviser on standards policy pertaining to the 

13 Nation’s technological competitiveness and inno14 vation ability and to take’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘compare 

16 standards’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Federal 

17 Government’’ and inserting ‘‘facilitate stand18 ards-related information sharing and coopera19 tion between Federal agencies’’; and 

20 (C) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘Fed21 eral, State, and local’’ and all that follows 

22 through ‘‘private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘technical 

23 standards activities and conformity assessment 

24 activities of Federal, State, and local govern25 ments with private sector’’; and 

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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

3 after the semicolon; 

4 (B) by redesignating paragraph (23) as 

5 paragraph (25); and 

6 (C) by inserting after paragraph (22) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(23) participate in and support scientific and 

9 technical conferences; 

10 ‘‘(24) perform pre-competitive measurement 

11 science and technology research in partnership with 

12 institutions of higher education and industry to pro13 mote United States industrial competitiveness; and’’. 

14 SEC. 403. VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECH15 NOLOGY. 

16 Section 10 of the National Institute of Standards and 

17 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘15 members’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘not fewer than 11 members’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘at least 10’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘at least two-thirds’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘The Committee may consult with the National 

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1 Research Council in making recommendations 

2 regarding general policy for the Institute.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘, including 

4 the Program established under section 28,’’. 

5 SEC. 404. POLICE AND SECURITY AUTHORITY. 

6 Section 15 of the National Institute of Standards and 

7 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278e) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘of the Government; and’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘of the Government;’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘United States Code.’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘United States Code; and (i) the protection of In12 stitute buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, 

13 and property, and of employees, associates, visitors, 

14 or other persons located therein or associated there15 with, notwithstanding any other provision of law.’’. 

16 SEC. 405. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 

17 The National Institute of Standards and Technology 

18 Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 

19 18, 19, and 19A and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 18. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may support, pro22 mote, and coordinate activities and efforts to enhance public 

23 awareness and understanding of measurement sciences, 

24 standards, and technology by the general public, industry, 

25 and academia in support of the Institute’s mission. 

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1 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award re3 search fellowships and other forms of financial and 

4 logistical assistance, including direct stipend awards, 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(A) students at institutions of higher edu7 cation within the United States who show prom8 ise as present or future contributors to the mis9 sion of the Institute; and 

10 ‘‘(B) United States citizens for research and 

11 technical activities of the Institute. 

12 ‘‘(2) SELECTION.—The Director shall select per13 sons to receive such fellowships and assistance on the 

14 basis of ability and of the relevance of the proposed 

15 work to the mission and programs of the Institute. 

16 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sub17 section, financial and logistical assistance includes, 

18 notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United 

19 States Code, or any contrary provision of law, tem20 porary housing and local transportation to and from 

21 the Institute facilities. 

22 ‘‘(c) POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—The 

23 Director shall establish and conduct a post-doctoral fellow24 ship program, subject to the availability of appropriations, 

25 that shall include not fewer than 20 fellows per fiscal year. 

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1 In evaluating applications for fellowships under this sub2 section, the Director shall give consideration to the goal of 

3 promoting the participation of underrepresented students in 

4 research areas supported by the Institute.’’. 

5 SEC. 406. PROGRAMMATIC PLANNING REPORT. 

6 Section 23(d) of the National Institute of Standards 

7 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278i(d)) is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: ‘‘The 3-year programmatic 

9 planning document shall also describe how the Director is 

10 addressing recommendations from the Visiting Committee 

11 on Advanced Technology established under section 10.’’. 

12 SEC. 407. ASSESSMENTS BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 

13 COUNCIL. 

14 (a) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.—Not 

15 later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

16 the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 

17 Technology shall enter into a contract with the National 

18 Academy of Sciences to conduct a single, comprehensive re19 view of the Institute’s laboratory programs. The review 

20 shall— 

21 (1) assess the technical merits and scientific cal22 iber of the research conducted at the laboratories; 

23 (2) examine the strengths and weaknesses of the 

24 2010 laboratory reorganization on the Institute’s abil25 ity to fulfill its mission; 

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1 (3) evaluate how cross-cutting research and de2 velopment activities are planned, coordinated, and ex3 ecuted across the laboratories; and 

4 (4) assess how the laboratories are engaging in5 dustry, including the incorporation of industry need, 

6 into the research goals and objectives of the Institute. 

7 (b) ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—Section 24 of the Na8 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

9 U.S.C. 278j) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 24. ASSESSMENTS BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 

11 COUNCIL. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall contract with 

13 the National Research Council to perform and report on 

14 assessments of the technical quality and impact of the work 

15 conducted at Institute laboratories. 

16 ‘‘(b) SCHEDULE.—Two laboratories shall be assessed 

17 under subsection (a) each year, and each laboratory shall 

18 be assessed at least once every 3 years. 

19 ‘‘(c) SUMMARY REPORT.—Beginning in the year after 

20 the first assessment is conducted under subsection (a), and 

21 once every two years thereafter, the Institute shall contract 

22 with the National Research Council to prepare a report that 

23 summarizes the findings common across the individual as24 sessment reports. 

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1 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.—The Institute, at 

2 the discretion of the Director, also may contract with the 

3 National Research Council to conduct additional assess4 ments of Institute programs and projects that involve col5 laboration across the Institute laboratories and centers and 

6 assessments of selected scientific and technical topics. 

7 ‘‘(e) CONSULTATION WITH VISITING COMMITTEE ON

8 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.—The National Research Council 

9 may consult with the Visiting Committee on Advanced 

10 Technology established under section 10 in performing the 

11 assessments under this section. 

12 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after the com13 pletion of each assessment, the Institute shall transmit the 

14 report on such assessment to the Committee on Science, 

15 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and 

16 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

17 of the Senate.’’. 

18 SEC. 408. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART19 NERSHIP. 

20 Section 25 of the National Institute of Standards and 

21 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended to read as fol22 lows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 25. HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART24 NERSHIP. 

25 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the 

2 Director and, if appropriate, through other officials, 

3 shall provide assistance for the creation and support 

4 of manufacturing extension centers, to be known as 

5 the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers’, for 

6 the transfer of manufacturing technology and best 

7 business practices (in this Act referred to as the ‘Cen8 ters’). The program under this section shall be known 

9 as the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partner10 ship’. 

11 ‘‘(2) AFFILIATIONS.—Such Centers shall be af12 filiated with any United States-based public or non13 profit institution or organization, or group thereof, 

14 that applies for and is awarded financial assistance 

15 under this section. 

16 ‘‘(3) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Centers is 

17 to enhance competitiveness, productivity, and techno18 logical performance in United States manufacturing 

19 through— 

20 ‘‘(A) the transfer of manufacturing tech21 nology and techniques developed at the Institute 

22 to Centers and, through them, to manufacturing 

23 companies throughout the United States; 

24 ‘‘(B) the participation of individuals from 

25 industry, institutions of higher education, State 

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1 governments, other Federal agencies, and, when 

2 appropriate, the Institute in cooperative tech3 nology transfer activities; 

4 ‘‘(C) efforts to make new manufacturing 

5 technology and processes usable by United 

6 States-based small and medium-sized companies; 

7 ‘‘(D) the active dissemination of scientific, 

8 engineering, technical, and management infor9 mation about manufacturing to industrial firms, 

10 including small and medium-sized manufac11 turing companies; 

12 ‘‘(E) the utilization, when appropriate, of 

13 the expertise and capability that exists in Fed14 eral laboratories other than the Institute; 

15 ‘‘(F) the provision to community colleges 

16 and area career and technical education schools 

17 of information about the job skills needed in 

18 small and medium-sized manufacturing busi19 nesses in the regions they serve; and 

20 ‘‘(G) promoting and expanding certification 

21 systems offered through industry, associations, 

22 and local colleges, when appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the Centers shall 

24 include— 

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1 ‘‘(1) the establishment of automated manufac2 turing systems and other advanced production tech3 nologies, based on Institute-supported research, for the 

4 purpose of demonstrations and technology transfer; 

5 ‘‘(2) the active transfer and dissemination of re6 search findings and Center expertise to a wide range 

7 of companies and enterprises, particularly small and 

8 medium-sized manufacturers; and 

9 ‘‘(3) the facilitation of collaborations and part10 nerships between small and medium-sized manufac11 turing companies and community colleges and area 

12 career and technical education schools to help such 

13 colleges and schools better understand the specific 

14 needs of manufacturers and to help manufacturers 

15 better understand the skill sets that students learn in 

16 the programs offered by such colleges and schools. 

17 ‘‘(c) OPERATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary may 

19 provide financial support to any Center created 

20 under subsection (a). The Secretary may not provide 

21 to a Center more than 50 percent of the capital and 

22 annual operating and maintenance funds required to 

23 create and maintain such Center. 

24 ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall imple25 ment, review, and update the sections of the Code of 

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1 Federal Regulations related to this section at least 

2 once every 3 years. 

3 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any nonprofit institu5 tion, or consortium thereof, or State or local gov6 ernment, may submit to the Secretary an appli7 cation for financial support under this section, 

8 in accordance with the procedures established by 

9 the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(B) COST SHARING.—In order to receive 

11 assistance under this section, an applicant for fi12 nancial assistance under subparagraph (A) shall 

13 provide adequate assurances that non-Federal as14 sets obtained from the applicant and the appli15 cant’s partnering organizations will be used as a 

16 funding source to meet not less than 50 percent 

17 of the costs incurred. For purposes of the pre18 ceding sentence, the costs incurred means the 

19 costs incurred in connection with the activities 

20 undertaken to improve the competitiveness, man21 agement, productivity, and technological per22 formance of small and medium-sized manufac23 turing companies. 

24 ‘‘(C) AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTI25 TIES.—In meeting the 50 percent requirement, it 

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1 is anticipated that a Center will enter into 

2 agreements with other entities such as private 

3 industry, institutions of higher education, and 

4 State governments to accomplish programmatic 

5 objectives and access new and existing resources 

6 that will further the impact of the Federal in7 vestment made on behalf of small and medium8 sized manufacturing companies. 

9 ‘‘(D) LEGAL RIGHTS.—Each applicant 

10 under subparagraph (A) shall also submit a pro11 posal for the allocation of the legal rights associ12 ated with any invention which may result from 

13 the proposed Center’s activities. 

14 ‘‘(4) MERIT REVIEW.—The Secretary shall sub15 ject each such application to merit review. In making 

16 a decision whether to approve such application and 

17 provide financial support under this section, the Sec18 retary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) The merits of the application, particu20 larly those portions of the application regarding 

21 technology transfer, training and education, and 

22 adaptation of manufacturing technologies to the 

23 needs of particular industrial sectors. 

24 ‘‘(B) The quality of service to be provided. 

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1 ‘‘(C) Geographical diversity and extent of 

2 service area. 

3 ‘‘(D) The percentage of funding and amount 

4 of in-kind commitment from other sources. 

5 ‘‘(5) EVALUATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Center that re7 ceives financial assistance under this section 

8 shall be evaluated during its third year of oper9 ation by an evaluation panel appointed by the 

10 Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—Each such evaluation 

12 panel shall be composed of private experts, none 

13 of whom shall be connected with the involved 

14 Center, and Federal officials. 

15 ‘‘(C) CHAIR.—An official of the Institute 

16 shall chair the panel. 

17 ‘‘(D) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT.—Each 

18 evaluation panel shall measure the involved Cen19 ter’s performance against the objectives specified 

20 in this section. 

21 ‘‘(E) POSITIVE EVALUATION.—If the evalua22 tion is positive, the Secretary may provide con23 tinued funding through the sixth year. 

24 ‘‘(F) PROBATION.—The Secretary shall not 

25 provide funding unless the Center has received a 

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1 positive evaluation. A Center that has not re2 ceived a positive evaluation by the evaluation 

3 panel shall be notified by the panel of the defi4 ciencies in its performance and shall be placed 

5 on probation for one year, after which time the 

6 panel shall reevaluate the Center. If the Center 

7 has not addressed the deficiencies identified by 

8 the panel, or shown a significant improvement 

9 in its performance, the Director shall conduct a 

10 new competition to select an operator for the 

11 Center or may close the Center. 

12 ‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT.— 

13 After the sixth year, a Center may receive addi14 tional financial support under this section if it 

15 has received a positive evaluation through an 

16 independent review, under procedures established 

17 by the Institute. 

18 ‘‘(H) EIGHT-YEAR REVIEW.—A Center shall 

19 undergo an independent review in the 8th year 

20 of operation. Each evaluation panel shall meas21 ure the Center’s performance against the objec22 tives specified in this section. A Center that has 

23 not received a positive evaluation as a result of 

24 an independent review shall be notified by the 

25 Program of the deficiencies in its performance 

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1 and shall be placed on probation for one year, 

2 after which time the Program shall reevaluate 

3 the Center. If the Center has not addressed the 

4 deficiencies identified by the review, or shown a 

5 significant improvement in its performance, the 

6 Director shall conduct a new competition to se7 lect an operator for the Center or may close the 

8 Center. 

9 ‘‘(I) RECOMPETITION.—If a recipient of a 

10 Center award has received financial assistance 

11 for 10 consecutive years, the Director shall con12 duct a new competition to select an operator for 

13 the Center consistent with the plan required in 

14 this Act. Incumbent Center operators in good 

15 standing shall be eligible to compete for the new 

16 award. 

17 ‘‘(J) REPORTS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of enactment of the America 

20 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, 

21 the Director shall transmit to the Com22 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

23 the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans25 portation of the Senate a plan as to how the 

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1 Institute will conduct reviews, assessments, 

2 and reapplication competitions under this 

3 paragraph. 

4 ‘‘(ii) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.— 

5 The Director shall contract with an inde6 pendent organization to perform an assess7 ment of the implementation of the re8 application competition process under this 

9 paragraph within 3 years after the trans10 mittal of the report under clause (i). The or11 ganization conducting the assessment under 

12 this clause may consult with the MEP Advi13 sory Board. 

14 ‘‘(iii) COMPARISON OF CENTERS.—Not 

15 later than 2 years after the date of enact16 ment of the America COMPETES Reau17 thorization Act of 2015, the Director shall 

18 transmit to the Committee on Science, 

19 Space, and Technology of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Com21 merce, Science, and Transportation of the 

22 Senate a report providing information on 

23 the first and second years of operations for 

24 centers operating from new competitions or 

25 recompetition as compared to longstanding 

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1 centers. The report shall provide detail on 

2 the engagement in services provided by Cen3 ters and the characteristics of services pro4 vided, including volume and type of serv5 ices, so that the Committees can evaluate 

6 whether the cost-sharing ratio has an effect 

7 on the services provided at Centers. 

8 ‘‘(6) PATENT RIGHTS.—The provisions of chapter 

9 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply, to the 

10 extent not inconsistent with this section, to the pro11 motion of technology from research by Centers under 

12 this section except for contracts for such specific tech13 nology extension or transfer services as may be speci14 fied by statute or by the Director. 

15 ‘‘(7) PROTECTION OF CENTER CLIENT CONFIDEN16 TIAL INFORMATION.—Section 552 of title 5, United 

17 States Code, shall apply to the following information 

18 obtained by the Federal Government on a confidential 

19 basis in connection with the activities of any partici20 pant involved in the Hollings Manufacturing Exten21 sion Partnership: 

22 ‘‘(A) Information on the business operation 

23 of any participant in a Hollings Manufacturing 

24 Extension Partnership program or of a client of 

25 a Center. 

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1 ‘‘(B) Trade secrets possessed by any client 

2 of a Center. 

3 ‘‘(8) ADVISORY BOARDS.—Each Center’s advi4 sory boards shall institute a conflict of interest policy, 

5 approved by the Director, that ensures the Board rep6 resents local small and medium-sized manufacturers 

7 in the Center’s region. Board Members may not serve 

8 as a vendor or provide services to the Center, nor may 

9 they serve on more than one Center’s oversight board 

10 simultaneously. 

11 ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to such sums as 

13 may be appropriated to the Secretary and Director to 

14 operate the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Part15 nership, the Secretary and Director also may accept 

16 funds from other Federal departments and agencies 

17 and, under section 2(c)(7), from the private sector for 

18 the purpose of strengthening United States manufac19 turing. 

20 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) FUNDS ACCEPTED FROM OTHER FED22 ERAL DEPARTMENTS OR AGENCIES.—The Direc23 tor shall determine whether funds accepted from 

24 other Federal departments or agencies shall be 

25 counted in the calculation of the Federal share of 

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1 capital and annual operating and maintenance 

2 costs under subsection (c). 

3 ‘‘(B) FUNDS ACCEPTED FROM THE PRIVATE

4 SECTOR.—Funds accepted from the private sector 

5 under section 2(c)(7), if allocated to a Center, 

6 may not be considered in the calculation of the 

7 Federal share under subsection (c) of this section. 

8 ‘‘(e) MEP ADVISORY BOARD.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

10 within the Institute a Manufacturing Extension Part11 nership Advisory Board (in this subsection referred to 

12 as the ‘MEP Advisory Board’). 

13 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The MEP Advisory 

15 Board shall consist of not fewer than 10 members 

16 broadly representative of stakeholders, to be ap17 pointed by the Director. At least 2 members shall 

18 be employed by or on an advisory board for the 

19 Centers, at least 1 member shall represent a com20 munity college, and at least 5 other members 

21 shall be from United States small businesses in 

22 the manufacturing sector. No member shall be an 

23 employee of the Federal Government. 

24 ‘‘(B) TERM.—Except as provided in sub25 paragraph (C) or (D), the term of office of each 

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1 member of the MEP Advisory Board shall be 3 

2 years. 

3 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 

4 to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expira5 tion of the term for which his predecessor was 

6 appointed shall be appointed for the remainder 

7 of such term. 

8 ‘‘(D) SERVING CONSECUTIVE TERMS.—Any 

9 person who has completed two consecutive full 

10 terms of service on the MEP Advisory Board 

11 shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment 

12 during the one-year period following the expira13 tion of the second such term. 

14 ‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—The MEP Advisory Board 

15 shall meet not less than 2 times annually and shall 

16 provide to the Director— 

17 ‘‘(A) advice on Hollings Manufacturing Ex18 tension Partnership programs, plans, and poli19 cies; 

20 ‘‘(B) assessments of the soundness of Hol21 lings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

22 plans and strategies; and 

23 ‘‘(C) assessments of current performance 

24 against Hollings Manufacturing Extension Part25 nership program plans. 

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1 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT APPLI2 CABILITY.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In discharging its du4 ties under this subsection, the MEP Advisory 

5 Board shall function solely in an advisory ca6 pacity, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 

7 Committee Act. 

8 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Section 14 of the Fed9 eral Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to 

10 the MEP Advisory Board. 

11 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—The MEP Advisory Board shall 

12 transmit an annual report to the Secretary for trans13 mittal to Congress within 30 days after the submis14 sion to Congress of the President’s annual budget re15 quest in each year. Such report shall address the sta16 tus of the program established pursuant to this section 

17 and comment on the relevant sections of the pro18 grammatic planning document and updates thereto 

19 transmitted to Congress by the Director under sub20 sections (c) and (d) of section 23. 

21 ‘‘(f) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

22 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall estab23 lish, within the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

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1 scribed in paragraph (2) for the purposes described in 

2 paragraph (3). 

3 ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants receiving 

4 awards under this subsection shall be the Centers, or 

5 a consortium of such Centers. 

6 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program 

7 under this subsection is to add capabilities to the 

8 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, in9 cluding the development of projects to solve new or 

10 emerging manufacturing problems as determined by 

11 the Director, in consultation with the Director of the 

12 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership pro13 gram, the MEP Advisory Board, and small and me14 dium-sized manufacturers. One or more themes for the 

15 competition may be identified, which may vary from 

16 year to year, depending on the needs of manufactur17 ers and the success of previous competitions. Centers 

18 may be reimbursed for costs incurred under the pro19 gram. 

20 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for awards 

21 under this subsection shall be submitted in such man22 ner, at such time, and containing such information 

23 as the Director shall require, in consultation with the 

24 MEP Advisory Board. 

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1 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—Awards under this subsection 

2 shall be peer reviewed and competitively awarded. 

3 The Director shall endeavor to have broad geographic 

4 diversity among selected proposals. The Director shall 

5 select proposals to receive awards that will— 

6 ‘‘(A) improve the competitiveness of indus7 tries in the region in which the Center or Centers 

8 are located; 

9 ‘‘(B) create jobs or train newly hired em10 ployees; and 

11 ‘‘(C) promote the transfer and commer12 cialization of research and technology from insti13 tutions of higher education, national labora14 tories, and nonprofit research institutes. 

15 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION.—Recipients of 

16 awards under this subsection shall not be required to 

17 provide a matching contribution. 

18 ‘‘(7) GLOBAL MARKETPLACE PROJECTS.—In 

19 making awards under this subsection, the Director, in 

20 consultation with the MEP Advisory Board and the 

21 Secretary, may take into consideration whether an 

22 application has significant potential for enhancing 

23 the competitiveness of small and medium-sized United 

24 States manufacturers in the global marketplace. 

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1 ‘‘(8) DURATION.—Awards under this subsection 

2 shall last no longer than 3 years. 

3 ‘‘(g) EVALUATION OF OBSTACLES UNIQUE TO SMALL

4 MANUFACTURERS.—The Director shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) evaluate obstacles that are unique to small 

6 manufacturers that prevent such manufacturers from 

7 effectively competing in the global market; 

8 ‘‘(2) implement a comprehensive plan to train 

9 the Centers to address such obstacles; and 

10 ‘‘(3) facilitate improved communication between 

11 the Centers to assist such manufacturers in imple12 menting appropriate, targeted solutions to such obsta13 cles. 

14 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

15 ‘‘(1) the term ‘area career and technical edu16 cation school’ has the meaning given such term in sec17 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

18 Education Improvement Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

19 2302); and 

20 ‘‘(2) the term ‘community college’ means an in21 stitution of higher education (as defined under section 

22 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 1001(a))) at which the highest degree that is 

24 predominately awarded to students is an associate’s 

25 degree.’’. 

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1 SEC. 409. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS. 

2 Section 28 of the National Institute of Standards and 

3 Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (g); and 

5 (2) in subsection (k)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

7 after the semicolon at the end; 

8 (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘; 

9 and’’ at the end and inserting a period; and 

10 (C) by striking paragraph (5). 

11 SEC. 410. MODIFICATIONS TO GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE 

12 AGREEMENTS. 

13 Section 8(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno14 vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3706(a)) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘The total amount of any such grant or cooperative 

16 agreement may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of 

17 the program.’’. 

18 SEC. 411. INFORMATION SYSTEMS STANDARDS CONSULTA19 TION. 

20 Section 20(c)(1) of the National Institute of Standards 

21 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g—3(c)(1)) is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘the National Security Agency,’’. 

23 SEC. 412. UNITED STATES-ISRAELI COOPERATION. 

24 It is the Sense of Congress that— 

25 (1) partnerships that facilitate basic scientific 

26 research between the United States and Israel advance 

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1 technology development, innovation, and commer2 cialization leading to growth in various sectors, in3 cluding manufacturing, and creating benefits for both 

4 nations; 

5 (2) joint research and development agreements 

6 carried out through government organizations like the 

7 National Institute of Standards and Technology sup8 port these efforts; 

9 (3) partnerships between the United States and 

10 Israel that further the basic scientific enterprise 

11 should be encouraged; and 

12 (4) the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology should continue to facilitate scientific col14 laborations between Israel and United States’ tech15 nical agencies working in measurement science and 

16 standardization. 

17 TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF 

18 ENERGY SCIENCE 

19 SEC. 501. MISSION. 

20 Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(c) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of Science 

24 shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, 

25 and major scientific tools to transform the understanding 

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1 of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and na2 tional security of the United States. In support of this mis3 sion, the Director shall carry out programs on basic energy 

4 sciences, advanced scientific computing research, high en5 ergy physics, biological and environmental research, fusion 

6 energy sciences, and nuclear physics, including as provided 

7 under subtitle A of title V of the America COMPETES Re8 authorization Act of 2015, through activities focused on— 

9 ‘‘(1) fundamental scientific discoveries through 

10 the study of matter and energy; 

11 ‘‘(2) science in the national interest, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) advancing an agenda for American 

13 energy security through research on energy pro14 duction, storage, transmission, efficiency, and 

15 use; and 

16 ‘‘(B) advancing our understanding of the 

17 Earth’s climate through research in atmospheric 

18 and environmental sciences; and 

19 ‘‘(3) National Scientific User Facilities to de20 liver the 21st century tools of science, engineering, 

21 and technology and provide the Nation’s researchers 

22 with the most advanced tools of modern science in23 cluding accelerators, colliders, supercomputers, light 

24 sources and neutron sources, and facilities for study25 ing materials science. 

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1 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENT OF

2 ENERGY PROGRAMS.—The Under Secretary for Science and 

3 Energy shall ensure the coordination of Office of Science 

4 activities and programs with other activities of the Depart5 ment.’’. 

6 SEC. 502. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES. 

7 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro8 gram in basic energy sciences, including materials sciences 

9 and engineering, chemical sciences, physical biosciences, 

10 and geosciences, for the purpose of providing the scientific 

11 foundations for new energy technologies. 

12 (b) MISSION.—The mission of the program described 

13 in subsection (a) shall be to support fundamental research 

14 to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and 

15 energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in 

16 order to provide the foundations for new energy technologies 

17 and to support Department missions in energy, environ18 ment, and national security. 

19 (c) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.—The 

20 Director shall carry out a subprogram for the development, 

21 construction, operation, and maintenance of national user 

22 facilities to support the program under this section. As 

23 practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs of the De24 partment, industry, the academic community, and other 

25 relevant entities to create and examine new materials and 

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1 chemical processes for the purposes of advancing new energy 

2 technologies and improving the competitiveness of the 

3 United States. These facilities shall include— 

4 (1) x-ray light sources; 

5 (2) neutron sources; 

6 (3) nanoscale science research centers; and 

7 (4) other facilities the Director considers appro8 priate, consistent with section 209 of the Department 

9 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139). 

10 (d) LIGHT SOURCE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In support of the subpro12 gram authorized in subsection (c), the Director shall 

13 establish an initiative to sustain and advance global 

14 leadership of light source user facilities. 

15 (2) LEADERSHIP STRATEGY.—Not later than 9 

16 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

17 biennially thereafter, the Director shall prepare, in 

18 consultation with relevant stakeholders, and submit to 

19 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

21 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a light 

22 source leadership strategy that— 

23 (A) identifies, prioritizes, and describes 

24 plans for the development, construction, and op25 eration of light sources over the next decade; 

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1 (B) describes plans for optimizing manage2 ment and use of existing light source facilities; 

3 and 

4 (C) assesses the international outlook for 

5 light source user facilities and describes plans for 

6 United States cooperation in such projects. 

7 (3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE FEEDBACK AND REC8 OMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 45 days after sub9 mission of the strategy described in paragraph (2), 

10 the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee shall 

11 provide the Director, the Committee on Science, 

12 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa13 tives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re14 sources of the Senate a report of the Advisory Com15 mittee’s analyses, findings, and recommendations for 

16 improving the strategy, including a review of the 

17 most recent budget request for the initiative. 

18 (4) PROPOSED BUDGET.—The Director shall 

19 transmit annually to Congress a proposed budget cor20 responding to the activities identified in the strategy. 

21 (e) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

22 The Director shall carry out research and development on 

23 advanced accelerator and storage ring technologies relevant 

24 to the development of Basic Energy Sciences user facilities, 

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1 in consultation with the Office of Science’s High Energy 

2 Physics and Nuclear Physics programs. 

3 (f) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

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

5 a program to provide awards, on a competitive, 

6 merit-reviewed basis, to multi-institutional collabora7 tions or other appropriate entities to conduct funda8 mental and use-inspired energy research to accelerate 

9 scientific breakthroughs. 

10 (2) COLLABORATIONS.—A collaboration receiving 

11 an award under this subsection may include multiple 

12 types of institutions and private sector entities. 

13 (3) SELECTION AND DURATION.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—A collaboration under 

15 this subsection shall be selected for a period of 5 

16 years. An Energy Frontier Research Center al17 ready in existence and supported by the Director 

18 on the date of enactment of this Act may con19 tinue to receive support for a period of 5 years 

20 beginning on the date of establishment of that 

21 center. 

22 (B) REAPPLICATION.—After the end of the 

23 period described in subparagraph (A), an 

24 awardee may reapply for selection for a second 

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1 period of 5 years on a competitive, merit-re2 viewed basis. 

3 (C) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the ex4 isting authorities of the Department, the Direc5 tor may terminate an underperforming center 

6 for cause during the performance period. 

7 (4) NO FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION.—No fund8 ing provided pursuant to this subsection may be used 

9 for the construction of new buildings or facilities. 

10 SEC. 503. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH. 

11 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a re12 search, development, and demonstration program to ad13 vance computational and networking capabilities to ana14 lyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena rel15 evant to the development of new energy technologies and 

16 the competitiveness of the United States. 

17 (b) FACILITIES.—The Director, as part of the program 

18 described in subsection (a), shall develop and maintain 

19 world-class computing and network facilities for science 

20 and deliver critical research in applied mathematics, com21 puter science, and advanced networking to support the De22 partment’s missions. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Department of En24 ergy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 

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1 U.S.C. 5541) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 

2 through (5) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) CO-DESIGN.—The term ‘co-design’ means 

4 the joint development of application algorithms, mod5 els, and codes with computer technology architectures 

6 and operating systems to maximize effective use of 

7 high-end computing systems. 

8 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 

9 means the Department of Energy. 

10 ‘‘(3) EXASCALE.—The term ‘exascale’ means 

11 computing system performance at or near 10 to the 

12 18th power floating point operations per second. 

13 ‘‘(4) HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEM.—The term 

14 ‘high-end computing system’ means a computing sys15 tem with performance that substantially exceeds that 

16 of systems that are commonly available for advanced 

17 scientific and engineering applications. 

18 ‘‘(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

19 term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 

20 given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act 

21 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 

22 ‘‘(6) LEADERSHIP SYSTEM.—The term ‘leader23 ship system’ means a high-end computing system that 

24 is among the most advanced in the world in terms of 

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1 performance in solving scientific and engineering 

2 problems. 

3 ‘‘(7) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘Na4 tional Laboratory’ means any one of the seventeen 

5 laboratories owned by the Department. 

6 ‘‘(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

7 the Secretary of Energy. 

8 ‘‘(9) SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘soft9 ware technology’ includes optimal algorithms, pro10 gramming environments, tools, languages, and oper11 ating systems for high-end computing systems.’’. 

12 (d) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING

13 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—Section 3 of 

14 the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revital15 ization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5542) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘pro18 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘coordinated program 

19 across the Department’’; 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para21 graph (1); 

22 (C) by striking the period at the end of 

23 paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 

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1 ‘‘(3) partner with universities, National Labora2 tories, and industry to ensure the broadest possible 

3 application of the technology developed in this pro4 gram to other challenges in science, engineering, med5 icine, and industry.’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘vector’’ and 

7 all that follows through ‘‘architectures’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘computer technologies that show promise of substan9 tial reductions in power requirements and substantial 

10 gains in parallelism of multicore processors, con11 currency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reli12 ability’’; and 

13 (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(d) EXASCALE COMPUTING PROGRAM.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

17 a coordinated research program to develop exascale 

18 computing systems to advance the missions of the De19 partment. 

20 ‘‘(2) EXECUTION.—The Secretary shall, through 

21 competitive merit review, establish two or more Na22 tional Laboratory-industry-university partnerships to 

23 conduct integrated research, development, and engi24 neering of multiple exascale architectures, and— 

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1 ‘‘(A) conduct mission-related co-design ac2 tivities in developing such exascale platforms; 

3 ‘‘(B) develop those advancements in hard4 ware and software technology required to fully 

5 realize the potential of an exascale production 

6 system in addressing Department target applica7 tions and solving scientific problems involving 

8 predictive modeling and simulation and large9 scale data analytics and management; and 

10 ‘‘(C) explore the use of exascale computing 

11 technologies to advance a broad range of science 

12 and engineering. 

13 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 

14 program, the Secretary shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) provide, on a competitive, merit-re16 viewed basis, access for researchers in United 

17 States industry, institutions of higher education, 

18 National Laboratories, and other Federal agen19 cies to these exascale systems, as appropriate; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) conduct outreach programs to increase 

22 the readiness for the use of such platforms by do23 mestic industries, including manufacturers. 

24 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) INTEGRATED STRATEGY AND PROGRAM

2 MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit 

3 to Congress, not later than 90 days after the date 

4 of enactment of the America COMPETES Reau5 thorization Act of 2015, a report outlining an 

6 integrated strategy and program management 

7 plan, including target dates for prototypical and 

8 production exascale platforms, interim mile9 stones to reaching these targets, functional re10 quirements, roles and responsibilities of National 

11 Laboratories and industry, acquisition strategy, 

12 and estimated resources required, to achieve this 

13 exascale system capability. The report shall in14 clude the Secretary’s plan for Departmental or15 ganization to manage and execute the Exascale 

16 Computing Program, including definition of the 

17 roles and responsibilities within the Department 

18 to ensure an integrated program across the De19 partment. The report shall also include a plan 

20 for ensuring balance and prioritizing across 

21 ASCR subprograms in a flat or slow-growth 

22 budget environment. 

23 ‘‘(B) STATUS REPORTS.—At the time of the 

24 budget submission of the Department for each 

25 fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit a report 

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1 to Congress that describes the status of milestones 

2 and costs in achieving the objectives of the 

3 exascale computing program. 

4 ‘‘(C) EXASCALE MERIT REPORT.—At least 

5 18 months prior to the initiation of construction 

6 or installation of any exascale-class computing 

7 facility, the Secretary shall transmit a plan to 

8 the Congress detailing— 

9 ‘‘(i) the proposed facility’s cost projec10 tions and capabilities to significantly accel11 erate the development of new energy tech12 nologies; 

13 ‘‘(ii) technical risks and challenges that 

14 must be overcome to achieve successful com15 pletion and operation of the facility; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) an independent assessment of the 

17 scientific and technological advances ex18 pected from such a facility relative to those 

19 expected from a comparable investment in 

20 expanded research and applications at 

21 terascale-class and petascale-class com22 puting facilities, including an evaluation of 

23 where investments should be made in the 

24 system software and algorithms to enable 

25 these advances.’’. 

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1 SEC. 504. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS. 

2 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a re3 search program on the fundamental constituents of matter 

4 and energy and the nature of space and time. 

5 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con6 gress that— 

7 (1) the Director should incorporate the findings 

8 and recommendations of the Particle Physics Project 

9 Prioritization Panel’s report entitled ‘‘Building for 

10 Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle Physics in 

11 the Global Context’’, into the Department’s planning 

12 process as part of the program described in subsection 

13 (a); 

14 (2) the Director should prioritize domestically 

15 hosted research projects that will maintain the United 

16 States position as a global leader in particle physics 

17 and attract the world’s most talented physicists and 

18 foreign investment for international collaboration; 

19 and 

20 (3) the nations that lead in particle physics by 

21 hosting international teams dedicated to a common 

22 scientific goal attract the world’s best talent and in23 spire future generations of physicists and tech24 nologists. 

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1 search activities on rare decay processes and the nature of 

2 the neutrino, which may include collaborations with the 

3 National Science Foundation or international collabora4 tions. 

5 (d) DARK ENERGY AND DARK MATTER RESEARCH.— 

6 As part of the program described in subsection (a), the Di7 rector shall carry out research activities on the nature of 

8 dark energy and dark matter, which may include collabora9 tions with the National Aeronautics and Space Administra10 tion or the National Science Foundation, or international 

11 collaborations. 

12 (e) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

13 The Director shall carry out research and development in 

14 advanced accelerator concepts and technologies, including 

15 laser technologies, to reduce the necessary scope and cost 

16 for the next generation of particle accelerators. The Director 

17 shall ensure access to national laboratory accelerator facili18 ties, infrastructure, and technology for users and developers 

19 of accelerators that advance applications in energy and the 

20 environment, medicine, industry, national security, and 

21 discovery science. 

22 (f) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Director, 

23 as practicable and in coordination with other appropriate 

24 Federal agencies as necessary, shall ensure the access of 

25 United States researchers to the most advanced accelerator 

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1 facilities and research capabilities in the world, including 

2 the Large Hadron Collider. 

3 SEC. 505. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 

4 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro5 gram of research, development, and demonstration in the 

6 areas of biological systems science and climate and environ7 mental science to support the energy and environmental 

8 missions of the Department. 

9 (b) PRIORITY RESEARCH.—In carrying out this sec10 tion, the Director shall prioritize fundamental research on 

11 biological systems and genomics science with the greatest 

12 potential to enable scientific discovery. 

13 (c) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 12 months after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

15 submit a report to Congress identifying climate science-re16 lated initiatives under this section that overlap or duplicate 

17 initiatives of other Federal agencies and the extent of such 

18 overlap or duplication. 

19 (d) LIMITATION.—The Director shall not approve new 

20 climate science-related initiatives to be carried out through 

21 the Office of Science without making a determination that 

22 such work is unique and not duplicative of work by other 

23 Federal agencies. Not later than 3 months after receiving 

24 the assessment required under subsection (c), the Director 

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1 fied in the assessment as overlapping or duplicative, unless 

2 the Director justifies that such work is critical to achieving 

3 American energy security. 

4 (e) LOW DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Depart6 ment of Energy Office of Science shall carry out a re7 search program on low dose radiation. The purpose of 

8 the program is to enhance the scientific under9 standing of and reduce uncertainties associated with 

10 the effects of exposure to low dose radiation in order 

11 to inform improved risk management methods. 

12 (2) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter 

14 into an agreement with the National Academies to 

15 conduct a study assessing the current status and de16 velopment of a long-term strategy for low dose radi17 ation research. Such study shall be completed not 

18 later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 

19 this Act. The study shall be conducted in coordination 

20 with Federal agencies that perform ionizing radiation 

21 effects research and shall leverage the most current 

22 studies in this field. Such study shall— 

23 (A) identify current scientific challenges for 

24 understanding the long-term effects of ionizing 

25 radiation; 

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1 (B) assess the status of current low dose ra2 diation research in the United States and inter3 nationally; 

4 (C) formulate overall scientific goals for the 

5 future of low-dose radiation research in the 

6 United States; 

7 (D) recommend a long-term strategic and 

8 prioritized research agenda to address scientific 

9 research goals for overcoming the identified sci10 entific challenges in coordination with other re11 search efforts; 

12 (E) define the essential components of a re13 search program that would address this research 

14 agenda within the universities and the National 

15 Laboratories; and 

16 (F) assess the cost-benefit effectiveness of 

17 such a program. 

18 (3) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 90 days 

19 after the completion of the study performed under 

20 paragraph (2) the Secretary of Energy shall deliver 

21 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

22 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

23 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 5-year 

24 research plan that responds to the study’s findings 

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1 and recommendations and identifies and prioritizes 

2 research needs. 

3 (4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

4 ‘‘low dose radiation’’ means a radiation dose of less 

5 than 100 millisieverts. 

6 (5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

7 subsection shall be construed to subject any research 

8 carried out by the Director under the research pro9 gram under this subsection to any limitations de10 scribed in section 977(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 

11 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16317(e)). 

12 SEC. 506. FUSION ENERGY. 

13 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a fusion 

14 energy sciences research program to expand the funda15 mental understanding of plasmas and matter at very high 

16 temperatures and densities and to build the scientific foun17 dation necessary to enable fusion power. 

18 (b) FUSION MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP19 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 Assist22 ant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of the Department, 

23 shall carry out research and development activities to 

24 identify, characterize, and demonstrate materials that 

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1 can endure the neutron, plasma, and heat fluxes ex2 pected in a fusion power system; and 

3 (2) the Secretary shall— 

4 (A) provide an assessment of the need for a 

5 facility or facilities that can examine and test 

6 potential fusion and next generation fission ma7 terials and other enabling technologies relevant 

8 to the development of fusion power; and 

9 (B) provide an assessment of whether a sin10 gle new facility that substantially addresses 

11 magnetic fusion and next generation fission ma12 terials research needs is feasible, in conjunction 

13 with the expected capabilities of facilities oper14 ational as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (c) TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program de17 scribed in subsection (a), the Director shall support 

18 research and development activities and facility oper19 ations to optimize the tokamak approach to fusion en20 ergy. 

21 (2) ITER.— 

22 (A) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall submit to Congress a report providing an 

25 assessment of— 

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1 (i) the most recent schedule for ITER 

2 that has been approved by the ITER Coun3 cil; and 

4 (ii) progress of the ITER Council and 

5 the ITER Director General toward imple6 mentation of the recommendations of the 

7 Third Biennial International Organization 

8 Management Assessment Report. 

9 (B) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SOLICI10 TATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVI11 TIES.—Section 33 of the Atomic Energy Act of 

12 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this sec14 tion, with respect to international research 

15 projects, the term ‘private facilities or labora16 tories’ shall refer to facilities or laboratories lo17 cated in the United States.’’. 

18 (C) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

19 Congress that the United States should support 

20 a robust, diverse fusion program. It is further 

21 the sense of Congress that developing the sci22 entific basis for fusion, providing research results 

23 key to the success of ITER, and training the next 

24 generation of fusion scientists are of critical im25 portance to the United States and should in no 

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1 way be diminished by participation of the 

2 United States in the ITER project. 

3 (d) INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DE4 VELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

5 program of research and technology development in inertial 

6 fusion for energy applications, including ion beam, laser, 

7 and pulsed power fusion systems. 

8 (e) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program de10 scribed in subsection (a), the Director shall support 

11 research and development activities and facility oper12 ations at United States universities, national labora13 tories, and private facilities for a portfolio of alter14 native and enabling fusion energy concepts that may 

15 provide solutions to significant challenges to the es16 tablishment of a commercial magnetic fusion power 

17 plant, prioritized based on the ability of the United 

18 States to play a leadership role in the international 

19 fusion research community. Fusion energy concepts 

20 and activities explored under this paragraph may in21 clude— 

22 (A) high magnetic field approaches facili23 tated by high temperature superconductors; 

24 (B) advanced stellarator concepts; 

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1 (C) non-tokamak confinement configura2 tions operating at low magnetic fields; 

3 (D) magnetized target fusion energy con4 cepts; 

5 (E) liquid metals to address issues associ6 ated with fusion plasma interactions with the 

7 inner wall of the encasing device; 

8 (F) immersion blankets for heat manage9 ment and fuel breeding; 

10 (G) advanced scientific computing activi11 ties; and 

12 (H) other promising fusion energy concepts 

13 identified by the Director. 

14 (2) COORDINATION WITH ARPA–E.—The Under 

15 Secretary and the Director shall coordinate with the 

16 Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency– 

17 Energy (in this paragraph referred to as ‘‘ARPA–E’’) 

18 to— 

19 (A) assess the potential for any fusion en20 ergy project supported by ARPA–E to represent 

21 a promising approach to a commercially viable 

22 fusion power plant; 

23 (B) determine whether the results of any fu24 sion energy project supported by ARPA–E merit 

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1 the support of follow-on research activities car2 ried out by the Office of Science; and 

3 (C) avoid unintentional duplication of ac4 tivities. 

5 (f) GENERAL PLASMA SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS.— 

6 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress an assessment 

8 of opportunities in which the United States can provide 

9 world-leading contributions to advancing plasma science 

10 and non-fusion energy applications, and identify opportu11 nities for partnering with other Federal agencies both with12 in and outside of the Department of Energy. 

13 (g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.— 

14 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

16 transmit to Congress a report on the Department’s 

17 proposed fusion energy research and development ac18 tivities over the following 10 years under at least 3 

19 realistic budget scenarios, including a scenario based 

20 on 3 percent annual growth in the non-ITER portion 

21 of the budget for fusion energy research and develop22 ment activities. The report shall— 

23 (A) identify specific areas of fusion energy 

24 research and enabling technology development in 

25 which the United States can and should establish 

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1 or solidify a lead in the global fusion energy de2 velopment effort; 

3 (B) identify priorities for initiation of fa4 cility construction and facility decommissioning 

5 under each of those scenarios; and 

6 (C) assess the ability of the United States 

7 fusion workforce to carry out the activities iden8 tified in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including 

9 the adequacy of college and university programs 

10 to train the leaders and workers of the next gen11 eration of fusion energy researchers. 

12 (2) PROCESS.—In order to develop the report re13 quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall lever14 age best practices and lessons learned from the process 

15 used to develop the most recent report of the Particle 

16 Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the High En17 ergy Physics Advisory Panel. No member of the Fu18 sion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee shall be ex19 cluded from participating in developing or voting on 

20 final approval of the report required under paragraph 

21 (1). 

22 SEC. 507. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. 

23 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro24 gram of experimental and theoretical research, and support 

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1 associated facilities, to discover, explore, and understand all 

2 forms of nuclear matter. 

3 (b) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR

4 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.—The Director shall carry out 

5 a program for the production of isotopes, including the de6 velopment of techniques to produce isotopes, that the Sec7 retary determines are needed for research, medical, indus8 trial, or other purposes. In making this determination, the 

9 Secretary shall— 

10 (1) ensure that, as has been the policy of the 

11 United States since the publication in 1965 of Fed12 eral Register notice 30 Fed. Reg. 3247, isotope pro13 duction activities do not compete with private indus14 try unless critical national interests necessitate the 

15 Federal Government’s involvement; 

16 (2) ensure that activities undertaken pursuant to 

17 this section, to the extent practicable, promote the 

18 growth of a robust domestic isotope production indus19 try; and 

20 (3) consider any relevant recommendations made 

21 by Federal advisory committees, the National Acad22 emies, and interagency working groups in which the 

23 Department participates. 

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1 SEC. 508. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro4 gram to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readi5 ness of infrastructure at Office of Science laboratories. The 

6 program shall include projects to— 

7 (1) renovate or replace space that does not meet 

8 research needs; 

9 (2) replace facilities that are no longer cost effec10 tive to renovate or operate; 

11 (3) modernize utility systems to prevent failures 

12 and ensure efficiency; 

13 (4) remove excess facilities to allow safe and effi14 cient operations; and 

15 (5) construct modern facilities to conduct ad16 vanced research in controlled environmental condi17 tions. 

18 (b) APPROACH.—In carrying out this section, the Di19 rector shall utilize all available approaches and mecha20 nisms, including capital line items, minor construction 

21 projects, energy savings performance contracts, utility en22 ergy service contracts, alternative financing, and expense 

23 funding, as appropriate. 

24 SEC. 509. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING. 

25 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

26 this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 

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1 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa2 tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

3 of the Senate a report on the current ability of domestic 

4 manufacturers to meet the procurement requirements for 

5 major ongoing projects funded by the Office of Science of 

6 the Department, including a calculation of the percentage 

7 of equipment acquired from domestic manufacturers for this 

8 purpose. 

9 SEC. 510. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—There are authorized to be 

11 appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Science for 

12 fiscal year 2016 $5,339,800,000, of which— 

13 (1) $1,850,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy 

14 Science; 

15 (2) $788,000,000 shall be for High Energy Phys16 ics; 

17 (3) $550,000,000 shall be for Biological and En18 vironmental Research; 

19 (4) $624,700,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics; 

20 (5) $621,000,000 shall be for Advanced Scientific 

21 Computing Research; 

22 (6) $488,000,000 shall be for Fusion Energy 

23 Sciences; 

24 (7) $113,600,000 shall be for Science Labora25 tories Infrastructure; 

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1 (8) $181,000,000 shall be for Science Program 

2 Direction; 

3 (9) $103,000,000 shall be for Safeguards and Se4 curity; and 

5 (10) $20,500,000 shall be for Workforce Develop6 ment for Teachers and Scientists. 

7 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2017.—There are authorized to be 

8 appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Science for 

9 fiscal year 2017 $5,339,800,000, of which— 

10 (1) $1,850,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy 

11 Science; 

12 (2) $788,000,000 shall be for High Energy Phys13 ics; 

14 (3) $550,000,000 shall be for Biological and En15 vironmental Research; 

16 (4) $624,700,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics; 

17 (5) $621,000,000 shall be for Advanced Scientific 

18 Computing Research; 

19 (6) $488,000,000 shall be for Fusion Energy 

20 Sciences; 

21 (7) $113,600,000 shall be for Science Labora22 tories Infrastructure; 

23 (8) $181,000,000 shall be for Science Program 

24 Direction; 

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1 (9) $103,000,000 shall be for Safeguards and Se2 curity; and 

3 (10) $20,500,000 shall be for Workforce Develop4 ment for Teachers and Scientists. 

5 SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this title— 

7 (1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart8 ment of Energy; 

9 (2) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of the 

10 Office of Science of the Department; and 

11 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

12 Energy. 

13 TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF EN14 ERGY APPLIED RESEARCH 

15 AND DEVELOPMENT 

16 Subtitle A—Crosscutting Research 

17 and Development 

18 SEC. 601. CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

19 (a) CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

20 The Secretary shall, through the Under Secretary for 

21 Science and Energy, utilize the capabilities of the Depart22 ment to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative re23 search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli24 cation of innovative science and technologies for— 

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1 (1) advancing the understanding of the energy2 water-land use nexus; 

3 (2) modernizing the electric grid by improving 

4 energy transmission and distribution systems security 

5 and resiliency; 

6 (3) utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide in elec7 tric power generation; 

8 (4) subsurface technology and engineering; 

9 (5) high performance computing; 

10 (6) cybersecurity; and 

11 (7) critical challenges identified through com12 prehensive energy studies, evaluations, and reviews. 

13 (b) CROSSCUTTING APPROACHES.—To the maximum 

14 extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek to leverage exist15 ing programs, and consolidate and coordinate activities, 

16 throughout the Department to promote collaboration and 

17 crosscutting approaches within programs. 

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

19 (1) prioritize activities that promote the utiliza20 tion of all affordable domestic resources; 

21 (2) develop a rigorous and realistic planning, 

22 evaluation, and technical assessment framework for 

23 setting objective, long-term strategic goals and evalu24 ating progress that ensures the integrity and indemstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 pendence to insulate planning from political influence 

2 and the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics; 

3 (3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in 

4 a manner that does not duplicate other activities 

5 within the Department or other Federal Government 

6 activities; and 

7 (4) identify programs that may be more effec8 tively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental 

9 organizations, institutions of higher education, or 

10 other stakeholders. 

11 SEC. 602. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS 

12 AND COORDINATION PLAN. 

13 Section 994 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

14 16358) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 994. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS 

16 AND COORDINATION PLAN. 

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

18 review all of the science and technology activities of the De19 partment in a strategic framework that takes into account 

20 the frontiers of science to which the Department can con21 tribute, the national needs relevant to the Department’s 

22 statutory missions, and global energy dynamics. 

23 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION ANALYSIS AND PLAN.—As part of 

24 the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop 

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1 search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli2 cation activities across Department organizational bound3 aries. 

4 ‘‘(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan shall describe— 

5 ‘‘(1) cross-cutting scientific and technical issues 

6 and research questions that span more than one pro7 gram or major office of the Department; 

8 ‘‘(2) how the applied technology programs of the 

9 Department are coordinating their activities, and ad10 dressing those questions; 

11 ‘‘(3) ways in which the technical interchange 

12 within the Department, particularly between the Of13 fice of Science and the applied technology programs, 

14 can be enhanced, including limited ways in which the 

15 research agendas of the Office of Science and the ap16 plied programs can better interact and assist each 

17 other; 

18 ‘‘(4) a description of how the Secretary will en19 sure that the Department’s overall research agenda 

20 include, in addition to fundamental, curiosity-driven 

21 research, fundamental research related to topics of 

22 concern to the applied programs, and applications in 

23 Departmental technology programs of research results 

24 generated by fundamental, curiosity-driven research; 

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1 ‘‘(5) critical assessments of any ongoing pro2 grams that have experienced sub-par performance or 

3 cost over-runs of 10 percent or more over one or more 

4 years; and 

5 ‘‘(6) activities that may be more effectively left 

6 to the States, industry, nongovernmental organiza7 tions, institutions of higher education, or other stake8 holders. 

9 ‘‘(d) PLAN TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

10 the date of enactment of the America COMPETES Reau11 thorization Act of 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, the 

12 Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science, 

13 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and 

14 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen15 ate the results of the review under subsection (a) and the 

16 coordination plan under subsection (b).’’. 

17 SEC. 603. STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUC18 TURE. 

19 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 993 of the Energy Policy 

20 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16357) is amended— 

21 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

22 follows: ‘‘STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRA23 STRUCTURE’’; and 

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

25 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item re2 lating to section 993 in the table of contents of the Energy 

3 Policy Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 993. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure.’’. 

4 Subtitle B—Electricity Delivery and 

5 Energy Reliability Research and 

6 Development 

7 SEC. 611. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC ENERGY 

8 SYSTEMS. 

9 Section 921 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

10 U.S.C. 16211) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 921. DISTRIBUTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC ENERGY 

12 SYSTEMS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out pro14 grams of research, development, demonstration, and com15 mercial application on distributed energy resources and 

16 systems reliability and efficiency, to improve the reliability 

17 and efficiency of distributed energy resources and systems, 

18 integrating advanced energy technologies with grid 

19 connectivity, including activities described in this subtitle. 

20 The programs shall address advanced energy technologies 

21 and systems and advanced grid security, resiliency, and re22 liability technologies. 

23 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—To the maximum extent prac24 ticable, the Secretary shall seek to— 

25 ‘‘(1) leverage existing programs; 

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1 ‘‘(2) consolidate and coordinate activities 

2 throughout the Department to promote collaboration 

3 and crosscutting approaches; 

4 ‘‘(3) ensure activities are undertaken in a man5 ner that does not duplicate other activities within the 

6 Department or other Federal Government activities; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(4) identify programs that may be more effec9 tively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental 

10 organizations, institutions of higher education, or 

11 other stakeholders.’’. 

12 SEC. 612. ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION RE13 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

14 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 925 of the Energy Policy 

15 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16215) is amended— 

16 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 

17 follows: ‘‘ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DIS18 TRIBUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 

19 (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a com22 prehensive research, development, and demonstration pro23 gram to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and environ24 mental integrity of electrical transmission and distribution 

25 systems, which shall include innovations for— 

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1 ‘‘(1) advanced energy delivery technologies, en2 ergy storage technologies, materials, and systems; 

3 ‘‘(2) advanced grid reliability and efficiency 

4 technology development; 

5 ‘‘(3) technologies contributing to significant load 

6 reductions; 

7 ‘‘(4) advanced metering, load management, and 

8 control technologies; 

9 ‘‘(5) technologies to enhance existing grid compo10 nents; 

11 ‘‘(6) the development and use of high-tempera12 ture superconductors to— 

13 ‘‘(A) enhance the reliability, operational 

14 flexibility, or power-carrying capability of elec15 tric transmission or distribution systems; or 

16 ‘‘(B) increase the efficiency of electric en17 ergy generation, transmission, distribution, or 

18 storage systems; 

19 ‘‘(7) integration of power systems, including sys20 tems to deliver high-quality electric power, electric 

21 power reliability, and combined heat and power; 

22 ‘‘(8) supply of electricity to the power grid by 

23 small scale, distributed, and residential-based power 

24 generators; 

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1 ‘‘(9) the development and use of advanced grid 

2 design, operation, and planning tools; and 

3 ‘‘(10) any other infrastructure technologies, as 

4 appropriate.’’; and 

5 (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) CONSORTIUM.—The Secretary shall consider 

9 implementing the program under this section using a 

10 consortium of participants from industry, institutions 

11 of higher education, and National Laboratories. 

12 ‘‘(2) OBJECTIVES.—To the maximum extent 

13 practicable the Secretary shall seek to— 

14 ‘‘(A) leverage existing programs; 

15 ‘‘(B) consolidate and coordinate activities, 

16 throughout the Department to promote collabora17 tion and crosscutting approaches; 

18 ‘‘(C) ensure activities are undertaken in a 

19 manner that does not duplicate other activities 

20 within the Department or other Federal Govern21 ment activities; and 

22 ‘‘(D) identify programs that may be more 

23 effectively left to the States, industry, nongovern24 mental organizations, institutions of higher edu25 cation, or other stakeholders.’’. 

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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item re2 lating to section 925 in the table of contents of the Energy 

3 Policy Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 925. Electric transmission and distribution research and development.’’. 

4 Subtitle C—Nuclear Energy 

5 Research and Development 

6 SEC. 621. OBJECTIVES. 

7 Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

8 U.S.C. 16271) is amended— 

9 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct pro12 grams of civilian nuclear energy research, development, 

13 demonstration, and commercial application, including ac14 tivities described in this subtitle. Such programs shall take 

15 into consideration the following objectives: 

16 ‘‘(1) Enhancing nuclear power’s viability as 

17 part of the United States energy portfolio. 

18 ‘‘(2) Reducing used nuclear fuel and nuclear 

19 waste products generated by civilian nuclear energy. 

20 ‘‘(3) Supporting technological advances in areas 

21 that industry by itself is not likely to undertake be22 cause of technical and financial uncertainty. 

23 ‘‘(4) Providing the technical means to reduce the 

24 likelihood of nuclear proliferation. 

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1 ‘‘(5) Maintaining a cadre of nuclear scientists 

2 and engineers. 

3 ‘‘(6) Maintaining National Laboratory and uni4 versity nuclear programs, including their infrastruc5 ture. 

6 ‘‘(7) Supporting both individual researchers and 

7 multidisciplinary teams of researchers to pioneer new 

8 approaches in nuclear energy, science, and technology. 

9 ‘‘(8) Developing, planning, constructing, acquir10 ing, and operating special equipment and facilities 

11 for the use of researchers. 

12 ‘‘(9) Supporting technology transfer and other 

13 appropriate activities to assist the nuclear energy in14 dustry, and other users of nuclear science and engi15 neering, including activities addressing reliability, 

16 availability, productivity, component aging, safety, 

17 and security of nuclear power plants. 

18 ‘‘(10) Reducing the environmental impact of nu19 clear energy-related activities. 

20 ‘‘(11) Researching and developing technologies 

21 and processes to meet Federal and State requirements 

22 and standards for nuclear power systems.’’; 

23 (2) by striking subsections (b) through (d); and 

24 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

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1 SEC. 622. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES STUDY. 

2 Section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

3 U.S.C. 16271) is further amended by adding at the end the 

4 following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES STUDY.—In furtherance of 

6 the program objectives listed in subsection (a) of this sec7 tion, the Government Accountability Office shall, within 

8 one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

9 transmit to the Congress a report on the results of a study 

10 on the scientific and technical merit of major Federal and 

11 State requirements and standards, including moratoria, 

12 that delay or impede the further development and commer13 cialization of nuclear power, and how the Department can 

14 assist in overcoming such delays or impediments.’’. 

15 SEC. 623. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP16 MENT PROGRAMS. 

17 Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

18 U.S.C. 16272) is amended by striking subsections (c) 

19 through (e) and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(c) REACTOR CONCEPTS.— 

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

22 out a program of research, development, demonstra23 tion, and commercial application to advance nuclear 

24 power systems as well as technologies to sustain cur25 rently deployed systems. 

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1 ‘‘(2) DESIGNS AND TECHNOLOGIES.—In con2 ducting the program under this subsection, the Sec3 retary shall examine advanced reactor designs and 

4 nuclear technologies, including those that— 

5 ‘‘(A) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and 

6 improved safety compared to reactors in oper7 ation as of the date of enactment of the America 

8 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015; 

9 ‘‘(B) utilize passive safety features; 

10 ‘‘(C) minimize proliferation risks; 

11 ‘‘(D) substantially reduce production of 

12 high-level waste per unit of output; 

13 ‘‘(E) increase the life and sustainability of 

14 reactor systems currently deployed; 

15 ‘‘(F) use improved instrumentation; 

16 ‘‘(G) are capable of producing large-scale 

17 quantities of hydrogen or process heat; 

18 ‘‘(H) minimize water usage or use alter19 natives to water as a cooling mechanism; or 

20 ‘‘(I) use nuclear energy as part of an inte21 grated energy system. 

22 ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—In car23 rying out the program under this subsection, the Sec24 retary shall seek opportunities to enhance the progress 

25 of the program through international cooperation 

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1 through such organizations as the Generation IV 

2 International Forum or any other international col3 laboration the Secretary considers appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—No funds authorized to be 

5 appropriated to carry out the activities described in 

6 this subsection shall be used to fund the activities au7 thorized under sections 641 through 645.’’. 

8 SEC. 624. SMALL MODULAR REACTOR PROGRAM. 

9 Section 952 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

10 U.S.C. 16272) is further amended by adding at the end the 

11 following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(d) SMALL MODULAR REACTOR PROGRAM.— 

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

14 out a small modular reactor program to promote re15 search, development, demonstration, and commercial 

16 application of small modular reactors, including 

17 through cost-shared projects for commercial applica18 tion of reactor systems designs. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con20 sult with and utilize the expertise of the Secretary of 

21 the Navy in establishing and carrying out such pro22 gram. 

23 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Activities may 

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1 eral entities, which demonstrate and validate new de2 sign capabilities of innovative small modular reactor 

3 designs. 

4 ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sub5 section, the term ‘small modular reactor’ means a nu6 clear reactor meeting generally accepted industry 

7 standards— 

8 ‘‘(A) with a rated capacity of less than 300 

9 electrical megawatts; 

10 ‘‘(B) with respect to which most parts can 

11 be factory assembled and shipped as modules to 

12 a reactor plant site for assembly; and 

13 ‘‘(C) that can be constructed and operated 

14 in combination with similar reactors at a single 

15 site.’’. 

16 SEC. 625. FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

17 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 953 of the Energy Policy 

18 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16273) is amended— 

19 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘AD20 VANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘FUEL CYCLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (a); 

23 (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

24 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 

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1 (4) by inserting before subsection (d), as so redes2 ignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, the fol3 lowing new subsections: 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a fuel 

5 cycle research, development, demonstration, and commercial 

6 application program (referred to in this section as the ‘pro7 gram’) on fuel cycle options that improve uranium resource 

8 utilization, maximize energy generation, minimize nuclear 

9 waste creation, improve safety, mitigate risk of prolifera10 tion, and improve waste management in support of a na11 tional strategy for spent nuclear fuel and the reactor con12 cepts research, development, demonstration, and commer13 cial application program under section 952(c). 

14 ‘‘(b) FUEL CYCLE OPTIONS.—Under this section the 

15 Secretary may consider implementing the following initia16 tives: 

17 ‘‘(1) OPEN CYCLE.—Developing fuels, including 

18 the use of nonuranium materials and alternate 

19 claddings, for use in reactors that increase energy 

20 generation, improve safety performance and margins, 

21 and minimize the amount of nuclear waste produced 

22 in an open fuel cycle. 

23 ‘‘(2) RECYCLE.—Developing advanced recycling 

24 technologies, including advanced reactor concepts to 

25 improve resource utilization, reduce proliferation 

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1 risks, and minimize radiotoxicity, decay heat, and 

2 mass and volume of nuclear waste to the greatest ex3 tent possible. 

4 ‘‘(3) ADVANCED STORAGE METHODS.—Devel5 oping advanced storage technologies for both onsite 

6 and long-term storage that substantially prolong the 

7 effective life of current storage devices or that substan8 tially improve upon existing nuclear waste storage 

9 technologies and methods, including repositories. 

10 ‘‘(4) FAST TEST REACTOR.—Investigating the 

11 potential research benefits of a fast test reactor user 

12 facility to conduct experiments on fuels and materials 

13 related to fuel forms and fuel cycles that will increase 

14 fuel utilization, reduce proliferation risks, and reduce 

15 nuclear waste products. 

16 ‘‘(5) ADVANCED REACTOR INNOVATION.—Devel17 oping an advanced reactor innovation testbed where 

18 national laboratories, universities, and industry can 

19 address advanced reactor design challenges to enable 

20 construction and operation of privately funded reac21 tor prototypes to resolve technical uncertainty for 

22 United States-based designs for future domestic and 

23 international markets. 

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1 mines is likely to advance the objectives of the pro2 gram. 

3 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ADVANCED RECYCLING AND CROSS4 CUTTING ACTIVITIES.—In addition to and in support of the 

5 specific initiatives described in paragraphs (1) through (5) 

6 of subsection (b), the Secretary may support the following 

7 activities: 

8 ‘‘(1) Development and testing of integrated proc9 ess flow sheets for advanced nuclear fuel recycling 

10 processes. 

11 ‘‘(2) Research to characterize the byproducts and 

12 waste streams resulting from fuel recycling processes. 

13 ‘‘(3) Research and development on reactor con14 cepts or transmutation technologies that improve re15 source utilization or reduce the radiotoxicity of waste 

16 streams. 

17 ‘‘(4) Research and development on waste treat18 ment processes and separations technologies, advanced 

19 waste forms, and quantification of proliferation risks. 

20 ‘‘(5) Identification and evaluation of test and ex21 perimental facilities necessary to successfully imple22 ment the advanced fuel cycle initiative. 

23 ‘‘(6) Advancement of fuel cycle-related modeling 

24 and simulation capabilities. 

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1 ‘‘(7) Research to understand the behavior of 

2 high-burnup fuels.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 

4 section 953 in the table of contents of the Energy Policy 

5 Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 953. Fuel cycle research and development.’’. 

6 SEC. 626. NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy 

9 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 958. NUCLEAR ENERGY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro13 gram to support the integration of activities undertaken 

14 through the reactor concepts research, development, dem15 onstration, and commercial application program under sec16 tion 952(c) and the fuel cycle research and development pro17 gram under section 953, and support crosscutting nuclear 

18 energy concepts. Activities commenced under this section 

19 shall be concentrated on broadly applicable research and de20 velopment focus areas. 

21 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—Activities conducted under this sec22 tion may include research involving— 

23 ‘‘(1) advanced reactor materials; 

24 ‘‘(2) advanced radiation mitigation methods; 

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1 ‘‘(3) advanced proliferation and security risk as2 sessment methods; 

3 ‘‘(4) advanced sensors and instrumentation; 

4 ‘‘(5) high performance computation modeling, 

5 including multiphysics, multidimensional modeling 

6 simulation for nuclear energy systems, and continued 

7 development of advanced modeling simulation capa8 bilities through national laboratory, industry, and 

9 university partnerships for operations and safety per10 formance improvements of light water reactors for 

11 currently deployed and near-term reactors and ad12 vanced reactors and for the development of small 

13 modular reactors; and 

14 ‘‘(6) any crosscutting technology or trans15 formative concept aimed at establishing substantial 

16 and revolutionary enhancements in the performance 

17 of future nuclear energy systems that the Secretary 

18 considers relevant and appropriate to the purpose of 

19 this section. 

20 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit, as part of 

21 the annual budget submission of the Department, a report 

22 on the activities of the program conducted under this sec23 tion, which shall include a brief evaluation of each activi24 ty’s progress.’’. 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by adding 

3 at the end of the items for subtitle E of title IX the following 

4 new item: 

‘‘Sec. 958. Nuclear energy enabling technologies.’’. 

5 SEC. 627. TECHNICAL STANDARDS COLLABORATION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Insti7 tute of Standards and Technology shall establish a nuclear 

8 energy standards committee (in this section referred to as 

9 the ‘‘technical standards committee’’) to facilitate and sup10 port, consistent with the National Technology Transfer and 

11 Advancement Act of 1995, the development or revision of 

12 technical standards for new and existing nuclear power 

13 plants and advanced nuclear technologies. 

14 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The technical standards com16 mittee shall include representatives from appropriate 

17 Federal agencies and the private sector, and be open 

18 to materially affected organizations involved in the 

19 development or application of nuclear energy-related 

20 standards. 

21 (2) CO-CHAIRS.—The technical standards com22 mittee shall be co-chaired by a representative from the 

23 National Institute of Standards and Technology and 

24 a representative from a private sector standards orga25 nization. 

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1 (c) DUTIES.—The technical standards committee shall, 

2 in cooperation with appropriate Federal agencies— 

3 (1) perform a needs assessment to identify and 

4 evaluate the technical standards that are needed to 

5 support nuclear energy, including those needed to 

6 support new and existing nuclear power plants and 

7 advanced nuclear technologies, including developing 

8 the technical basis for regulatory frameworks for ad9 vanced reactors; 

10 (2) formulate, coordinate, and recommend prior11 ities for the development of new technical standards 

12 and the revision of existing technical standards to ad13 dress the needs identified under paragraph (1); 

14 (3) facilitate and support collaboration and co15 operation among standards developers to address the 

16 needs and priorities identified under paragraphs (1) 

17 and (2); 

18 (4) as appropriate, coordinate with other na19 tional, regional, or international efforts on nuclear 

20 energy-related technical standards in order to avoid 

21 conflict and duplication and to ensure global compat22 ibility; and 

23 (5) promote the establishment and maintenance 

24 of a database of nuclear energy-related technical 

25 standards. 

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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To the ex2 tent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the 

3 Secretary may transfer to the Director of the National In4 stitute of Standards and Technology not to exceed 

5 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 for the Secretary of Com6 merce to carry out this section from amounts appropriated 

7 for nuclear energy research and development within the Nu8 clear Energy Enabling Technologies account for the Depart9 ment. 

10 SEC. 628. AVAILABLE FACILITIES DATABASE. 

11 The Secretary shall prepare a database of non-Federal 

12 user facilities receiving Federal funds that may be used for 

13 unclassified nuclear energy research. The Secretary shall 

14 make this database accessible on the Department’s website. 

15 SEC. 629. NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL. 

16 To the extent consistent with the requirements of cur17 rent law, the Department shall be responsible for disposal 

18 of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel gen19 erated by reactors under the programs authorized in this 

20 subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle. 

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1 Subtitle D—Energy Efficiency and 

2 Renewable Energy Research and 

3 Development 

4 SEC. 641. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 

5 Section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

6 U.S.C. 16191) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 911. ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 

8 ‘‘(a) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct pro9 grams of energy efficiency research, development, dem10 onstration, and commercial application, including activi11 ties described in this subtitle. Such programs shall 

12 prioritize activities that industry by itself is not likely to 

13 undertake because of technical challenges or regulatory un14 certainty, and take into consideration the following objec15 tives: 

16 ‘‘(1) Increasing energy efficiency. 

17 ‘‘(2) Reducing the cost of energy. 

18 ‘‘(3) Reducing the environmental impact of en19 ergy-related activities. 

20 ‘‘(b) PROGRAMS.—Programs under this subtitle shall 

21 include research, development, demonstration, and commer22 cial application of— 

23 ‘‘(1) innovative, affordable technologies to im24 prove the energy efficiency and environmental per25 formance of vehicles, including weight and drag remstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 duction technologies, technologies, modeling, and sim2 ulation for increasing vehicle connectivity and auto3 mation, and whole-vehicle design optimization; 

4 ‘‘(2) cost-effective technologies, for new construc5 tion and retrofit, to improve the energy efficiency and 

6 environmental performance of buildings, using a 

7 whole-buildings approach; 

8 ‘‘(3) advanced technologies to improve the energy 

9 efficiency, environmental performance, and process ef10 ficiency of energy-intensive and waste-intensive in11 dustries; 

12 ‘‘(4) technologies to improve the energy efficiency 

13 of appliances and mechanical systems for buildings in 

14 extreme climates, including cogeneration, 

15 trigeneration, and polygeneration units; 

16 ‘‘(5) advanced battery technologies; and 

17 ‘‘(6) fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.’’. 

18 SEC. 642. NEXT GENERATION LIGHTING INITIATIVE. 

19 Section 912 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

20 U.S.C. 16192) and the item relating thereto in the table 

21 of contents of that Act are repealed. 

22 SEC. 643. BUILDING STANDARDS. 

23 Section 914 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

24 U.S.C. 16194) is amended by striking subsection (c). 

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1 SEC. 644. SECONDARY ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY USE 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 Section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

4 U.S.C. 16195) and the item relating thereto in the table 

5 of contents of that Act are repealed. 

6 SEC. 645. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 To the extent provided for in advance by appropria9 tions Acts, the Secretary may transfer to the National Insti10 tute of Standards and Technology up to $150,000,000 for 

11 the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2017 

12 from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing 

13 research and development under this subtitle (and the 

14 amendments made by this subtitle) for the Secretary of 

15 Commerce to carry out the Network for Manufacturing In16 novation Program authorized under section 34 of the Na17 tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

18 U.S.C. 278s). 

19 SEC. 646. ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

20 CENTERS. 

21 Section 917 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

22 U.S.C. 16197) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of para25 graph (2)(B); 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para2 graph (3) and inserting a period; and 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (4); 

4 (2) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) by striking paragraph (1); 

6 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

7 through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re8 spectively; and 

9 (C) by striking paragraph (6); 

10 (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(g) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds awarded under 

13 this section may be used for the construction of facilities 

14 or the deployment of commercially available technologies.’’; 

15 and 

16 (4) by striking subsection (i). 

17 SEC. 647. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 

18 Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

19 U.S.C. 16231) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 931. RENEWABLE ENERGY. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

22 ‘‘(1) OBJECTIVES.—The Secretary shall conduct 

23 programs of renewable energy research, development, 

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1 grams shall prioritize discovery research and develop2 ment and take into consideration the following objec3 tives: 

4 ‘‘(A) Increasing the conversion efficiency of 

5 all forms of renewable energy through improved 

6 technologies. 

7 ‘‘(B) Decreasing the cost of renewable en8 ergy generation and delivery. 

9 ‘‘(C) Promoting the diversity of the energy 

10 supply. 

11 ‘‘(D) Decreasing the dependence of the 

12 United States on foreign mineral resources. 

13 ‘‘(E) Decreasing the environmental impact 

14 of renewable energy-related activities. 

15 ‘‘(F) Increasing the export of renewable gen16 eration technologies from the United States. 

17 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) SOLAR ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 

19 conduct a program of research, development, 

20 demonstration, and commercial application for 

21 solar energy, including innovations in— 

22 ‘‘(i) photovoltaics; 

23 ‘‘(ii) solar heating; 

24 ‘‘(iii) concentrating solar power; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) lighting systems that integrate 

2 sunlight and electrical lighting in com3 plement to each other; and 

4 ‘‘(v) development of technologies that 

5 can be easily integrated into new and exist6 ing buildings. 

7 ‘‘(B) WIND ENERGY.—The Secretary shall 

8 conduct a program of research, development, 

9 demonstration, and commercial application for 

10 wind energy, including innovations in— 

11 ‘‘(i) low speed wind energy; 

12 ‘‘(ii) testing and verification tech13 nologies; 

14 ‘‘(iii) distributed wind energy genera15 tion; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) transformational technologies for 

17 harnessing wind energy. 

18 ‘‘(C) GEOTHERMAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 conduct a program of research, development, 

20 demonstration, and commercial application for 

21 geothermal energy, including technologies for— 

22 ‘‘(i) improving detection of geothermal 

23 resources; 

24 ‘‘(ii) decreasing drilling costs; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) decreasing maintenance costs 

2 through improved materials; 

3 ‘‘(iv) increasing the potential for other 

4 revenue sources, such as mineral produc5 tion; and 

6 ‘‘(v) increasing the understanding of 

7 reservoir life cycle and management. 

8 ‘‘(D) HYDROPOWER.—The Secretary shall 

9 conduct a program of research, development, 

10 demonstration, and commercial application for 

11 technologies that enable the development of new 

12 and incremental hydropower capacity, includ13 ing: 

14 ‘‘(i) Advanced technologies to enhance 

15 environmental performance and yield great16 er energy efficiencies. 

17 ‘‘(ii) Ocean energy, including wave en18 ergy. 

19 ‘‘(E) MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS.—The Sec20 retary shall conduct research, development, dem21 onstration, and commercial application pro22 grams for— 

23 ‘‘(i) the combined use of renewable en24 ergy technologies with one another and with 

25 other energy technologies, including the 

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1 combined use of renewable power and fossil 

2 technologies; 

3 ‘‘(ii) renewable energy technologies for 

4 cogeneration of hydrogen and electricity; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iii) kinetic hydro turbines. 

7 ‘‘(b) RURAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In car8 rying out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture, shall give priority to dem10 onstrations that assist in delivering electricity to rural and 

11 remote locations including— 

12 ‘‘(1) advanced renewable power technology, in13 cluding combined use with fossil technologies; 

14 ‘‘(2) biomass; and 

15 ‘‘(3) geothermal energy systems. 

16 ‘‘(c) ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION.— 

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

18 analysis and evaluation in support of the renewable 

19 energy programs under this subtitle. These activities 

20 shall be used to guide budget and program decisions, 

21 and shall include— 

22 ‘‘(A) economic and technical analysis of re23 newable energy potential, including resource as24 sessment; 

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1 ‘‘(B) analysis of past program performance, 

2 both in terms of technical advances and in mar3 ket introduction of renewable energy; 

4 ‘‘(C) assessment of domestic and inter5 national market drivers, including the impacts 

6 of any Federal, State, or local grants, loans, loan 

7 guarantees, tax incentives, statutory or regu8 latory requirements, or other government initia9 tives; and 

10 ‘‘(D) any other analysis or evaluation that 

11 the Secretary considers appropriate. 

12 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may designate 

13 up to 1 percent of the funds appropriated for car14 rying out this subtitle for analysis and evaluation ac15 tivities under this subsection. 

16 ‘‘(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—This analysis 

17 and evaluation shall be submitted to the Committee 

18 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

19 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

20 Natural Resources of the Senate at least 30 days be21 fore each annual budget request is submitted to Con22 gress.’’. 

23 SEC. 648. BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 

24 Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

25 U.S.C. 16232) is amended to read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 932. BIOENERGY PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro3 gram of research, development, demonstration, and commer4 cial application for bioenergy, including innovations in— 

5 ‘‘(1) biopower energy systems; 

6 ‘‘(2) biofuels; 

7 ‘‘(3) bioproducts; 

8 ‘‘(4) integrated biorefineries that may produce 

9 biopower, biofuels, and bioproducts; and 

10 ‘‘(5) cross-cutting research and development in 

11 feedstocks. 

12 ‘‘(b) BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS.—The goals of the 

13 biofuels and bioproducts programs shall be to develop, in 

14 partnership with industry and institutions of higher edu15 cation— 

16 ‘‘(1) advanced biochemical and thermochemical 

17 conversion technologies capable of making fuels from 

18 lignocellulosic feedstocks that are price-competitive 

19 with fossil-based fuels and fully compatible with ei20 ther internal combustion engines or fuel cell-powered 

21 vehicles; 

22 ‘‘(2) advanced conversion of biomass to biofuels 

23 and bioproducts as part of integrated biorefineries 

24 based on either biochemical processes, thermochemical 

25 processes, or hybrids of these processes; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) other advanced processes that will enable the 

2 development of cost-effective bioproducts, including 

3 biofuels. 

4 ‘‘(c) RETROFIT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DEVELOP5 MENT OF ETHANOL FROM CELLULOSIC MATERIALS.—The 

6 Secretary shall establish a program of research, develop7 ment, demonstration, and commercial application for tech8 nologies and processes to enable biorefineries that exclu9 sively use corn grain or corn starch as a feedstock to 

10 produce ethanol to be retrofitted to accept a range of bio11 mass, including lignocellulosic feedstocks. 

12 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds authorized for 

13 carrying out this section may be used to fund commercial 

14 biofuels production for defense purposes. 

15 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 ‘‘(1) BIOMASS.—The term ‘biomass’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) any organic material grown for the 

18 purpose of being converted to energy; 

19 ‘‘(B) any organic byproduct of agriculture 

20 (including wastes from food production and 

21 processing) that can be converted into energy; or 

22 ‘‘(C) any waste material that can be con23 verted to energy, is segregated from other waste 

24 materials, and is derived from— 

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1 ‘‘(i) any of the following forest-related 

2 resources: mill residues, precommercial 

3 thinnings, slash, brush, or otherwise non4 merchantable material; 

5 ‘‘(ii) wood waste materials, including 

6 waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufac7 turing and construction wood wastes (other 

8 than pressure-treated, chemically treated, or 

9 painted wood wastes), and landscape or 

10 right-of-way tree trimmings, but not includ11 ing municipal solid waste, gas derived from 

12 the biodegradation of municipal solid waste, 

13 or paper that is commonly recycled; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) solids derived from waste water 

15 treatment processes. 

16 ‘‘(2) LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK.—The term 

17 ‘lignocellulosic feedstock’ means any portion of a 

18 plant or coproduct from conversion, including crops, 

19 trees, forest residues, grasses, and agricultural resi20 dues not specifically grown for food, including from 

21 barley grain, grapeseed, rice bran, rice hulls, rice 

22 straw, soybean matter, cornstover, and sugarcane ba23 gasse.’’. 

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1 SEC. 649. CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER RESEARCH PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 934 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

4 U.S.C. 16234) and the item relating thereto in the table 

5 of contents of that Act are repealed. 

6 SEC. 650. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

7 Section 935 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

8 U.S.C. 16235) and the item relating thereto in the table 

9 of contents of that Act are repealed. 

10 Subtitle E—Fossil Energy Research 

11 and Development 

12 SEC. 661. FOSSIL ENERGY. 

13 Section 961 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

14 16291) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 961. FOSSIL ENERGY. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out re17 search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli18 cation programs in fossil energy, including activities under 

19 this subtitle, with the goal of improving the efficiency, effec20 tiveness, and environmental performance of fossil energy 

21 production, upgrading, conversion, and consumption. Such 

22 programs shall take into consideration the following objec23 tives: 

24 ‘‘(1) Increasing the energy conversion efficiency 

25 of all forms of fossil energy through improved tech26 nologies. 

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1 ‘‘(2) Decreasing the cost of all fossil energy pro2 duction, generation, and delivery. 

3 ‘‘(3) Promoting diversity of energy supply. 

4 ‘‘(4) Decreasing the dependence of the United 

5 States on foreign energy supplies. 

6 ‘‘(5) Decreasing the environmental impact of en7 ergy-related activities. 

8 ‘‘(6) Increasing the export of fossil energy-related 

9 equipment, technology, and services from the United 

10 States. 

11 ‘‘(b) OBJECTIVES.—To the maximum extent prac12 ticable, the Secretary shall seek to— 

13 ‘‘(1) leverage existing programs; 

14 ‘‘(2) consolidate and coordinate activities 

15 throughout the Department to promote collaboration 

16 and crosscutting approaches; 

17 ‘‘(3) ensure activities are undertaken in a man18 ner that does not duplicate other activities within the 

19 Department or other Federal Government activities; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(4) identify programs that may be more effec22 tively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental 

23 organizations, institutions of higher education, or 

24 other stakeholders. 

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1 ‘‘(1) USES.—None of the funds authorized for 

2 carrying out this section may be used for Fossil En3 ergy Environmental Restoration. 

4 ‘‘(2) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

5 Not less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated for 

6 carrying out section 964 of this Act for each fiscal 

7 year shall be dedicated to research and development 

8 carried out at institutions of higher education. 

9 ‘‘(3) USE FOR REGULATORY ASSESSMENTS OR

10 DETERMINATIONS.—The results of any research, devel11 opment, demonstration, or commercial application 

12 projects or activities of the Department authorized 

13 under this subtitle may not be used for regulatory as14 sessments or determinations by Federal regulatory 

15 authorities. 

16 ‘‘(d) ASSESSMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) CONSTRAINTS AGAINST BRINGING RE18 SOURCES TO MARKET.—Not later than 1 year after 

19 the date of enactment of the America COMPETES 

20 Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Secretary shall 

21 transmit to Congress an assessment of the technical, 

22 institutional, policy, and regulatory constraints to 

23 bringing new domestic fossil resources to market. 

24 ‘‘(2) TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES.—Not later 

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1 ica COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, the 

2 Secretary shall transmit to Congress a long-term as3 sessment of existing and projected technological capa4 bilities for expanded production from domestic uncon5 ventional oil, gas, and methane reserves.’’. 

6 SEC. 662. COAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRA7 TION, AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATION PRO8 GRAMS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 962 of the Energy Policy 

10 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16292) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

13 at the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe15 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(12) specific additional programs to address 

18 water use and reuse; 

19 ‘‘(13) the testing, including the construction of 

20 testing facilities, of high temperature materials for 

21 use in advanced systems for combustion or use of coal; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(14) innovations to application of existing coal 

24 conversion systems designed to increase efficiency of 

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1 conversion, flexibility of operation, and other modi2 fications to address existing usage requirements.’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

4 as subsections (c) through (e), respectively; 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(b) TRANSFORMATIONAL COAL TECHNOLOGY PRO8 GRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es10 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 

11 carry out a program designed to undertake research, 

12 development, demonstration, and commercial applica13 tion of technologies, including the accelerated develop14 ment of— 

15 ‘‘(A) chemical looping technology; 

16 ‘‘(B) supercritical carbon dioxide power 

17 generation cycles; 

18 ‘‘(C) pressurized oxycombustion, including 

19 new and retrofit technologies; and 

20 ‘‘(D) other technologies that are character21 ized by the use of— 

22 ‘‘(i) alternative energy cycles; 

23 ‘‘(ii) thermionic devices using waste 

24 heat; 

25 ‘‘(iii) fuel cells; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) replacement of chemical processes 

2 with biotechnology; 

3 ‘‘(v) nanotechnology; 

4 ‘‘(vi) new materials in applications 

5 (other than extending cycles to higher tem6 perature and pressure), such as membranes 

7 or ceramics; 

8 ‘‘(vii) carbon utilization, such as in 

9 construction materials, using low quality 

10 energy to reconvert back to a fuel, or manu11 factured food; 

12 ‘‘(viii) advanced gas separation con13 cepts; and 

14 ‘‘(ix) other technologies, including— 

15 ‘‘(I) modular, manufactured com16 ponents; and 

17 ‘‘(II) innovative production or re18 search techniques, such as using 3–D 

19 printer systems, for the production of 

20 early research and development proto21 types. 

22 ‘‘(2) COST SHARE.—In carrying out the program 

23 described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter 

24 into partnerships with private entities to share the 

25 costs of carrying out the program. The Secretary may 

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1 reduce the non-Federal cost share requirement if the 

2 Secretary determines that the reduction is necessary 

3 and appropriate considering the technological risks 

4 involved in the project.’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated) by 

6 striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out programs 

8 authorized by this section, the Secretary shall identify 

9 cost and performance goals for coal-based technologies 

10 that would permit the continued cost-competitive use 

11 of coal for the production of electricity, chemical feed12 stocks, transportation fuels, and other marketable 

13 products.’’. 

14 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AUTHORIZATION OF AP15 PROPRIATIONS.—Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 

16 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16293) is amended— 

17 (1) by amending paragraph (6) of subsection (c) 

18 to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(6) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara21 graph (B), the Secretary shall establish an advi22 sory committee to undertake, not less frequently 

23 than once every 3 years, a review and prepare 

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1 scribed in subsections (a) and (b) of section 962 

2 and subsection (b) of this section. 

3 ‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.—Mem4 bers of the advisory committee established under 

5 subparagraph (A) shall be appointed by the Sec6 retary.’’; and 

7 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(d) STUDY OF CARBON DIOXIDE PIPELINES.—Not 

10 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the America 

11 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Secretary 

12 shall transmit to Congress the results of a study to assess 

13 the cost and feasibility of engineering, permitting, building, 

14 maintaining, regulating, and insuring a national system 

15 of carbon dioxide pipelines.’’. 

16 SEC. 663. HIGH EFFICIENCY GAS TURBINES RESEARCH AND 

17 DEVELOPMENT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Office 

19 of Fossil Energy, shall carry out a multiyear, multiphase 

20 program of research, development, demonstration, and com21 mercial application to innovate technologies to maximize 

22 the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation sys23 tems. 

24 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 

25 section shall— 

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1 (1) support innovative engineering and detailed 

2 gas turbine design for megawatt-scale and utility3 scale electric power generation, including— 

4 (A) high temperature materials, including 

5 superalloys, coatings, and ceramics; 

6 (B) improved heat transfer capability; 

7 (C) manufacturing technology required to 

8 construct complex three-dimensional geometry 

9 parts with improved aerodynamic capability; 

10 (D) combustion technology to produce high11 er firing temperature while lowering nitrogen 

12 oxide and carbon monoxide emissions per unit of 

13 output; 

14 (E) advanced controls and systems integra15 tion; 

16 (F) advanced high performance compressor 

17 technology; and 

18 (G) validation facilities for the testing of 

19 components and subsystems; 

20 (2) include technology demonstration through 

21 component testing, subscale testing, and full scale test22 ing in existing fleets; 

23 (3) include field demonstrations of the developed 

24 technology elements so as to demonstrate technical 

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1 (4) assess overall combined cycle and simple 

2 cycle system performance. 

3 (c) PROGRAM GOALS.—The goals of the multiphase 

4 program established under subsection (a) shall be— 

5 (1) in phase I— 

6 (A) to develop the conceptual design of ad7 vanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 

8 achieve at least 62 percent combined cycle effi9 ciency or 47 percent simple cycle efficiency on a 

10 lower heating value basis; and 

11 (B) to develop and demonstrate the tech12 nology required for advanced high efficiency gas 

13 turbines that can achieve at least 62 percent 

14 combined cycle efficiency or 47 percent simple 

15 cycle efficiency on a lower heating value basis; 

16 and 

17 (2) in phase II, to develop the conceptual design 

18 for advanced high efficiency gas turbines that can 

19 achieve at least 65 percent combined cycle efficiency 

20 or 50 percent simple cycle efficiency on a lower heat21 ing value basis. 

22 (d) PROPOSALS.—Within 180 days after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit grant and 

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1 ties under this section. In selecting proposals, the Secretary 

2 shall emphasize— 

3 (1) the extent to which the proposal will stimu4 late the creation or increased retention of jobs in the 

5 United States; and 

6 (2) the extent to which the proposal will promote 

7 and enhance United States technology leadership. 

8 (e) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—The provision of funding 

9 under this section shall be on a competitive basis with an 

10 emphasis on technical merit. 

11 (f) COST SHARING.—Section 988 of the Energy Policy 

12 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to an award 

13 of financial assistance made under this section. 

14 Subtitle F—Advanced Research 

15 Projects Agency–Energy 

16 SEC. 671. ARPA–E AMENDMENTS. 

17 Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 16538) is amended— 

19 (1) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (c) 

20 to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The goals of ARPA–E shall 

22 be to enhance the economic and energy security of the 

23 United States and to ensure that the United States 

24 maintains a technological lead through the develop25 ment of advanced energy technologies.’’; 

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1 (2) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting ‘‘ARPA–E 

2 shall not provide funding for a project unless the pro3 spective grantee demonstrates sufficient attempts to 

4 secure private financing or indicates that the project 

5 is not independently commercially viable.’’ after ‘‘rel6 evant research agencies.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting ‘‘and once 

8 every 6 years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘operation for 6 

9 years,’’; and 

10 (4) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection 

11 (o) and inserting after subsection (m) the following 

12 new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(n) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The following categories of 

15 information collected by the Advanced Research 

16 Projects Agency–Energy from recipients of financial 

17 assistance awards shall be considered privileged and 

18 confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to 

19 section 552 of title 5, United States Code: 

20 ‘‘(A) Plans for commercialization of tech21 nologies developed under the award, including 

22 business plans, technology to market plans, mar23 ket studies, and cost and performance models. 

24 ‘‘(B) Investments provided to an awardee 

25 from third parties, such as venture capital, hedge 

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1 fund, or private equity firms, including amounts 

2 and percentage of ownership of the awardee pro3 vided in return for such investments. 

4 ‘‘(C) Additional financial support that the 

5 awardee plans to invest or has invested into the 

6 technology developed under the award, or that 

7 the awardee is seeking from third parties. 

8 ‘‘(D) Revenue from the licensing or sale of 

9 new products or services resulting from the re10 search conducted under the award. 

11 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

12 subsection affects— 

13 ‘‘(A) the authority of the Secretary to use 

14 information without publicly disclosing such in15 formation; or 

16 ‘‘(B) the responsibility of the Secretary to 

17 transmit information to Congress as required by 

18 law.’’. 

19 Subtitle G—Authorization of 

20 Appropriations 

21 SEC. 681. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 (a) ELECTRICITY DELIVERY AND ENERGY RELI23 ABILITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—There are au24 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for research, 

25 development, demonstration, and commercial application 

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1 for electrical delivery and energy reliability technology ac2 tivities within the Office of Electricity $113,000,000 for 

3 each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 

4 (b) NUCLEAR ENERGY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap6 propriated to the Secretary for research, development, 

7 demonstration, and commercial application for nu8 clear energy technology activities within the Office of 

9 Nuclear Energy $504,600,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 2016 and 2017. 

11 (2) LIMITATION.—Any amounts made available 

12 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

13 under paragraph (1) shall not be derived from the 

14 Nuclear Waste Fund established under section 302(c) 

15 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 

16 10222(c)). 

17 (c) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.— 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

19 for research, development, demonstration, and commercial 

20 application for energy efficiency and renewable energy tech21 nology activities within the Office of Energy Efficiency and 

22 Renewable Energy $1,198,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2016 and 2017. 

24 (d) FOSSIL ENERGY.—There are authorized to be ap25 propriated to the Secretary for research, development, demmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 onstration, and commercial application for fossil energy 

2 technology activities within the Office of Fossil Energy 

3 $605,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 

4 (e) ARPA–E.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated to the Secretary for the Advanced Research Projects 

6 Agency–Energy $140,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 

7 and 2017. 

8 Subtitle H—Definitions 

9 SEC. 691. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title— 

11 (1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart12 ment of Energy; and 

13 (2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 

14 Energy. 

15 TITLE VII—DEPARTMENT OF EN16 ERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANS17 FER 

18 Subtitle A—In General 

19 SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this title: 

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

22 means the Department of Energy. 

23 (2) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘Na24 tional Laboratory’’ means a Department of Energy 

25 nonmilitary national laboratory, including— 

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1 (A) Ames Laboratory; 

2 (B) Argonne National Laboratory; 

3 (C) Brookhaven National Laboratory; 

4 (D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; 

5 (E) Idaho National Laboratory; 

6 (F) Lawrence Berkeley National Labora7 tory; 

8 (G) National Energy Technology Labora9 tory; 

10 (H) National Renewable Energy Labora11 tory; 

12 (I) Oak Ridge National Laboratory; 

13 (J) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; 

14 (K) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; 

15 (L) Savannah River National Laboratory; 

16 (M) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; 

17 (N) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator 

18 Facility; and 

19 (O) any laboratory operated by the Na20 tional Nuclear Security Administration, but 

21 only with respect to the civilian energy activities 

22 thereof. 

23 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of Energy. 

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1 SEC. 702. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

2 Nothing in this title or an amendment made by this 

3 title abrogates or otherwise affects the primary responsibil4 ities of any National Laboratory to the Department. 

5 Subtitle B—Innovation Manage6 ment at Department of Energy 

7 SEC. 711. UNDER SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE AND ENERGY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(b) of the Department 

9 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(b)) is amend10 ed— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Science’’ 

12 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 

13 for Science and Energy’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

16 at the end; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

18 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

19 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(H) establish appropriate linkages between of22 fices under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(I) perform such functions and duties as the 

25 Secretary shall prescribe, consistent with this sec26 tion.’’. 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) Section 3164(b)(1) of the Department of En3 ergy Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 7381a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec5 retary for Science’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 

6 for Science and Energy’’. 

7 (2) Section 641(h)(2) of the United States En8 ergy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

9 17231(h)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec10 retary for Science’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 

11 for Science and Energy’’. 

12 SEC. 712. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITIONS AS13 SESSMENT. 

14 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

15 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall trans16 mit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on En18 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report which 

19 shall include— 

20 (1) an assessment of the Department’s current 

21 ability to carry out the goals of section 1001 of the 

22 Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391), includ23 ing an assessment of the role and effectiveness of the 

24 Director of the Office of Technology Transitions; and 

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1 (2) recommended departmental policy changes 

2 and legislative changes to section 1001 of the Energy 

3 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) to improve the 

4 Department’s ability to successfully transfer new en5 ergy technologies to the private sector. 

6 SEC. 713. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should 

8 encourage the National Laboratories and federally funded 

9 research and development centers to inform small businesses 

10 of the opportunities and resources that exist pursuant to 

11 this title. 

12 SEC. 714. NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION. 

13 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National 

15 Laboratories, relevant Federal agencies, and other stake16 holders, shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, 

17 and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

19 a report assessing the Department’s capabilities to author20 ize, host, and oversee privately funded fusion and non-light 

21 water reactor prototypes and related demonstration facili22 ties at Department-owned sites. For purposes of this report, 

23 the Secretary shall consider the Department’s capabilities 

24 to facilitate privately-funded prototypes up to 20 

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1 megawatts thermal output. The report shall address the fol2 lowing: 

3 (1) The Department’s safety review and oversight 

4 capabilities. 

5 (2) Potential sites capable of hosting research, 

6 development, and demonstration of prototype reactors 

7 and related facilities for the purpose of reducing tech8 nical risk. 

9 (3) The Department’s and National Labora10 tories’ existing physical and technical capabilities rel11 evant to research, development, and oversight. 

12 (4) The efficacy of the Department’s available 

13 contractual mechanisms, including cooperative re14 search and development agreements, work for others 

15 agreements, and agreements for commercializing tech16 nology. 

17 (5) Potential cost structures related to physical 

18 security, decommissioning, liability, and other long19 term project costs. 

20 (6) Other challenges or considerations identified 

21 by the Secretary, including issues related to potential 

22 cases of demonstration reactors up to 2 gigawatts of 

23 thermal output. 

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1 Subtitle C—Cross-Sector Partner2 ships and Grant Competitiveness 

3 SEC. 721. AGREEMENTS FOR COMMERCIALIZING TECH4 NOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

6 Agreements for Commercializing Technology pilot program 

7 of the Department, as announced by the Secretary on De8 cember 8, 2011, in accordance with this section. 

9 (b) TERMS.—Each agreement entered into pursuant to 

10 the pilot program referred to in subsection (a) shall provide 

11 to the contractor of the applicable National Laboratory, to 

12 the maximum extent determined to be appropriate by the 

13 Secretary, increased authority to negotiate contract terms, 

14 such as intellectual property rights, payment structures, 

15 performance guarantees, and multiparty collaborations. 

16 (c) ELIGIBILITY.— 

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

18 Laboratory may enter into an agreement pursuant to 

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

20 (2) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTI21 TIES.—To carry out paragraph (1) and subject to 

22 paragraph (3), the Secretary shall permit the direc23 tors of the National Laboratories to execute agree24 ments with a non-Federal entity, including a non25 Federal entity already receiving Federal funding that 

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1 will be used to support activities under agreements 

2 executed pursuant to paragraph (1), provided that 

3 such funding is solely used to carry out the purposes 

4 of the Federal award. 

5 (3) RESTRICTION.—The requirements of chapter 

6 18 of title 35, United States Code (commonly known 

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

8 (A) the agreement is a funding agreement 

9 (as that term is defined in section 201 of that 

10 title); and 

11 (B) at least 1 of the parties to the funding 

12 agreement is eligible to receive rights under that 

13 chapter. 

14 (d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY.—Each affected direc15 tor of a National Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary, 

16 with respect to each agreement entered into under this sec17 tion— 

18 (1) a summary of information relating to the 

19 relevant project; 

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

21 (3) estimated commencement and completion 

22 dates of the project; and 

23 (4) other documentation determined to be appro24 priate by the Secretary. 

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

2 contractor of the affected National Laboratory to certify 

3 that each activity carried out under a project for which an 

4 agreement is entered into under this section— 

5 (1) is not in direct competition with the private 

6 sector; and 

7 (2) does not present, or minimizes, any apparent 

8 conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any ac9 tual conflict of interest, as a result of the agreement 

10 under this section. 

11 (f) EXTENSION.—The pilot program referred to in sub12 section (a) shall be extended until October 31, 2017. 

13 (g) REPORTS.— 

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

15 days after the date described in subsection (f), the 

16 Secretary, in coordination with directors of the Na17 tional Laboratories, shall submit to the Committee on 

18 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat20 ural Resources of the Senate a report that— 

21 (A) assesses the overall effectiveness of the 

22 pilot program referred to in subsection (a); 

23 (B) identifies opportunities to improve the 

24 effectiveness of the pilot program; 

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1 (C) assesses the potential for program ac2 tivities to interfere with the responsibilities of the 

3 National Laboratories to the Department; and 

4 (D) provides a recommendation regarding 

5 the future of the pilot program. 

6 (2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary, in coordi7 nation with directors of the National Laboratories, 

8 shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

9 Technology of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

11 Senate an annual report that accounts for all 

12 incidences of, and provides a justification for, non13 Federal entities using funds derived from a Federal 

14 contract or award to carry out agreements pursuant 

15 to this section. 

16 SEC. 722. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR COMMER17 CIALIZATION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 

19 the Secretary shall delegate to directors of the National Lab20 oratories signature authority with respect to any agreement 

21 described in subsection (b) the total cost of which (including 

22 the National Laboratory contributions and project recipient 

23 cost share) is less than $1,000,000. 

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1 (1) a cooperative research and development 

2 agreement; 

3 (2) a non-Federal work-for-others agreement; and 

4 (3) any other agreement determined to be appro5 priate by the Secretary, in collaboration with the di6 rectors of the National Laboratories. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

8 (1) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The director of the af9 fected National Laboratory and the affected contractor 

10 shall carry out an agreement under this section in ac11 cordance with applicable policies of the Department, 

12 including by ensuring that the agreement does not 

13 compromise any national security, economic, or envi14 ronmental interest of the United States. 

15 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The director of the affected 

16 National Laboratory and the affected contractor shall 

17 certify that each activity carried out under a project 

18 for which an agreement is entered into under this sec19 tion does not present, or minimizes, any apparent 

20 conflict of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any ac21 tual conflict of interest, as a result of the agreement 

22 under this section. 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.—On entering an 

24 agreement under this section, the director of a Na25 tional Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary for 

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1 monitoring and review all records of the National 

2 Laboratory relating to the agreement. 

3 (4) RATES.—The director of a National Labora4 tory may charge higher rates for services performed 

5 under a partnership agreement entered into pursuant 

6 to this section, regardless of the full cost of recovery, 

7 if such funds are used exclusively to support further 

8 research and development activities at the respective 

9 National Laboratory. 

10 (d) EXCEPTION.—This section does not apply to any 

11 agreement with a majority foreign-owned company. 

12 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 12 of the Ste13 venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

14 U.S.C. 3710a) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

17 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 

18 and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Each Federal agency’’ and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), each Federal agency’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

25 (1), in accordance with section 722(a) of the America 

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1 COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015, approval 

2 by the Secretary of Energy shall not be required for 

3 any technology transfer agreement proposed to be en4 tered into by a National Laboratory of the Depart5 ment of Energy, the total cost of which (including the 

6 National Laboratory contributions and project recipi7 ent cost share) is less than $1,000,000.’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection 

9 (a)(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub10 section (a)(1)(A)’’. 

11 SEC. 723. INCLUSION OF EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEM12 ONSTRATION IN AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY 

13 TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. 

14 Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

15 U.S.C. 16391) is amended by— 

16 (1) redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); 

17 and 

18 (2) inserting after subsection (f) the following: 

19 ‘‘(g) EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION.— 

20 The Secretary shall permit the directors of the National 

21 Laboratories to use funds authorized to support technology 

22 transfer within the Department to carry out early-stage and 

23 pre-commercial technology demonstration activities to re24 move technology barriers that limit private sector interest 

25 and demonstrate potential commercial applications of any 

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1 research and technologies arising from National Laboratory 

2 activities.’’. 

3 SEC. 724. FUNDING COMPETITIVENESS FOR INSTITUTIONS 

4 OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OTHER NON5 PROFIT INSTITUTIONS. 

6 Section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

7 U.S.C. 16352(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as 

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

10 ‘‘Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(4) EXEMPTION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

14 EDUCATION AND OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall 

16 not apply to a research or development activity 

17 performed by an institution of higher education 

18 or nonprofit institution (as defined in section 4 

19 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 

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

21 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION DATE.—The exemption 

22 under subparagraph (A) shall apply during the 

23 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment 

24 of this paragraph.’’. 

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1 SEC. 725. PARTICIPATION IN THE INNOVATION CORPS PRO2 GRAM. 

3 The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the 

4 Director of the National Science Foundation to enable re5 searchers funded by the Department to participate in the 

6 National Science Foundation Innovation Corps program. 

7 Subtitle D—Assessment of Impact 

8 SEC. 731. REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF9 FICE. 

10 Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 

11 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

12 submit to Congress a report— 

13 (1) describing the results of the projects developed 

14 under sections 721, 722, and 723, including informa15 tion regarding— 

16 (A) partnerships initiated as a result of 

17 those projects and the potential linkages pre18 sented by those partnerships with respect to na19 tional priorities and other taxpayer-funded re20 search; and 

21 (B) whether the activities carried out under 

22 those projects result in— 

23 (i) fiscal savings; 

24 (ii) expansion of National Laboratory 

25 capabilities; 

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1 (iii) increased efficiency of technology 

2 transfers; or 

3 (iv) an increase in general efficiency of 

4 the National Laboratory system; and 

5 (2) assess the scale, scope, efficacy, and impact 

6 of the Department’s efforts to promote technology 

7 transfer and private sector engagement at the Na8 tional Laboratories, and make recommendations on 

9 how the Department can improve these activities. 

10 TITLE VIII—SENSE OF 

11 CONGRESS 

12 SEC. 801. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that climate change is real. 

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Union Calendar No. 75 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 

[Report No. 114–107, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for technological innovation through the 

United States, and for other purposes. velopment to improve the competitiveness of the search, fundamental scientific discovery, and deprioritization of Federal investment in basic reMAY 8, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology with an amendment 

MAY 8, 2015 

The Committees on Oversight and Government Reform 

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