H. R. 589 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

An Act 

To establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy research and 

development programs, and reform National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

of Energy Research and Innovation Act’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Inclusion of early stage technology demonstration in authorized technology transfer activities. Sec. 103. Sense of Congress on accelerating energy innovation. 

Sec. 104. Restoration of laboratory directed research and development program. 

Sec. 105. Research grants database. 

Sec. 106. Technology transfer and transitions assessment. 

Sec. 107. Agreements for commercializing technology pilot program. 

Sec. 108. Short-term cost-share pilot program. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH COORDINATION 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Protection of information. 

Sec. 203. Crosscutting research and development. 

Sec. 204. Strategic research portfolio analysis and coordination plan. 

Sec. 205. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure. 

Sec. 206. Energy Innovation Hubs. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE POLICY 

Sec. 301. Short title. 

Sec. 302. Mission. 

Sec. 303. Basic energy sciences. 

Sec. 304. Advanced scientific computing research. 

Sec. 305. High-energy physics. 

Sec. 306. Biological and environmental research. 

Sec. 307. Fusion energy. 

Sec. 308. Nuclear physics. 

Sec. 309. Science laboratories infrastructure program. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 

Department of Energy. 

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

of the Office of Science of the Department, except as otherwise 

indicated. 
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(3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘National Laboratory’’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 

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

of Energy. 

TITLE I—LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Laboratory Modernization and 

Technology Transfer Act’’. 

SEC. 102. INCLUSION OF EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION IN AUTHORIZED TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES. 

Section 1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) 

is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 

‘‘(g) EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION.—The Secretary shall permit the directors of the National Laboratories to 

use funds authorized to support technology transfer within the 

Department to carry out early stage and precommercial technology 

demonstration activities to remove technology barriers that limit 

private sector interest and demonstrate potential commercial 

applications of any research and technologies arising from National 

Laboratory activities.’’. 

SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCELERATING ENERGY INNOVATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) although important progress has been made in cost 

reduction and deployment of clean energy technologies, accelerating clean energy innovation will help meet critical competitiveness, energy security, and environmental goals; 

(2) accelerating the pace of clean energy innovation in 

the United States calls for— 

(A) supporting existing research and development programs at the Department and the world-class National 

Laboratories; 

(B) exploring and developing new pathways for 

innovators, investors, and decision-makers to leverage the 

resources of the Department for addressing the challenges 

and comparative strengths of geographic regions; and 

(C) recognizing the financial constraints of the Department, regularly reviewing clean energy programs to ensure 

that taxpayer investments are maximized; 

(3) the energy supply, demand, policies, markets, and 

resource options of the United States vary by geographic region; 

(4) a regional approach to innovation can bridge the gaps 

between local talent, institutions, and industries to identify 

opportunities and convert United States investment into 

domestic companies; and 

(5) Congress, the Secretary, and energy industry participants should advance efforts that promote international, 
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domestic, and regional cooperation on the research and development of energy innovations that— 

(A) provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy for 

everyone; 

(B) promote economic growth; 

(C) are critical for energy security; and 

(D) are sustainable without government support. 

SEC. 104. RESTORATION OF LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the 

Secretary shall ensure that laboratory operating contractors do 

not allocate costs of general and administrative overhead to laboratory directed research and development. 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES.—This 

section shall not apply to the national security laboratories with 

respect to which section 3119 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) applies. 

SEC. 105. RESEARCH GRANTS DATABASE. 

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

a public database, accessible on the website of the Department, 

that contains a searchable listing of each unclassified research 

and development project contract, grant, cooperative agreement, 

task order for a federally funded research and development center, 

or other transaction administered by the Department. 

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Each listing described in subsection (a) 

shall include, at a minimum, for each listed project, the Department 

office carrying out the project, the project name, an abstract or 

summary of the project, funding levels, project duration, contractor 

or grantee name (including the names of any subcontractors), and 

expected objectives and milestones. 

(c) RELEVANT LITERATURE AND PATENTS.—The Secretary shall 

provide information through the public database established under 

subsection (a) on relevant literature and patents that are associated 

with each research and development project contract, grant, or 

cooperative agreement, or other transaction, of the Department. 

SEC. 106. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSITIONS ASSESSMENT. 

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

Act, and as often as the Secretary determines to be necessary 

thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes recommended changes to 

the policy of the Department and legislative changes to section 

1001 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391) to improve 

the ability of the Department to successfully transfer new energy 

technologies to the private sector. 

SEC. 107. AGREEMENTS FOR COMMERCIALIZING TECHNOLOGY PILOT 

PROGRAM. 

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

for Commercializing Technology pilot program of the Department, 

as announced by the Secretary on December 8, 2011, in accordance 

with this section. 

(b) TERMS.—Each agreement entered into pursuant to the pilot 

program referred to in subsection (a) shall provide to the contractor 

of the applicable National Laboratory, to the maximum extent determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, increased authority to 
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negotiate contract terms, such as intellectual property rights, payment structures, performance guarantees, and multiparty collaborations. 

(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 

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

may enter into an agreement pursuant to the pilot program 

referred to in subsection (a). 

(2) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.—To carry 

out paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary 

shall permit the directors of the National Laboratories to execute agreements with a non-Federal entity, including a nonFederal entity already receiving Federal funding that will be 

used to support activities under agreements executed pursuant 

to paragraph (1), provided that such funding is solely used 

to carry out the purposes of the Federal award. 

(3) RESTRICTION.—The requirements of chapter 18 of title 

35, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Bayh-Dole 

Act’’) shall apply if— 

(A) the agreement is a funding agreement (as that 

term is defined in section 201 of that title); and 

(B) at least one of the parties to the funding agreement 

is eligible to receive rights under that chapter. 

(d) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARY.—Each affected director of a 

National Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary, with respect 

to each agreement entered into under this section— 

(1) a summary of information relating to the relevant 

project; 

(2) the total estimated costs of the project; 

(3) estimated commencement and completion dates of the 

project; and 

(4) other documentation determined to be appropriate by 

the Secretary. 

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

of the affected National Laboratory to certify that each activity 

carried out under a project for which an agreement is entered 

into under this section— 

(1) is not in direct competition with the private sector; 

and 

(2) does not present, or minimizes, any apparent conflict 

of interest, and avoids or neutralizes any actual conflict of 

interest, as a result of the agreement under this section. 

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

(a) shall be extended until September 30, 2019. 

(g) REPORTS.— (1) OVERALL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 

the date described in subsection (f), the Secretary, in coordination with directors of the National Laboratories, shall submit 

to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— 

(A) assesses the overall effectiveness of the pilot program referred to in subsection (a); 

(B) identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness 

of the pilot program; 

(C) assesses the potential for program activities to 

interfere with the responsibilities of the National Laboratories to the Department; and 

(D) provides a recommendation regarding the future 

of the pilot program. 
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(2) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary, in coordination with 

directors of the National Laboratories, shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress an annual report that 

accounts for all incidences of, and provides a justification for, 

non-Federal entities using funds derived from a Federal contract or award to carry out agreements pursuant to this section. 

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

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 

paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) EXEMPTION FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

AND OTHER NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 

a research or development activity performed by an institution of higher education or nonprofit institution (as defined 

in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 

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

‘‘(B) TERMINATION DATE.—The exemption under 

subparagraph (A) shall apply during the 2-year period 

beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

(b) REPORTS.— 

(1) INITIAL REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes 

the use of cost-sharing waivers by the Department under section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(b)) 

during the 2-year period ending on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Annually during the 2-year period 

beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 

that describes the use of cost-sharing waivers by the Department under section 988(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(42 U.S.C. 16352(b)) during the period covered by the report. 

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

RESEARCH COORDINATION 

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

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

Coordination Act’’. 

SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION. 

Section 5012 of the America Competes Act (42 U.S.C. 16538) 

is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection (n)(1)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (o)(1)’’; 

(2) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and 

(3) by inserting after subsection (m) the following: 
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‘‘(n) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—The following types of 

information collected by ARPA–E from recipients of financial assistance awards shall be considered commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential and 

not subject to disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United 

States Code: 

‘‘(1) Plans for commercialization of technologies developed 

under the award, including business plans, technology-tomarket plans, market studies, and cost and performance 

models. 

‘‘(2) Investments provided to an awardee from third parties 

(such as venture capital firms, hedge funds, and private equity 

firms), including amounts and the percentage of ownership 

of the awardee provided in return for the investments. 

‘‘(3) Additional financial support that the awardee— 

‘‘(A) plans to or has invested into the technology developed under the award; or 

‘‘(B) is seeking from third parties. 

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

or services resulting from research conducted under the 

award.’’. 

SEC. 203. CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the capabilities of 

the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative 

research, development, demonstration, and commercial application 

of innovative science and technologies. 

(b) EXISTING PROGRAMS; COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—To the 

maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek— 

(1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; and 

(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the 

Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting 

approaches within programs of the Department. 

(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall— 

(1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic 

resources; 

(2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals 

and evaluating progress that— 

(A) ensures integrity and independence; and 

(B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market 

dynamics; 

(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner 

that does not duplicate other activities within the Department 

or other Federal Government activities; and 

(4) identify programs that may be more effectively left 

to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders. 

SEC. 204. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS AND 

COORDINATION PLAN. 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking section 

994 (42 U.S.C. 16358) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 994. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS AND 

COORDINATION PLAN. 

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

of the science and technology activities of the Department in a 

strategic framework that takes into account— 

‘‘(1) the frontiers of science to which the Department can 

contribute; 

‘‘(2) the national needs relevant to the statutory missions 

of the Department; and 

‘‘(3) global energy dynamics. 

‘‘(b) COORDINATION ANALYSIS AND PLAN.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the review under subsection 

(a), the Secretary shall develop a plan to improve coordination 

and collaboration in research, development, demonstration, and 

commercial application activities across organizational boundaries of the Department. 

‘‘(2) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan developed under paragraph 

(1) shall describe— 

‘‘(A) crosscutting scientific and technical issues and 

research questions that span more than one program or 

major office of the Department; 

‘‘(B) ways in which the applied technology programs 

of the Department are coordinating activities and 

addressing the questions referred to in subparagraph (A); 

‘‘(C) ways in which the technical interchange within 

the Department, particularly between the Office of Science 

and the applied technology programs, could be enhanced, 

including ways in which the research agendas of the Office 

of Science and the applied programs could better interact 

and assist each other; 

‘‘(D) ways in which the Secretary would ensure that 

the overall research agenda of the Department includes, 

in addition to fundamental, curiosity-driven research, fundamental research related to topics of concern to the 

applied programs, and applications in Departmental technology programs of research results generated by fundamental, curiosity-driven research; 

‘‘(E) critical assessments of any ongoing programs that 

have experienced subpar performance or cost overruns of 

10 percent or more over 1 or more years; 

‘‘(F) any activities that may be more effectively left 

to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, 

institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders; and 

‘‘(G) detailed evaluations and proposals for innovation 

hubs, institutes, and research centers of the Department, 

including— 

‘‘(i) an affirmation that the hubs, institutes, and 

research centers will— 

‘‘(I) advance the mission of the Department; 

and 

‘‘(II) prioritize research, development, and 

demonstration; and 

‘‘(ii) an affirmation that any hubs, institutes, or 

research centers that are established or renewed within 

the Office of Science are consistent with the mission 

of the Office of Science described in subsection (c) 
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of section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139). 

‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Every 4 years, the Secretary 

shall submit to Congress— 

‘‘(1) the results of the review under subsection (a); and 

‘‘(2) the coordination plan under subsection (b).’’. 

SEC. 205. STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 

(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 993 of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (42 U.S.C. 16357) is amended— 

(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ‘‘STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE’’; 

and 

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

‘‘2018’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 

1(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking 

the item relating to section 993 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 993. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure.’’. 

SEC. 206. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘advanced 

energy technology’’ means— 

(A) an innovative technology— 

(i) that produces energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or other renewable energy resources; 

(ii) that produces nuclear energy; 

(iii) for carbon capture and sequestration; 

(iv) that enables advanced vehicles, vehicle components, and related technologies that result in significant energy savings; 

(v) that generates, transmits, distributes, uses, or 

stores energy more efficiently than conventional technologies, including through Smart Grid technologies; 

or 

(vi) that enhances the energy independence and 

security of the United States by enabling improved 

or expanded supply and production of domestic energy 

resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas; 

(B) a research, development, demonstration, or 

commercial application activity necessary to ensure the 

long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of an energycritical element; or 

(C) any other innovative energy technology area identified by the Secretary. 

(2) HUB.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ means an Energy 

Innovation Hub established under this section. 

(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Hub’’ includes any Energy 

Innovation Hub in existence on the date of enactment 

of this Act. 

(3) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualifying entity’’ 

means— 

(A) an institution of higher education; 
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(B) an appropriate State or Federal entity, including 

a federally funded research and development center of the 

Department; 

(C) a nongovernmental organization with expertise in 

advanced energy technology research, development, demonstration, or commercial application; or 

(D) any other relevant entity the Secretary determines 

appropriate. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.— 

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

to enhance the economic, environmental, and energy security 

of the United States by making awards to consortia for establishing and operating hubs, to be known as ‘‘Energy Innovation 

Hubs’’, to conduct and support, at, if practicable, one centralized 

location, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, 

demonstration, and commercial application of advanced energy 

technologies. 

(2) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The Secretary 

shall designate for each Hub a unique advanced energy technology or basic research focus. 

(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure the 

coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of each Hub with the activities of— 

(A) other research entities of the Department, including 

the National Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects 

Agency—Energy, and Energy Frontier Research Centers; 

and 

(B) industry. 

(c) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 

(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an award for 

the establishment and operation of a Hub under subsection 

(b)(1), a consortium shall— 

(A) be composed of not fewer than two qualifying entities; 

(B) operate subject to a binding agreement, entered 

into by each member of the consortium, that documents— 

(i) the proposed partnership agreement, including 

the governance and management structure of the Hub; 

(ii) measures the consortium will undertake to 

enable cost-effective implementation of activities under 

the program described in subsection (b)(1); and 

(iii) a proposed budget, including financial contributions from non-Federal sources; and 

(C) operate as a nonprofit organization. 

(2) APPLICATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A consortium seeking to establish 

and operate a Hub under subsection (b)(1) shall submit 

to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 

may require, including a detailed description of each element of the consortium agreement required under paragraph (1)(B). 

(B) REQUIREMENT.—If the consortium members will 

not be located at one centralized location, the application 

under subparagraph (A) shall include a communications 

plan that ensures close coordination and integration of 

Hub activities. 
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(3) SELECTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select consortia 

for awards for the establishment and operation of Hubs 

through a competitive selection process. 

(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting consortia under 

subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— 

(i) the information disclosed by the consortium 

under this subsection; and 

(ii) any existing facilities a consortium will provide 

for Hub activities. 

(d) TERM.— 

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

section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, subject 

to the availability of appropriations, after which the award 

may be renewed, subject to a rigorous merit review. 

(2) EXISTING HUBS.—A Hub already in existence on, or 

undergoing a renewal process on, the date of enactment of 

this Act— 

(A) may continue to receive support during the 5-year 

period beginning on the date of establishment of that Hub; 

and 

(B) shall be eligible for renewal of that support at 

the end of that 5-year period. 

(e) HUB OPERATIONS.— 

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

multidisciplinary, collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of advanced energy technologies within the technology development focus designated 

under subsection (b)(2). 

(2) ACTIVITIES.—Each Hub shall— 

(A) encourage collaboration and communication among 

the member qualifying entities of the consortium and 

awardees; 

(B) develop and publish proposed plans and programs 

on a publicly accessible website; 

(C) submit an annual report to the Department 

summarizing the activities of the Hub, including— 

(i) detailing organizational expenditures; and 

(ii) describing each project undertaken by the Hub; 

and 

(D) monitor project implementation and coordination. 

(3) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Each Hub shall maintain conflict of interest procedures, consistent with the conflict of 

interest procedures of the Department. 

(4) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B)— 

(i) no funds provided under this section may be 

used for construction of new buildings or facilities for 

Hubs; and 

(ii) construction of new buildings or facilities shall 

not be considered as part of the non-Federal share 

of a Hub cost-sharing agreement. 

(B) TEST BED AND RENOVATION EXCEPTION.—Nothing 

in this paragraph prohibits the use of funds provided under 

this section or non-Federal cost share funds for the 

construction of a test bed or renovations to existing 
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buildings or facilities for the purposes of research if the 

Secretary determines that the test bed or renovations are 

limited to a scope and scale necessary for the research 

to be conducted. 

TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE POLICY 

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 

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

of Science Policy Act’’. 

SEC. 302. MISSION. 

Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to 

advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United 

States.’’. 

SEC. 303. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES. 

(a) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

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

to provide awards, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, to 

multi-institutional collaborations or other appropriate entities 

to conduct fundamental and use-inspired energy research to 

accelerate scientific breakthroughs. 

(2) COLLABORATIONS.—A collaboration receiving an award 

under this subsection may include multiple types of institutions 

and private sector entities. 

(3) SELECTION AND DURATION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—A collaboration under this subsection 

shall be selected for a period of 4 years. 

(B) EXISTING CENTERS.—An Energy Frontier Research 

Center in existence and supported by the Director on the 

date of enactment of this Act may continue to receive 

support for a period of 4 years beginning on the date 

of establishment of that center. 

(C) REAPPLICATION.—After the end of the period 

described in subparagraph (A) or (B), as applicable, a 

recipient of an award may reapply for selection on a 

competitive, merit-reviewed basis. 

(D) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the existing 

authorities of the Department, the Director may terminate 

an underperforming center for cause during the performance period. 

(4) NO FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION.—No funding provided 

pursuant to this subsection may be used for the construction 

of new buildings or facilities. 

(b) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.— 

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

for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance 

of national user facilities. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum extent practicable, 

the national user facilities developed, constructed, operated, 
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or maintained under paragraph (1) shall serve the needs of 

the Department, industry, the academic community, and other 

relevant entities to create and examine materials and chemical 

processes for the purpose of improving the competitiveness 

of the United States. 

(3) INCLUDED FACILITIES.—The national user facilities 

developed, constructed, operated, or maintained under paragraph (1) shall include— 

(A) x-ray light sources; 

(B) neutron sources; 

(C) nanoscale science research centers; and 

(D) such other facilities as the Director considers appropriate, consistent with section 209 of the Department of 

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

(c) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director 

shall carry out research and development on advanced accelerator 

and storage ring technologies relevant to the development of basic 

energy sciences user facilities, in consultation with the High Energy 

Physics and Nuclear Physics programs of the Office of Science. 

(d) SOLAR FUELS RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

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

of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16313) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 973. SOLAR FUELS RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

‘‘(a) INITIATIVE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a research 

initiative, to be known as the ‘Solar Fuels Research Initiative’ 

(referred to in this section as the ‘Initiative’) to expand theoretical and fundamental knowledge of photochemistry, electrochemistry, biochemistry, and materials science useful for the 

practical development of experimental systems to convert solar 

energy to chemical energy. 

‘‘(2) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out programs and activities 

under the Initiative, the Secretary shall leverage expertise and 

resources from— 

‘‘(A) the Basic Energy Sciences Program and the 

Biological and Environmental Research Program of the 

Office of Science; and 

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

Energy. 

‘‘(3) TEAMS.— 

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

Secretary shall organize activities among multidisciplinary 

teams to leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, 

expertise from the National Laboratories, institutions of 

higher education, and the private sector. 

‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams described in 

subparagraph (A) shall pursue aggressive, milestonedriven, basic research goals. 

‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall provide sufficient resources to the multidisciplinary teams described 

in subparagraph (A) to achieve the goals described in 

subparagraph (B) over a period of time to be determined 

by the Secretary. 

‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may organize 

additional activities under this subsection through Energy 
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Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs, or other 

organizational structures. 

‘‘(b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.— 

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

the Initiative a program to support research needed to bridge 

scientific barriers to, and discover knowledge relevant to, artificial photosynthetic systems. 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences 

shall support basic research to pursue distinct lines of 

scientific inquiry, including— 

‘‘(i) photoinduced production of hydrogen and 

oxygen from water; and 

‘‘(ii) the sustainable photoinduced reduction of 

carbon dioxide to fuel products including hydrocarbons, 

alcohols, carbon monoxide, and natural gas; and 

‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy shall support translational research, 

development, and validation of physical concepts developed 

under the program. 

‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

activities carried out under the program described in paragraph 

(1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the program 

described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for 

commercial application of energy technology. 

‘‘(c) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPLICATION OF NATURAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS, 

AND RELATED PROCESSES.— 

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

the Initiative a program to support research needed to replicate 

natural photosynthetic processes by use of artificial photosynthetic components and materials. 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences 

shall support basic research to expand fundamental knowledge to replicate natural synthesis processes, including— 

‘‘(i) the photoinduced reduction of dinitrogen to 

ammonia; 

‘‘(ii) the absorption of carbon dioxide from ambient 

air; 

‘‘(iii) molecular-based charge separation and storage; 

‘‘(iv) photoinitiated electron transfer; and 

‘‘(v) catalysis in biological or biomimetic systems; 

‘‘(B) the Associate Director of Biological and Environmental Research shall support systems biology and 

genomics approaches to understand genetic and physiological pathways connected to photosynthetic mechanisms; 

and 

‘‘(C) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy shall support translational research, 

development, and validation of physical concepts developed 

under the program. 
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‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

activities carried out under the program described in paragraph 

(1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the program 

described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for 

commercial application of energy technology.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 973 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 973. Solar fuels research initiative.’’. 

(e) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

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

of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16315) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 975. ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

‘‘(a) INITIATIVE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a research 

initiative, to be known as the ‘Electricity Storage Research 

Initiative’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Initiative’)— 

‘‘(A) to expand theoretical and fundamental knowledge 

to control, store, and convert— 

‘‘(i) electrical energy to chemical energy; and 

‘‘(ii) chemical energy to electrical energy; and 

‘‘(B) to support scientific inquiry into the practical 

understanding of chemical and physical processes that 

occur within systems involving crystalline and amorphous 

solids, polymers, and organic and aqueous liquids. 

‘‘(2) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out programs and activities 

under the Initiative, the Secretary shall leverage expertise and 

resources from— 

‘‘(A) the Basic Energy Sciences Program, the Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research Program, and the Biological 

and Environmental Research Program of the Office of 

Science; and 

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

Energy. 

‘‘(3) TEAMS.— 

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

Secretary shall organize activities among multidisciplinary 

teams to leverage, to the maximum extent practicable, 

expertise from the National Laboratories, institutions of 

higher education, and the private sector. 

‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams described in 

subparagraph (A) shall pursue aggressive, milestonedriven, basic research goals. 

‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall provide sufficient resources to the multidisciplinary teams described 

in subparagraph (A) to achieve the goals described in 

subparagraph (B) over a period of time to be determined 

by the Secretary. 

‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may organize 

additional activities under this subsection through Energy 

Frontier Research Centers, Energy Innovation Hubs, or other 

organizational structures. 

‘‘(b) MULTIVALENT SYSTEMS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out under 

the Initiative a program to support research needed to bridge 

scientific barriers to, and discover knowledge relevant to, multivalent ion materials in electric energy storage systems. 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences 

shall investigate electrochemical properties and the 

dynamics of materials, including charge transfer phenomena and mass transport in materials; and 

‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy shall support translational research, 

development, and validation of physical concepts developed 

under the program. 

‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

activities carried out under the program described in paragraph 

(1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the program 

described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for 

commercial application of energy technology. 

‘‘(c) ELECTROCHEMISTRY MODELING AND SIMULATION.— 

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

the Initiative a program to support research to model and 

simulate organic electrolytes, including the static and dynamic 

electrochemical behavior and phenomena of organic electrolytes 

at the molecular and atomic level in monovalent and multivalent systems. 

‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 

in coordination with the Associate Director of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research, shall support the development of high performance computational tools through a 

joint development process to maximize the effectiveness 

of current and projected high performance computing systems; and 

‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy shall support translational research, 

development, and validation of physical concepts developed 

under the program. 

‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

activities carried out under the program described in paragraph 

(1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the program 

described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for 

commercial application of energy technology. 

‘‘(d) MESOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out under 

the Initiative a program to support research needed to reveal 

electrochemistry in confined mesoscale spaces, including scientific discoveries relevant to— 

‘‘(A) bio-electrochemistry and electrochemical energy 

conversion and storage in confined spaces; and 

‘‘(B) the dynamics of the phenomena described in 

subparagraph (A). 

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

and the Associate Director of Biological and Environmental 

Research shall investigate phenomena of mesoscale electrochemical confinement for the purpose of replicating and 

controlling new electrochemical behavior; and 

‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy shall support translational research, 

development, and validation of physical concepts developed 

under the program. 

‘‘(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review 

activities carried out under the program described in paragraph 

(1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. 

‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the program 

described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for 

commercial application of energy technology.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking the 

item relating to section 975 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 975. Electricity storage research initiative.’’. 

SEC. 304. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH. 

(a) AMERICAN SUPER COMPUTING LEADERSHIP.— (1) RENAMING OF ACT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Department of 

Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 

(15 U.S.C. 5501 note; Public Law 108–423) is amended 

by striking ‘‘Department of Energy High-End Computing 

Revitalization Act of 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘American Super 

Computing Leadership Act of 2017’’. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 976(a)(1) of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16316(1)) is amended 

by striking ‘‘Department of Energy High-End Computing 

Revitalization Act of 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘American Super 

Computing Leadership Act of 2017’’. 

(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 5541) is amended— 

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 

paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; 

(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ means the 

Department of Energy. 

‘‘(2) EXASCALE COMPUTING.—The term ‘exascale computing’ 

means computing through the use of a computing machine 

that performs near or above 10 to the 18th power operations 

per second.’’; and 

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

(A)), by striking ‘‘, acting through the Director of the Office 

of Science of the Department of Energy’’. 

(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—Section 3 of the American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 5542) 

is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘program’’ and 

inserting ‘‘coordinated program across the Department’’; 

(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘, which may’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘architectures’’; and 
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(C) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(d) EXASCALE COMPUTING PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a research 

program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Program’) for 

exascale computing, including the development of two or more 

exascale computing machine architectures, to promote the missions of the Department. 

‘‘(2) EXECUTION.— 

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

Secretary shall— 

‘‘(i) establish two or more National Laboratory 

partnerships with industry partners and institutions 

of higher education for the research and development 

of two or more exascale computing architectures across 

all applicable organizations of the Department; 

‘‘(ii) conduct mission-related codesign activities in 

developing the exascale computing architectures under 

clause (i); 

‘‘(iii) develop such advancements in hardware and 

software technology as are required to fully realize 

the potential of an exascale production system in 

addressing Department target applications and solving 

scientific problems involving predictive modeling and 

simulation and large scale data analytics and management; 

‘‘(iv) explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and 

engineering; and 

‘‘(v) provide, as appropriate, on a competitive, 

merit-reviewed basis, access for researchers in industries in the United States, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and other Federal agencies to the exascale computing systems developed 

pursuant to clause (i). 

‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—The Secretary shall 

select the partnerships with the computing facilities of 

the Department under subparagraph (A) through a 

competitive, peer-review process. 

‘‘(3) CODESIGN AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

‘‘(i) carry out the Program through an integration 

of applications, computer science, applied mathematics, 

and computer hardware architecture using the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (2) to ensure 

that, to the maximum extent practicable, two or more 

exascale computing machine architectures are capable 

of solving Department target applications and broader 

scientific problems, including predictive modeling and 

simulation and large scale data analytics and management; and 

‘‘(ii) conduct outreach programs to increase the 

readiness for the use of such platforms by domestic 

industries, including manufacturers. 

‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress 

a report describing— 
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‘‘(i) how the integration under subparagraph (A) 

is furthering application science data and computational workloads across application interests, including 

national security, material science, physical science, 

cybersecurity, biological science, the Materials Genome 

and BRAIN Initiatives of the President, advanced 

manufacturing, and the national electric grid; and 

‘‘(ii) the roles and responsibilities of National Laboratories and industry, including the definition of the 

roles and responsibilities within the Department to 

ensure an integrated program across the Department. 

‘‘(4) PROJECT REVIEW.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The exascale architectures developed pursuant to partnerships established pursuant to 

paragraph (2) shall be reviewed through a project review 

process. 

‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit 

to Congress a report on— 

‘‘(i) the results of the review conducted under 

subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(ii) the coordination and management of the Program to ensure an integrated research program across 

the Department. 

‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the time of the budget submission of the Department for each fiscal year, the Secretary, 

in consultation with the members of the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (2), shall submit to Congress 

a report that describes funding for the Program as a whole 

by functional element of the Department and critical milestones.’’. 

(b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING

RESEARCH.—The Director shall support research in high-performance computing and networking relevant to energy applications, 

including modeling, simulation, and advanced data analytics for 

basic and applied energy research programs carried out by the 

Secretary. 

(c) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR

HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry out 

activities to develop, test, and support— 

(1) mathematics, models, and algorithms for complex systems and programming environments; and 

(2) tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end 

computing systems (as defined in section 2 of the American 

Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 5541)). 

SEC. 305. HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS. 

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

(1) the Director should incorporate the findings and recommendations of the report of the Particle Physics Project 

Prioritization Panel entitled ‘‘Building for Discovery: Strategic 

Plan for U.S. Particle Physics in the Global Context’’ into 

the planning process of the Department; and 

(2) the nations that lead in particle physics by hosting 

international teams dedicated to a common scientific goal 

attract the world’s best talent and inspire future generations 

of physicists and technologists. 
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(b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Director, as practicable and in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies 

as necessary, shall ensure the access of United States researchers 

to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities 

in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider. 

(c) NEUTRINO RESEARCH.—The Director shall carry out research 

activities on rare decay processes and the nature of the neutrino, 

which may include collaborations with the National Science Foundation or international collaborations. 

(d) DARK ENERGY AND DARK MATTER RESEARCH.—The Director 

shall carry out research activities on the nature of dark energy 

and dark matter, which may include collaborations with the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the National 

Science Foundation; or international collaborations. 

SEC. 306. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 

(a) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry out research 

and development activities in fundamental, structural, computational, and systems biology to increase systems-level understanding 

of the complex biological systems, which may include activities— 

(1) to accelerate breakthroughs and new knowledge that 

would enable the cost-effective, sustainable production of— 

(A) biomass-based liquid transportation fuels; 

(B) bioenergy; and 

(C) biobased materials; 

(2) to improve understanding of the global carbon cycle, 

including processes for removing carbon dioxide from the 

atmosphere, through photosynthesis and other biological processes, for sequestration and storage; and 

(3) to understand the biological mechanisms used to transform, immobilize, or remove contaminants from subsurface 

environments. 

(b) LIMITATION FOR RESEARCH FUNDS.—The Director shall not 

approve new climate science-related initiatives without making a 

determination that such work is well-coordinated with any relevant 

work carried out by other Federal agencies. 

(c) LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

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

program on low-dose radiation. 

(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to enhance 

the scientific understanding of, and reduce uncertainties associated with, the effects of exposure to low-dose radiation to inform 

improved risk-management methods. 

SEC. 307. FUSION ENERGY. 

(a) FUSION MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—As part 

of the activities authorized in section 978 of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16318)— 

(1) the Director, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of the Department, shall carry out 

research and development activities to identify, characterize, 

and demonstrate materials that can endure the neutron, 

plasma, and heat fluxes expected in a fusion power system; 

and 

(2) the Director shall provide an assessment of— 
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(A) the need for one or more facilities that can examine 

and test potential fusion and next generation fission materials and other enabling technologies relevant to the 

development of fusion power; and 

(B) whether a single new facility that substantially 

addresses magnetic fusion and next generation fission 

materials research needs is feasible, in conjunction with 

the expected capabilities of facilities operational as of the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

(b) TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director shall 

support research and development activities and facility operations 

to optimize the tokamak approach to fusion energy. 

(c) INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

The Director shall support research and development activities 

for inertial fusion for energy applications. 

(d) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.—The Director shall 

support research and development activities and facility operations 

at institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and private facilities in the United States for a portfolio of alternative 

and enabling fusion energy concepts that may provide solutions 

to significant challenges to the establishment of a commercial magnetic fusion power plant, prioritized based on the ability of the 

United States to play a leadership role in the international fusion 

research community. 

(e) COORDINATION WITH ARPA–E.—The Director shall coordinate with the Director of the Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnergy (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘ARPA–E’’) to— 

(1) assess the potential for any fusion energy project supported by ARPA–E to represent a promising approach to a 

commercially viable fusion power plant; 

(2) determine whether the results of any fusion energy 

project supported by ARPA–E merit the support of follow-on 

research activities carried out by the Office of Science; and 

(3) avoid the unintentional duplication of activities. 

(f) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SOLICITATIONS FOR INTER- NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES.—Section 33 of the Atomic Energy 

Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) is amended by inserting before the 

first sentence the following: ‘‘In this section, with respect to international research projects, the term ‘private facilities or laboratories’ 

means facilities or laboratories located in the United States.’’. 

(g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.— 

(1) REPORT.— 

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

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

to Congress a report on the fusion energy research and 

development activities that the Department proposes to 

carry out over the 10-year period following the date of 

the report under not fewer than 3 realistic budget scenarios, including a scenario based on 3-percent annual 

growth in the non-ITER portion of the budget for fusion 

energy research and development activities. 

(B) INCLUSIONS.—The report required under subparagraph (A) shall— 

(i) identify specific areas of fusion energy research 

and enabling technology development in which the 

United States can and should establish or solidify a 

lead in the global fusion energy development effort; 
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(ii) identify priorities for initiation of facility 

construction and facility decommissioning under each 

of the three budget scenarios described in subparagraph (A); and 

(iii) assess the ability of the fusion workforce of 

the United States to carry out the activities identified 

under clauses (i) and (ii), including the adequacy of 

programs at institutions of higher education in the 

United States to train the leaders and workers of the 

next generation of fusion energy researchers. 

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

paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall leverage best practices 

and lessons learned from the process used to develop the most 

recent report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel 

of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. 

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

Sciences Advisory Committee shall be excluded from participating in developing or voting on final approval of the report 

required under paragraph (1)(A). 

SEC. 308. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. 

(a) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR RESEARCH

APPLICATIONS.—The Director— 

(1) may carry out a program for the production of isotopes, 

including the development of techniques to produce isotopes, 

that the Secretary determines are needed for research, medical, 

industrial, or related purposes; and 

(2) shall ensure that isotope production activities carried 

out under the program under this paragraph do not compete 

with private industry unless the Director determines that critical national interests require the involvement of the Federal 

Government. 

(b) RENAMING OF THE RARE ISOTOPE ACCELERATOR.—Section 

981 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16321) is amended— 

(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RARE ISOTOPE

ACCELERATOR’’ and inserting ‘‘FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE

BEAMS’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘Facility for Rare Isotope Beams’’. 

SEC. 309. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 

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

improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readiness of infrastructure at laboratories of the Office of Science. 

(b) INCLUSIONS.—The program under subsection (a) shall 

include projects— 

(1) to renovate or replace space that does not meet research 

needs; 

(2) to replace facilities that are no longer cost effective 

to renovate or operate; 

(3) to modernize utility systems to prevent failures and 

ensure efficiency; 

(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and efficient 

operations; and 
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(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct advanced 

research in controlled environmental conditions. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.