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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3593 

To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development 

activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2021 

Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. BOWMAN, and Mr. 

WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To provide guidance for and investment in the research and 

development activities of the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for other purposes. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy 

5 Science for the Future Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE. 

7 Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza8 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(d) USER FACILITIES.—The Director shall carry 

2 out the construction, operation, and maintenance of user 

3 facilities to support the mission described in subsection 

4 (c). As practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs 

5 of the Department, industry, the academic community, 

6 and other relevant entities for the purposes of advancing 

7 the missions of the Department, improving the competi8 tiveness of the United States, protecting public health and 

9 safety, and addressing other national priorities including 

10 emergencies. 

11 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 

13 ‘‘(A) shall ensure the coordination of the 

14 Office of Science with the other activities of the 

15 Department; 

16 ‘‘(B) shall support joint activities among 

17 the programs of the Department; 

18 ‘‘(C) shall coordinate with other relevant 

19 Federal agencies in supporting advancements in 

20 related research areas as appropriate; and 

21 ‘‘(D) may form partnerships to enhance 

22 the utilization of and ensure access to user fa23 cilities by other Federal agencies. 


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1 ‘‘(2) WITHIN THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The 

2 Director shall ensure the coordination of programs 

3 and activities carried out by the Office of Science.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM. 

5 (a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNO6 VATION ACT.—Section 303 of the Department of Energy 

7 Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) 

10 as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; 

11 (2) by inserting before subsection (d), as so re12 designated, the following: 

13 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 

14 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza15 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out 

16 a research and development program in basic energy 

17 sciences, including materials sciences and engineering, 

18 chemistry, physical biosciences, geosciences, and other dis19 ciplines, to understand, model, and control matter and en20 ergy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in 

21 order to provide the foundations for new energy tech22 nologies, address scientific grand challenges, and support 

23 the energy, environment, and national security missions 

24 of the Department. 


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1 ‘‘(b) SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.—In carrying out 

2 chemistry-related research and development activities 

3 under this section, the Director shall prioritize research 

4 and development sustainable chemistry to support clean, 

5 safe, and economic alternatives and methodologies to tra6 ditional chemical products and processes.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(3), as so redesignated— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

11 subparagraph (E); and 

12 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) autonomous chemistry and materials 

15 synthesis facilities that leverage advances in ar16 tificial intelligence; and’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 

18 adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(4) ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE UPGRADE.— 

20 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means 

22 the rate of flow of photons. 

23 ‘‘(ii) HARD X-RAY.—The term ‘hard 

24 x-ray’ means a photon with energy greater 

25 than 20 kiloelectron volts. 


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1 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Pho3 ton Source described in the publication ap4 proved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

5 Committee on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on 

6 Facility Upgrades’, including the development 

7 of a multi-bend achromat lattice to produce a 

8 high flux of coherent x-rays within the hard x9 ray energy region and a suite of beamlines opti10 mized for this source. 

11 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec12 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

13 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

14 upgrade under this paragraph occurs before 

15 March 31, 2026. 

16 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

17 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

18 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

19 carry out the upgrade under this paragraph 

20 $157,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

21 ‘‘(5) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE PROTON

22 POWER UPGRADE.— 

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

24 provide for the proton power upgrade to the 

25 Spallation Neutron Source. 


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1 ‘‘(B) PROTON POWER UPGRADE DE2 FINED.—For the purposes of this paragraph, 

3 the term ‘proton power upgrade’ means the 

4 Spallation Neutron Source power upgrade de5 scribed in— 

6 ‘‘(i) the publication titled ‘Facilities 

7 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year 

8 Outlook’, published by the Office of 

9 Science of the Department of Energy in 

10 December, 2003; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the publication titled ‘Four Years 

12 Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for 

13 the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year 

14 Outlook’, published by the Office of 

15 Science of the Department of Energy in 

16 August, 2007; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the publication approved by the 

18 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

19 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility 

20 Upgrades’. 

21 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec22 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

23 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

24 upgrade under this paragraph occurs before De25 cember 31, 2025. 


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1 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

2 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

3 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

4 carry out the upgrade under this paragraph 

5 $49,800,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

6 ‘‘(6) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE SECOND

7 TARGET STATION.— 

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

9 provide for a second target station for the 

10 Spallation Neutron Source. 

11 ‘‘(B) SECOND TARGET STATION DE12 FINED.—For the purposes of this paragraph, 

13 the term ‘second target station’ means the 

14 Spallation Neutron Source second target station 

15 described in— 

16 ‘‘(i) the publication titled, ‘Facilities 

17 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year 

18 Outlook’, published by the Office of 

19 Science of the Department of Energy in 

20 December, 2003; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the publication titled, ‘Four 

22 Years Later: An Interim Report on Facili23 ties for the Future of Science: A Twenty24 Year Outlook’, published by the Office of 


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1 Science of the Department of Energy in 

2 August, 2007; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the publication approved by the 

4 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

5 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility 

6 Upgrades’. 

7 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec8 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

9 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

10 second target station under this paragraph oc11 curs before December 31, 2030, with the option 

12 for early operation in 2028. 

13 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

14 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

15 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

16 carry out the activities under this paragraph, 

17 including construction— 

18 ‘‘(i) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

19 ‘‘(ii) $127,000,000 for fiscal year 

20 2023; 

21 ‘‘(iii) $204,000,000 for fiscal year 

22 2024; 

23 ‘‘(iv) $279,000,000 for fiscal year 

24 2025; and 


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1 ‘‘(v) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2026. 

3 ‘‘(7) ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE UPGRADE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means 

6 the rate of flow of photons. 

7 ‘‘(ii) SOFT X-RAY.—The term ‘soft x8 ray’ means a photon with energy in the 

9 range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts. 

10 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

11 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light 

12 Source described in the publication approved by 

13 the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

14 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility Up15 grades’, including the development of a 

16 multibend achromat lattice to produce a high 

17 flux of coherent x-rays within the soft x-ray en18 ergy region. 

19 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec20 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

21 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

22 upgrade under this paragraph occurs before De23 cember 31, 2026. 

24 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

25 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 


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1 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

2 carry out the upgrade under this paragraph— 

3 ‘‘(i) $75,100,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

4 ‘‘(ii) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 

5 2023; 

6 ‘‘(iii) $102,500,000 for fiscal year 

7 2024; 

8 ‘‘(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 

9 2025; and 

10 ‘‘(v) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

11 ‘‘(8) LINAC COHERENT LIGHT SOURCE II HIGH

12 ENERGY UPGRADE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(i) HIGH ENERGY X-RAY.—The term 

15 ‘high energy x-ray’ means a photon with 

16 an energy in the 5 to 13 kiloelectron volt 

17 range. 

18 ‘‘(ii) HIGH REPETITION RATE.—The 

19 term ‘high repetition rate’ means the deliv20 ery of x-ray pulses up to 1 million pulses 

21 per second. 

22 ‘‘(iii) ULTRA-SHORT PULSE X-RAYS.— 

23 The term ‘ultra-short pulse x-rays’ means 

24 x-ray bursts capable of durations of less 

25 than 100 femtoseconds. 


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1 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

2 ‘‘(i) provide for the upgrade to the 

3 Linac Coherent Light Source II facility de4 scribed in the publication approved by the 

5 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

6 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility 

7 Upgrades’, including the development of 

8 experimental capabilities for high energy x9 rays to reveal fundamental scientific dis10 coveries; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) ensure such upgrade enables the 

12 production and use of high energy, ultra13 short pulse x-rays delivered at a high rep14 etition rate. 

15 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec16 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

17 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

18 upgrade under this paragraph occurs before De19 cember 31, 2026. 

20 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

21 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

22 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

23 carry out the upgrade under this paragraph— 

24 ‘‘(i) $106,925,000 for fiscal year 

25 2022; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) $125,925,000 for fiscal year 

2 2023; 

3 ‘‘(iii) $115,000,000 for fiscal year 

4 2024; 

5 ‘‘(iv) $89,000,000 for fiscal year 

6 2025; and 

7 ‘‘(v) $49,344,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

8 ‘‘(9) CRYOMODULE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

9 FACILITY.— 

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

11 provide for the construction of a cryomodule re12 pair and maintenance facility to service the 

13 Linac Coherent Light Source II and upgrades 

14 to the facility. The Secretary shall consult with 

15 the private sector, universities, National Lab16 oratories, and relevant Federal agencies to en17 sure that this facility has the capability to 

18 maintain, repair, and test superconducting ra19 diofrequency accelerator components. 

20 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

21 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

22 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

23 carry out the activities under this paragraph— 

24 ‘‘(i) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

25 ‘‘(ii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2024; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 

4 2025. 

5 ‘‘(10) NANOSCALE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER

6 RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.— 

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

8 provide for the recapitalization of the Nanoscale 

9 Science Research Centers, to include the up10 grade of equipment at each Center supported 

11 by the Office of Science on the date of enact12 ment of the Department of Energy Science for 

13 the Future Act, to accelerate advances in the 

14 various fields of science including nanoscience, 

15 materials, chemistry, biology, and quantum in16 formation science. 

17 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

18 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 

19 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

20 carry out the recapitalization under this para21 graph— 

22 ‘‘(i) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

23 ‘‘(ii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

24 ‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(iv) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2025.’’; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(h) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY

5 SCIENCE CENTERS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support 

7 a program of research and development for the ap8 plication of advanced computing practices to 

9 foundational and emerging research problems in 

10 chemistry and materials science. Research activities 

11 shall include— 

12 ‘‘(A) chemical catalysis research and devel13 opment; 

14 ‘‘(B) the use of large data sets to model 

15 materials phenomena, including through ad16 vanced characterization of materials, materials 

17 synthesis, processing, and innovative use of ex18 perimental and theoretical data; 

19 ‘‘(C) adaptation of chemical system and 

20 chemistry modeling software to advanced com21 puting systems and hardware; and 

22 ‘‘(D) modeling of chemical processes, as23 semblies, and reactions such as molecular dy24 namics and quantum chemistry, including 

25 through novel computing methods. 


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1 ‘‘(2) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEM2 ISTRY SCIENCE CENTERS.— 

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

4 activities authorized under paragraph (1), the 

5 Director shall select and establish up to six 

6 computational materials and chemistry science 

7 centers to— 

8 ‘‘(i) develop open-source, robust, and 

9 validated computational codes and user10 friendly software, coupled with innovative 

11 use of experimental and theoretical data, 

12 to enable the design, discovery, and devel13 opment of new materials and chemical sys14 tems, including chemical catalysis research 

15 and development; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) focus on overcoming challenges 

17 and maximizing the benefits of exascale 

18 and other high performance computing. 

19 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Director shall se20 lect centers under subparagraph (A) on a com21 petitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director 

22 shall consider applications from the National 

23 Laboratories, institutes of higher education, 

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1 ‘‘(C) DURATION.— 

2 ‘‘(i) A center selected under subpara3 graph (A) shall receive support for a pe4 riod of not more than 5 years beginning on 

5 the date of establishment of that center, 

6 subject to the availability of appropria7 tions. 

8 ‘‘(ii) A center already in existence on 

9 the date of enactment of the Department 

10 of Energy Science for the Future Act may 

11 continue to receive support for a period of 

12 not more than 5 years beginning on the 

13 date of establishment of that center. 

14 ‘‘(D) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of 

15 any period of support of a center under this 

16 subsection, the Director may renew support for 

17 the center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a pe18 riod of not more than 5 years. 

19 ‘‘(E) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the 

20 existing authorities of the Department, the Di21 rector may terminate an underperforming cen22 ter for cause during the performance period. 

23 ‘‘(i) MATERIALS RESEARCH DATABASE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support 

25 the development of a web-based platform to develop 


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1 and provide access to a database of computed infor2 mation on known and predicted materials properties 

3 and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs 

4 in materials discovery and design. 

5 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this sub6 section, the Director shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) conduct cooperative research with in8 dustry, academia, and other research institu9 tions to advance understanding, prediction, and 

10 manipulation of materials and facilitate the de11 sign of novel materials; 

12 ‘‘(B) develop and maintain data infrastruc13 ture at user facilities that generate data to col14 lect, analyze, label, and otherwise prepare the 

15 data for inclusion in the database; 

16 ‘‘(C) leverage existing high performance 

17 computing systems to conduct high throughput 

18 calculations, and develop computational and 

19 data mining algorithms for the prediction of 

20 material properties; 

21 ‘‘(D) strengthen the foundation for new 

22 technologies and advanced manufacturing; and 

23 ‘‘(E) drive the development of advanced 

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1 ment’s missions in energy, environment, and 

2 national security. 

3 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub4 section, the Director shall leverage and activities 

5 across the Department, including computational ma6 terials and chemistry science centers established 

7 under subsection (h). 

8 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be 

9 appropriated under subsection (j), there shall be 

10 made available to the Secretary to carry out activi11 ties under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of 

12 the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

13 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

15 out the activities described in this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) $2,757,705,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

17 ‘‘(2) $2,828,896,600 for fiscal year 2023; 

18 ‘‘(3) $3,019,489,612 for fiscal year 2024; 

19 ‘‘(4) $3,161,698,885 for fiscal year 2025; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $3,291,651,600 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

21 (b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.—Subtitle G of 

22 title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

23 16311 et seq.) is amended— 

24 (1) in section 973(b), by striking paragraph (4) 

25 and inserting: 


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1 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

2 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, the 

3 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac4 tivities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each 

5 of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.’’; and 

6 (2) in section 975(c), by striking paragraph (4) 

7 and inserting: 

8 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

9 to be appropriated in section 313 of this Act, the 

10 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac11 tivities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each 

12 of fiscal 5 years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

13 (c) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

14 Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

15 16315) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4) 

17 and inserting: 

18 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

19 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, the 

20 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac21 tivities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each 

22 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4) 

24 and inserting: 


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1 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

2 to be appropriated in section 313 of this Act, the 

3 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac4 tivities under this subsection $30,000,000 for each 

5 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 

6 (3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4) 

7 and inserting: 

8 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

9 to be appropriated in section 313 of this Act, the 

10 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac11 tivities under this subsection $20,000,000 for each 

12 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

13 SEC. 4. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 

14 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 306 of the Department of 

15 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

18 as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and 

19 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so re20 designated, the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the duties of the Director 

22 authorized under section 209 of the Department of En23 ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), and coordinated 

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1 search and development in the areas of biological systems 

2 science and climate and environmental science, including 

3 subsurface science, relevant to the development of new en4 ergy technologies and to support the energy, environ5 mental, and national security missions of the Depart6 ment.’’. 

7 (b) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.—Section 

8 977(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

9 16317(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(f) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro12 gram under section 306(a) of the Department of 

13 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 

14 18644(a)), the Director shall support up to six bio15 energy research centers to conduct fundamental re16 search in plant and microbial systems biology, bio17 logical imaging and analysis, and genomics, and to 

18 accelerate advanced research and development of 

19 biomass-based liquid transportation fuels, bioenergy, 

20 or biobased materials, chemicals, and products that 

21 are produced from a variety of regionally diverse 

22 feedstocks, and to facilitate the translation of re23 search results to industry. The activities of the cen24 ters authorized under this subsection may include— 


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1 ‘‘(A) accelerating the domestication of bio2 energy-relevant plants and microbes to enable 

3 high-impact, value-added coproduct develop4 ment at multiple points in the bioenergy supply 

5 chain; 

6 ‘‘(B) developing the science and techno7 logical advances to ensure process sustainability 

8 is considered in the creation of biofuels and bio9 products from lignocellulose; and 

10 ‘‘(C) using the latest tools in genomics, 

11 molecular biology, catalysis science, chemical 

12 engineering, systems biology, and computational 

13 and robotics technologies to sustainably produce 

14 and transform biomass into biofuels and bio15 products. 

16 ‘‘(2) SELECTION AND DURATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A center established 

18 under paragraph (1) shall be selected on a com19 petitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not 

20 more than 5 years, subject to the availability of 

21 appropriations, beginning on the date of estab22 lishment of that center. 

23 ‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—The Director shall 

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1 tories, multi-institutional collaborations, and 

2 other appropriate entities. 

3 ‘‘(C) EXISTING CENTERS.—A center al4 ready in existence on the date of enactment of 

5 the Department of Energy Science for the Fu6 ture Act may continue to receive support for a 

7 period of not more than 5 years beginning on 

8 the date of establishment of that center. 

9 ‘‘(3) RENEWAL.—After the end of either period 

10 described in paragraph (2), the Director may renew 

11 support for the center for a period of not more than 

12 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis. For a center in 

13 operation for 10 years after its previous selection on 

14 a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, the Director 

15 may renew support for the center on a competitive, 

16 merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than 

17 5 years, and may subsequently provide an additional 

18 renewal on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not 

19 more than 5 years. 

20 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the exist21 ing authorities of the Department, the Director may 

22 terminate an underperforming center for cause dur23 ing the performance period. 

24 ‘‘(5) ACTIVITIES.—Centers shall undertake re25 search activities to accelerate the production of 


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1 biofuels and bioproducts from advanced biomass re2 sources by identifying the most suitable species of 

3 plants for use as energy crops; and improving meth4 ods of breeding, propagation, planting, producing, 

5 harvesting, storage and processing. Activities may 

6 include the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) Research activities to increase sus8 tainability, including— 

9 ‘‘(i) advancing knowledge of how bio10 energy crop interactions with biotic and 

11 abiotic environmental factors influence 

12 crop growth, yield, and quality; 

13 ‘‘(ii) identifying the most impactful 

14 research areas that address the economics 

15 of biofuels and bioproducts production; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) utilizing multiscale modeling to 

17 advance predictive understanding of biofuel 

18 cropping ecosystems. 

19 ‘‘(B) Research activities to further feed20 stock development, including lignocellulosic, 

21 algal, gaseous wastes including carbon oxides 

22 and methane, and direct air capture of single 

23 carbon gases via plants and microbes, includ24 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(i) developing genetic and genomic 

2 tools, high-throughput analytical tools, and 

3 biosystems design approaches to enhance 

4 bioenergy feedstocks; 

5 ‘‘(ii) conducting field testing of new 

6 potential bioenergy feedstock crops under 

7 environmentally benign and geographically 

8 diverse conditions to assess viability and 

9 robustness; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) developing quantitative models 

11 informed by experimentation to predict 

12 how bioenergy feedstocks perform under 

13 diverse conditions. 

14 ‘‘(C) Research activities to improve 

15 lignocellulosic deconstruction and separation 

16 methods, including— 

17 ‘‘(i) developing feedstock-agnostic 

18 deconstruction processes capable of effi19 ciently fractionating biomass into targeted 

20 output streams; 

21 ‘‘(ii) gaining a detailed understanding 

22 of plant cell wall biosynthesis, composition, 

23 structure, and properties during 

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1 ‘‘(iii) improving enzymes and ap2 proaches for biomass breakdown and cel3 lulose, hemicellulose, and lignin processing. 

4 ‘‘(D) Research activities to improve the 

5 feedstock conversion process for advanced 

6 biofuels and bioproducts, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) developing high-throughput meth8 ods to screen or select high-performance 

9 microbial strains to improve product for10 mation rates, yields, and selectivity; 

11 ‘‘(ii) establishing a broad set of plat12 form microorganisms suitable for metabolic 

13 engineering to produce biofuels and bio14 products, as well as high-throughput meth15 ods for experimental validation of gene 

16 function; 

17 ‘‘(iii) developing techniques to en18 hance microbial robustness for tolerating 

19 toxins to improve biofuel and bioproduct 

20 yields and to gain a better understanding 

21 of the cellular and molecular bases of toler22 ance for major chemical classes of inhibi23 tors found in these processes; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) advancing technologies for the 

2 use of batch, continuous, as well as con3 solidated bioprocessing; 

4 ‘‘(v) identifying, creating, and opti5 mizing microbial and chemical pathways to 

6 produce promising, atom-economical inter7 mediates and final bioproducts from bio8 mass with considerations given to environ9 mentally benign processes; 

10 ‘‘(vi) developing high-throughput, 

11 real-time, in situ analytical techniques to 

12 understand and characterize the pre- and 

13 post-bioproduct separation streams in de14 tail; 

15 ‘‘(vii) creating methodologies for effi16 ciently identifying viable target molecules, 

17 identifying high-value bioproducts in exist18 ing biomass streams, and utilizing current 

19 byproduct streams; 

20 ‘‘(viii) identifying and improving plant 

21 feedstocks with enhanced extractable levels 

22 of desired bioproducts or bioproduct pre23 cursors, including lignin streams; and 

24 ‘‘(ix) developing integrated biological 

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1 valorize and produce a diverse portfolio of 

2 advanced fuels and bioproducts. 

3 ‘‘(6) INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.—Centers shall 

4 establish industry partnerships to translate research 

5 results to commercial applications.’’. 

6 (c) LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

7 Section 306(d)(7) of the Department of Energy Research 

8 and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(c)), as redesignated 

9 under subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(7) FUNDING.—For purposes of carrying out 

11 this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to make 

12 available from funds provided to the Biological and 

13 Environmental Research Program $40,000,000 for 

14 fiscal year 2025 and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 

15 2026.’’. 

16 (d) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.— 

17 Section 306(b) of the Department of Energy Research and 

18 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644), as redesignated under 

19 subsection (a), is amended as follows: 

20 ‘‘(b) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall 

21 carry out research and development activities in funda22 mental, structural, computational, and systems biology to 

23 increase systems-level understanding of the complex bio24 logical systems, which may include activities to— 


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1 ‘‘(1) accelerate breakthroughs and new knowl2 edge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable 

3 production of— 

4 ‘‘(A) biomass-based liquid transportation 

5 fuels; 

6 ‘‘(B) bioenergy; and 

7 ‘‘(C) biobased materials; 

8 ‘‘(2) improve understanding of the global car9 bon cycle, including processes for removing carbon 

10 dioxide from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis 

11 and other biological processes, for sequestration and 

12 storage; 

13 ‘‘(3) understand the biological mechanisms used 

14 to transform, immobilize, or remove contaminants 

15 from subsurface environments; 

16 ‘‘(4) leverage tools and approaches across the 

17 Office of Science to expand research to include novel 

18 processes, methods, and science to develop bio-based 

19 chemicals, polymers, inorganic materials, including 

20 research to— 

21 ‘‘(A) advance the understanding of how 

22 CRISPR tools and other gene editing tools and 

23 technologies work in nature, in the laboratory, 

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1 ‘‘(B) deepen knowledge of the genetics of 

2 root architecture and growth in crops, including 

3 trees; and 

4 ‘‘(C) develop methods and tools to increase 

5 the efficiency of photosynthesis in plants; and 

6 ‘‘(5) develop other relevant methods and proc7 esses as determined by the Director.’’. 

8 (e) CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND

9 OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 306 of the Department of 

10 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644) 

11 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

13 SCIENCES ACTIVITIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities au15 thorized under subsection (a), and in coordination 

16 with activities carried out under subsection (b), the 

17 Director shall carry out earth and environmental 

18 systems science research, which may include activi19 ties to— 

20 ‘‘(A) understand, observe, and model the 

21 response of Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere 

22 to increased concentrations of greenhouse gas 

23 emissions and any associated changes in cli24 mate, including frequency and intensity of ex25 treme weather events; 


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1 ‘‘(B) understand the coupled physical, 

2 chemical, and biological processes to transform, 

3 immobilize, remove, or move carbon, nitrogen, 

4 and other energy production-derived contami5 nants such as radionuclides and heavy metals, 

6 and understand the process of sequestration 

7 and transformation of these, carbon dioxide, 

8 and other relevant molecules in subsurface envi9 ronments; 

10 ‘‘(C) understand, observe, and model the 

11 cycling of water, carbon, and nutrients in ter12 restrial systems and at scales relevant to re13 sources management; 

14 ‘‘(D) understand the biological, biogeo15 chemical, and physical processes across the 

16 multiple scales that control the flux of environ17 mentally relevant compounds between the ter18 restrial surface and the atmosphere; and 

19 ‘‘(E) inform potential natural mitigation 

20 and adaptation options for increased concentra21 tions of greenhouse gas emissions and any asso22 ciated changes in climate. 

23 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the 

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1 ‘‘(A) the development of software and algo2 rithms to enable the productive application of 

3 environmental systems and extreme weather 

4 prediction models in high-performance com5 puting systems; and 

6 ‘‘(B) capabilities that support the Depart7 ment’s mission needs for energy and infrastruc8 ture security, resilience, and reliability. 

9 ‘‘(3) SUBSURFACE BIOGEOCHEMICAL RE10 SEARCH.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activi12 ties described in paragraph (1), the Director 

13 shall carry out research to advance a funda14 mental understanding of coupled physical, 

15 chemical, and biological processes for control16 ling the movement of sequestered carbon, nitro17 gen, and other subsurface environmental con18 taminants, including how hydrology drives bio19 geochemistry across molecular to watershed 

20 scales, and how coupling between physical, 

21 chemical, and biological processes influence 

22 flows of water, carbon, nutrients, and contami23 nants. 

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1 ‘‘(i) DIRECTOR.—The Director shall 

2 carry out activities under this paragraph in 

3 accordance with priorities established by 

4 the Secretary to support and accelerate the 

5 decontamination of relevant facilities man6 aged by the Department. 

7 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

8 shall ensure the coordination of activities 

9 of the Department, including activities 

10 under this paragraph, to support and ac11 celerate the decontamination of relevant fa12 cilities managed by the Department. 

13 ‘‘(4) CLIMATE AND EARTH MODELING.—As 

14 part of the activities described in paragraph (1), the 

15 Director, in collaboration with the Advanced Sci16 entific Computing Research program described in 

17 section 304, and in consultation with the National 

18 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other 

19 relevant agencies, shall carry out research to de20 velop, evaluate, and use high-resolution regional cli21 mate, global climate, and Earth system models to in22 form decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions 

23 and the resulting impacts of a changing global cli24 mate. Such modeling shall include, among other crit25 ical elements, greenhouse gas emissions, land use, 


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1 watershed responses, and interaction among human 

2 and Earth systems. 

3 ‘‘(5) MID-SCALE FUNDING MECHANISM.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any of the activities 

5 authorized in this subsection may be carried out 

6 by competitively selected mid-scale, multi-insti7 tutional research centers in lieu of individual re8 search grants, or large-scale experiments or 

9 user facilities. 

10 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—The Biological 

11 and Environmental Research Advisory Com12 mittee shall provide recommendations to the Di13 rector on projects most suitable for the research 

14 centers described in subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(f) BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

16 USER FACILITIES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry 

18 out a program for the development, construction, op19 eration, and maintenance of user facilities to en20 hance the collection and analysis of observational 

21 data related to complex biological, climate, and envi22 ronmental systems. 

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1 oped, constructed, operated, or maintained under 

2 paragraph (1) shall include— 

3 ‘‘(A) distributed field research and obser4 vation platforms for understanding earth sys5 tem processes; 

6 ‘‘(B) instruments and modeling resources 

7 for understanding the physical, chemical, and 

8 cellular processes of biological and environ9 mental systems; 

10 ‘‘(C) integrated high-throughput sequenc11 ing, advanced bioanalytic techniques, DNA de12 sign and synthesis, metabolomics, and computa13 tional analysis; and 

14 ‘‘(D) such other facilities as the Director 

15 considers appropriate, consistent with section 

16 209 of the Department of Energy Organization 

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

18 ‘‘(3) EXISTING FACILITIES.—In carrying out 

19 the program established in paragraph (1), the Direc20 tor is encouraged to evaluate the capabilities of ex21 isting user facilities and, to the maximum extent 

22 practicable, invest in modernization of those capa23 bilities to address emerging research priorities. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

2 support a program of collaboration between 

3 user facilities as defined under this subsection 

4 to encourage and enable researchers to more 

5 readily integrate the tools, expertise, resources, 

6 and capabilities of multiple user facilities to fur7 ther research and advance emerging tech8 nologies. 

9 ‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The program shall ad10 vance the integration of automation, robotics, 

11 computational biology, bioinformatics, bio12 sensing, cellular platforms and other relevant 

13 emerging technologies as determined by the Di14 rector to enhance productivity and scientific im15 pact of user facilities. 

16 ‘‘(5) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

17 SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.—In carrying out the 

18 activities authorized under paragraph (1), the Direc19 tor shall establish and operate user facilities to ad20 vance the collection, validation, and analysis of at21 mospheric data, including activities to advance 

22 knowledge and improve model representations and 

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1 ‘‘(A) SELECTION.—The Director shall se2 lect user facilities under paragraph (1) on a 

3 competitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director 

4 shall consider applications from the National 

5 Laboratories, institutes of higher education, 

6 multi-institutional collaborations, and other ap7 propriate entities. 

8 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the 

9 existing authorities of the Department, the Di10 rector may terminate an underperforming user 

11 facility for cause during the performance pe12 riod. 

13 ‘‘(C) EXISTING FACILITIES.—To the max14 imum extent practicable, the Director shall uti15 lize existing facilities to carry out this sub16 section. 

17 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro18 gram authorized in paragraph (1), the Director shall 

19 ensure that the Office of Science— 

20 ‘‘(A) consults and coordinates with the Na21 tional Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the 

22 Environmental Protection Agency, the National 

23 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De24 partment of Agriculture, the Department of the 

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1 on the collection, validation, and analysis of at2 mospheric data; and 

3 ‘‘(B) coordinates with relevant stake4 holders, including institutes of higher education, 

5 nonprofit research institutions, industry, State, 

6 local, and tribal governments, and other appro7 priate entities to ensure access to the best avail8 able relevant atmospheric and historical weath9 er data. 

10 ‘‘(g) COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

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

12 out a research program to enhance the under13 standing of coastal ecosystems. In carrying out this 

14 program, the Director shall prioritize efforts to en15 hance the collection of observational data, and shall 

16 develop models to analyze the ecological, biogeo17 chemical, hydrological and physical processes that 

18 interact in coastal zones. 

19 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COASTAL DATA

20 COLLECTION.—The Director shall establish an inte21 grated system of geographically diverse field re22 search sites in order to improve the quantity and 

23 quality of observational data, and that encompass 

24 the major land water interfaces of the United 

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1 ‘‘(A) the Great Lakes region; 

2 ‘‘(B) the Pacific coast; 

3 ‘‘(C) the Atlantic coast; 

4 ‘‘(D) the Arctic; and 

5 ‘‘(E) the Gulf coast. 

6 ‘‘(3) EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying 

7 out the programs and establishing the field research 

8 sites under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary 

9 shall leverage existing research and development in10 frastructure supported by the Department, including 

11 the Department’s existing marine and coastal re12 search lab. 

13 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—For the purposes of car14 rying out the programs and establishing the field re15 search sites under the Initiative, the Secretary may 

16 enter into agreements with Federal Departments 

17 and agencies with complementary capabilities. 

18 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not less than 2 years after the 

19 date of the enactment of the Department of Energy 

20 Science for the Future Act, the Director shall pro21 vide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech22 nology and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

23 House of Representatives and the Committee on En24 ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 

25 Appropriations of the Senate a report examining 


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1 whether the system described in this section should 

2 be established as a National User Facility. 

3 ‘‘(h) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—The Director 

4 shall support a technology research program for the devel5 opment of instrumentation and other research tools re6 quired to meet the missions of the Department and to pro7 vide platform technologies for the broader scientific com8 munity. Technologies shall include but are not limited to— 

9 ‘‘(1) cryo-electron microscopy; 

10 ‘‘(2) fabricated ecosystems; and 

11 ‘‘(3) next generation sensors including quantum 

12 sensors for biological integration and bioproduction. 

13 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

15 out the activities described in this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) $820,360,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

17 ‘‘(2) $886,385,200 for fiscal year 2023; 

18 ‘‘(3) $956,332,164 for fiscal year 2024; 

19 ‘‘(4) $1,020,475,415 for fiscal year 2025; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $1,099,108,695 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH 

22 PROGRAM. 

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1 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18642) is amend2 ed— 

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) 

4 as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; 

5 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so re6 designated, the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities author8 ized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Orga9 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry 

10 out, in coordination with academia and relevant public and 

11 private sector entities, a research, development, and dem12 onstration program to— 

13 ‘‘(1) advance computational and networking ca14 pabilities for data-driven discovery; 

15 ‘‘(2) analyze, model, simulate, and predict com16 plex phenomena relevant to the development of new 

17 energy technologies and other technologies; and 

18 ‘‘(3) steward applied mathematics, computa19 tional science, and computer science; and other 

20 science disciplines relevant to the missions of the 

21 Department and the competitiveness of the United 

22 States.’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated under 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The Director’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary for 

5 Science shall ensure the coordination of the activities 

6 of the Department, including activities under this 

7 section, to determine and meet the computational 

8 and networking research and facility needs of the 

9 Office of Science and all other relevant energy tech10 nology and energy efficiency programs within the 

11 Department, and across the Federal Government.’’; 

12 (4) by amending subsection (d), as so redesig13 nated, to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(d) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DE15 VELOPMENT FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND

16 COMPUTER SCIENCES RESEARCH.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry 

18 out activities to develop, test, and support— 

19 ‘‘(A) mathematics, statistics, and algo20 rithms for modeling complex systems relevant 

21 to the missions of the Department, including on 

22 advanced computing architectures; and 

23 ‘‘(B) tools, languages, programming envi24 ronments, and operations for high-end com25 puting systems (as defined in section 2 of the 


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1 American Super Computing Leadership Act (15 

2 U.S.C. 5541)). 

3 ‘‘(2) PORTFOLIO BALANCE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 

5 maintain a balanced portfolio within the ad6 vanced scientific computing research and devel7 opment program established under section 976 

8 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

9 16316) that supports robust investment in— 

10 ‘‘(i) applied mathematical, computa11 tional, and computer sciences research 

12 needs relevant to the mission of the De13 partment, including foundational areas 

14 that are critical to the advancement of en15 ergy sciences and technologies and new 

16 and emerging computing technologies; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) associated high-performance 

18 computing hardware and facilities. 

19 ‘‘(B) EXASCALE ECOSYSTEM

20 SUSTAINMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(i) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the 

22 sense of Congress that the Exascale Com23 puting Project has successfully created a 

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1 and applications for exascale users, and 

2 that such products must be maintained 

3 and improved in order that the full poten4 tial of the deployed systems can be con5 tinuously realized. 

6 ‘‘(ii) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

7 shall seek to sustain the ecosystem ref8 erenced in clause (i) to ensure that the 

9 exascale software stack and other research 

10 software will continue to be maintained, 

11 hardened, and otherwise optimized for 

12 long-term use on exascale systems and reli13 able availability to the user community.’’; 

14 and 

15 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(e) NEXT GENERATION COMPUTING PROGRAM.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab19 lish a program to develop and implement a strategy 

20 for achieving computing systems with capabilities be21 yond exascale computing systems. In establishing 

22 this program, the Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) maintain foundational research pro24 grams in mathematical, computational, and 

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1 computing needs within the mission of the De2 partment, including post-Moore’s law computing 

3 architectures, novel approaches to modeling and 

4 simulation, artificial intelligence and scientific 

5 machine learning, quantum computing, edge 

6 computing, extreme heterogeneity, and distrib7 uted high-performance computing; and 

8 ‘‘(B) retain best practices and maintain 

9 support for essential hardware, applications, 

10 and software elements of the Exascale Com11 puting Program that are necessary for sus12 taining the vitality of a long-term exascale eco13 system. 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

15 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 

17 and Technology of the House of Representatives, 

18 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re19 sources of the Senate, a report on the development 

20 and implementation of the strategy outlined in para21 graph (1). 

22 ‘‘(f) ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH IN HETERO23 GENEOUS COMPUTING SYSTEMS.— 

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

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1 erogeneous computing systems to address extreme 

2 heterogeneity and to expand understanding of the 

3 potential for heterogeneous computing systems to 

4 deliver high performance, high efficiency computing 

5 for Department of Energy mission challenges. This 

6 shall include research and development that explores 

7 the convergence of big data analytics, simulations, 

8 and artificial intelligence. 

9 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this pro10 gram, the Secretary shall ensure coordination be11 tween research activities undertaken by the Ad12 vanced Scientific Computing Research program and 

13 materials research supported by the Basic Energy 

14 Sciences program within the Department of Energy 

15 Office of Science. 

16 ‘‘(g) ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPUTING PROGRAM.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sup18 port a program of fundamental research, develop19 ment, and demonstration of energy efficient com20 puting and data center technologies relevant to ad21 vanced computing applications, including high per22 formance computing, artificial intelligence, and sci23 entific machine learning. 

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1 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pro2 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) establish a partnership for Na5 tional Laboratories, industry partners, and 

6 institutions of higher education for co7 design of energy efficient hardware, tech8 nology, software, and applications across 

9 all applicable program offices of the De10 partment, and provide access to energy ef11 ficient computing resources to such part12 ners; 

13 ‘‘(ii) develop hardware and software 

14 technologies that decrease the energy needs 

15 of advanced computing practices, including 

16 through data center co-design; 

17 ‘‘(iii) consider multiple heterogeneous 

18 computing architectures in collaboration 

19 with the program established under sub20 section (f) including neuromorphic com21 puting, persistent computing, and ultrafast 

22 networking; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) provide, as appropriate, on a 

24 competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access 

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1 education, National Laboratories, industry, 

2 and other Federal agencies to the energy 

3 efficient computing technologies developed 

4 pursuant to clause (i). 

5 ‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—In se6 lecting participants for the partnership estab7 lished under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary 

8 shall select participants through a competitive, 

9 merit review process. 

10 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

12 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

13 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

14 Representatives, and the Committee on Energy 

15 and Natural Resources of the Senate, a report 

16 on— 

17 ‘‘(i) the activities conducted under 

18 subparagraph (A); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the coordination and manage20 ment of the program under subparagraph 

21 (A) to ensure an integrated research pro22 gram across the Department. 

23 ‘‘(h) ENERGY SCIENCES NETWORK.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

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1 facility in order to meet Federal research needs for 

2 highly reliable data transport capabilities optimized 

3 for the requirements of large-scale science. 

4 ‘‘(2) CAPABILITIES.—In carrying out paragraph 

5 (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following capabili6 ties: 

7 ‘‘(A) To provide high bandwidth scientific 

8 networking across the continental United States 

9 and the Atlantic Ocean. 

10 ‘‘(B) To maximize network reliability. 

11 ‘‘(C) To protect the network and data from 

12 cyber-attacks. 

13 ‘‘(D) To support exponentially increasing 

14 levels of data from the Department’s scientific 

15 user facilities, experiments, and sensors. 

16 ‘‘(E) To integrate heterogeneous com17 puting frameworks and systems. 

18 ‘‘(i) COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOW19 SHIP.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sup21 port the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship 

22 program in order to facilitate collaboration between 

23 graduate students and researchers at the National 

24 Laboratories, and contribute to the development of 

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1 help advance research in areas relevant to the mis2 sion of the Department. 

3 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized 

4 to be appropriated for Advanced Scientific Com5 puting Research Program, the Secretary shall make 

6 available for carrying out the activities under this 

7 section— 

8 ‘‘(A) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

9 ‘‘(B) $22,050,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

10 ‘‘(C) $23,152,500 for fiscal year 2024; 

11 ‘‘(D) $24,310,125 for fiscal year 2025; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(E) $25,525,631 for fiscal year 2026. 

14 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

16 out the activities described in this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) $1,086,050,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(2) $1,162,073,500 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(3) $1,243,418,645 for fiscal year 2024; 

20 ‘‘(4) $1,330,457,950 for fiscal year 2025; and 

21 ‘‘(5) $1,423,590,007 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

22 (b) QUANTUM SCIENCE NETWORK.— 

23 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National 

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2 paragraph (8); and 

3 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(7) QUANTUM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

6 The term ‘quantum network infrastructure’ means 

7 any facility, expertise, or capability that is necessary 

8 to enable the development and deployment of scal9 able and diverse quantum network technologies.’’. 

10 (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NET11 WORK INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP12 MENT PROGRAM.—Title IV of the National Quantum 

13 Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 403. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NETWORK 

16 INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP17 MENT PROGRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (re19 ferred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out 

20 a research, development, and demonstration program to 

21 accelerate innovation in quantum network infrastructure 

22 in order to— 

23 ‘‘(1) facilitate the advancement of distributed 

24 quantum computing systems through the internet 

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1 ‘‘(2) improve the precision of measurements of 

2 scientific phenomena and physical imaging tech3 nologies; and 

4 ‘‘(3) develop secure national quantum commu5 nications technologies and strategies. 

6 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the 

7 Secretary shall— 

8 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Science 

10 Foundation; 

11 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institute 

12 of Standards and Technology; 

13 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the subcommittee on 

14 Quantum Information Science of the National 

15 Science and Technology Council established 

16 under section 103(a); and 

17 ‘‘(D) the Chair of the subcommittee on the 

18 Economic and Security Implications of Quan19 tum Science; 

20 ‘‘(2) conduct cooperative research with indus21 try, National Laboratories, institutions of higher 

22 education, and other research institutions to facili23 tate new quantum infrastructure methods and tech24 nologies, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) quantum-limited detectors, ultra-low 

2 loss optical channels, space-to-ground connec3 tions, and classical networking and cybersecu4 rity protocols; 

5 ‘‘(B) entanglement and hyper-entangled 

6 state sources and transmission, control, and 

7 measurement of quantum states; 

8 ‘‘(C) quantum interconnects that allow 

9 short range local connections between quantum 

10 processors; 

11 ‘‘(D) transducers for quantum sources and 

12 signals between optical and telecommunications 

13 regimes and quantum computer-relevant do14 mains, including microwaves; 

15 ‘‘(E) development of quantum memory 

16 buffers and small-scale quantum computers 

17 that are compatible with photon-based quantum 

18 bits in the optical or telecommunications wave19 lengths; 

20 ‘‘(F) long-range entanglement distribution 

21 at both the terrestrial and space-based level 

22 using quantum repeaters, allowing entangle23 ment-based protocols between small- and large 

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1 ‘‘(G) quantum routers, multiplexers, re2 peaters, and related technologies necessary to 

3 create secure long-distance quantum commu4 nication; and 

5 ‘‘(H) integration of systems across the 

6 quantum technology stack into traditional com7 puting networks, including the development of 

8 remote controlled, high performance, and reli9 able implementations of key quantum network 

10 components; 

11 ‘‘(3) engage with the Quantum Economic De12 velopment Consortium (QED–C) to transition com13 ponent technologies to help facilitate as appropriate 

14 the development of a quantum supply chain for 

15 quantum network technologies; 

16 ‘‘(4) advance basic research in advanced sci17 entific computing, particle physics, and material 

18 science to enhance the understanding, prediction, 

19 and manipulation of materials, processes, and phys20 ical phenomena relevant to quantum network infra21 structure; 

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1 holders from industry and institutions of higher edu2 cation; and 

3 ‘‘(6) consider quantum network infrastructure 

4 applications that span the Department of Energy’s 

5 missions in energy, environment, and national secu6 rity. 

7 ‘‘(c) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out this section, the 

8 Secretary shall leverage resources, infrastructure, and ex9 pertise across the Department of Energy and from— 

10 ‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 

11 Technology; 

12 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation; 

13 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad14 ministration; 

15 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies; 

16 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories; 

17 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders; 

18 ‘‘(7) institutions of higher education; and 

19 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information 

20 Science Research Centers. 

21 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

24 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com25 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 


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1 a 4-year research plan that identifies and prioritizes basic 

2 research needs relating to quantum network infrastruc3 ture. 

4 ‘‘(e) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 

5 review activities carried out under this section to deter6 mine the achievement of technical milestones. 

7 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be appro8 priated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 

9 there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

10 the activities under this section, $100,000,000 for each 

11 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 404. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM USER EX13 PANSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

14 PROGRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (re16 ferred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall, establish 

17 and carry out a program (to be known as the ‘Quantum 

18 User Expansion for Science and Technology program’ or 

19 ‘QUEST program’) to encourage and facilitate access to 

20 United States quantum computing hardware and quantum 

21 computing clouds for research purposes in order to— 

22 ‘‘(1) enhance the United States quantum re23 search enterprise; 

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1 ‘‘(3) accelerate the advancement of United 

2 States quantum computing capabilities. 

3 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the 

4 Secretary shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Science 

7 Foundation; 

8 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institute 

9 of Standards and Technology; 

10 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the Quantum Informa11 tion Science of the National Science and Tech12 nology Council established under section 

13 103(a); and 

14 ‘‘(D) the Chair of the subcommittee on the 

15 Economic and Security Implications of Quan16 tum Science; 

17 ‘‘(2) provide researchers based within the 

18 United States with access to, and use of, United 

19 States quantum computing resources through a com20 petitive, merit-reviewed process; 

21 ‘‘(3) consider applications from the National 

22 Laboratories, multi-institutional collaborations, insti23 tutions of higher education, industry stakeholders, 

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1 are appropriate to provide national leadership on 

2 quantum computing related issues; and 

3 ‘‘(4) consult and coordinate with private sector 

4 stakeholders, the user community, and interagency 

5 partners on program development and best manage6 ment practices. 

7 ‘‘(c) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out this section, the 

8 Secretary shall leverage resources and expertise across the 

9 Department of Energy and from— 

10 ‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 

11 Technology; 

12 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation; 

13 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad14 ministration; 

15 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies; 

16 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories; 

17 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders; 

18 ‘‘(7) institutions of higher education; and 

19 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information 

20 Science Research Centers. 

21 ‘‘(d) SECURITY.—In carrying out the activities au22 thorized by this section, the Secretary, in consultation 

23 with the Director of the National Science Foundation and 

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1 Technology, shall ensure proper security controls are in 

2 place to protect sensitive information, as appropriate.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH. 

4 (a) FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.—Section 307 of the 

5 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 18645) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

9 by striking ‘‘As part of’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN

10 GENERAL.—As part of’’; 

11 (B) by redesignating— 

12 (i) paragraphs (1) and (2) as sub13 paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig15 nated by clause (i)), subparagraphs (A) 

16 and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 

17 and 

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

19 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under 

21 subsection (o), there are authorized to be appro22 priated to the Secretary to carry out activities de23 scribed in paragraph (1) $50,000,000 for each of 

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1 (2) in subsection (d)(3), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘and $40,000,000 for fiscal 

3 year 2026.’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (e)(4), by striking the period 

5 at the end and inserting ‘‘and $75,000,000 for fiscal 

6 year 2026.’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (i)(10)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 

9 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

10 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

11 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(F) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; 

14 (5) in subsection (j)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 activities described in paragraph (1)— 

21 ‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

22 ‘‘(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

23 ‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

24 ‘‘(D) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

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1 ‘‘(E) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’; 

2 (6) in subsection (l)— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘sense of Congress that’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘sense of Congress that—’’; 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘United States should sup6 port’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) United States should 

7 support’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(2) the Director shall incorporate the findings 

10 and recommendations of the report of the Fusion 

11 Energy Sciences Advisory Committee entitled 

12 ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’ and the 

13 report of the National Academies entitled ‘Bringing 

14 Fusion to the U.S. Grid’ into the planning process 

15 of the Department, including the development of fu16 ture budget requests to Congress.’’; 

17 (7) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub18 section (r); 

19 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(o) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION COLLABO21 RATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

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

23 out a program to conduct and support collaborative 

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1 putation modeling and simulation techniques, in 

2 order to— 

3 ‘‘(A) support fundamental research in plas4 mas and matter at very high temperatures and 

5 densities; 

6 ‘‘(B) inform the development of a broad 

7 range of fusion energy systems; and 

8 ‘‘(C) facilitate the translation of research 

9 results in fusion energy science to industry. 

10 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro11 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall co12 ordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and 

13 prioritize the following objectives: 

14 ‘‘(A) Using expertise from the private sec15 tor, institutions of higher education, and the 

16 National Laboratories to leverage existing, and 

17 develop new, computational software and capa18 bilities that prospective users may use to accel19 erate research and development of fusion energy 

20 systems. 

21 ‘‘(B) Developing computational tools to 

22 simulate and predict fusion energy science phe23 nomena that may be validated through physical 

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1 ‘‘(C) Increasing the utility of the research 

2 infrastructure of the Department by coordi3 nating with the Advanced Scientific Computing 

4 Research program within the Office of Science. 

5 ‘‘(D) Leveraging experience from existing 

6 modeling and simulation entities sponsored by 

7 the Department. 

8 ‘‘(E) Ensuring that new experimental and 

9 computational tools are accessible to relevant 

10 research communities, including private sector 

11 entities engaged in fusion energy technology de12 velopment. 

13 ‘‘(F) Ensuring that newly developed com14 putational tools are compatible with modern vir15 tual engineering and visualization capabilities to 

16 accelerate the realization of fusion energy tech17 nologies and systems. 

18 ‘‘(3) DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall en19 sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du20 plication of, the activities of this program with the 

21 activities of— 

22 ‘‘(A) other research entities of the Depart23 ment, including the National Laboratories, the 

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2 program; and 

3 ‘‘(B) industry. 

4 ‘‘(4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR FU5 SION INNOVATION CENTER.—In carrying out the 

6 program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

7 establish and operate a national High-Performance 

8 Computing for Fusion Innovation Center (referred 

9 to in this section as the ‘Center’), which shall focus 

10 on the early stage research and development activi11 ties described under paragraph (1). 

12 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select 

13 the Center under this subsection on a competitive, 

14 merit-reviewed basis. The Secretary shall consider 

15 applications from National Laboratories, institutions 

16 of higher education, multi-institutional collabora17 tions, and other appropriate entities. 

18 ‘‘(6) DURATION.—The Center established under 

19 this subsection shall receive support for a period of 

20 not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of 

21 appropriations. 

22 ‘‘(7) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of any 

23 period of support of the Center, the Secretary may 

24 renew support for the Center, on a merit-reviewed 

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1 ‘‘(8) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the exist2 ing authorities of the Department, the Secretary 

3 may terminate the Center for cause during the per4 formance period. 

5 ‘‘(p) MATERIAL PLASMA EXPOSURE EXPERIMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con7 struct a Material Plasma Exposure Experiment fa8 cility as described in the 2020 publication approved 

9 by the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

10 titled ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’. 

11 The Secretary shall consult with the private sector, 

12 universities, National Laboratories, and relevant 

13 Federal agencies to ensure that this facility is capa14 ble of meeting Federal research needs for steady 

15 state, high-heat-flux and plasma-material interaction 

16 testing of fusion materials over a range of fusion en17 ergy relevant parameters. 

18 ‘‘(2) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary 

19 shall ensure that the facility described in subsection 

20 (a) will provide the following capabilities: 

21 ‘‘(A) A magnetic field at the target of 1 

22 Tesla. 

23 ‘‘(B) An energy flux at the target of 10 

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1 ‘‘(C) The ability to expose previously irra2 diated plasma facing material samples to plas3 ma. 

4 ‘‘(3) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Secretary 

5 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure 

6 that the start of full operations of the facility under 

7 this section occurs before December 31, 2027. 

8 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be 

9 appropriated for Fusion Energy Sciences, there are 

10 funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

11 for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences to carry 

12 out to completion the construction of the facility 

13 under this section: 

14 ‘‘(A) $32,800,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

15 ‘‘(B) $13,400,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

16 ‘‘(C) $12,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 

17 ‘‘(D) $400,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

18 ‘‘(q) MATTER IN EXTREME CONDITIONS INSTRU19 MENT UPGRADE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

21 for the upgrade to the Matter in Extreme Conditions 

22 endstation at the Linac Coherent Light Source as 

23 described in the 2020 publication approved by the 

24 Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee titled 

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1 Secretary shall consult with the private sector, uni2 versities, National Laboratories, and relevant Fed3 eral agencies to ensure that this facility is capable 

4 of meeting Federal research needs for understanding 

5 physical and chemical changes to plasmas at funda6 mental timescales, and explore new regimes of dense 

7 material physics, astrophysics, planetary physics, 

8 and short-pulse laser-plasma interactions. 

9 ‘‘(2) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Secretary 

10 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure 

11 that the start of full operations of the facility under 

12 this section occurs before December 31, 2028.’’; and 

13 (9) in subsection (r), as so redesignated, by 

14 striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) $1,002,900,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

17 ‘‘(3) $1,095,707,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

18 ‘‘(4) $1,129,368,490 for fiscal year 2024; 

19 ‘‘(5) $1,149,042,284 for fiscal year 2025; and 

20 ‘‘(6) $1,243,097,244 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

21 (b) ITER CONSTRUCTION.—Section 972 of the En22 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16312) is amended 

23 in subsection (c)(3)— 

24 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

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2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

4 ‘‘(C) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

5 ‘‘(D) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

6 ‘‘(E) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(F) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

9 SEC. 7. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM. 

10 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 305 of the Department of 

11 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

14 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 

15 (2) by inserting the following after subsection 

16 (a): 

17 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 

18 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza19 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out 

20 a research program on the fundamental constituents of 

21 matter and energy and the nature of space and time in 

22 order to support theoretical and experimental research in 

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1 ‘‘(c) HIGH ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH.—As part 

2 of the program described in subsection (a), the Director 

3 shall carry out research using high energy accelerators 

4 and advanced detectors, including accelerators and detec5 tors that will function as national user facilities, to create 

6 and study interactions of elementary particles and inves7 tigate fundamental forces.’’. 

8 (b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—Section 

9 305(d) of the Department of Energy Research and Inno10 vation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643(d)), as redesignated under 

11 subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Direc13 tor shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) as practicable and in coordination with 

15 other appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, en16 sure the access of United States researchers to the 

17 most advanced accelerator facilities and research ca18 pabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron 

19 Collider; 

20 ‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, con21 tinue to leverage United States participation in the 

22 Large Hadron Collider, and prioritize expanding 

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1 ‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 prioritize engagement in collaborative efforts in sup3 port of future international facilities that would pro4 vide access to the most advanced accelerator facili5 ties in the world to United States researchers.’’. 

6 (c) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—Section 305(f) 

7 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act 

8 (42 U.S.C. 18645(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a), 

9 is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(f) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—The Director 

11 shall carry out research activities on the nature of the pri12 mary contents of the universe, including the nature of 

13 dark energy and dark matter, which may include collabo14 ration with the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis15 tration or the National Science Foundation, or inter16 national collaboration. These activities shall, to the max17 imum extent practicable, be consistent with the research 

18 priorities identified by the High Energy Physics Advisory 

19 Panel or the National Academy of Sciences, and may in20 clude— 

21 ‘‘(1) collaborations with the National Aero22 nautics and Space Administration, the National 

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1 ‘‘(2) the development of space-based, land2 based, water-based, and underground facilities and 

3 experiments.’’. 

4 (d) SECTION.—Section 305 of the Department of En5 ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18645), as 

6 amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(g) FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR ITEMS

9 OF EQUIPMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—Consistent with the Office of 

11 Science’s project management practices, the Director 

12 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incor13 porate the findings and recommendations of the 

14 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel 

15 (P5) report titled ‘Building for Discovery’, and sup16 port construction or fabrication of— 

17 ‘‘(A) an international Long-Baseline Neu18 trino Facility based in the United States; 

19 ‘‘(B) the Proton Improvement Plan II; 

20 ‘‘(C) Second Generation Dark Matter ex21 periments; 

22 ‘‘(D) the Dark Energy Spectroscopic In23 strument; 

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2 Hadron Collider; and 

3 ‘‘(G) other high priority projects rec4 ommended in the most recent report of the Par5 ticle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the 

6 High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. 

7 ‘‘(2) LONG-BASELINE NEUTRINO FACILITY.— 

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

9 support construction of a Long-Baseline Neu10 trino Facility to facilitate the international 

11 Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to ex12 amine the fundamental properties of neutrinos, 

13 explore physics beyond the Standard Model, 

14 and better clarify the existence and nature of 

15 antimatter. 

16 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec17 retary shall ensure that the facility described in 

18 subparagraph (A) will provide, at a minimum, 

19 the following capabilities: 

20 ‘‘(i) A neutrino beam with wideband 

21 capability of 1.2 megawatts (MW) of beam 

22 power and upgradable to 2.4 MW of beam 

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1 ‘‘(ii) Three caverns excavated for a 70 

2 kiloton fiducial detector mass and sup3 porting surface buildings and utilities. 

4 ‘‘(iii) Cryogenic systems to support 

5 neutrino detectors. 

6 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec7 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

9 facility under this subsection occurs before De10 cember 31, 2031. 

11 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

12 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there 

13 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

14 carry out construction of the facility under this 

15 subsection— 

16 ‘‘(i) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 

17 2022; 

18 ‘‘(ii) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 

19 2023; 

20 ‘‘(iii) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 

21 2024; 

22 ‘‘(iv) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2025; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) PROTON IMPROVEMENT PLAN–II ACCEL2 ERATOR UPGRADE PROJECT.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En4 ergy shall support construction of the Proton 

5 Improvement Plan II, an upgrade to the 

6 Fermilab accelerator complex identified in the 

7 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization 

8 Panel (P5) report titled ‘Building for Dis9 covery’, to provide the world’s most intense 

10 beam of neutrinos to the international Long 

11 Baseline Neutrino Facility as well as abroad 

12 range of future high energy physics experi13 ments. The Secretary of Energy shall work with 

14 international partners to enable further signifi15 cant contributions to the capabilities of this 

16 project. 

17 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec18 retary shall ensure that the facility described in 

19 paragraph (1) will provide, at a minimum, the 

20 following capabilities: 

21 ‘‘(i) A state-of-the-art 800 

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1 ‘‘(ii) Proton beam power of 1.2 MW 

2 at the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable 

3 to 2.4 MW of beam power. 

4 ‘‘(iii) A flexible design to enable high 

5 power beam delivery to multiple users si6 multaneously and customized beams tai7 lored to specific scientific needs. 

8 ‘‘(iv) Sustained high reliability oper9 ation of the Fermilab accelerator complex. 

10 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec11 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

13 facility under this section occurs before Decem14 ber 31, 2028. 

15 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

16 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there 

17 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

18 carry out construction of the facility under this 

19 subsection— 

20 ‘‘(i) $191,000,000 for fiscal year 

21 2022; 

22 ‘‘(ii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2023; 

24 ‘‘(iii) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(iv) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2025; and 

3 ‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 

4 2026. 

5 ‘‘(4) COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND STAGE

6 4.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En8 ergy, in partnership with the Director of the 

9 National Science Foundation, shall support con10 struction of the Cosmic Microwave Background 

11 Stage 4 project to survey the cosmic microwave 

12 background to test theories of cosmic inflation 

13 as described in the 2014 Particle Physics 

14 Prioritization Panel (P5) report titled ‘Building 

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

16 Physics in the Global Context.’. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 

18 shall consult with the private sector, univer19 sities, National Laboratories, and relevant Fed20 eral agencies to ensure that this experiment is 

21 capable of meeting Federal research needs in 

22 accessing the ultra-high energy physics of infla23 tion and important neutrino properties. 

24 ‘‘(C) EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES.—The 

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1 scribed in subsection (a) will provide at min2 imum, 500,000 superconducting detectors de3 ployed on an array of mm wave telescopes with 

4 the required range in frequency, sensitivity, and 

5 survey speed to enable an order of magnitude 

6 advance in observations of the Cosmic Micro7 wave Background, delivering transformative dis8 coveries in fundamental physics, cosmology, and 

9 astrophysics. 

10 ‘‘(D) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec11 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

12 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

13 facility under this section occurs before Decem14 ber 31, 2030. 

15 ‘‘(E) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

16 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there 

17 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

18 carry out construction of the facility under this 

19 subsection— 

20 ‘‘(i) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

21 ‘‘(ii) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

22 ‘‘(iii) $71,400,000 for fiscal year 

23 2024; 

24 ‘‘(iv) $49,800,000 for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(v) $84,800,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

2 ‘‘(h) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR UPGRADES.— 

3 The Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detec4 tors, as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam 

5 power, sustain high reliability, and improve precision 

6 measurement to advance the highest priority particle phys7 ics research programs. In carrying out facility upgrades, 

8 the Director shall continue to work with international 

9 partners, when appropriate and in the United States inter10 est, to leverage investments and expertise in critical tech11 nologies to help build and upgrade accelerator and detec12 tor facilities in the United States. 

13 ‘‘(i) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR RESEARCH AND

14 DEVELOPMENT.—As part of the program described in 

15 subsection (a), the Director shall carry out research and 

16 development in advanced accelerator and detector concepts 

17 and technologies, including laser technologies, in order to 

18 develop and deploy next generation technologies to support 

19 discovery science in particle physics and to reduce the nec20 essary size and cost for the next generation of particle ac21 celerators, in coordination with the Office of Science’s 

22 Basic Energy Sciences and Nuclear Physics programs as 

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1 ‘‘(j) RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.—In developing 

2 accelerator technologies under the program authorized in 

3 subsection (e), the Director shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) consider the requirements necessary to 

5 support translational research and development for 

6 medical, industrial, security, and defense applica7 tions; and 

8 ‘‘(2) leverage investments in accelerator tech9 nologies and fundamental research in particle phys10 ics by partnering with institutes of higher education, 

11 industry, and other Federal agencies to help com12 mercialize technologies with promising applications. 

13 ‘‘(k) UNDERGROUND SCIENCE.—The Director 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) support an underground science program 

16 consistent with the missions of the Department and 

17 the scientific needs of the High Energy Physics pro18 gram, including those articulated in the most recent 

19 report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization 

20 Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, 

21 that leverages the capabilities of relevant under22 ground science and engineering facilities; and 

23 ‘‘(2) carry out a competitive grant program to 

24 award scientists and engineers at institutions of 

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1 laboratories to conduct research in underground 

2 science and engineering. 

3 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

5 out the activities described in this section— 

6 ‘‘(1) $1,355,690,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

7 ‘‘(2) $1,512,628,300 for fiscal year 2023; 

8 ‘‘(3) $1,653,512,281 for fiscal year 2024; 

9 ‘‘(4) $1,681,260,141 for fiscal year 2025; and 

10 ‘‘(5) $1,650,812,351 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

11 SEC. 8. NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROGRAM. 

12 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 308 of the Department of 

13 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18646) 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 

16 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 

17 (2) by inserting the following before subsection 

18 (b), as so redesignated: 

19 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 

20 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza21 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out 

22 a research program, and support relevant facilities, to dis23 cover and understand various forms of nuclear matter.’’. 

24 (b) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR

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1 partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 18646(a)(1)), as redesignated under subsection 

3 (a), is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(1) shall carry out a program in coordination 

5 with other relevant programs across the Department 

6 of Energy for the production of isotopes, including 

7 the development of techniques to produce isotopes, 

8 that the Secretary determines are needed for re9 search, medical, industrial, or related purposes, to 

10 the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with 

11 the 2015 NSAC ‘Meeting Isotope Needs and Cap12 turing Opportunities For The Future’ report; and’’. 

13 (c) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—Section 308 of the 

14 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 18646) is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(d) USER FACILITIES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS.— 

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

20 support construction of a Facility for Rare Iso21 tope Beams to advance the understanding of 

22 rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the 

23 cosmos. 

24 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

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1 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

2 carry out construction of the facility under this 

3 subsection $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

4 ‘‘(2) ELECTRON-ION COLLIDER.— 

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

6 support construction of an Electron Ion Collider 

7 as described in the 2015 Long Range Plan of 

8 the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and 

9 the report from the National Academies titled 

10 ‘An Assessment of U.S.-Based Electron-Ion 

11 Collider Science’, in order to measure the inter12 nal structure of the proton and the nucleus and 

13 answer fundamental questions about the nature 

14 of visible matter. 

15 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITY.—The Sec16 retary shall ensure that the facility meets the 

17 requirements in the 2015 Long Range Plan, in18 cluding— 

19 ‘‘(i) at least 70 percent polarized 

20 beams of electrons and light ions; 

21 ‘‘(ii) ion beams from deuterium to the 

22 heaviest stable nuclei; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) high collision luminosity of 

1033–34cm-2s-1 2 ; and 

3 ‘‘(v) the possibility of more than one 

4 interaction region. 

5 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec6 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

7 ensure that the start of full operations of the 

8 facility under this section occurs before Decem9 ber 31, 2030. 

10 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 

11 to be appropriated under subsection (e), there 

12 shall be made available to the Secretary to 

13 carry out construction of the facility under this 

14 subsection— 

15 ‘‘(i) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 

16 2022; 

17 ‘‘(ii) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 

18 2023; 

19 ‘‘(iii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 

20 2024; 

21 ‘‘(iv) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 

22 2025; and 

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1 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

3 out the activities described in this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) $861,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

5 ‘‘(2) $960,390,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

6 ‘‘(3) $1,106,097,300 for fiscal year 2024; 

7 ‘‘(4) $1,210,354,111 for fiscal year 2025; and 

8 ‘‘(5) $1,273,408,899 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

9 SEC. 9. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 309 of the Department of 

12 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18647) 

13 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(c) APPROACH.—In carrying out this section, the 

15 Director shall utilize all available approaches and mecha16 nisms, including capital line items, minor construction 

17 projects, energy savings performance contracts, utility en18 ergy service contracts, alternative financing and expense 

19 funding, as appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OF RESEARCH FA21 CILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section 

23 161(g) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

24 U.S.C. 2201(g)), the Management and Operating 

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1 lease-purchase of research facilities and infrastruc2 ture under the scope of their contract with the De3 partment with the approval of the Secretary or their 

4 designee. 

5 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—To carry out lease-pur6 chases approved by the Secretary under subsection 

7 (a), the Department shall only be required to have 

8 budget authority in an amount sufficient to cover 

9 the minimum required lease payments through the 

10 period required to exercise a termination provision in 

11 the lease agreement, plus any associated lease termi12 nation penalties, regardless of whether such leased 

13 facility and infrastructure is on or off Government 

14 land, and if— 

15 ‘‘(A) the Department has established a 

16 mission need for the facility or infrastructure to 

17 be leased; 

18 ‘‘(B) the facility or infrastructure is gen19 eral purpose, including offices, laboratories, 

20 cafeterias, utilities, and data centers; 

21 ‘‘(C) the Department is not a party to and 

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1 lowability of the lease cost and conveyance of 

2 Government land, if needed; 

3 ‘‘(D) the lease-purchase has an advance 

4 notice termination provision with reasonable 

5 pre-defined penalties that the Management and 

6 Operating contractor may exercise, at the direc7 tion of the Department, if funding for the lease 

8 is no longer available or the mission need ceases 

9 to exist; 

10 ‘‘(E) there is an option for a no cost trans11 fer of ownership to the Government once the 

12 underlying financing is retired, but neither the 

13 Management and Operating contractor nor the 

14 Department are obligated to purchase the facil15 ity or infrastructure at any time during or after 

16 the lease term; 

17 ‘‘(F) the lease-purchase transaction, as18 suming exercise of the ownership option, is 

19 demonstrated to be the lowest lifecycle cost al20 ternative for the Government; and 

21 ‘‘(G) the cumulative annual base rent for 

22 all lease-purchases of facilities and infrastruc23 ture, inclusive of any transactions under consid24 eration, does not exceed 2 percent of the Man25 agement and Operating contract operating 


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1 budget for the year the commitment is made for 

2 the lease. 

3 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of the Department 

5 of Energy Science for the Future Act, and biennially 

6 thereafter, the Department shall submit to the Com7 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 

8 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep9 resentatives, and the Committee on Energy and Nat10 ural Resources and the Committee on Appropria11 tions of the Senate, a report on the lease-purchase 

12 transactions that the Management and Operating 

13 contractors of the Department entered into under 

14 subsection (a) that includes— 

15 ‘‘(A) a list of the lease-purchase trans16 actions entered into by each Management and 

17 Operating contractor and their respective costs; 

18 ‘‘(B) the annual percentage of each Man19 agement and Operating contract operating 

20 budget that is used for lease-purchase trans21 actions for the year the commitments were 

22 made; and 

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1 ‘‘(e) MID-SCALE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM.— 

2 The Director, in coordination with each of the programs 

3 carried out by the Office of Science, shall establish a mid4 scale instrumentation program to enable the development 

5 and acquisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments rang6 ing in cost from $1 million to $20 million each that would 

7 significantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user fa8 cilities. 

9 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

11 out the activities described in this section $500,000,000 

12 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

13 SEC. 10. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 

14 AND SCIENTISTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re16 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 note) is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 310. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 

19 AND SCIENTISTS. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support the 

21 development of a scientific workforce through programs 

22 that facilitate collaboration between K–12, university stu23 dents, early-career researchers, faculty, and the National 

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1 represented groups pursuing and attaining skills or under2 graduate and graduate degrees relevant to the Office’s 

3 mission. 

4 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

5 3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En6 hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e) is amended— 

7 ‘‘(1) by striking, ‘programs’, and inserting ‘pro8 grams, including the NSF INCLUDES National 

9 Network,’; and 

10 ‘‘(2) by striking, ‘year 1991’, and inserting 

11 ‘years 2022 through 2026’.’’. 

12 (b) BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN WORKFORCE

13 DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.—The 

14 Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 note) is amended by inserting the 

16 following sections after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c– 

17 1): 

18 ‘‘SEC. 3167A. BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR TEACHERS 

19 AND SCIENTISTS. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration 

21 with the Director of the National Science Foundation, 

22 shall support and leverage the National Science Founda23 tion Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learn24 ers of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and 

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1 NSF INCLUDES National Network, to expand the num2 ber of students, early-career researchers, and faculty from 

3 underrepresented groups pursuing and attaining skills or 

4 undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, tech5 nology, engineering, and mathematics fields relevant to 

6 the Department’s mission. 

7 ‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

8 enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the 

9 Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

10 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

13 Transportation of the Senate and make available to the 

14 public a plan for broadening participation of underrep15 resented groups in science, technology, engineering, and 

16 mathematics in programs supported by the Department 

17 programs, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) a plan for supporting and leveraging the 

19 National Science Foundation INCLUDES National 

20 Network; 

21 ‘‘(2) metrics for assessing the participation of 

22 underrepresented groups in Department programs; 

23 ‘‘(3) experienced and potential barriers to 

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1 in Department programs, including recommended 

2 solutions; and 

3 ‘‘(4) any other activities the Secretary finds ap4 propriate. 

5 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

6 amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3169 

7 (42 U.S.C. 7381e), at least $2,000,000 shall be made 

8 available each fiscal year for the activities described under 

9 this subsection. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3167B. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE 

11 THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF 

12 HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 

13 ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) 

14 PROFESSIONALS. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand op16 portunities to increase the number and the diversity, eq17 uity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, en18 gineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals work19 ing in Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines 

20 and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, in21 cluding expanded partnerships with minority-serving insti22 tutions, non-Research I universities, and scientific soci23 eties. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

2 after the date of enactment of the Department of 

3 Energy Science for the Future Act, the Secretary 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 

5 and Technology of the House of Representatives and 

6 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

7 the Senate a 10-year educational plan in accordance 

8 with paragraph (2) and an outreach strategy in ac9 cordance with paragraph (3). 

10 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

11 shall fund and expand new or existing programs ad12 ministered by the Office of Science and sited at the 

13 National Laboratories and Department of Energy 

14 user facilities to expand educational and workforce 

15 opportunities for underrepresented high school, un16 dergraduate, and graduate students as well as recent 

17 graduates, teachers and faculty in STEM fields. 

18 Such programs may include paid internships, fellow19 ships, temporary employment, training programs, 

20 visiting student and faculty programs, sabbaticals, 

21 and research support. 

22 ‘‘(3) OUTREACH STRATEGY.—The outreach 

23 strategy under paragraph (1) shall include a plan to 

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1 nity colleges, minority-serving institutions, and non2 Research I universities. 

3 ‘‘(c) BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY.—The Sec4 retary shall develop programs that strengthen the research 

5 capacity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerg6 ing research institutions, including minority-serving insti7 tutions, colleges, and universities. This may include ena8 bling meaningful partnerships between research-intensive 

9 institutions and emerging research institutions, and solic10 iting research proposals, fellowships, training programs, 

11 and research support directly from emerging research in12 stitutions. 

13 ‘‘(d) TRAINEESHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 a university-led Traineeship Program to address workforce 

15 training needs in DOE-relevant STEM fields. The focus 

16 should be on supporting training and research experiences 

17 for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate stu18 dents and increasing participation from underrepresented 

19 populations. The traineeships should include opportunities 

20 to build the next-generation workforce in research areas 

21 critical to maintaining core competencies across the Office 

22 of Science’s programs. 

23 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall establish key 

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1 of education and workforce programs and expand Depart2 mental activities for data collection and analysis. 

3 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report 

4 every 2 years to the Committee on Science, Space, and 

5 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

7 summarizing progress toward meeting key performance 

8 indicators under subsection (e). 

9 ‘‘(g) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION DEFINED.— 

10 The term ‘minority-serving institution’ includes the enti11 ties described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of sec12 tion 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

13 U.S.C. 1067q(a));’’. 

14 SEC. 11. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 

15 HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; AUTHOR16 IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re18 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 note) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 311. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a 

22 high intensity laser research initiative consistent with the 

23 recommendations of the National Academies report, ‘Op24 portunities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the 

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1 Initiative workshop on ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast 

2 Lasers in the U.S.’. This initiative should include research 

3 and development of petawatt-scale and of high average 

4 power laser technologies necessary for future facility needs 

5 in discovery science and to advance energy technologies, 

6 as well as support for a user network of academic and 

7 national laboratory high intensity laser facilities. 

8 ‘‘(b) LEVERAGE.—The Director shall also leverage 

9 new laser technologies for more compact, less complex, 

10 and low-cost accelerator systems needed for science appli11 cations. 

12 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 

13 this initiative among all relevant programs within the Of14 fice of Science, and the Under Secretary for Science shall 

15 coordinate this initiative with other relevant programs 

16 within the Department as well as within other Federal 

17 agencies. 

18 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of 

19 funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of 

20 Science there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec21 retary to carry out the activities described in this sub22 section— 

23 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

24 ‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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1 ‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

2 ‘‘(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 312. HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

5 program to reduce the consumption of helium for Depart6 ment grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium 

7 recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively 

8 award grants for— 

9 ‘‘(1) the purchase of equipment to capture, 

10 reuse, and recycle helium; 

11 ‘‘(2) the installation, maintenance, and repair 

12 of new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recy13 cling equipment; and 

14 ‘‘(3) helium alternatives research and develop15 ment activities. 

16 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—In carrying out the program under 

17 this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee 

18 on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Represent19 atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re20 sources of the Senate a report, not later than two years 

21 after the date of enactment of the Department of Energy 

22 Science for the Future Act, and every 3 years thereafter, 

23 on the purchase of helium as part of research projects and 

24 facilities supported by the Department. The report shall 

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1 ‘‘(1) the quantity of helium purchased for 

2 projects and facilities supported by Department 

3 grants; 

4 ‘‘(2) a cost-analysis for such helium; 

5 ‘‘(3) the predominant production sources for 

6 such helium; 

7 ‘‘(4) expected or experienced impacts of helium 

8 supply shortages or prices on the research projects 

9 and facilities supported by the Department; and 

10 ‘‘(5) recommendations for reducing Department 

11 grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices. 

12 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 

13 under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the 

14 National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal 

15 agencies on helium conversation activities. 

16 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—The program established under 

17 this section shall receive support for a period of not more 

18 than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. 

19 ‘‘(e) RENEWAL.—Upon expiration of any period of 

20 support of the program under this section, the Director 

21 may renew support for the program for a period of not 

22 more than 5 years. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 ‘‘(1) $8,728,615,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

2 ‘‘(2) $9,344,434,300 for fiscal year 2023; 

3 ‘‘(3) $10,031,656,951 for fiscal year 2024; 

4 ‘‘(4) $10,503,567,938 for fiscal year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(5) $10,960,667,486 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the De7 partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act is 

8 amended in the table of contents by inserting after the 

9 item relating to section 309 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 310. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. 

‘‘Sec. 311. High intensity laser research initiative. 

‘‘Sec. 312. Helium conservation program. 

‘‘Sec. 313. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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