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Union Calendar No. 50 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3593 

[Report No. 117–72] 

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 

JUNE 28, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Ms. ROSS, Mr. 

WALTZ, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. OBERNOLTE, 

Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CRIST, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. SAN

NICOLAS, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. 

LATURNER, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. WILD, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. 

LOFGREN, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. BERA, 

Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. LAMB

JUNE 28, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 28, 2021] 


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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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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 Organization 

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

9 following: 

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

11 the construction, operation, and maintenance of user facili12 ties to support the mission described in subsection (c). As 

13 practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs of the De14 partment, industry, the academic community, and other 

15 relevant entities for the purposes of advancing the missions 

16 of the Department, improving the competitiveness of the 

17 United States, protecting public health and safety, and ad18 dressing other national priorities including emergencies. 

19 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(A) shall ensure the coordination of the Of22 fice of Science with the other activities of the De23 partment; 

24 ‘‘(B) shall support joint activities among 

25 the programs of the Department; 


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1 ‘‘(C) shall coordinate with other relevant 

2 Federal agencies in supporting advancements in 

3 related research areas as appropriate; and 

4 ‘‘(D) may form partnerships to enhance the 

5 utilization of and ensure access to user facilities 

6 by other Federal agencies. 

7 ‘‘(2) OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The Director— 

8 ‘‘(A) shall ensure the coordination of pro9 grams and activities carried out by the Office of 

10 Science; and 

11 ‘‘(B) shall direct all programs which have 

12 not recently completed a future planning road13 map consistent with the funding of such pro14 grams authorized under the Department of En15 ergy Science for the Future Act to complete such 

16 a roadmap.’’. 

17 SEC. 3. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM. 

18 (a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNOVA19 TION ACT.—Section 303 of the Department of Energy Re20 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641) is amended— 

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

22 as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and 

23 (2) by inserting before subsection (c), as so redes24 ignated, the following: 


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

2 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza3 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 

4 research and development program in basic energy sciences, 

5 including materials sciences and engineering, chemical 

6 sciences, physical biosciences, geosciences, and other dis7 ciplines, to understand, model, and control matter and en8 ergy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in order 

9 to provide the foundations for new energy technologies, ad10 dress scientific grand challenges, and support the energy, 

11 environment, and national security missions of the Depart12 ment. 

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

14 chemistry-related research and development activities under 

15 this section, the Director shall prioritize research and devel16 opment of sustainable chemistry to support clean, safe, and 

17 economic alternatives and methodologies to traditional 

18 chemical products and processes.’’; 

19 (3) in subsection (d)(3), as so redesignated— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 at the end; 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

23 subparagraph (E); and 

24 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(D) autonomous chemistry and materials 

2 synthesis and characterization facilities that le3 verage advances in artificial intelligence; and’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by add5 ing at the end the following: 

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

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

8 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means the 

9 rate of flow of photons. 

10 ‘‘(ii) HARD X-RAY.—The term ‘hard x11 ray’ means a photon with energy greater 

12 than 20 kiloelectron volts. 

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

14 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Photon 

15 Source described in the publication approved by 

16 the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

17 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility Up18 grades’, including the development of a multi19 bend achromat lattice to produce a high flux of 

20 coherent x-rays within the hard x-ray energy re21 gion and a suite of beamlines optimized for this 

22 source. 

23 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec24 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro25 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 


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1 of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs be2 fore March 31, 2026. 

3 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

4 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

5 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

6 the upgrade under this paragraph $157,000,000 

7 for fiscal year 2022. 

8 ‘‘(5) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE PROTON

9 POWER UPGRADE.— 

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

11 provide for the proton power upgrade to the 

12 Spallation Neutron Source. 

13 ‘‘(B) PROTON POWER UPGRADE DEFINED.— 

14 For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 

15 ‘proton power upgrade’ means the Spallation 

16 Neutron Source power upgrade described in— 

17 ‘‘(i) the publication titled ‘Facilities 

18 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year 

19 Outlook’, published by the Office of Science 

20 of the Department of Energy in December, 

21 2003; 

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

23 Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for 

24 the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Out25 look’, published by the Office of Science of 


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1 the Department of Energy in August, 2007; 

2 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, subject to the availability of appro9 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

10 of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs be11 fore December 31, 2028. 

12 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

13 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

14 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

15 the upgrade under this paragraph $49,800,000 

16 for fiscal year 2022. 

17 ‘‘(6) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE SECOND

18 TARGET STATION.— 

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

20 provide for a second target station for the Spall21 ation Neutron Source. 

22 ‘‘(B) SECOND TARGET STATION DEFINED.— 

23 For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 

24 ‘second target station’ means the Spallation Neu25 tron Source second target station described in— 


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

2 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year 

3 Outlook’, published by the Office of Science 

4 of the Department of Energy in December, 

5 2003; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the publication titled, ‘Four Years 

7 Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for 

8 the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year Out9 look’, published by the Office of Science of 

10 the Department of Energy in August, 2007; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(iii) the publication approved by the 

13 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

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

15 Upgrades’. 

16 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec17 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro18 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

19 of the second target station under this paragraph 

20 occurs before December 31, 2030, with the option 

21 for early operation in 2029. 

22 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

23 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

24 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 


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1 the activities under this paragraph, including 

2 construction— 

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

4 ‘‘(ii) $127,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

6 2024; 

7 ‘‘(iv) $279,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(v) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

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

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

12 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means the 

13 rate of flow of photons. 

14 ‘‘(ii) SOFT X-RAY.—The term ‘soft x15 ray’ means a photon with energy in the 

16 range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts. 

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

18 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light 

19 Source described in the publication approved by 

20 the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

21 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility Up22 grades’, including the development of a 

23 multibend achromat lattice to produce a high 

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1 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec2 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro3 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

4 of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs be5 fore September 30, 2029. 

6 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

8 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

9 the upgrade under this paragraph— 

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

11 ‘‘(ii) $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

13 2024; 

14 ‘‘(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

15 and 

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

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

18 ENERGY UPGRADE.— 

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

20 ‘‘(i) HIGH ENERGY X-RAY.—The term 

21 ‘high energy x-ray’ means a photon with an 

22 energy in the 5 to 13 kiloelectron volt range. 

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1 ery of x-ray pulses up to 1 million pulses 

2 per second. 

3 ‘‘(iii) ULTRA-SHORT PULSE X-RAYS.— 

4 The term ‘ultra-short pulse x-rays’ means x5 ray bursts capable of durations of less than 

6 100 femtoseconds. 

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

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

9 Linac Coherent Light Source II facility de10 scribed in the publication approved by the 

11 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

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

13 Upgrades’, including the development of ex14 perimental capabilities for high energy x15 rays to reveal fundamental scientific discov16 eries; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) ensure such upgrade enables the 

18 production and use of high energy, ultra19 short pulse x-rays delivered at a high rep20 etition rate. 

21 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec22 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro23 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

24 of the upgrade under this paragraph occurs be25 fore December 31, 2026. 


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

2 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

3 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

4 the upgrade under this paragraph— 

5 ‘‘(i) $106,925,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

6 ‘‘(ii) $125,925,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

8 2024; 

9 ‘‘(iv) $89,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

10 and 

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

12 ‘‘(9) CRYOMODULE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

13 FACILITY.— 

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

15 provide for the construction of a cryomodule re16 pair and maintenance facility to service the 

17 Linac Coherent Light Source II and upgrades to 

18 the facility. The Secretary shall consult with the 

19 private sector, universities, National Labora20 tories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure 

21 that this facility has the capability to maintain, 

22 repair, and test superconducting radiofrequency 

23 accelerator components. 

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

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1 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

2 the activities under this paragraph— 

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

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

5 ‘‘(iii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(iv) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 

8 ‘‘(10) NANOSCALE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER

9 RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.— 

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

11 provide for the recapitalization of the Nanoscale 

12 Science Research Centers, to include the upgrade 

13 of equipment at each Center supported by the Of14 fice of Science on the date of enactment of the 

15 Department of Energy Science for the Future 

16 Act, to accelerate advances in the various fields 

17 of science including nanoscience, materials, 

18 chemistry, biology, and quantum information 

19 science. 

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

21 be appropriated under subsection (j), there shall 

22 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

23 the recapitalization under this paragraph— 

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

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


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1 ‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(iv) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

4 2025.’’; 

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

6 ‘‘(h) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEMICAL

7 SCIENCES.— 

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

9 program of research and development for the applica10 tion of advanced computing practices to foundational 

11 and emerging research problems in chemistry and 

12 materials science. Research activities shall include— 

13 ‘‘(A) chemical catalysis research and devel14 opment; 

15 ‘‘(B) the use of large data sets to model ma16 terials phenomena, including through advanced 

17 characterization of materials, materials syn18 thesis, processing, and innovative use of experi19 mental and theoretical data; 

20 ‘‘(C) co-design of chemical system and 

21 chemistry modeling software with advanced com22 puting systems and hardware technologies; and 

23 ‘‘(D) modeling of chemical processes, assem24 blies, and reactions such as molecular dynamics 


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1 and quantum chemistry, including through novel 

2 computing methods. 

3 ‘‘(2) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEMICAL

4 SCIENCES CENTERS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ac6 tivities authorized under paragraph (1), the Di7 rector shall select and establish up to six com8 putational materials and chemical sciences cen9 ters to— 

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

11 validated computational codes and user12 friendly software, coupled with innovative 

13 use of experimental and theoretical data, to 

14 enable the design, discovery, and develop15 ment of new materials and chemical sys16 tems; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) focus on overcoming challenges 

18 and maximizing the benefits of exascale and 

19 other high performance computing under20 pinned by accelerated node technologies. 

21 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Director shall select 

22 centers under subparagraph (A) on a competi23 tive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director shall 

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1 tutional collaborations, and other appropriate 

2 entities. 

3 ‘‘(C) DURATION.— 

4 ‘‘(i) A center selected under subpara5 graph (A) shall receive support for a period 

6 of not more than 5 years beginning on the 

7 date of establishment of that center, subject 

8 to the availability of appropriations. 

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

10 the date of enactment of the Department of 

11 Energy Science for the Future Act may con12 tinue to receive support for a period of not 

13 more than 5 years beginning on the date of 

14 establishment of that center. 

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

16 any period of support of a center under this sub17 section, the Director may renew support for the 

18 center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a period of 

19 not more than 5 years. 

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

21 existing authorities of the Department, the Direc22 tor may terminate an underperforming center 

23 for cause during the performance period. 

24 ‘‘(i) MATERIALS RESEARCH DATABASE.— 


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

2 the development of a web-based platform to develop 

3 and provide access to a database of computed infor4 mation on known and predicted materials properties 

5 and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs 

6 in materials discovery and design. 

7 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this subsection, 

8 the Director shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) conduct cooperative research with in10 dustry, academia, and other research institutions 

11 to advance understanding, prediction, and ma12 nipulation of materials and facilitate the design 

13 of novel materials; 

14 ‘‘(B) develop and maintain data infrastruc15 ture at user facilities that generate data to col16 lect, analyze, label, and otherwise prepare the 

17 data for inclusion in the database; 

18 ‘‘(C) leverage existing high performance 

19 computing systems to conduct high throughput 

20 calculations, and develop computational and 

21 data mining algorithms for the prediction of ma22 terial properties; 

23 ‘‘(D) strengthen the foundation for new 

24 technologies and advanced manufacturing; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) drive the development of advanced ma2 terials for applications that span the Depart3 ment’s missions in energy, environment, and na4 tional security. 

5 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub6 section, the Director shall leverage programs and ac7 tivities across the Department, including computa8 tional materials and chemical sciences centers estab9 lished under subsection (h). 

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

11 appropriated under subsection (j), there shall be made 

12 available to the Secretary to carry out activities 

13 under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of the fis14 cal years 2022 through 2026. 

15 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

16 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

17 the activities described in this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) $2,727,705,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

19 ‘‘(2) $2,828,896,600 for fiscal year 2023; 

20 ‘‘(3) $3,019,489,612 for fiscal year 2024; 

21 ‘‘(4) $3,161,698,885 for fiscal year 2025; and 

22 ‘‘(5) $3,291,651,600 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

23 (b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.—Section 973 of the 

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


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

2 and inserting: 

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

4 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, the 

5 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac6 tivities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of 

7 fiscal years 2022 through 2031.’’; and 

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

9 and inserting: 

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

11 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department 

12 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, the Secretary 

13 shall make available for carrying out activities under 

14 this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2022 through 2026.’’. 

16 (c) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

17 Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 

18 U.S.C.16315) is amended— 

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

20 and inserting: 

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

22 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, the 

23 Secretary shall make available for carrying out ac24 tivities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of 

25 fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; 


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

2 and inserting: 

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

4 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department 

5 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, the Secretary 

6 shall make available for carrying out activities under 

7 this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2022 through 2026.’’; and 

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

10 and inserting: 

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

12 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department 

13 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, the Secretary 

14 shall make available for carrying out activities under 

15 this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

16 2022 through 2026.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 

18 (a) PROGRAM; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMOLECULAR

19 CHARACTERIZATION AND IMAGING SCIENCE.—Section 306 

20 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 18644) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

23 following: 

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

25 authorized under section 209 of the Department of Energy 


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1 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), and coordinated with 

2 the activities authorized under sections 303 and 304 of this 

3 Act, the Director shall carry out a program of research and 

4 development in the areas of biological systems science and 

5 climate and environmental science, including subsurface 

6 science, relevant to the development of new energy tech7 nologies and to support the energy, environmental, and na8 tional security missions of the Department. 

9 ‘‘(b) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry 

10 out research and development activities in genomic science 

11 including fundamental research on plants and microbes to 

12 increase systems-level understanding of the complex biologi13 cal systems, which may include activities to— 

14 ‘‘(1) accelerate breakthroughs and new knowledge 

15 that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable pro16 duction of— 

17 ‘‘(A) biomass-based liquid transportation 

18 fuels; 

19 ‘‘(B) bioenergy; and 

20 ‘‘(C) biobased materials from renewable bio21 mass; 

22 ‘‘(2) improve fundamental understanding of 

23 plant and microbial processes impacting the global 

24 carbon cycle, including processes for removing carbon 

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1 and other biological processes, for sequestration and 

2 storage; 

3 ‘‘(3) understand the microbiome mechanisms 

4 used to transform, immobilize, or remove contami5 nants from subsurface environments; 

6 ‘‘(4) develop the computational approaches and 

7 integrated platforms for open access collaborative 

8 science; 

9 ‘‘(5) leverage tools and approaches across the Of10 fice of Science to expand research to include novel 

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

12 chemicals, polymers, inorganic materials, including 

13 research to— 

14 ‘‘(A) advance biosystems design research to 

15 advance the understanding of how CRISPR tools 

16 and other gene editing tools and technologies 

17 work in nature, in the laboratory, and in prac18 tice; 

19 ‘‘(B) deepen genome-enabled knowledge of 

20 root architecture and growth in crops, including 

21 trees; and 

22 ‘‘(C) develop biosystems design methods and 

23 tools to increase the efficiency of photosynthesis 

24 in plants; and 


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1 ‘‘(6) develop other relevant methods and processes 

2 as determined by the Director. 

3 ‘‘(c) BIOMOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND IMAG4 ING SCIENCE.—The Director shall carry out research and 

5 development activities in biomolecular characterization and 

6 imaging science, including development of integrative im7 aging and analysis platforms and biosensors to understand 

8 the expression, structure, and function of genome informa9 tion encoded within cells and for real-time measurements 

10 in ecosystems and field sites of relevance to the mission of 

11 the Department of Energy.’’; and 

12 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

13 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively. 

14 (b) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.—Section 977(f) 

15 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16317(f)) is 

16 amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(f) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 

19 under section 306(a) of the Department of Energy Re20 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(a)), the 

21 Director shall support up to six bioenergy research 

22 centers to conduct fundamental research in plant and 

23 microbial systems biology, biological imaging and 

24 analysis, and genomics, and to accelerate advanced 

25 research and development of biomass-based liquid 


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1 transportation fuels, bioenergy, or biobased materials, 

2 chemicals, and products that are produced from a va3 riety of regionally diverse feedstocks, and to facilitate 

4 the translation of research results to industry. The ac5 tivities of the centers authorized under this subsection 

6 may include— 

7 ‘‘(A) accelerating the domestication of bio8 energy-relevant plants, microbes, and associated 

9 microbial communities to enable high-impact, 

10 value-added coproduct development at multiple 

11 points in the bioenergy supply chain; 

12 ‘‘(B) developing the science and techno13 logical advances to ensure process sustainability 

14 is considered in the creation of biofuels and bio15 products from lignocellulose; and 

16 ‘‘(C) using the latest tools in genomics, mo17 lecular biology, catalysis science, chemical engi18 neering, systems biology, and computational and 

19 robotics technologies to sustainably produce and 

20 transform biomass into biofuels and bioproducts. 

21 ‘‘(2) SELECTION AND DURATION.— 

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

23 under paragraph (1) shall be selected on a com24 petitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not 

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1 appropriations, beginning on the date of estab2 lishment of that center. 

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

4 consider applications from National Labora5 tories, multi-institutional collaborations, and 

6 other appropriate entities. 

7 ‘‘(C) EXISTING CENTERS.—A center already 

8 in existence on the date of enactment of the De9 partment of Energy Science for the Future Act 

10 may continue to receive support for a period of 

11 not more than 5 years beginning on the date of 

12 establishment of that center. 

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

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

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

16 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis. For a center in op17 eration for 10 years after its previous selection on a 

18 competitive, merit-reviewed basis, the Director may 

19 renew support for the center on a competitive, merit20 reviewed basis for a period of not more than 5 years, 

21 and may subsequently provide an additional renewal 

22 on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more 

23 than 5 years. 

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1 terminate an underperforming center for cause during 

2 the performance period. 

3 ‘‘(5) ACTIVITIES.—Centers shall undertake re4 search activities to accelerate the production of 

5 biofuels and bioproducts from advanced biomass re6 sources by identifying the most suitable species of 

7 plants for use as energy crops; and improving meth8 ods of breeding, propagation, planting, producing, 

9 harvesting, storage and processing. Activities may in10 clude the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Research activities to increase sustain12 ability, including— 

13 ‘‘(i) advancing knowledge of how bio14 energy crop interactions with biotic and 

15 abiotic environmental factors influence crop 

16 growth, yield, and quality; 

17 ‘‘(ii) identifying the most impactful re18 search areas that address the economics of 

19 biofuels and bioproducts production; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) utilizing multiscale modeling to 

21 advance predictive understanding of biofuel 

22 cropping ecosystems. 

23 ‘‘(B) Research activities to further feedstock 

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1 ane, and direct air capture of single carbon gases 

2 via plants and microbes, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) developing genetic and genomic 

4 tools, high-throughput analytical tools, and 

5 biosystems design approaches to enhance 

6 bioenergy feedstocks and their associated 

7 microbiomes; 

8 ‘‘(ii) conducting field testing of new 

9 potential bioenergy feedstock crops under 

10 environmentally benign and geographically 

11 diverse conditions to assess viability and 

12 robustness; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) developing quantitative models 

14 informed by experimentation to predict how 

15 bioenergy feedstocks perform under diverse 

16 conditions. 

17 ‘‘(C) Research activities to improve 

18 lignocellulosic deconstruction and separation 

19 methods, including— 

20 ‘‘(i) developing feedstock-agnostic 

21 deconstruction processes capable of effi22 ciently fractionating biomass into targeted 

23 output streams; 

24 ‘‘(ii) gaining a detailed understanding 

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1 structure, and properties during 

2 deconstruction; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) improving enzymes and ap4 proaches for biomass breakdown and cel5 lulose, hemicellulose, and lignin processing. 

6 ‘‘(D) Research activities to improve the 

7 feedstock conversion process for advanced biofuels 

8 and bioproducts, including— 

9 ‘‘(i) developing high-throughput meth10 ods to screen or select high-performance mi11 crobial strains and communities to improve 

12 product formation rates, yields, and selec13 tivity; 

14 ‘‘(ii) establishing a broad set of plat15 form microorganisms and microbial com16 munities suitable for metabolic engineering 

17 to produce biofuels and bioproducts, as well 

18 as high-throughput methods for experi19 mental validation of gene function; 

20 ‘‘(iii) developing techniques to enhance 

21 microbial robustness for tolerating toxins to 

22 improve biofuel and bioproduct yields and 

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1 major chemical classes of inhibitors found 

2 in these processes; 

3 ‘‘(iv) advancing technologies for the use 

4 of batch, continuous, as well as consolidated 

5 bioprocessing; 

6 ‘‘(v) identifying, creating, and opti7 mizing microbial and chemical pathways to 

8 produce promising, atom-economical inter9 mediates and final bioproducts from bio10 mass with considerations given to environ11 mentally benign processes; 

12 ‘‘(vi) developing high-throughput, real13 time, in situ analytical techniques to under14 stand and characterize the pre- and post15 bioproduct separation streams in detail; 

16 ‘‘(vii) creating methodologies for effi17 ciently identifying viable target molecules, 

18 identifying high-value bioproducts in exist19 ing biomass streams, and utilizing current 

20 byproduct streams; 

21 ‘‘(viii) identifying and improving 

22 plant feedstocks with enhanced extractable 

23 levels of desired bioproducts or bioproduct 

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1 ‘‘(ix) developing integrated biological 

2 and chemical catalytic approaches to 

3 valorize and produce a diverse portfolio of 

4 advanced fuels and bioproducts. 

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

6 establish industry partnerships to translate research 

7 results to commercial applications. 

8 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION.—In coordination with the 

9 Bioenergy Technologies Office of the Department, the 

10 Director shall support interdisciplinary research ac11 tivities to improve the capacity, efficiency, resilience, 

12 security, reliability, and affordability, of the produc13 tion and use of biofuels and bioproducts, as well as 

14 activities to enable positive impacts and avoid the po15 tential negative impacts that the production and use 

16 of biofuels and bioproducts may have on ecosystems, 

17 people, and historically marginalized communities.’’. 

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

19 Section 306(e)(8) of the Department of Energy Research 

20 and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(c)(8)), as redesig21 nated under subsection (a), is amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(E) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

2 ‘‘(F) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

3 (d) LOW-DOSE RADIATION AND SPACE RADIATION RE4 SEARCH PROGRAM.—Section 306(f) of the Department of 

5 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(d)), 

6 as redesignated under subsection (a), is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(f) LOW-DOSE RADIATION AND SPACE RADIATION

9 RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in 

11 consultation with the Administrator of the National 

12 Aeronautics and Space Administration shall carry 

13 out a basic research program on the similarities and 

14 differences between the effects of exposure to low-dose 

15 radiation on Earth, in low Earth orbit, and in the 

16 space environment. 

17 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is 

18 to accelerate breakthroughs in low-dose and low dose19 rate radiation research and development as described 

20 in subsection (d) and to inform the advancement of 

21 new tools, technologies, and advanced materials need22 ed to facilitate long-duration space exploration.’’. 

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1 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644) is further 

2 amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(g) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCES

4 ACTIVITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities au6 thorized under subsection (a), and in coordination 

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

8 Director shall carry out earth and environmental sys9 tems science research, in consultation with the Na10 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 

11 other relevant agencies, which may include activities 

12 to— 

13 ‘‘(A) understand, observe, and model the re14 sponse of Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere to 

15 increased concentrations of greenhouse gas emis16 sions and any associated changes in climate, in17 cluding frequency and intensity of extreme 

18 weather events; 

19 ‘‘(B) understand the coupled physical, 

20 chemical, and biological processes to transform, 

21 immobilize, remove, or move carbon, nitrogen, 

22 and other energy production-derived contami23 nants such as radionuclides and heavy metals, 

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1 other relevant molecules in subsurface environ2 ments; 

3 ‘‘(C) understand, observe, and model the cy4 cling of water, carbon, and nutrients in terres5 trial systems and at scales relevant to resources 

6 management; 

7 ‘‘(D) understand the biological, biogeo8 chemical, and physical processes across the mul9 tiple scales that control the flux of environ10 mentally relevant compounds between the terres11 trial surface and the atmosphere; and 

12 ‘‘(E) inform potential natural mitigation 

13 and adaptation options for increased concentra14 tions of greenhouse gas emissions and any associ15 ated changes in climate. 

16 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the pro17 gram authorized under paragraph (1), the Director 

18 shall prioritize— 

19 ‘‘(A) the development of software and algo20 rithms to enable the productive application of 

21 environmental systems and extreme weather in 

22 climate and Earth system prediction models in 

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1 ‘‘(B) capabilities that support the Depart2 ment’s mission needs for energy and infrastruc3 ture security, resilience, and reliability. 

4 ‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE RE5 SEARCH.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities 

7 described in paragraph (1), the Director shall 

8 carry out research to advance an integrated, ro9 bust, and scale-aware predictive understanding 

10 of environmental systems, including the role of 

11 hydrobiogeochemistry, from the subsurface to the 

12 top of the vegetative canopy that considers effects 

13 of seasonal to interannual variability and 

14 change. 

15 ‘‘(B) CLEAN WATER AND WATERSHED RE16 SEARCH.—As part of the activities described in 

17 subparagraph (A), the Director shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) support interdisciplinary research 

19 to significantly advance our understanding 

20 of water availability, quality, and the im21 pact of human activity and a changing cli22 mate on urban and rural watershed sys23 tems, including in freshwater environments; 

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1 Coordination Committee on the Nexus of 

2 Energy and Water for Sustainability estab3 lished under section 1010 of the Energy Act 

4 of 2020 (division Z of the Consolidated Ap5 propriations Act, 2021) on energy-water 

6 nexus research activities; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) engage with representatives of re8 search and academic institutions, nonprofit 

9 organizations, State, local, and tribal gov10 ernments, and industry, who have expertise 

11 in technologies, technological innovations, 

12 or practices relating to the energy-water 

13 nexus, as applicable. 

14 ‘‘(C) COORDINATION.— 

15 ‘‘(i) DIRECTOR.—The Director shall 

16 carry out activities under this paragraph in 

17 accordance with priorities established by the 

18 Secretary to support and accelerate the de19 contamination of relevant facilities man20 aged by the Department. 

21 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 

22 ensure the coordination of activities of the 

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1 contamination of relevant facilities man2 aged by the Department. 

3 ‘‘(4) CLIMATE AND EARTH MODELING.—As part 

4 of the activities described in paragraph (1), the Direc5 tor, in collaboration with the Advanced Scientific 

6 Computing Research program described in section 

7 304 and other programs carried out by the Depart8 ment, as applicable, and in consultation with the Na9 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 

10 other relevant agencies, shall carry out research to de11 velop, evaluate, and use high-resolution regional cli12 mate, global climate, Earth system, and other relevant 

13 models to inform decisions on reducing greenhouse gas 

14 emissions and the resulting impacts of a changing 

15 global climate. Such modeling shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) integrated capabilities for modeling 

17 multisectoral interactions, including socio18 economic factors as appropriate, which may in19 clude the impacts of climate policies on social 

20 and regional equity and well-being, and the 

21 interdependencies and risks at the energy-water22 land nexus; 

23 ‘‘(B) greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, 

24 energy supply and demand, and other critical 

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1 ‘‘(C) interaction among human and Earth 

2 systems informed by interdisciplinary research, 

3 including the economic and social sciences. 

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

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

6 authorized in this subsection may be carried out 

7 by competitively selected mid-scale, multi-insti8 tutional research centers in lieu of individual re9 search grants, or large-scale experiments or user 

10 facilities. 

11 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—The Biological and 

12 Environmental Research Advisory Committee 

13 shall provide recommendations to the Director on 

14 projects most suitable for the research centers de15 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

16 ‘‘(h) BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

17 USER FACILITIES.— 

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

19 a program for the development, construction, oper20 ation, and maintenance of user facilities to enhance 

21 the collection and analysis of observational data re22 lated to complex biological, climate, and environ23 mental systems. 

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1 constructed, operated, or maintained under para2 graph (1) shall include— 

3 ‘‘(A) distributed field research and observa4 tion platforms for understanding earth system 

5 processes; 

6 ‘‘(B) analytical techniques, instruments, 

7 and modeling resources for understanding the 

8 physical, chemical, and cellular processes of bio9 logical and environmental systems; 

10 ‘‘(C) integrated high-throughput sequencing, 

11 advanced bioanalytic techniques, DNA design 

12 and synthesis, metabolomics, and computational 

13 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 the 

19 program established in paragraph (1), the Director is 

20 encouraged to evaluate the capabilities of existing 

21 user facilities and, to the maximum extent prac22 ticable, invest in modernization of those capabilities 

23 to address emerging research priorities. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall sup2 port a program of collaboration between user fa3 cilities as defined under this subsection to en4 courage and enable researchers to more readily 

5 integrate the tools, expertise, resources, and capa6 bilities of multiple Office of Science user facili7 ties (as described in section 209(d) of the Depart8 ment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 7139)) to further research and advance emerging 

10 technologies. 

11 ‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The program shall ad12 vance the integration of automation, robotics, 

13 computational biology, bioinformatics, bio14 sensing, cellular platforms and other relevant 

15 emerging technologies as determined by the Di16 rector to enhance productivity and scientific im17 pact of user facilities. 

18 ‘‘(5) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

19 SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ac21 tivities authorized under paragraph (1), the Di22 rector shall establish and operate user facilities 

23 to advance the collection, validation, and anal24 ysis of atmospheric data, including activities to 

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1 tations and measure the impact of atmospheric 

2 gases, aerosols, and clouds on earth and environ3 mental systems. 

4 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Director shall select 

5 user facilities under paragraph (1) on a com6 petitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director shall 

7 consider applications from the National Labora8 tories, institutes of higher education, multi-insti9 tutional collaborations, and other appropriate 

10 entities. 

11 ‘‘(C) EXISTING FACILITIES.—To the max12 imum extent practicable, the Director shall uti13 lize existing facilities to carry out this sub14 section. 

15 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro16 gram authorized in paragraph (1), the Director shall 

17 ensure that the Office of Science— 

18 ‘‘(A) consults and coordinates with the Na19 tional Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the 

20 Environmental Protection Agency, the National 

21 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De22 partment of Agriculture, the Department of the 

23 Interior, and any other relevant Federal agency 

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1 ‘‘(B) coordinates with relevant stakeholders, 

2 including institutes of higher education, non3 profit research institutions, industry, State, 

4 local, and tribal governments, and other appro5 priate entities to ensure access to the best avail6 able relevant atmospheric and historical weather 

7 data. 

8 ‘‘(i) COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 

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

10 a research program, in consultation with the National 

11 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to enhance 

12 the understanding of coastal ecosystems. In carrying 

13 out this program, the Director shall prioritize efforts 

14 to enhance the collection of observational data, and 

15 shall develop models to analyze the ecological, biogeo16 chemical, hydrological and physical processes that 

17 interact in coastal zones. 

18 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COASTAL DATA COL19 LECTION.—The Director shall establish, in consulta20 tion with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad21 ministration and other relevant agencies, an inte22 grated system of geographically diverse field research 

23 sites in order to improve the quantity and quality of 

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1 land water interfaces of the United States, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Great Lakes region; 

4 ‘‘(B) the Pacific coast; 

5 ‘‘(C) the Atlantic coast; 

6 ‘‘(D) the Arctic; and 

7 ‘‘(E) the Gulf coast. 

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

9 out the programs and establishing the field research 

10 sites under paragraph (1) and (2), the Secretary shall 

11 leverage existing research and development infrastruc12 ture supported by the Department, including the De13 partment’s existing marine and coastal research lab. 

14 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—For the purposes of car15 rying out the programs and establishing the field re16 search sites under the Initiative, the Secretary may 

17 enter into agreements with Federal Departments and 

18 agencies with complementary capabilities. 

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

20 date of the enactment of the Department of Energy 

21 Science for the Future Act, the Director shall provide 

22 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

23 and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

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1 tions of the Senate a report examining whether the 

2 system described in this section should be established 

3 as a National User Facility. 

4 ‘‘(j) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—The Director shall 

5 support a technology research program for the development 

6 of instrumentation and other research tools required to meet 

7 the missions of the Department and to provide platform 

8 technologies for the broader scientific community. Tech9 nologies shall include but are not limited to— 

10 ‘‘(1) cryo-electron microscopy; 

11 ‘‘(2) fabricated ecosystems; 

12 ‘‘(3) next generation sensors including quantum 

13 sensors for biological integration and bioproduction; 

14 ‘‘(4) technologies to accelerate data analysis; and 

15 ‘‘(5) plant and microbial phenotyping for gene 

16 discovery. 

17 ‘‘(k) EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

19 within the Biological and Environmental Research 

20 program an initiative focused on the development of 

21 engineered ecosystems through the application of arti22 ficial intelligence, novel sensing capabilities, and 

23 other emerging technologies. 

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1 tional Science Foundation, the Administrator of the 

2 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

3 the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and other 

4 relevant officials to avoid duplication of research and 

5 observational activities and to ensure that activities 

6 carried out under this initiative are complimentary 

7 to those currently being undertaken by other agencies. 

8 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a 

10 report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech11 nology of the House, and the Committee on Energy 

12 and Natural Resources of the Senate, on the activity 

13 mandated in subsection (k). 

14 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

16 the activities described in this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) $820,360,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(2) $886,385,200 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(3) $956,332,164 for fiscal year 2024; 

20 ‘‘(4) $1,020,475,415 for fiscal year 2025; and 

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1 SEC. 5. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH.— 

4 Section 304 of the Department of Energy Research and In5 novation Act (42 U.S.C. 18642) is amended— 

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

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

8 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redes9 ignated, the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities author11 ized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organi12 zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out, 

13 in coordination with academia and relevant public and 

14 private sector entities, a research, development, and dem15 onstration program to— 

16 ‘‘(1) steward applied mathematics, computa17 tional science, and computer science research relevant 

18 to the missions of the Department and the competi19 tiveness of the United States; 

20 ‘‘(2) develop modeling, simulation, and other 

21 computational tools relevant to other scientific dis22 ciplines and to the development of new energy tech23 nologies and other technologies; 

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1 ‘‘(4) develop advanced scientific computing hard2 ware and software tools for science and engineering.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated under 

4 paragraph (1))— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The Director’’; and 

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

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

10 Science shall ensure the coordination of the activities 

11 of the Department, including activities under this sec12 tion, to determine and meet the computational and 

13 networking research and facility needs of the Office of 

14 Science and all other relevant energy technology and 

15 energy efficiency programs within the Department 

16 and with other Federal agencies as appropriate.’’; 

17 (4) by amending subsection (d), as so redesig18 nated, to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(d) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DEVEL20 OPMENT FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND COM21 PUTER SCIENCES RESEARCH.— 

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

23 activities to develop, test, and support— 

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1 the missions of the Department, including on ad2 vanced computing architectures; and 

3 ‘‘(B) tools, languages, programming envi4 ronments, and operations for high-end com5 puting systems (as defined in section 2 of the 

6 American Super Computing Leadership Act (15 

7 U.S.C. 5541). 

8 ‘‘(2) PORTFOLIO BALANCE.— 

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

10 maintain a balanced portfolio within the ad11 vanced scientific computing research and devel12 opment program established under section 976 of 

13 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16316) 

14 that supports robust investment in— 

15 ‘‘(i) applied mathematical, computa16 tional, and computer sciences research needs 

17 relevant to the mission of the Department, 

18 including foundational areas that are crit19 ical to the advancement of energy sciences 

20 and technologies and new and emerging 

21 computing technologies; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) associated high-performance com23 puting hardware and facilities. 

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1 ‘‘(i) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the 

2 sense of Congress that the Exascale Com3 puting Project has successfully created a 

4 broad ecosystem that provides shared soft5 ware packages, novel evaluation systems, 

6 and applications relevant to the science and 

7 engineering requirements of the Depart8 ment, and that such products must be 

9 maintained and improved in order that the 

10 full potential of the deployed systems can be 

11 continuously realized. 

12 ‘‘(ii) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

13 shall seek to sustain and evolve the eco14 system referenced in clause (i) to ensure 

15 that the exascale software stack and other 

16 research software will continue to be main17 tained, hardened, and otherwise optimized 

18 for long-term use on exascale systems and 

19 beyond and reliable availability to the user 

20 community.’’; and 

21 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol22 lowing: 

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

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

25 a program to develop and implement a strategy for 


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1 achieving computing systems with capabilities beyond 

2 exascale computing systems. In establishing this pro3 gram, the Secretary shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) maintain foundational research pro5 grams in mathematical, computational, and 

6 computer sciences focused on new and emerging 

7 computing needs within the mission of the De8 partment, including post-Moore’s law computing 

9 architectures, novel approaches to modeling and 

10 simulation, artificial intelligence and scientific 

11 machine learning, quantum computing, edge 

12 computing, extreme heterogeneity, and distrib13 uted high-performance computing; and 

14 ‘‘(B) retain best practices and maintain 

15 support for essential hardware, applications, and 

16 software elements of the Exascale Computing 

17 Program that are necessary for sustaining the 

18 vitality of a long-term capable software eco19 system for exascale and beyond; and 

20 ‘‘(C) develop a Department-wide strategy 

21 for balancing on-premises and cloud-based com22 puting and scientific data management. 

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

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

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1 nology of the House of Representatives, and the Com2 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen3 ate, a report on the development and implementation 

4 of the strategy outlined in paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(f) ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH IN HETEROGENEOUS

6 COMPUTING SYSTEMS.— 

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

8 out a program of research and development in hetero9 geneous and reconfigurable computing systems to ex10 pand understanding of the potential for heterogeneous 

11 and reconfigurable computing systems to deliver high 

12 performance, high efficiency computing for Depart13 ment of Energy mission challenges. This shall include 

14 research and development that explores the conver15 gence of big data analytics, simulations, and artifi16 cial intelligence to drive the design of heterogenous 

17 computing system architectures. 

18 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this pro19 gram, the Secretary shall ensure coordination between 

20 research activities undertaken by the Advanced Sci21 entific Computing Research program and materials 

22 research supported by the Basic Energy Sciences pro23 gram within the Department of Energy Office of 

24 Science. 

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

2 a program of fundamental research, development, and 

3 demonstration of energy efficient computing and data 

4 center technologies relevant to advanced computing 

5 applications, including high performance computing, 

6 artificial intelligence, and scientific machine learn7 ing. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXECUTION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pro10 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) establish a partnership for Na12 tional Laboratories, industry partners, and 

13 institutions of higher education for codesign 

14 of energy efficient hardware, technology, 

15 software, and applications across all appli16 cable program offices of the Department, 

17 and provide access to energy efficient com18 puting resources to such partners; 

19 ‘‘(ii) develop hardware and software 

20 technologies that decrease the energy needs 

21 of advanced computing practices, including 

22 through data center co-design; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) consider multiple heterogeneous 

24 computing architectures in collaboration 

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1 section (f) including neuromorphic com2 puting, persistent computing, and ultrafast 

3 networking; and 

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

5 competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access for 

6 researchers from institutions of higher edu7 cation, National Laboratories, industry, 

8 and other Federal agencies to the energy ef9 ficient computing technologies developed 

10 pursuant to clause (i). 

11 ‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—In select12 ing participants for the partnership established 

13 under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall 

14 select participants through a competitive, merit 

15 review process. 

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

17 after the date of the enactment of the Department 

18 of Energy Science for the Future Act, the Sec19 retary shall submit to the Committee on Science, 

20 Space, and Technology of the House of Rep21 resentatives, and the Committee on Energy and 

22 Natural Resources of the Senate, a report on— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the coordination and manage2 ment of the program under subparagraph 

3 (A) to ensure an integrated research pro4 gram across the Department. 

5 ‘‘(h) ENERGY SCIENCES NETWORK.— 

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

7 for upgrades to the Energy Sciences Network user fa8 cility in order to meet the research needs of the De9 partment for highly reliable data transport capabili10 ties optimized for the requirements of large-scale 

11 science. 

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

13 (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following capabili14 ties: 

15 ‘‘(A) To provide high bandwidth scientific 

16 networking across the continental United States 

17 and the Atlantic Ocean. 

18 ‘‘(B) To ensure network reliability. 

19 ‘‘(C) To protect the network infrastructure 

20 from cyber-attacks. 

21 ‘‘(D) To manage transport of exponentially 

22 increasing levels of data from the Department’s 

23 National Laboratories and sites, user facilities, 

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1 ‘‘(E) To contribute to the integration of het2 erogeneous computing frameworks and systems. 

3 ‘‘(i) COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOW4 SHIP.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall support 

6 the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship pro7 gram in order to facilitate collaboration between 

8 graduate students and researchers at the National 

9 Laboratories, and contribute to the development of a 

10 diverse and inclusive computational workforce to help 

11 advance research in areas relevant to the mission of 

12 the Department. 

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

14 to be appropriated for Advanced Scientific Com15 puting Research Program, the Secretary shall make 

16 available for carrying out the activities under this 

17 section— 

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

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

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

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

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

23 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

24 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

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1 ‘‘(1) $1,126,350,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

2 ‘‘(2) $1,222,674,500 for fiscal year 2023; 

3 ‘‘(3) $1,324,320,715 for fiscal year 2024; 

4 ‘‘(4) $1,431,660,115 for fiscal year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(5) $1,535,090,121 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

6 (b) QUANTUM SCIENCE NETWORK.— 

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

8 Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801) is amend9 ed— 

10 (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

11 paragraph (8); and 

12 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(7) QUANTUM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

15 The term ‘quantum network infrastructure’ means 

16 any facility, expertise, or capability that is necessary 

17 to enable the development and deployment of scalable 

18 and diverse quantum network technologies.’’. 

19 (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NET20 WORK INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP21 MENT PROGRAM.—(A) Title IV of the National Quan22 tum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is amend23 ed by adding at the end the following: 


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

2 INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP3 MENT PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (referred 

5 to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out a re6 search, development, and demonstration program to accel7 erate innovation in quantum network infrastructure in 

8 order to— 

9 ‘‘(1) facilitate the advancement of distributed 

10 quantum computing systems through the internet and 

11 intranet; 

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

13 scientific phenomena and physical imaging tech14 nologies; 

15 ‘‘(3) develop secure national quantum commu16 nications technologies and strategies; and 

17 ‘‘(4) demonstrate these capabilities utilizing the 

18 Department’s Energy Sciences Network User Facility. 

19 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the Sec20 retary shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 

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

23 Foundation; 

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

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

2 Quantum Information Science of the National 

3 Science and Technology Council established 

4 under section 103(a); and 

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

6 Economic and Security Implications of Quan7 tum Science; 

8 ‘‘(2) conduct cooperative research with industry, 

9 National Laboratories, institutions of higher edu10 cation, and other research institutions to facilitate 

11 new quantum infrastructure methods and tech12 nologies, including— 

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

14 loss optical channels, space-to-ground connec15 tions, and classical networking and cybersecurity 

16 protocols; 

17 ‘‘(B) entanglement and hyper-entangled 

18 state sources and transmission, control, and 

19 measurement of quantum states; 

20 ‘‘(C) quantum interconnects that allow 

21 short range local connections between quantum 

22 processors; 

23 ‘‘(D) transducers for quantum sources and 

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1 regimes and quantum computer-relevant do2 mains, including microwaves; 

3 ‘‘(E) development of quantum memory buff4 ers and small-scale quantum computers that are 

5 compatible with photon-based quantum bits in 

6 the optical or telecommunications wavelengths; 

7 ‘‘(F) long-range entanglement distribution 

8 at both the terrestrial and space-based level using 

9 quantum repeaters, allowing entanglement-based 

10 protocols between small- and large scale quan11 tum processors; 

12 ‘‘(G) quantum routers, multiplexers, repeat13 ers, and related technologies necessary to create 

14 secure long-distance quantum communication; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(H) integration of systems across the 

17 quantum technology stack into traditional com18 puting networks, including the development of 

19 remote controlled, high performance, and reliable 

20 implementations of key quantum network compo21 nents by leveraging the expertise, infrastructure 

22 and supplemental investments in the Energy 

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1 nent technologies to help facilitate as appropriate the 

2 development of a quantum supply chain for quantum 

3 network technologies; 

4 ‘‘(4) advance basic research in advanced sci5 entific computing, particle and nuclear physics, and 

6 material science to enhance the understanding, pre7 diction, and manipulation of materials, processes, 

8 and physical phenomena relevant to quantum net9 work infrastructure; 

10 ‘‘(5) develop experimental tools and testbeds in 

11 collaboration with the Department’s Energy Sciences 

12 Network User Facility necessary to support cross-cut13 ting fundamental research and development activities 

14 with diverse stakeholders from industry, National 

15 Laboratories, and institutions of higher education; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(6) consider quantum network infrastructure 

18 applications that span the Department of Energy’s 

19 missions in energy, environment, and national secu20 rity. 

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

22 Secretary shall leverage resources, infrastructure, and ex23 pertise across the Department of Energy and from— 

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

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1 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation; 

2 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad3 ministration; 

4 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies; 

5 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories; 

6 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders; 

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

8 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information Science 

9 Research Centers. 

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

11 the date of the enactment of the Department of Energy 

12 Science for the Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to 

13 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

15 Natural Resources of the Senate, a 4-year research plan that 

16 identifies and prioritizes basic research needs relating to 

17 quantum network infrastructure. 

18 ‘‘(e) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall re19 view activities carried out under this section to determine 

20 the achievement of technical milestones. 

21 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be appro22 priated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 

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

24 the activities under this section, $100,000,000 for each of 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 404. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM USER EX2 PANSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (referred 

5 to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish and 

6 carry out a program (to be known as the ‘Quantum User 

7 Expansion for Science and Technology program’ or 

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

9 United States quantum computing hardware and quantum 

10 computing clouds for research purposes in order to— 

11 ‘‘(1) enhance the United States quantum re12 search enterprise; 

13 ‘‘(2) educate the future quantum computing 

14 workforce; and 

15 ‘‘(3) accelerate the advancement of United States 

16 quantum computing capabilities. 

17 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the Sec18 retary shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 

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

21 Foundation; 

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

23 of Standards and Technology; 

24 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the Quantum Information 

25 Science of the National Science and Technology 

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

2 Economic and Security Implications of Quan3 tum Science; 

4 ‘‘(2) provide researchers based within the United 

5 States with access to, and use of, United States quan6 tum computing resources through a competitive, 

7 merit-reviewed process; 

8 ‘‘(3) consider applications from the National 

9 Laboratories, multi-institutional collaborations, insti10 tutions of higher education, industry stakeholders, 

11 and any other entities that the Secretary determines 

12 are appropriate to provide national leadership on 

13 quantum computing related issues; and 

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

15 stakeholders, the user community, and interagency 

16 partners on program development and best manage17 ment practices. 

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

19 Secretary shall leverage resources and expertise across the 

20 Department of Energy and from— 

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

22 Technology; 

23 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation; 

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1 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies; 

2 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories; 

3 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders; 

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

5 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information Science 

6 Research Centers. 

7 ‘‘(d) SECURITY.—In carrying out the activities au8 thorized by this section, the Secretary, in consultation with 

9 the Director of the National Science Foundation and the 

10 Director of the National Institute of Standards and Tech11 nology, shall ensure proper security controls are in place 

12 to protect sensitive information, as appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be appro14 priated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 

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

16 the activities under this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

20 ‘‘(4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

21 ‘‘(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

22 ‘‘(f) EQUITABLE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COM23 PUTING CAPABILITIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

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1 hibit biases that cause harm to historically 

2 marginalized communities. 

3 ‘‘(2) POLICY.—In leveraging high-performance 

4 computing systems for research purposes, including 

5 through the use of machine learning algorithms for 

6 data analysis, the Secretary shall ensure that such ca7 pabilities are employed in a manner that mitigates 

8 and, to the maximum extent practicable, avoids 

9 harmful algorithmic bias and equitably addresses 

10 challenges impacting different populations, including 

11 historically marginalized communities.’’. 

12 (B) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the 

13 National Quantum Initiative Act is amended by in14 serting after the item relating to section 402 the fol15 lowing items: 

‘‘Sec. 403. Department of energy quantum network infrastructure research and 

development program. 

‘‘Sec. 404. Department of energy quantum user expansion for science and technology program.’’. 

16 SEC. 6. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH. 

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

18 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 18645) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of’’; 

2 (B) by redesignating— 

3 (i) paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara4 graphs (A) and (B), respectively (and by 

5 adjusting the margins of such subpara6 graphs accordingly); and 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig8 nated by clause (i)), subparagraphs (A) and 

9 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and 

10 by adjusting the margins of such clauses ac11 cordingly); and 

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

13 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out 

14 of funds authorized to be appropriated under sub15 section (r), there are authorized to be appropriated to 

16 the Secretary to carry out activities described in 

17 paragraph (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

18 2022 through 2026.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (d)(3)— 

20 (A) by striking the period at the end and 

21 inserting ‘‘and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 

22 2026.’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’; 

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1 (A) by striking the period at the end and 

2 inserting ‘‘and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 

3 2026.’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’; 

5 (4) in subsection (i)(10)— 

6 (A) In the matter preceding subparagraph 

7 (A), by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’; 

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

9 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

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

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

12 (D) 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 all that 

16 follows through the period and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

19 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 180 days of 

20 enactment of the Department of Energy Science 

21 for the Future Act, the Director shall establish at 

22 least 2 national teams, including public-private 

23 partnerships, that will develop conceptual pilot 

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1 to an engineering design of a pilot plant that 

2 will bring fusion to commercial viability. 

3 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The national teams 

4 shall be composed of developers, manufacturers, 

5 universities, national laboratories, and engineer6 ing, procurement, and construction industries.’’; 

7 and 

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

9 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 activities described in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

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

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

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

17 (6) in subsection (l)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘sense of Congress that the 

19 United States should support’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘sense of Congress that—’’; 

21 ‘‘(1) the United States should support’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated by 

23 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by striking 

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

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

2 and recommendations of the report of the Fusion En3 ergy Sciences Advisory Committee entitled ‘Powering 

4 the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’ and the report of 

5 the National Academies entitled ‘‘Bringing Fusion to 

6 the U.S. Grid’’ into the planning process of the De7 partment, including the development of future budget 

8 requests to Congress.’’; 

9 (7) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection 

10 (r); 

11 (8) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(o) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION COLLABO14 RATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 

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

16 out a program to conduct and support collaborative 

17 research, development, and demonstration of fusion 

18 energy technologies, through high-performance com19 putation modeling and simulation techniques, in 

20 order to— 

21 ‘‘(A) support fundamental research in plas22 mas and matter at very high temperatures and 

23 densities; 

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

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1 ‘‘(C) facilitate the translation of research re2 sults in fusion energy science to industry. 

3 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro4 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall co5 ordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and 

6 prioritize the following objectives: 

7 ‘‘(A) Using expertise from the private sec8 tor, institutions of higher education, and the Na9 tional Laboratories to leverage existing, and de10 velop new, computational software and capabili11 ties that prospective users may use to accelerate 

12 research and development of fusion energy sys13 tems. 

14 ‘‘(B) Developing computational tools to sim15 ulate and predict fusion energy science phe16 nomena that may be validated through physical 

17 experimentation. 

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

19 infrastructure of the Department by coordinating 

20 with the Advanced Scientific Computing Re21 search program within the Office of Science. 

22 ‘‘(D) Leveraging experience from existing 

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1 ‘‘(E) Ensuring that new experimental and 

2 computational tools are accessible to relevant re3 search communities, including private sector en4 tities engaged in fusion energy technology devel5 opment. 

6 ‘‘(F) Ensuring that newly developed com7 putational tools are compatible with modern vir8 tual engineering and visualization capabilities to 

9 accelerate the realization of fusion energy tech10 nologies and systems. 

11 ‘‘(3) DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

12 the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplica13 tion of, the activities of this program with the activi14 ties of— 

15 ‘‘(A) other research entities of the Depart16 ment, including the National Laboratories, the 

17 Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy, the 

18 Advanced Scientific Computing Research pro19 gram; and 

20 ‘‘(B) industry. 

21 ‘‘(4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR FU22 SION INNOVATION CENTER.—In carrying out the pro23 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in co24 ordination with the Innovation Network for Fusion 

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1 formance Computing for Fusion Innovation Center 

2 (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’), in order 

3 to support the program under paragraph (1) by pro4 viding, to the extent practicable, a centralized entity 

5 for multidisciplinary, collaborative, fusion energy re6 search and development through high performance 

7 computing and advanced data analytics technologies 

8 and processes. 

9 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select the 

10 Center under this subsection on a competitive, merit11 reviewed basis. The Secretary shall consider applica12 tions from National Laboratories, institutions of 

13 higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, 

14 and other appropriate entities. 

15 ‘‘(6) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—The Center may in16 corporate existing research activities that are con17 sistent with the program described in paragraph (1). 

18 ‘‘(7) 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 ‘‘(8) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of any pe23 riod of support of the Center, the Secretary may 

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

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

3 terminate the Center for cause during the perform4 ance period. 

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

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall construct 

7 a Material Plasma Exposure Experiment facility as 

8 described in the 2020 publication approved by the 

9 Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee titled 

10 ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’. The Sec11 retary shall consult with the private sector, univer12 sities, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal 

13 agencies to ensure that this facility is capable of meet14 ing Federal research needs for steady state, high-heat15 flux and plasma-material interaction testing of fusion 

16 materials over a range of fusion energy relevant pa17 rameters. 

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 MW/ 

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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, subject to the availability of appropriations, en6 sure that the start of full operations of the facility 

7 under 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 out 

12 to completion the construction of the facility under 

13 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 INSTRUMENT

19 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 de23 scribed in the 2020 publication approved by the Fu24 sion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee titled 

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1 retary shall consult with the private sector, univer2 sities, National Laboratories, and relevant Federal 

3 agencies to ensure that this facility is capable of meet4 ing Federal research needs for understanding physical 

5 and chemical changes to plasmas at fundamental 

6 timescales, and explore new regimes of dense material 

7 physics, astrophysics, planetary physics, and short8 pulse laser-plasma interactions. 

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

10 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, en11 sure that the start of full operations of the facility 

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

13 and 

14 (9) in subsection (r), as so redesignated, by strik15 ing paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(2) $1,002,900,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(3) $1,095,707,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(4) $1,129,368,490 for fiscal year 2024; 

20 ‘‘(5) $1,149,042,284 for fiscal year 2025; and 

21 ‘‘(6) $1,243,097,244 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

22 (b) ITER CONSTRUCTION.—Section 972 of the Energy 

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

2 the end; and 

3 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

4 the following: 

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

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

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

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

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

10 SEC. 7. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM. 

11 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 305 of the Department of En12 ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643) is 

13 amended— 

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

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

16 (2) by inserting the following after subsection 

17 (a): 

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

19 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza20 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 

21 research program in elementary particle physics and ad22 vanced technology research and development to improve the 

23 understanding of the fundamental properties of the uni24 verse, including constituents of matter and energy and the 

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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 and 

4 advanced detectors, including accelerators and detectors 

5 that will function as national user facilities, to create and 

6 study interactions of elementary particles and investigate 

7 fundamental forces.’’. 

8 (b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—Section 305(d) 

9 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 18643(d)), as redesignated under subsection (a), 

11 is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Director 

13 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 

23 international partnerships and investments in the 

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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 facilities 

5 in the world to United States researchers.’’. 

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

7 the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 

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

9 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 dark 

13 energy and dark matter. These activities shall, to the max14 imum extent practicable, be consistent with the research 

15 priorities identified by the High Energy Physics Advisory 

16 Panel or the National Academy of Sciences, and may in17 clude— 

18 ‘‘(1) collaborations with the National Aero19 nautics and Space Administration, the National 

20 Science Foundation, or international partners on rel21 evant projects; and 

22 ‘‘(2) the development of space-based, land-based, 

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1 (d) FURTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 305 of the Depart2 ment of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 18645), as amended, is further amended by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘(g) FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR ITEMS OF

6 EQUIPMENT.— 

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

8 Science’s project management practices, the Director 

9 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incorporate 

10 the findings and recommendations of the 2014 Par11 ticle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report 

12 titled ‘Building for Discovery’, and support construc13 tion or fabrication of— 

14 ‘‘(A) an international Long-Baseline Neu15 trino Facility based in the United States; 

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

17 ‘‘(C) Second Generation Dark Matter ex18 periments; 

19 ‘‘(D) the Legacy Survey of Space and Time 

20 camera; 

21 ‘‘(E) upgrades to detectors and other compo22 nents of the Large Hadron Collider; and 

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1 ticle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the 

2 High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. 

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

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

5 support construction of a Long-Baseline Neu6 trino Facility to facilitate the international 

7 Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to ex8 amine the fundamental properties of neutrinos, 

9 explore physics beyond the Standard Model, and 

10 better clarify the existence and nature of anti11 matter. 

12 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec13 retary shall ensure that the facility described in 

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

15 the following capabilities: 

16 ‘‘(i) A neutrino beam with wideband 

17 capability of 1.2 megawatts (MW) of beam 

18 power and upgradable to 2.4 MW of beam 

19 power. 

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

21 kiloton fiducial detector mass and sup22 porting surface buildings and utilities. 

23 ‘‘(iii) Cryogenic systems to support 

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1 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec2 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro3 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

4 of the facility under this subsection occurs before 

5 December 31, 2031. 

6 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated under subsection (k), there shall 

8 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

9 construction of the facility under this sub10 section— 

11 ‘‘(i) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

12 ‘‘(ii) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

14 2024; 

15 ‘‘(iv) $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(v) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

18 ‘‘(3) PROTON IMPROVEMENT PLAN–II ACCEL19 ERATOR UPGRADE PROJECT.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En21 ergy shall support construction of the Proton Im22 provement Plan II, an upgrade to the Fermilab 

23 accelerator complex identified in the 2014 Par24 ticle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) 

25 report titled ‘Building for Discovery’, to provide 


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1 the world’s most intense beam of neutrinos to the 

2 international Long Baseline Neutrino Facility 

3 as well as abroad range of future high energy 

4 physics experiments. The Secretary of Energy 

5 shall work with international partners to enable 

6 further significant contributions to the capabili7 ties of this project. 

8 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec9 retary shall ensure that the facility described in 

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

11 following capabilities: 

12 ‘‘(i) A state-of-the-art 800 megaelectron 

13 volt (MeV) superconducting linear accel14 erator. 

15 ‘‘(ii) Proton beam power of 1.2 MW at 

16 the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable to 

17 2.4 MW of beam power. 

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

19 power beam delivery to multiple users si20 multaneously and customized beams tai21 lored to specific scientific needs. 

22 ‘‘(iv) Sustained high reliability oper23 ation of the Fermilab accelerator complex. 

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1 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

2 of the facility under this section occurs before 

3 December 31, 2028. 

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

5 be appropriated under subsection (k), there shall 

6 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

7 construction of the facility under this sub8 section— 

9 ‘‘(i) $191,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

10 ‘‘(ii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

12 2024; 

13 ‘‘(iv) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

16 ‘‘(4) COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND STAGE

17 4.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En19 ergy, in partnership with the Director of the Na20 tional Science Foundation, shall support con21 struction of the Cosmic Microwave Background 

22 Stage 4 project to survey the cosmic microwave 

23 background to test theories of cosmic inflation as 

24 described in the 2014 Particle Physics 

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

2 Physics in the Global Context.’. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 

4 consult with the private sector, universities, Na5 tional Laboratories, and relevant Federal agen6 cies to ensure that this experiment is capable of 

7 meeting Federal research needs in accessing the 

8 ultra-high energy physics of inflation and im9 portant neutrino properties. 

10 ‘‘(C) EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES.—The 

11 Secretary shall ensure to the maximum extent 

12 practicable that the facility described in sub13 section (a) will provide at minimum, 500,000 

14 superconducting detectors deployed on an array 

15 of mm wave telescopes with the required range in 

16 frequency, sensitivity, and survey speed which 

17 will provide sufficient capability to enable an 

18 order of magnitude advance in observations of 

19 the Cosmic Microwave Background, delivering 

20 transformative discoveries in fundamental phys21 ics, cosmology, and astrophysics. 

22 ‘‘(D) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec23 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro24 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 


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1 of the facility under this section occurs before 

2 December 31, 2030. 

3 ‘‘(E) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

4 be appropriated under subsection (k), there shall 

5 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

6 construction of the facility under this sub7 section— 

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

9 ‘‘(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

10 ‘‘(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

11 ‘‘(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(v) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

14 ‘‘(h) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR UPGRADES.—The 

15 Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detectors, 

16 as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam power, sus17 tain high reliability, and improve precision measurement 

18 to advance the highest priority particle physics research 

19 programs. In carrying out facility upgrades, the Director 

20 shall continue to work with international partners, when 

21 appropriate and in the United States’ interest, to leverage 

22 investments and expertise in critical technologies to help 

23 build and upgrade accelerator and detector facilities in the 

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1 ‘‘(i) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR RESEARCH AND

2 DEVELOPMENT.—As part of the program described in sub3 section (a), the Director shall carry out research and devel4 opment in particle beam physics, accelerator science and 

5 technology, and particle and radiation detection with rel6 evance to the specific needs of the High Energy Physics pro7 gram, in coordination with the Accelerator Research and 

8 Development program authorized in section 311. 

9 ‘‘(j) UNDERGROUND SCIENCE.—The Director shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) support an underground science program 

11 consistent with the missions of the Department and 

12 the scientific needs of the High Energy Physics pro13 gram, including those articulated in the most recent 

14 report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization 

15 Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, 

16 that leverages the capabilities of relevant underground 

17 science and engineering facilities; and 

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

19 award scientists and engineers at institutions of high20 er education, nonprofit institutions, and national lab21 oratories to conduct research in underground science 

22 and engineering. 

23 ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

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

2 ‘‘(2) $1,517,628,300 for fiscal year 2023; 

3 ‘‘(3) $1,652,112,281 for fiscal year 2024; 

4 ‘‘(4) $1,711,460,141 for fiscal year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(5) $1,656,012,351 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

6 SEC. 8. NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROGRAM. 

7 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 308 of the Department of En8 ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18646) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (a); 

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

12 (d); and 

13 (3) by inserting the following before subsection 

14 (d), as so redesignated: 

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

16 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza17 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 

18 research program, and support relevant facilities, to dis19 cover and understand various forms of nuclear matter. 

20 ‘‘(b) USER FACILITIES.— 

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

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

23 support construction of a Facility for Rare Iso24 tope Beams to advance the understanding of rare 

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1 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 

2 be appropriated under subsection (c), there shall 

3 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

4 construction of the facility under this subsection 

5 $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

6 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec7 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro8 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

9 of the facility under this section occurs before 

10 March 1, 2022. 

11 ‘‘(2) ELECTRON-ION COLLIDER.— 

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

13 support construction of an Electron Ion Collider 

14 as described in the 2015 Long Range Plan of the 

15 Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and the re16 port from the National Academies titled ‘An As17 sessment of U.S.-Based Electron-Ion Collider 

18 Science’, in order to measure the internal struc19 ture of the proton and the nucleus and answer 

20 fundamental questions about the nature of visible 

21 matter. 

22 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITY.—The Secretary 

23 shall ensure that the facility meets the require24 ments in the 2015 Long Range Plan, includ25 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(i) at least 70 percent polarized 

2 beams of electrons and light ions; 

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

4 heaviest stable nuclei; 

5 ‘‘(iii) variable center of mass energy 

6 from 20 to 140 GeV; 

7 ‘‘(iv) high collision luminosity of 

1033–34cm-2s-1 8 ; and 

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

10 interaction region. 

11 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec12 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro13 priations, ensure that the start of full operations 

14 of the facility under this section occurs before 

15 December 31, 2030. 

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

17 be appropriated under subsection (c), there shall 

18 be made available to the Secretary to carry out 

19 construction of the facility under this sub20 section— 

21 ‘‘(i) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

22 ‘‘(ii) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

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

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1 ‘‘(iv) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(v) $305,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

6 the activities described in this section— 

7 ‘‘(1) $780,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

8 ‘‘(2) $879,390,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

9 ‘‘(3) $1,025,097,300 for fiscal year 2024; 

10 ‘‘(4) $1,129,354,111 for fiscal year 2025; and 

11 ‘‘(5) $1,192,408,899 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

12 SEC. 9. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

13 The Department of Energy Research and Innovation 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after 

15 section 309 the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 310. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

17 ‘‘(a) 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 a 

20 research program to— 

21 ‘‘(1) advance accelerator science and technology 

22 relevant to the Department, other Federal agencies, 

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1 ‘‘(2) foster partnerships to develop, demonstrate, 

2 and enable the commercial application of accelerator 

3 technologies; 

4 ‘‘(3) support the development of a skilled, di5 verse, and inclusive accelerator workforce; and 

6 ‘‘(4) provide access to accelerator design and en7 gineering resources. 

8 ‘‘(b) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH.—In carrying out the 

9 program authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall 

10 support— 

11 ‘‘(1) research activities in cross-cutting accel12 erator technologies including superconducting 

13 magnets and accelerators, beam physics, data ana14 lytics-based accelerator controls, simulation software, 

15 new particle sources, advanced laser technology, and 

16 transformative research; and 

17 ‘‘(2) optimal operation of the Accelerator Test 

18 Facility. 

19 ‘‘(c) ACCELERATOR DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out 

20 the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director 

21 shall support partnerships to foster the development, dem22 onstration, and commercial application of accelerator tech23 nologies including, advanced superconducting wire and 

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1 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.—In developing ac2 celerator technologies under the program authorized in sub3 section (a), the Director shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) consider the requirements necessary to sup5 port translational research and development for med6 ical, industrial, security, and defense applications; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(2) leverage investments in accelerator tech9 nologies and fundamental research in particle physics 

10 by partnering with institutes of higher education, in11 dustry, and other Federal agencies to enable the com12 mercial application of advanced accelerator tech13 nologies. 

14 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

15 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

16 the activities described in this section— 

17 ‘‘(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

18 ‘‘(2) $25,680,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

19 ‘‘(3) $27,477,600 for fiscal year 2024; 

20 ‘‘(4) $29,401,032 for fiscal year 2025; and 

21 ‘‘(5) $31,459,104 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 


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1 SEC. 10. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR 

2 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. 

3 The Department of Energy Research and Innovation 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after 

5 section 310 as added by this Act the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 311. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR 

7 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director— 

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

10 with other relevant programs across the Department 

11 of Energy for the production of isotopes, including the 

12 development of techniques to produce isotopes, that the 

13 Secretary determines are needed for research, medical, 

14 industrial, or related purposes, to the maximum ex15 tent practicable, in accordance with the 2015 NSAC 

16 ‘Meeting Isotope Needs and Capturing Opportunities 

17 For The Future’ report; and 

18 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that isotope production activi19 ties carried out under the program under this para20 graph do not compete with private industry unless 

21 the Director determines that critical national inter22 ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern23 ment. 

24 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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1 ‘‘(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

2 ‘‘(2) $96,300,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

3 ‘‘(3) $103,041,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

4 ‘‘(4) $110,253,870 for fiscal year 2025; and 

5 ‘‘(5) $117,971,641 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

6 SEC. 11. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 309 of the Department of En9 ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18647) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) APPROACH.—In carrying out this section, the Di12 rector shall utilize all available approaches and mecha13 nisms, including capital line items, minor construction 

14 projects, energy savings performance contracts, utility en15 ergy service contracts, alternative financing and expense 

16 funding, as appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OF RESEARCH FACILI18 TIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

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

20 161(g) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

21 2201(g)), the Management and Operating contractors 

22 of the Department may enter into the lease-purchase 

23 of research facilities and infrastructure under the 

24 scope of their contract with the Department with the 

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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—To carry out lease-purchases 

2 approved by the Secretary under subsection (a), the 

3 Department shall only be required to have budget au4 thority in an amount sufficient to cover the minimum 

5 required lease payments through the period required 

6 to exercise a termination provision in the lease agree7 ment, plus any associated lease termination penalties, 

8 regardless of whether such leased facility and infra9 structure is on or off Government land, and if— 

10 ‘‘(A) the Department has established a mis11 sion need for the facility or infrastructure to be 

12 leased; 

13 ‘‘(B) the facility or infrastructure is general 

14 purpose, including offices, laboratories, cafe15 terias, utilities, and data centers; 

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

17 has no financial obligations under the lease-pur18 chase transaction entered into by the Manage19 ment and Operating contractor, other than al20 lowability of the lease cost and conveyance of 

21 Government land, if needed; 

22 ‘‘(D) the lease-purchase has an advance no23 tice termination provision with reasonable pre24 defined penalties that the Management and Op25 erating contractor may exercise, at the direction 


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1 of the Department, if funding for the lease is no 

2 longer available or the mission need ceases to 

3 exist; 

4 ‘‘(E) there is an option for a no cost trans5 fer of ownership to the Government once the un6 derlying financing is retired, but neither the 

7 Management and Operating contractor nor the 

8 Department are obligated to purchase the facility 

9 or infrastructure at any time during or after the 

10 lease term; 

11 ‘‘(F) the lease-purchase transaction, assum12 ing exercise of the ownership option, is dem13 onstrated to be the lowest lifecycle cost alter14 native for the Government; and 

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

16 all lease-purchases of facilities and infrastruc17 ture, inclusive of any transactions under consid18 eration, does not exceed 2 percent of the Manage19 ment and Operating contract operating budget 

20 for the year the commitment is made for the 

21 lease. 

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

23 the date of the enactment of the Department of En24 ergy Science for the Future Act, and biennially there25 after, the Department shall submit to the Committee 


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1 on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee 

2 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

3 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

4 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 

5 a report on the lease-purchase transactions that the 

6 Management and Operating contractors of the De7 partment entered into under subsection (a) that in8 cludes— 

9 ‘‘(A) a list of the lease-purchase trans10 actions entered into by each Management and 

11 Operating contractor and their respective costs; 

12 ‘‘(B) the annual percentage of each Manage13 ment and Operating contract operating budget 

14 that is used for lease-purchase transactions for 

15 the year the commitments were made; and 

16 ‘‘(C) any other information the Secretary 

17 finds appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(d) MID-SCALE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM.—The 

19 Director, in coordination with each of the programs carried 

20 out by the Office of Science, shall establish a mid-scale in21 strumentation program to enable the development and ac22 quisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments ranging in 

23 cost from $1 million to $20 million each that would signifi24 cantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user facilities. 


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

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

3 the activities described in this section $500,000,000 for each 

4 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 

5 SEC. 12. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 

6 AND SCIENTISTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re8 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 

9 amended by adding after section 311 as added by this Act 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 312. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 

12 AND SCIENTISTS. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support the de14 velopment of a scientific workforce through programs that 

15 facilitate collaboration between K–12, university students, 

16 early-career researchers, faculty, and the National Labora17 tories, including through the use of proven techniques to ex18 pand the number of individuals from underrepresented 

19 groups pursuing and attaining skills or undergraduate and 

20 graduate degrees relevant to the Office’s mission. 

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

22 3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En23 hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e) is amended— 


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1 ‘‘(1) by striking, ‘programs’, and inserting ‘pro2 grams, including the NSF INCLUDES National Net3 work,’; and 

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

5 ‘years 2022 through 2026’.’’. 

6 (b) BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN WORKFORCE DE7 VELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy 

9 Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 

10 note) is amended by inserting the following sections 

11 after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c–1): 

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

13 AND SCIENTISTS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand oppor15 tunities to increase the number and the diversity, equity, 

16 and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineer17 ing, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in 

18 Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines and 

19 broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, includ20 ing expanded partnerships with Historically Black Colleges, 

21 Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, emerging re22 search institutions, and scientific societies. 

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

24 enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the Fu25 ture Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 


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1 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa2 tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

3 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor4 tation of the Senate and make available to the public a plan 

5 for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in 

6 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in pro7 grams supported by the Department programs, including— 

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

9 National Science Foundation INCLUDES National 

10 Network; 

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

12 underrepresented groups in Department programs; 

13 ‘‘(3) experienced and potential barriers to broad14 ening participation of underrepresented groups in De15 partment programs, including recommended solu16 tions; and 

17 ‘‘(4) any other activities the Secretary finds ap18 propriate. 

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

20 amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3169 (42 

21 U.S.C. 7381e), at least $2,000,000 shall be made available 

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

2 THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF 

3 HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EN4 GINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PRO5 FESSIONALS. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand oppor7 tunities to increase the number and the diversity, equity, 

8 and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineer9 ing, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in 

10 Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines and 

11 broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, includ12 ing expanded partnerships with minority-serving institu13 tions, non-Research I universities, and scientific societies. 

14 ‘‘(b) PLAN AND OUTREACH STRATEGY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the 

16 date of enactment of the Department of Energy 

17 Science for the Future Act, the Secretary shall submit 

18 to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

19 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

20 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 10- 

21 year educational plan to fund and expand new or ex22 isting programs administered by the Office of Science 

23 and sited at the national laboratories and Depart24 ment of Energy user facilities to expand educational 

25 and workforce opportunities for underrepresented high 

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1 as recent graduates, teachers and faculty in STEM 

2 fields. This may include paid internships, fellowships, 

3 temporary employment, training programs, visiting 

4 student and faculty programs, sabbaticals, and re5 search support. 

6 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall 

7 include in the plan under paragraph (1) an outreach 

8 strategy to improve the advertising, recruitment, and 

9 promotion of educational and workforce programs to 

10 community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and 

11 Universities, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Insti12 tutions, and emerging research institutions. 

13 ‘‘(c) BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY.—The Secretary 

14 shall develop programs that strengthen the research capac15 ity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerging re16 search institutions, including minority-serving institutions, 

17 tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges 

18 and Universities, and colleges and universities. This may 

19 include enabling mutually beneficial and jointly managed 

20 partnerships between research-intensive institutions and 

21 emerging research institutions, and soliciting research pro22 posals, fellowships, training programs, and research sup23 port directly from emerging research institutions. 

24 ‘‘(d) TRAINEESHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish a 

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1 training needs in STEM fields relevant to the Department. 

2 The focus should be on supporting training and research 

3 experiences for underrepresented undergraduate and grad4 uate students and increasing participation from underrep5 resented populations. The traineeships should include op6 portunities to build the next-generation workforce in re7 search areas critical to maintaining core competencies 

8 across the Office of Science’s programs. 

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

10 performance indicators to measure and monitor progress of 

11 education and workforce programs and expand Depart12 mental activities for data collection and analysis. The Sec13 retary shall submit a report 2 years after the date of enact14 ment of the Department of Energy Science for the Future 

15 Act, and every 2 years thereafter, to the Committee on 

16 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa17 tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

18 of the Senate summarizing progress toward meeting key 

19 performance indicators. 

20 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

22 term ‘minority-serving institution’ includes the enti23 ties described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) 

24 of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

25 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI2 VERSITIES.—The term ‘Historically Black Colleges 

3 and Universities’ has the meaning given in ‘part B 

4 institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 

5 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 

6 ‘‘(3) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ has the meaning 

7 given the term in the STEM Education Act of 2015 

8 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). 

9 ‘‘(4) TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.— 

10 The term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the mean11 ing given in section 316 of the Higher Education Act 

12 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).’’. 

13 (2) Clerical amendment.—The table of contents 

14 in section 2(b) of the National Defense Authorization 

15 Act for Fiscal Year 1991 is amended by inserting 

16 after the item relating to section 3167 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 3167A. Broadening participation for teachers and scientists. 

‘‘Sec. 3167B. Expanding opportunities to increase the diversity, equity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and 

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1 SEC. 13. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 

2 OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS 

3 DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 

4 HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; AUTHOR5 IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re7 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 313. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

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

11 intensity laser research initiative consistent with the rec12 ommendations of the National Academies report, ‘Opportu13 nities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the Bright14 est Light’, and the report from the Brightest Light Initia15 tive workshop on ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast Lasers 

16 in the U.S.’. This initiative should include research and 

17 development of petawatt-scale and of high average power 

18 laser technologies necessary for future facility needs in dis19 covery science and to advance energy technologies, as well 

20 as support for a user network of academic and national 

21 laboratory high intensity laser facilities. 

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

23 laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and low24 cost accelerator systems needed for science applications. 

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

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1 fice of Science, and the Under Secretary for Science shall 

2 coordinate this initiative with other relevant programs 

3 within the Department as well as within other Federal 

4 agencies. 

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

6 funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science 

7 there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 

8 carry out the activities described in this subsection— 

9 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

10 ‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

11 ‘‘(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

12 ‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 

13 ‘‘(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 314. HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

16 program to reduce the consumption of helium for Depart17 ment grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium 

18 recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively award 

19 grants for— 

20 ‘‘(1) the purchase of equipment to capture, reuse, 

21 and recycle helium; 

22 ‘‘(2) the installation, maintenance, and repair of 

23 new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recycling 

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1 ‘‘(3) helium alternatives research and develop2 ment activities. 

3 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—In carrying out the program under 

4 this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 

5 Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives 

6 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

7 the Senate a report, not later than two years after the date 

8 of enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the 

9 Future Act, and every 3 years thereafter, on the purchase 

10 of helium as part of research projects and facilities sup11 ported by the Department. The report shall include— 

12 ‘‘(1) the quantity of helium purchased for 

13 projects and facilities supported by Department 

14 grants; 

15 ‘‘(2) a cost-analysis for such helium; 

16 ‘‘(3) the predominant production sources for such 

17 helium; 

18 ‘‘(4) expected or experienced impacts of helium 

19 supply shortages or prices on the research projects 

20 and facilities supported by the Department; and 

21 ‘‘(5) recommendations for reducing Department 

22 grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices. 

23 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 

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1 National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal 

2 agencies on helium conservation activities. 

3 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—The program established under this 

4 section shall receive support for a period of not more than 

5 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. 

6 ‘‘(e) RENEWAL.—Upon expiration of any period of 

7 support of the program under this section, the Director may 

8 renew support for the program for a period of not more 

9 than 5 years. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 315. OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS DIS11 EASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 

13 with the Director of the National Science Foundation and 

14 the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

15 Administration, shall establish within the Office of Science, 

16 a cross-cutting research initiative to leverage the Federal 

17 Government’s innovative analytical resources and tools, 

18 user facilities, and advanced computational and networking 

19 capabilities in order to prevent, prepare for, and respond 

20 to emerging infectious diseases, including COVID–19. The 

21 Secretary shall carry out this initiative through a competi22 tive, merit-reviewed process, and consider applications from 

23 National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, 

24 multi-institutional collaborations, industry partners and 

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1 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the initiative estab2 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate 

3 with programs across the Office of Science and with rel4 evant Federal agencies to determine a comprehensive set of 

5 technical milestones for these research activities and 

6 prioritize the following objectives— 

7 ‘‘(1) supporting fundamental research and devel8 opment in advanced analytics, experimental studies, 

9 materials synthesis, high-performance computing 

10 technologies needed to characterize, model, simulate, 

11 and predict complex phenomena and biological mate12 rials related to emerging infectious diseases, including 

13 COVID–19 challenges, including a focus on testing 

14 and diagnostics, experimental data acquisition, shar15 ing and management, advanced manufacturing, and 

16 molecular design and modeling; 

17 ‘‘(2) using expertise from the private sector, in18 stitutions of higher education, and the National Lab19 oratories to develop computational software and capa20 bilities that prospective users may accelerate emerging 

21 infectious diseases research and development; 

22 ‘‘(3) leveraging the research infrastructure of the 

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1 ing and bio-characterization facilities by coordinating 

2 with the Advanced Scientific Computing Research, 

3 Basic Energy Sciences, and Biological and Environ4 mental Research programs within the Office of 

5 Science; 

6 ‘‘(4) leveraging experience from existing mod7 eling and simulation research and work sponsored by 

8 the Department and promoting collaboration and 

9 data sharing between National Laboratories, research 

10 entities, and user facilities of the Department by pro11 viding the necessary access and secure data transfer 

12 capabilities; and 

13 ‘‘(5) ensuring that new experimental and com14 putational tools are accessible to relevant research 

15 communities, including private sector entities to ad16 dress emerging infectious diseases, including COVID– 

17 19 challenges. 

18 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this initiative, 

19 the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac20 ticable, coordination of these activities with the Department 

21 of Energy National Laboratories, institutions of higher edu22 cation, and the private sector. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary in coordina2 tion with the Director of the National Science Foun3 dation and the Director of the Office of Science and 

4 Technology Policy shall establish and operate an 

5 Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance 

6 Computing Research Consortium (referred to in this 

7 section as the ‘Consortium’), in order to support the 

8 initiative under subsection (a) by providing, to the 

9 extent practicable, a centralized entity for multidisci10 plinary, collaborative, emerging infectious disease re11 search and development through high performance 

12 computing and advanced data analytics technologies 

13 and processes. 

14 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of such con15 sortium may include representatives from relevant 

16 Federal agencies, the private sector, institutions of 

17 higher education, which can each contribute relevant 

18 compute time, capabilities, or other resources. 

19 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) match applicants with available Fed21 eral and private sector computing resources; 

22 ‘‘(B) consider supplemental awards for com23 puting partnerships with Consortium members 

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1 ‘‘(C) encourage collaboration and commu2 nication among member representatives of the 

3 consortium and awardees; 

4 ‘‘(D) make available the high-performance 

5 computing capabilities, expertise, and user fa6 cilities of the Department and the National Lab7 oratories; and 

8 ‘‘(E) submit an annual report to the Sec9 retary summarizing the activities of the Consor10 tium, including— 

11 ‘‘(i) describing each project undertaken 

12 by the Consortium; 

13 ‘‘(ii) detailing organizational expendi14 tures; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) evaluating contribution to the 

16 achievement of technical milestones as deter17 mined in subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

19 the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplica20 tion of, the activities of the Consortium with the ac21 tivities of other research entities of the Department, 

22 institutions of higher education and the private sec23 tor. 

24 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

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1 Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

2 on Science, Space, and Technology of the House, and the 

3 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 

4 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor5 tation of the Senate a report detailing the effectiveness of— 

6 ‘‘(1) the interagency coordination between each 

7 Federal agency involved in the research initiative car8 ried out under this section; 

9 ‘‘(2) the collaborative research achievements of 

10 the initiative, including the achievement of the tech11 nical milestones determined under subsection (a); and 

12 ‘‘(3) potential opportunities to expand the tech13 nical capabilities of the Department. 

14 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized to be 

15 appropriated for the Department’s Office of Science, there 

16 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the 

17 activities under this subsection, $50,000,000 for fiscal years 

18 2022 and 2023. 

19 ‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds allocated to the 

21 initiative described in subsection (a) may be obligated 

22 or expended for gain-of-function research of concern. 

23 ‘‘(2) GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH DEFINED.— 

24 For the purposes of this subsection, ‘gain-of-function 

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1 potential to generate pathogens with high trans2 missibility and high virulence in humans. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 316. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec5 retary to carry out the activities described in this title— 

6 ‘‘(1) $8,801,915,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

7 ‘‘(2) $9,451,015,300 for fiscal year 2023; 

8 ‘‘(3) $10,160,677,621 for fiscal year 2024; 

9 ‘‘(4) $10,693,625,004 for fiscal year 2025; and 

10 ‘‘(5) $11,145,798,345 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 

11 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the Depart12 ment of Energy Research and Innovation Act is amended 

13 in the table of contents by inserting after the item relating 

14 to section 309 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 310. Accelerator research and development. 

‘‘Sec. 311. Isotope Development and Production for Research Applications. 

‘‘Sec. 312. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. 

‘‘Sec. 313. High intensity laser research initiative. 

‘‘Sec. 314. Helium conservation program. 

‘‘Sec. 315. Office of Science Emerging Infectious Disease Computing Research 

Initiative. 

‘‘Sec. 316. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

15 SEC. 14. STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES PROHIBITION. 

16 (a) INNOVATE IN AMERICA.—None of the funds author17 ized or made available by this Act, or the amendments made 

18 by this Act, may be used in awarding a contract, sub19 contract, grant, or loan to an entity that— 


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1 (1) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, 

2 or is otherwise related legally or financially to a cor3 poration based in a country that— 

4 (A) is identified as a nonmarket economy 

5 country (as defined in section 771(18) of the 

6 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of 

7 the date of enactment of this Act; 

8 (B) was identified by the United States 

9 Trade Representative in the most recent report 

10 required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 

11 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country 

12 under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and 

13 (C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade 

14 Representative under section 306 of the Trade 

15 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416); or 

16 (2) is listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the 

17 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public 

18 Law 116–145). 

19 (b) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of subsection (a), the 

20 Secretary may issue a waiver, to be made publicly avail21 able, to an entity in which the legal or financial connection 

22 to a corporation is a minority relationship or investment. 

23 (c) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This section shall 

24 be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of 

25 the United States under international agreements. 


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Union Calendar No. 50 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3593 

[Report No. 117–72] 

A BILL 

To provide guidance for and investment in the repurposes. ment of Energy Office of Science, and for other search and development activities of the DepartJUNE 28, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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