Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018

To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out certain upgrades to research equipment and the construction of a research user facility, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017 2. Advanced Light Source upgrade (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light Source described in the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, titled Report on Facility Upgrades (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Flux The term flux (2) Soft x-ray The term soft x-ray (c) Start of operations The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this section occurs before December 31, 2026. (d) Funding Out of funds appropriated to the Office of Science, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this section— (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; (4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (5) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; (6) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and (7) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 3. Linac Coherent Light Source II high energy upgrade (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall provide for the upgrade to the Linac Coherent Light Source II facility described in the publication approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, titled Report on Facility Upgrades (b) Definitions In this section: (1) High energy x-ray The term a high energy x-ray (2) High repetition rate The term high repetition rate (3) Ultra-short pulse x-rays The term ultra-short pulse x-rays (c) Start of operations The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this section occurs before December 31, 2025. (d) Funding Out of funds appropriated to the Office of Science, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the upgrade under this section— (1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; (3) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; (4) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (5) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and (6) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 4. Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall provide for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to advance the understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos. (b) Facility capability In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for, at a minimum, a rare isotope beam facility capable of 400 kW of beam power. (c) Start of operations The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this section occurs before June 30, 2022, with early operation in 2018. (d) Funding Out of funds appropriated to the Office of Science, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out activities, including construction of the facility, under this section— (1) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (2) $103,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; (3) $104,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; (4) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and (5) $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. February 13, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Department of Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light Source described in the publication titled &quot;Report on Facility Upgrades&quot; approved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee on June 9, 2016, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations for such upgrade occurs by December 31, 2026. (Sec. 3) DOE shall: (1) provide for the upgrade to the Linac Coherent Light Source II facility as described in such publication, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations for such upgrade occurs by December 31, 2025. (Sec. 4) DOE shall: (1) provide for a Facility for Rare Isotope Beams to advance the understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations for such facility occurs by June 30, 2022, with early operations beginning in 2018.