The conference agreement does not include the Senate provision eliminating funding for the Bates Linear Accelerator Laboratory. Biological and environmental research. The conferees are aware of research into the molecular basis of disease and MicroPET at the University of California Los Angeles and encourage the Department to review this new technology and possible collaborations and report back to the Committees. The conferees included very modest reductions to BES research programs and they strongly oppose any effort by the Department to target one laboratory when allocating this reduction. The conferees have provided the same amount authorized in the House-passed authorization bill.
Energy research analyses.
Fusion energy sciences. Oak Ridge landlord. None of the funds provided to laboratories for environmental cleanup activities may be taxed for LDRD purposes.