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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6709 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to reestablish an 
office relating to fusion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2025 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. OBERNOLTE, and Mrs. TRAHAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 
reestablish an office relating to fusion. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of Fusion Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. REESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
OFFICE RELATING TO FUSION. 
(a) OFFICE OF FUSION.—Title II of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act is amended by inserting after 
section 215 (42 U.S.C. 7144b) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 216. OFFICE OF FUSION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish the Office of Fusion (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Office’) within the Department to advance near-term 
and long-term fusion energy science and technology to 
meet the energy, environmental, and economic needs of 
the United States. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Office shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) to enhance the economic and energy secu-
rity of the United States; 
‘‘(2) to maintain United States leadership in fu-
sion energy technologies; 
‘‘(3) to advance fusion energy, in partnership 
with the private sector, to accelerate research, devel-
opment, demonstration, deployment, and market 
adoption of fusion technologies; 
‘‘(4) to manage public-private partnerships with 
the United States fusion industry to accelerate suc-
cessful deployment of first commercial fusion power 
plants, with a goal to start construction of more 
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than 1 private-sector fusion power plant not later 
than December 31, 2028; 
‘‘(5) to ensure an adequate national fusion sup-
ply chain infrastructure, including manufacturing 
capabilities; 
‘‘(6) to serve in a coordination role to align the 
capabilities of the Office of Science for basic re-
search, the Advanced Research Projects Agency— 
Energy for early technology development, and the 
National Nuclear Security Administration for fusion- 
relevant technologies to serve a single goal of accel-
erating commercial plant deployment while meeting 
high standards for safety; 
‘‘(7) to expand international fusion energy co-
operation to support commercialization of fusion en-
ergy; 
‘‘(8) to ensure the availability of a well-trained 
workforce to support the fusion industry; 
‘‘(9) to provide technical expertise to regulators 
of fusion machines at the Federal, State, and inter-
national levels; and 
‘‘(10) to partner with other agencies to support 
programs and initiatives to facilitate international 
market opportunities for the United States commer-
cial fusion industry. 
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‘‘(c) DIRECTOR.—The head of the Office shall be a 
Director selected by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) CONSOLIDATION
OF FUSION OFFICES.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) transfer all programs previously stewarded 
by the Fusion Energy Sciences program of the Of-
fice of Science as of November 19, 2025, to the Of-
fice; and 
‘‘(2) develop a timeline for transferring the pro-
grams identified under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties of 
the Office, the Director shall consult with the private sec-
tor, National Laboratories, institutions of higher edu-
cation, and the public as to how to optimize the organiza-
tion of the various programs within the Department. 
‘‘(f) FUSION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM VISION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of the Office of Fusion 
Act of 2025, the Secretary and the Director shall 
submit to Congress a commercial deployment road-
map that— 
‘‘(A) identifies key barriers; and 
‘‘(B) describes specific activities to over-
come those barriers and meet key deployment 
milestones, including activities such as early- 
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stage 
technology 
development, 
regulatory 
streamlining, demonstration projects, and sup-
ply chain manufacturing. 
‘‘(2) PERIODIC
REPORT.—The Secretary and 
the Director shall submit to Congress an updated 
roadmap under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) every 4 years; or 
‘‘(B) appended to another periodic energy 
report, as determined by the Secretary and the 
Director. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Director shall ensure that the activi-
ties of the Office are coordinated with, and do not 
duplicate the efforts of, other programs and labora-
tories within the Department and other relevant re-
search agencies. 
‘‘(2) 
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
COORDINA-
TION.—To the extent appropriate, the Director may 
coordinate with the Chief Commercialization Officer 
appointed under section 1001(a)(4) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391(a)(4)).’’. 
(b) FUSION
ENERGY
UNDER
ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY.—Section 203(a)(2) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 
and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) fusion energy resources;’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public 
Law 95–91; 91 Stat. 565; 119 Stat. 764; 133 Stat. 2199) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
215 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 216. Office of Fusion.’’. 
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