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‘‘(1) as practicable and in coordination with other appro-
priate Federal agencies as necessary, ensure the access of 
United States researchers to the most advanced fusion research 
facilities and research capabilities in the world, including ITER; 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, continue to lever-
age United States participation ITER, and prioritize expanding 
international partnerships and investments in current and 
future fusion research facilities within the United States; and 
‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize engage-
ment in collaborative efforts in support of future international 
facilities that would provide access to the most advanced fusion 
research facilities in the world to United States researchers. 
‘‘(n) FISSION AND FUSION RESEARCH COORDINATION REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report addressing opportunities for coordinating 
fusion energy research and development activities between the 
Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Science, and the 
Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The report shall assess opportunities 
for collaboration on research and development of— 
‘‘(A) liquid metals to address issues associated with 
fusion plasma interactions with the inner wall of the 
encasing device and other components within the reactor; 
‘‘(B) immersion blankets for heat management and fuel 
breeding; 
‘‘(C) technologies and methods for instrumentation and 
control; 
‘‘(D) computational methods and codes for system oper-
ation and maintenance; 
‘‘(E) codes and standard development; 
‘‘(F) radioactive waste handling; 
‘‘(G) radiological safety; 
‘‘(H) potential for non-electricity generation applica-
tions; and 
‘‘(I) any other overlapping priority as identified by the 
Director of the Office of Science or the Assistant Secretary 
of Energy for Nuclear Energy. 
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities 
described in this section— 
‘‘(1) $996,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $921,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $961,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $921,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $901,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(b) ITER.—Section 972(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16312) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN ITER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is authorized United States 
participation in the construction and operations of the ITER 
project, as agreed to under the April 25, 2007 ‘Agreement 
on the Establishment of the ITER International Fusion Energy 
Organization for the Joint Implementation of the ITER Project’. 
The Director shall coordinate and carry out the responsibilities 
of the United States with respect to this Agreement.
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report providing an assessment of the most recent schedule 
for ITER that has been approved by the ITER Council. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated under section 307(o) of the 
Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
18645), there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry 
out the construction of ITER— 
‘‘(A) $374,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(B) $281,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2025.’’. 
TITLE III—RENEWABLE ENERGY AND 
STORAGE 
Subtitle A—Renewable Energy Research 
and Development 
SEC. 3001. WATER POWER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title VI of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17211 et seq.) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Water Power Research and 
Development 
‘‘SEC. 632. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means any 
of the following entities: 
‘‘(A) An institution of higher education. 
‘‘(B) A National Laboratory. 
‘‘(C) A Federal research agency. 
‘‘(D) A State research agency. 
‘‘(E) A nonprofit research organization. 
‘‘(F) An industrial entity or a multi-institutional consor-
tium thereof. 
‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institu-
tion of higher education’ means— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a))); or 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined 
in section 102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002(c))). 
‘‘(3) MARINE
ENERGY.—The term ‘marine energy’ means 
energy from— 
‘‘(A) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, 
and tidal areas; 
‘‘(B) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, streams, and 
man-made channels;
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‘‘(C) differentials in salinity and pressure gradients; 
and 
‘‘(D) differentials in water temperature, including ocean 
thermal energy conversion. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘National Labora-
tory’ has the meaning given such term in section 2(3) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801(3)). 
‘‘(5) WATER
POWER.—The term ‘water power’ refers to 
hydropower, including conduit power, pumped storage, and 
marine energy technologies. 
‘‘(6) MICROGRID.—The term ‘microgrid’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 641 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231). 
‘‘SEC. 633. WATER POWER TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
AND DEMONSTRATION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall carry out a program to conduct research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application of water 
power technologies in support of each of the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) To promote research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application of water power generation technologies 
in order to increase capacity and reduce the cost of those 
technologies. 
‘‘(2) To promote research and development to improve the 
environmental impact of water power technologies. 
‘‘(3) To provide grid reliability and resilience, including 
through technologies that facilitate new market opportunities, 
such as ancillary services, for water power. 
‘‘(4) To promote the development of water power tech-
nologies to improve economic growth and enhance cross-institu-
tional foundational workforce development in the water power 
sector, including in coastal communities. 
‘‘SEC. 634. HYDROPOWER RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application for technologies 
that improve the capacity, efficiency, resilience, security, reliability, 
affordability, and environmental impact, including potential cumu-
lative environmental impacts, of hydropower systems. In carrying 
out such program, the Secretary shall prioritize activities designed 
to— 
‘‘(1) develop technology for— 
‘‘(A) non-powered dams, including aging and potentially 
hazardous dams; 
‘‘(B) pumped storage; 
‘‘(C) constructed waterways; 
‘‘(D) new stream-reach development; 
‘‘(E) modular and small dams; 
‘‘(F) increased operational flexibility; and 
‘‘(G) enhancement of relevant existing facilities; 
‘‘(2) develop new strategies and technologies, including 
analytical methods, physical and numerical tools, and advanced 
computing, as well as methods to validate such methods and 
tools, in order to— 
‘‘(A) extend the operational lifetime of hydropower sys-
tems and their physical structures, while improving
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environmental impact, including potential cumulative 
environmental impacts; 
‘‘(B) assist in device and system design, installation, 
operation, and maintenance; and 
‘‘(C) reduce costs, limit outages, and increase unit and 
plant efficiencies, including by examining the impact of 
changing water and electricity demand on hydropower 
generation, flexibility, and provision of grid services; 
‘‘(3) study, in conjunction with other relevant Federal agen-
cies as appropriate, methods to improve the hydropower 
licensing process, including by compiling current and accepted 
best practices, public comments, and methodologies to assess 
the full range of potential environmental and economic impacts; 
‘‘(4) identify opportunities for joint research, development, 
and demonstration programs between hydropower systems, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) pumped storage systems and other renewable 
energy systems; 
‘‘(B) small hydro facilities and other energy storage 
systems; 
‘‘(C) other hybrid energy systems; 
‘‘(D) small hydro facilities and critical infrastructure, 
including water infrastructure; and 
‘‘(E) hydro facilities and responsive load technologies, 
which may include smart buildings and city systems; 
‘‘(5) improve the reliability of hydropower technologies, 
including during extreme weather events; 
‘‘(6) develop methods and technologies to improve environ-
mental impact, including potential cumulative environmental 
impacts, of hydropower and pumped storage technologies, 
including potential impacts on wildlife, such as— 
‘‘(A) fisheries; 
‘‘(B) aquatic life and resources; 
‘‘(C) navigation of waterways; and 
‘‘(D) upstream and downstream environmental condi-
tions, including sediment movement, water quality, and 
flow volumes; 
‘‘(7) identify ways to increase power generation by— 
‘‘(A) diversifying plant configuration options; 
‘‘(B) improving pump-back efficiencies; 
‘‘(C) investigating multi-phase systems; 
‘‘(D) developing, testing, and monitoring advanced 
generators with faster cycling times, variable speeds, and 
improved efficiencies; 
‘‘(E) developing, testing, and monitoring advanced tur-
bines capable of improving environmental impact, including 
potential cumulative environmental impacts, including 
small turbine designs; 
‘‘(F) developing standardized powertrain components; 
‘‘(G) developing components with advanced materials 
and manufacturing processes, including additive manufac-
turing; and 
‘‘(H) developing analytical tools that enable hydropower 
to provide grid services that, amongst other services, 
improve grid integration of other energy sources; 
‘‘(8) advance new pumped storage technologies, including—
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‘‘(A) systems with adjustable speed and other new 
pumping and generating equipment designs; 
‘‘(B) modular systems; 
‘‘(C) alternative closed-loop systems, including mines 
and quarries; and 
‘‘(D) other innovative equipment and materials as 
determined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(9) reduce civil works costs and construction times for 
hydropower and pumped storage systems, including comprehen-
sive data and systems analysis of hydropower and pumped 
storage construction technologies and processes in order to iden-
tify areas for whole-system efficiency gains; 
‘‘(10) advance efficient and reliable integration of hydro-
power and pumped storage systems with the electric grid by— 
‘‘(A) improving methods for operational forecasting of 
renewable energy systems to identify opportunities for 
hydropower applications in pumped storage and hybrid 
energy systems, including forecasting of seasonal and 
annual energy storage; 
‘‘(B) considering aggregating small distributed hydro-
power assets; and 
‘‘(C) identifying barriers to grid scale implementation 
of hydropower and pumped storage technologies; 
‘‘(11) improve computational fluid dynamic modeling 
methods; 
‘‘(12) improve flow measurement methods, including 
maintenance of continuous flow measurement equipment; 
‘‘(13) identify best methods for compiling data on all hydro-
power resources and assets, including identifying potential for 
increased capacity; and 
‘‘(14) identify mechanisms to test and validate performance 
of hydropower and pumped storage technologies. 
‘‘SEC. 635. MARINE ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere) and other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a program of research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application of marine 
energy technology, including activities to— 
‘‘(1) assist technology development to improve the compo-
nents, processes, and systems used for power generation from 
marine energy resources at a variety of scales; 
‘‘(2) establish and expand critical testing infrastructure 
and facilities necessary to— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate and prove marine energy devices at 
a range of scales in a manner that is cost-effective and 
efficient; and 
‘‘(B) accelerate the technological readiness and commer-
cial application of such devices; 
‘‘(3) address marine energy resource variability issues, 
including through the application of energy storage tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(4) advance efficient and reliable integration of marine 
energy with the electric grid, which may include smart building 
systems;
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‘‘(5) identify and study critical short-term and long-term 
needs to maintaining a sustainable marine energy supply chain 
based in the United States; 
‘‘(6) increase the reliability, security, and resilience of 
marine energy technologies; 
‘‘(7) validate the performance, reliability, maintainability, 
and cost of marine energy device designs and system compo-
nents in an operating environment; 
‘‘(8) consider the protection of critical infrastructure, such 
as adequate separation between marine energy devices and 
submarine telecommunications cables, including through the 
development of voluntary, consensus-based standards for such 
purposes; 
‘‘(9) identify opportunities for crosscutting research, 
development, and demonstration programs between existing 
energy research programs; 
‘‘(10) identify and improve, in conjunction with the Sec-
retary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other relevant Fed-
eral agencies as appropriate, the environmental impact, 
including potential cumulative environmental impacts, of 
marine energy technologies, including— 
‘‘(A) potential impacts on fisheries and other marine 
resources; and 
‘‘(B) developing technologies, including mechanisms for 
self-evaluation, and other means available for improving 
environmental impact, including potential cumulative 
environmental impacts; 
‘‘(11) identify, in consultation with relevant Federal agen-
cies, potential navigational impacts of marine energy tech-
nologies and strategies to prevent possible adverse impacts, 
in addition to opportunities for marine energy systems to aid 
the United States Coast Guard, such as remote sensing for 
coastal border security; 
‘‘(12) develop numerical and physical tools, including 
models and monitoring technologies, to assist industry in device 
and system design, installation, operation, and maintenance, 
including methods to validate such tools; 
‘‘(13) support materials science as it relates to marine 
energy technology, such as the development of corrosive-resist-
ant materials; 
‘‘(14) improve marine energy resource forecasting and gen-
eral understanding of aquatic system behavior, including turbu-
lence and extreme conditions; 
‘‘(15) develop metrics and voluntary, consensus-based 
standards, in coordination with the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology and appropriate standard development 
organizations, for marine energy components, systems, and 
projects, including— 
‘‘(A) measuring performance of marine energy tech-
nologies; and 
‘‘(B) characterizing environmental conditions; 
‘‘(16) enhance integration with hybrid energy systems, 
including desalination; 
‘‘(17) identify opportunities to integrate marine energy tech-
nologies into new and existing infrastructure; and
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‘‘(18) to develop technology necessary to support the use 
of marine energy— 
‘‘(A) for the generation and storage of power at sea; 
and 
‘‘(B) for the generation and storage of power to promote 
the resilience of coastal communities, including in applica-
tions relating to— 
‘‘(i) desalination; 
‘‘(ii) disaster recovery and resilience; and 
‘‘(iii) community microgrids in isolated power sys-
tems. 
‘‘(b) 
STUDY
OF
NON-POWER
SECTOR
APPLICATIONS
FOR 
ADVANCED MARINE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce, 
shall conduct a study to examine opportunities for research 
and development in advanced marine energy technologies for 
non-power sector applications, including applications with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) the maritime transportation sector; 
‘‘(B) 
associated 
maritime 
energy 
infrastructure, 
including infrastructure that serves ports, to improve 
system resilience and disaster recovery; and 
‘‘(C) enabling scientific missions at sea and in extreme 
environments, including the Arctic. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives a report that describes the results of the 
study conducted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘SEC. 636. NATIONAL MARINE ENERGY CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants, each such 
grant up to $10,000,000 per year, to institutions of higher education 
(or consortia thereof) for— 
‘‘(1) the continuation and expansion of the research, 
development, demonstration, testing, and commercial applica-
tion activities at the National Marine Energy Centers (referred 
to in this section as ‘Centers’) established as of January 1, 
2020; and 
‘‘(2) the establishment of new National Marine Energy 
Centers. 
‘‘(b) LOCATION SELECTION.—In selecting institutions of higher 
education for new Centers, the Secretary shall consider the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(1) Whether the institution hosts an existing marine 
energy research and development program. 
‘‘(2) Whether the institution has proven technical expertise 
to support marine energy research. 
‘‘(3) Whether the institution has access to marine resources. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—The Centers shall coordinate among them-
selves, the Department, and National Laboratories to— 
‘‘(1) advance research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application of marine energy technologies in 
response to industry and commercial needs;
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‘‘(2) support in-water testing and demonstration of marine 
energy technologies, including facilities capable of testing— 
‘‘(A) marine energy systems of various technology readi-
ness levels and scales; 
‘‘(B) a variety of technologies in multiple test berths 
at a single location; 
‘‘(C) arrays of technology devices; and 
‘‘(D) interconnectivity to an electrical grid, including 
microgrids; and 
‘‘(3) collect and disseminate information on best practices 
in all areas relating to developing and managing marine energy 
resources and energy systems. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, the Centers 
shall coordinate their activities with the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, and other relevant Federal agencies. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—To the extent otherwise authorized by law, 
the Secretary may terminate funding for a Center described in 
paragraph (a) if such Center is under-performing. 
‘‘SEC. 637. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary 
shall coordinate activities, and effectively manage cross-cutting 
research priorities across programs of the Department and other 
relevant Federal agencies, including the National Laboratories and 
the National Marine Energy Centers. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Sec-
retary shall collaborate with industry, National Laboratories, 
other relevant Federal agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, including Minority Serving Institutions, National 
Marine Energy Centers, Tribal entities, including Alaska 
Native Corporations, and international bodies with relevant 
scientific and technical expertise. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall encourage research projects that promote collabora-
tion between entities specified in paragraph (1) and include 
entities not historically associated with National Marine Energy 
Centers, such as Minority Serving Institutions. 
‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION.—The Secretary, in 
coordination with other appropriate Federal and multilateral 
agencies (including the United States Agency for International 
Development) shall support collaborative efforts with inter-
national partners to promote the research, development, and 
demonstration of water power technologies used to develop 
hydropower, pump storage, and marine energy resources. 
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS AND PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) publish the results of projects supported under this 
subtitle through Department websites, reports, databases, 
training materials, and industry conferences, including informa-
tion discovered after the completion of such projects, with-
holding any industrial proprietary information; and 
‘‘(2) share results of such projects with the public except 
to the extent that the information is protected from disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.
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‘‘(d) AWARD FREQUENCY.—The Secretary shall solicit applica-
tions for awards under this subtitle no less frequently than once 
per fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying out the activities 
described in this subtitle, the Secretary shall support education 
and outreach activities to disseminate information and promote 
public understanding of water power technologies and the water 
power workforce, including activities at the National Marine Energy 
Centers. 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.— 
In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary may also conduct, for 
purposes of supporting technical, non-hardware, and information- 
based advances in water power systems development and oper-
ations— 
‘‘(1) technical assistance and analysis activities with eligible 
entities, including activities that support expanding access to 
advanced water power technologies for rural, Tribal, and low- 
income communities; and 
‘‘(2) 
workforce 
development 
and 
training 
activities, 
including to support the dissemination of standards and best 
practices for enabling water power production. 
‘‘(g) STRATEGIC PLAN.—In carrying out the activities described 
in this subtitle, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of the Energy Act of 2020, draft a plan, considering input 
from relevant stakeholders such as industry and academia, 
to implement the programs described in this subtitle and update 
the plan on an annual basis; and 
‘‘(2) the plan shall address near-term (up to 2 years), mid- 
term (up to 7 years), and long-term (up to 15 years) challenges 
to the advancement of water power systems. 
‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, and at least 
once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall provide, and 
make available to the public and the relevant authorizing and 
appropriations committees of Congress, a report on the findings 
of research conducted and activities carried out pursuant to this 
subtitle, including the most current strategic plan under subsection 
(g) and the progress made in implementing such plan. 
‘‘SEC. 638. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS. 
‘‘Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as waiving, modi-
fying, or superseding the applicability of any requirement under 
any environmental or other Federal or State law. 
‘‘SEC. 639. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this subtitle $186,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, including $137,428,378 for marine energy and 
$49,171,622 for hydropower research, development, and demonstra-
tion activities.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle C of title 
VI and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle C—Water Power Research and Development 
‘‘Sec. 632. Definitions.