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‘‘(B) remain available until expended, sub-
ject to such other conditions as are contained in 
annual appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In charging and collecting 
fees under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take 
into consideration the amount of the obligation. 
‘‘(k) RECORDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to a loan 
guarantee under this section, the borrower, the lend-
er, and any other appropriate party shall keep such 
records and other pertinent documents as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe by regulation, including such 
records as the Secretary may require to facilitate an 
effective audit. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—The Secretary and the Comp-
troller General of the United States, or their duly 
authorized representatives, shall have access to 
records and other pertinent documents for the pur-
pose of conducting an audit. 
‘‘(l) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith and 
credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of 
all loan guarantees issued under this section with respect 
to principal and interest. 
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‘‘(m) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue final 
regulations before making any loan guarantees under the 
program. Such regulations shall include— 
‘‘(1) criteria that the Secretary shall use to de-
termine eligibility for loan guarantees under this sec-
tion, including— 
‘‘(A) whether a borrower is a small- or me-
dium-sized manufacturer; and 
‘‘(B) whether a borrower demonstrates 
that a market exists for the innovative tech-
nology product, or the integral component of 
such product, to be manufactured, as evidenced 
by written statements of interest from potential 
purchasers; 
‘‘(2) criteria that the Secretary shall use to de-
termine the amount of any fees charged under sub-
section (j), including criteria related to the amount 
of the obligation; 
‘‘(3) policies and procedures for selecting and 
monitoring lenders and loan performance; and 
‘‘(4) any other policies, procedures, or informa-
tion necessary to implement this section. 
‘‘(n) AUDIT.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
INDEPENDENT
AUDITS.—The 
Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with an 
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independent auditor for annual evaluations of the 
program under this section. 
‘‘(2) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REVIEW.—The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall con-
duct a biennial review of the Secretary’s execution of 
the program under this section. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The results of the independent 
audit under paragraph (1) and the Comptroller Gen-
eral’s review under paragraph (2) shall be provided 
directly to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
‘‘(o) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Concurrent with the 
submission to Congress of the President’s annual budget 
request in each year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report containing a summary of 
all activities carried out under this section. 
‘‘(p) COORDINATION
AND NONDUPLICATION.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall en-
sure that the activities carried out under this section are 
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coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other 
loan guarantee programs within the Federal Government. 
‘‘(q) MEP CENTERS.—The Secretary may use cen-
ters established under section 25 of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) to 
provide information about the program established under 
this section and to conduct outreach to potential bor-
rowers, as appropriate. 
‘‘(r) MINIMIZING RISK.—The Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations and policies to carry out this section in 
accordance with Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular No. A–129, entitled ‘Policies for Federal Credit Pro-
grams and Non-Tax Receivables’, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(s) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that no loan guarantee shall be made under this sec-
tion unless the borrower agrees to use a federally-approved 
electronic employment eligibility verification system to 
verify the employment eligibility of— 
‘‘(1) all persons hired during the contract term 
by the borrower to perform employment duties with-
in the United States; and 
‘‘(2) all persons assigned by the borrower to 
perform work within the United States on the 
project. 
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‘‘(t) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COST.—The term ‘cost’ has the meaning 
given such term under section 502 of the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
‘‘(2) INNOVATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘innova-
tive process’ means a process that is significantly 
improved as compared to the process in general use 
in the commercial marketplace in the United States 
at the time the loan guarantee is issued. 
‘‘(3) INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘in-
novative technology’ means a technology that is sig-
nificantly improved as compared to the technology in 
general use in the commercial marketplace in the 
United States at the time the loan guarantee is 
issued. 
‘‘(4) LOAN GUARANTEE.—The term ‘loan guar-
antee’ has the meaning given such term in section 
502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
U.S.C. 661a). The term includes a loan guarantee 
commitment (as defined in section 502 of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 661a)). 
‘‘(5) 
OBLIGATION.—The 
term 
‘obligation’ 
means the loan or other debt obligation that is guar-
anteed under this section. 
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‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the loan guarantee program established in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(u) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COST OF LOAN GUARANTEES.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to provide the 
cost of loan guarantees under this section. 
‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out subsection (g).’’. 
SEC. 503. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is further amended by add-
ing after section 25, as added by section 502 of this title, 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 26. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a regional innovation program to encourage and sup-
port the development of regional innovation strategies, in-
cluding regional innovation clusters. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTER GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible re-
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means 
any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A State. 
‘‘(B) An Indian tribe. 
‘‘(C) A city or other political subdivision of 
a State. 
‘‘(D) An entity that— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an in-
stitution of higher education, a public-pri-
vate partnership, a science park, a Federal 
laboratory, or an economic development or-
ganization or similar entity; and 
‘‘(ii) has an application that is sup-
ported by a State or a political subdivision 
of a State. 
‘‘(E) A consortium of any of the entities 
listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
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‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of the re-
gional innovation cluster supported by the pro-
posed activity, including a description of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Whether the regional innovation 
cluster is supported by the private sector, 
State and local governments, and other rel-
evant stakeholders. 
‘‘(ii) How the existing participants in 
the regional innovation cluster will encour-
age and solicit participation by all types of 
entities that might benefit from participa-
tion, including newly formed entities and 
those rival to existing participants. 
‘‘(iii) The extent to which the regional 
innovation cluster is likely to stimulate in-
novation and have a positive impact on re-
gional economic growth and development. 
‘‘(iv) Whether the participants in the 
regional innovation cluster have access to, 
or contribute to, a well-trained workforce. 
‘‘(v) Whether the participants in the 
regional innovation cluster are capable of 
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attracting additional funds from non-Fed-
eral sources. 
‘‘(vi) The likelihood that the partici-
pants in the regional innovation cluster will 
be able to sustain activities once grant 
funds under this subsection have been ex-
pended. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Sec-
retary shall give special consideration to appli-
cations from regions that contain communities 
negatively impacted by trade. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary 
shall give special consideration to an eligible recipi-
ent who agrees to collaborate with local workforce 
investment area boards. 
‘‘(6) COST
SHARE.—The Secretary may not 
provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of 
any activity funded under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) USE AND APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND 
INFORMATION PROGRAM.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that activities 
funded under this subsection use and apply any rel-
evant research, best practices, and metrics developed 
under the program established in subsection (c). 
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‘‘(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFOR-
MATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
establish a regional innovation research and infor-
mation program to— 
‘‘(A) gather, analyze, and disseminate in-
formation on best practices for regional innova-
tion strategies (including regional innovation 
clusters), including information relating to how 
innovation, productivity, and economic develop-
ment can be maximized through such strategies; 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance, including 
through the development of technical assistance 
guides, for the development and implementation 
of regional innovation strategies (including re-
gional innovation clusters); 
‘‘(C) support the development of relevant 
metrics and measurement standards to evaluate 
regional innovation strategies (including re-
gional innovation clusters), including the extent 
to which such strategies stimulate innovation, 
productivity, and economic development; and 
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‘‘(D) collect and make available data on re-
gional innovation cluster activity in the United 
States, including data on— 
‘‘(i) the size, specialization, and com-
petitiveness of regional innovation clusters; 
‘‘(ii) the regional domestic product 
contribution, total jobs and earnings by 
key occupations, establishment size, nature 
of specialization, patents, Federal research 
and development spending, and other rel-
evant information for regional innovation 
clusters; and 
‘‘(iii) supply chain product and service 
flows within and between regional innova-
tion clusters. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award research grants on a competitive basis to sup-
port and further the goals of the program estab-
lished under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Data 
and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the 
program established in this subsection shall be made 
available to other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. 
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‘‘(4) CLUSTER
GRANT
PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to 
any regional innovation cluster supported by a grant 
under subsection (b) into the program established 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the ac-
tivities carried out under this section are coordinated 
with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other pro-
grams at the Department of Commerce or other 
Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
explore and pursue collaboration with other 
Federal agencies, including through multi-
agency funding opportunities, on regional inno-
vation strategies. 
‘‘(B) SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that such collaboration with Fed-
eral agencies prioritizes the needs and chal-
lenges of small businesses. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
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retary shall enter into a contract with an inde-
pendent entity, such as the National Academy of 
Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program 
established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) whether such program is achieving its 
goals; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations for how such 
program may be improved; and 
‘‘(C) a recommendation as to whether such 
program should be continued or terminated. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) REGIONAL
INNOVATION
CLUSTER.—The 
term ‘regional innovation cluster’ means a geo-
graphically bounded network of similar, synergistic, 
or complementary entities that— 
‘‘(A) are engaged in or with a particular 
industry sector; 
‘‘(B) have active channels for business 
transactions and communication; 
‘‘(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor 
markets, and services; and 
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‘‘(D) leverage the region’s unique competi-
tive strengths to stimulate innovation and cre-
ate jobs. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means one of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry 
out this section, including such sums as are necessary to 
carry out the evaluation required under subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 504. CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIUM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall carry out a pro-
gram to establish a Clean Energy Consortium to enhance 
the Nation’s economic, environmental, and energy security 
by promoting commercial application of clean energy tech-
nology and ensuring that the United States maintains a 
technological lead in the development and commercial ap-
plication of state-of-the-art energy technologies. To 
achieve these purposes the program shall leverage the ex-
pertise and resources of the university and private re-
search communities, industry, venture capital, national 
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laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation 
to support collaborative, cross-disciplinary research and 
development in areas not being served by the private sec-
tor in order to develop and accelerate the commercial ap-
plication of innovative clean energy technologies. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘clean energy technology’’ means a technology 
that— 
(A) produces energy from solar, wind, geo-
thermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, and other 
renewable energy resources (as such term is de-
fined in section 610 of the Public Utility Regu-
latory Policies Act of 1978); 
(B) more efficiently transmits, distributes, 
or stores energy; 
(C) enhances energy efficiency for build-
ings and industry, including combined heat and 
power; 
(D) enables the development of a Smart 
Grid (as described in section 1301 of the En-
ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17381)), including integration of re-
newable energy resources and distributed gen-
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eration, demand response, demand side man-
agement, and systems analysis; 
(E) produces an advanced or sustainable 
material with energy or energy efficiency appli-
cations; or 
(F) improves energy efficiency for trans-
portation, including electric vehicles. 
(2) CLUSTER.—The term ‘‘cluster’’ means a 
network of entities directly involved in the research, 
development, finance, and commercial application of 
clean energy technologies whose geographic prox-
imity facilitates utilization and sharing of skilled 
human resources, infrastructure, research facilities, 
educational and training institutions, venture cap-
ital, and input suppliers. 
(3) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘Consortium’’ 
means a Clean Energy Consortium established in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(4) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘project’’ means an 
activity with respect to which a Consortium provides 
support under subsection (e). 
(5) QUALIFYING
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying entity’’ means each of the following: 
(A) A research university. 
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(B) A State or Federal institution with a 
focus on the advancement of clean energy tech-
nologies. 
(C) A nongovernmental organization with 
research or technology transfer expertise in 
clean energy technology development. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(7) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The 
term ‘‘technology development focus’’ means the 
unique clean energy technology or technologies in 
which a Consortium specializes. 
(8) TRANSLATIONAL
RESEARCH.—The term 
‘‘translational research’’ means coordination of basic 
or applied research with technical applications to en-
able promising discoveries or inventions to achieve 
commercial application of energy technology. 
(c) ROLE
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) have ultimate responsibility for, and over-
sight of, all aspects of the program under this sec-
tion; 
(2) select a recipient of a grant for the estab-
lishment and operation of a Consortium through a 
competitive selection process; 
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(3) coordinate the innovation activities of the 
Consortium with those occurring through other De-
partment of Energy entities, including the National 
Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects Agen-
cy—Energy, Energy Innovation Hubs, and Energy 
Frontier Research Collaborations, and within indus-
try, including by annually— 
(A) issuing guidance regarding national 
energy research and development priorities and 
strategic objectives; and 
(B) convening a conference of staff of the 
Department of Energy and representatives from 
such other entities to share research results, 
program plans, and opportunities for collabora-
tion. 
(d) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT.—A consor-
tium shall be eligible to receive support under this section 
if— 
(1) it is composed of— 
(A) 2 research universities with a com-
bined annual research budget of $500,000,000; 
and 
(B) 1 or more additional qualifying enti-
ties; 
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(2) its members have established a binding 
agreement that documents— 
(A) the structure of the partnership agree-
ment; 
(B) a governance and management struc-
ture to enable cost-effective implementation of 
the program; 
(C) a conflicts of interest policy consistent 
with subsection (e)(1)(B); 
(D) an accounting structure that meets the 
requirements of the Department of Energy and 
can be audited under subsection (f)(4); and 
(E) that it has an External Advisory Com-
mittee consistent with subsection (e)(3); 
(3) it receives funding from States, consortium 
participants, or other non-Federal sources, to be 
used to support project awards pursuant to sub-
section (e); 
(4) it is part of an existing cluster or dem-
onstrates high potential to develop a new cluster; 
and 
(5) it operates as a nonprofit organization. 
(e) CLEAN ENERGY CONSORTIUM.— 
(1) ROLE.—The Consortium shall support 
translational research activities leading to commer-
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cial application of clean energy technologies, in ac-
cordance with the purposes of this section, through 
issuance of awards to projects managed by quali-
fying entities and other entities meeting the Consor-
tium’s project criteria, including national labora-
tories. The Consortium shall— 
(A) develop and make available to the pub-
lic through the Department of Energy’s Web 
site proposed plans, programs, project selection 
criteria, and terms for individual project awards 
under this subsection; 
(B) establish conflict of interest proce-
dures, consistent with those of the Department 
of Energy, to ensure that employees and des-
ignees for Consortium activities who are in deci-
sionmaking capacities disclose all material con-
flicts of interest, including financial, organiza-
tional, and personal conflicts of interest; 
(C) establish policies— 
(i) to prevent resources provided to 
the Consortium from being used to dis-
place private sector investment otherwise 
likely to occur, including investment from 
private sector entities that are members of 
the Consortium; 
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(ii) to facilitate the participation of 
private entities that invest in clean energy 
technologies to perform due diligence on 
award proposals, to participate in the 
award review process, and to provide guid-
ance to projects supported by the Consor-
tium; and 
(iii) to facilitate the participation of 
parties with a demonstrated history of 
commercial application of clean energy 
technologies in the development of Consor-
tium projects; 
(D) oversee project solicitations, review 
proposed projects, and select projects for 
awards; and 
(E) monitor project implementation. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Consor-
tium, with prior approval of the Secretary, shall dis-
tribute awards under this subsection to support 
clean 
energy 
technology 
projects 
conducting 
translational research, provided that at least 50 per-
cent of such support shall be provided to projects re-
lated to the Consortium’s clean energy technology 
development focus. Upon approval by the Secretary, 
all remaining funds shall be available to support any 
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clean 
energy 
technology 
projects 
conducting 
translational research. 
(3) EXTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Consortium shall 
establish an External Advisory Committee, the 
members of which shall have extensive and rel-
evant scientific, technical, industry, financial, or 
research management expertise. The External 
Advisory Committee shall review the Consor-
tium’s proposed plans, programs, project selec-
tion criteria, and projects and shall ensure that 
projects selected for awards meet the conflict of 
interest policies of the Consortium. External 
Advisory Committee members other than those 
representing Consortium members shall serve 
for no more than 3 years. All External Advisory 
Committee members shall comply with the Con-
sortium’s conflict of interest policies and proce-
dures. 
(B) MEMBERS.—The External Advisory 
Committee shall consist of— 
(i) 5 members selected by the Consor-
tium’s research universities; 
(ii) 2 members selected by the Consor-
tium’s other qualifying entities; 
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(iii) 2 members selected at large by 
other External Advisory Committee mem-
bers to represent the entrepreneur and 
venture capital communities; and 
(iv) 1 member appointed by the Sec-
retary. 
(4) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST.—The Secretary 
may disqualify an application or revoke funds dis-
tributed to the Consortium if the Secretary discovers 
a failure to comply with conflict of interest proce-
dures established under paragraph (1)(B). 
(f) GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
grant under this section in accordance with section 
989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16353). The Secretary shall award the grant, on a 
competitive basis, to 1 regional Consortium, for a 
term of 3 years. 
(2) AMOUNT.—A grant under this subsection 
shall be in an amount not greater than $10,000,000 
per fiscal year over the 3 years of the term of the 
grant. 
(3) USE.—The grant distributed under this sec-
tion shall be used exclusively to support project 
awards pursuant to subsection (e)(1) and (2), pro-
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vided that the Consortium may use not more than 
10 percent of the amount of such grant for its ad-
ministrative expenses related to making such 
awards. The grant made under this section shall not 
be used for construction of new buildings or facili-
ties, and construction of new buildings or facilities 
shall not be considered as part of the non-Federal 
share of a cost sharing agreement under this section. 
(4) AUDIT.—The Consortium shall conduct, in 
accordance with such requirements as the Secretary 
may prescribe, an annual audit to determine the ex-
tent to which a grant distributed to the Consortium 
under this subsection, and awards under subsection 
(e), have been utilized in a manner consistent with 
this section. The auditor shall transmit a report of 
the results of the audit to the Secretary and to the 
Government Accountability Office. The Secretary 
shall include such report in an annual report to Con-
gress, along with a plan to remedy any deficiencies 
cited in the report. The Government Accountability 
Office may review such audits as appropriate and 
shall have full access to the books, records, and per-
sonnel of the Consortium to ensure that the grant 
distributed to the Consortium under this subsection, 
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SEC. 603. MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE. 
(a) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of Science 
shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, 
and major scientific tools to transform the understanding 
of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and na-
tional security of the United States. 
(b) DUTIES.—In support of this mission, the Sec-
retary shall carry out, through the Office of Science, pro-
grams on basic energy sciences, biological and environ-
mental research, advanced scientific computing research, 
fusion energy sciences, high energy physics, and nuclear 
physics through activities focused on— 
(1) Science for Discovery to unravel nature’s 
mysteries through the study of subatomic particles, 
atoms, and molecules that make up the materials of 
our everyday world to DNA, proteins, cells, and en-
tire biological systems; 
(2) Science for National Need by— 
(A) advancing a clean energy agenda 
through research on energy production, storage, 
transmission, efficiency, and use; and 
(B) advancing our understanding of the 
Earth’s climate through research in atmos-
pheric and environmental sciences and climate 
change; and 
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(3) National Scientific User Facilities to deliver 
the 21st century tools of science, engineering, and 
technology and provide the Nation’s researchers with 
the most advanced tools of modern science including 
accelerators, colliders, supercomputers, light sources 
and neutron sources, and facilities for studying the 
nanoworld. 
(c) SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES.—The activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall include providing for rel-
evant facilities and infrastructure, analysis, coordination, 
and education and outreach activities. 
(d) USER FACILITIES.—The Director shall carry out 
the construction, operation, and maintenance of user fa-
cilities to support the activities described in subsection (b). 
As practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs of the 
Department, industry, the academic community, and other 
relevant entities for the purposes of advancing the mis-
sions of the Department. 
(e) OTHER AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities authorized under this subtitle, the Office of 
Science shall carry out such other activities it is author-
ized or required to carry out by law. 
(f) COORDINATION
AND JOINT ACTIVITIES.—The 
Department’s Under Secretary for Science shall ensure 
the coordination of activities under this subtitle with the 
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other activities of the Department, and shall support joint 
activities among the programs of the Department. 
(g) DOMESTICALLY SOURCED HARDWARE.— 
(1) PLAN.—The Director shall develop a plan 
to increase the percentage of domestically sourced 
hardware for planned and ongoing projects of the 
Office of Science. In developing this plan, the Direc-
tor shall— 
(A) give consideration to technologies that 
the United States does not currently have the 
capacity to manufacture and to procurement ac-
tivities that can strengthen United States high- 
technology competitiveness broadly; 
(B) seek opportunities to engage and part-
ner with domestic manufacturers; and 
(C) annually assess levels of domestically 
available goods relevant to planned and ongoing 
projects of the Office of Science. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This sub-
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agree-
ments. 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector shall transmit the plan developed under this 
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subsection to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives, and shall transmit any appropriate updates to 
those committees. 
(h) MERIT-REVIEWED STUDY.—As part of the Presi-
dent’s annual budget request, the Secretary shall include 
a detailed summary of the degree to which current re-
search activities are competitive and merit-reviewed, in-
cluding a list of activities that would have been undertaken 
in the absence of Congressionally-directed projects and an 
analysis of the effects of increasing the proportion of com-
petitive, merit-reviewed activities on the strategic objec-
tives of the Office of Science. 
SEC. 604. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 
under section 603, the Director shall carry out a program 
in basic energy sciences, including materials sciences and 
engineering, chemical sciences, physical biosciences, and 
geosciences, for the purpose of providing the scientific 
foundations for new energy technologies. 
(b) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program for the construction, operation, and main-
tenance of national user facilities to support the pro-
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gram under this section. As practicable, these facili-
ties shall serve the needs of the Department, indus-
try, the academic community, and other relevant en-
tities to create and examine new materials and 
chemical processes for the purposes of advancing 
new energy technologies and improving the competi-
tiveness of the United States. These facilities shall 
include— 
(A) x-ray light sources; 
(B) neutron sources; 
(C) electron beam microcharacterization 
centers; 
(D) nanoscale science research centers; 
and 
(E) other facilities the Director considers 
appropriate, consistent with section 603(d). 
(2) 
FACILITY
CONSTRUCTION
AND
UP-
GRADES.—Consistent with the Office of Science’s 
project management practices, the Director shall 
support construction of— 
(A) the National Synchrotron Light Source 
II; 
(B) a Second Target Station at the Spall-
ation Neutron Source; and 
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