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fusion, inertial fusion, and next generation fission 
materials research needs is feasible, in conjunction 
with the expected capabilities of facilities operational 
at the time of this assessment. 
(f) GENERAL
PLASMA
SCIENCE
AND
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress 
an assessment of opportunities in which the United States 
can provide world-leading contributions to advancing plas-
ma science and non-fusion energy applications, and iden-
tify opportunities for partnering with other Federal agen-
cies both within and outside of the Department of Energy. 
(g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the Department’s 
proposed fusion energy research and development 
activities over the following 10 years under at least 
3 realistic budget scenarios, including a scenario 
based on 3 percent annual growth in the non-ITER 
portion of the budget for fusion energy research and 
development activities. The report shall— 
(A) identify specific areas of fusion energy 
research and enabling technology development 
in which the United States can and should es-
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tablish or solidify a lead in the global fusion en-
ergy development effort; 
(B) identify priorities for initiation of facil-
ity construction and facility decommissioning 
under each of those scenarios; 
(C) provide a roadmap addressing critical 
scientific challenges to ensure that within 10 
years after the date of enactment of this Act 
there is sufficient basis to justify and motivate 
the initiation of an applied fusion energy devel-
opment program; and 
(D) assess the ability of the United States 
fusion workforce to carry out the activities iden-
tified in subparagraphs (A) through (C), includ-
ing the adequacy of college and university pro-
grams to train the leaders and workers of the 
next generation of fusion energy researchers. 
(2) PROCESS.—In order to develop the report 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall le-
verage best practices and lessons learned from the 
process used to develop the most recent report of the 
Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the 
High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. No member of 
the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 
shall be excluded from participating in developing or 
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voting on final approval of the report required under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 608. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities author-
ized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Orga-
nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry 
out a research program on the elementary constituents of 
matter and energy and the nature of space and time. 
(b) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH.—As part of the 
program described in subsection (a), the Director shall 
carry out research using high energy accelerators and ad-
vanced detectors to create and study interactions of novel 
particles and investigate fundamental forces. 
(c) NEUTRINO RESEARCH.—As part of the program 
described in subsection (a), the Director shall carry out 
research activities on rare decay processes and the nature 
of the neutrino, which may include collaborations with the 
National Science Foundation or international collabora-
tions on relevant research projects. 
(d) DARK
ENERGY
AND
DARK
MATTER
RE-
SEARCH.—As part of the program described in subsection 
(a), the Director shall carry out research activities on the 
nature of dark energy and dark matter. These activities 
shall be consistent with the research priorities identified 
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by the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel or the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences, and may include— 
(1) collaborations with the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, the National Science 
Foundation, or international collaborations on rel-
evant research projects; and 
(2) the development of space-based, land-based, 
and underground facilities and experiments. 
(e) FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR ITEMS OF 
EQUIPMENT.—Consistent with the Office of Science’s 
project management practices, the Director shall support 
construction or fabrication of— 
(1) an international Long-Baseline Neutrino 
Facility based in the United States; 
(2) the Muon to Electron Conversion Experi-
ment; 
(3) Second Generation Dark Matter experi-
ments; 
(4) the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument; 
(5) the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope cam-
era; 
(6) upgrades to components of the Large 
Hadron Collider; and 
(7) other high priority projects recommended in 
the most recent report of the Particle Physics 
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