foreign investment for international collaboration; 
and 
(3) the nations that lead in particle physics by 
hosting international teams dedicated to a common 
scientific goal attract the world’s best talent and in-
spire future generations of physicists and tech-
nologists. 
(d) NEUTRINO RESEARCH.—As part of the program 
described in subsection (a), the Director shall carry out re-
search activities on rare decay processes and the nature of 
the neutrino, which may include collaborations with the 
National Science Foundation or international collabora-
tions. 
(e) LONG-BASELINE NEUTRINO FACILITY FOR DEEP 
UNDERGROUND NEUTRINO EXPERIMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
for a Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility to facilitate the 
international Deep Underground Neutrino Experi-
ment to enable a program in neutrino physics to 
measure the fundamental properties of neutrinos, ex-
plore physics beyond the Standard Model, and better 
clarify the nature of matter and antimatter. 
(2) 
FACILITY
CAPABILITIES.—The 
Secretary 
shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph 
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(1) will provide, at a minimum, the following capa-
bilities: 
(A) A broad-band neutrino beam capable of 
1.2 megawatts (MW) of beam power and 
upgradable to 2.4 MW of beam power. 
(B) Four caverns excavated for a forty kil-
oton fiducial detector mass and supporting sur-
face buildings and utilities. 
(C) Neutrino detector facilities at both the 
Far Site in South Dakota and the Near Site in 
Illinois to categorize and study neutrinos on 
their 800-mile journey between the two sites. 
(D) Cryogenic systems to support neutrino 
detectors. 
(3) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that 
the start of full operations of the facility under this 
subsection occurs before December 31, 2026. 
(4) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be ap-
propriated under section 11 for High Energy Physics, 
there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry 
out activities, including construction of the facility, 
under this subsection— 
(A) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and 
(B) $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. 
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(5) DARK
ENERGY
AND
DARK
MATTER
RE-
SEARCH.—As part of the program described in para-
graph (1), the Director shall carry out research ac-
tivities on the nature of dark energy and dark matter, 
which may include collaborations with the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Na-
tional Science Foundation, or international collabora-
tions. 
(6) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Di-
rector, as practicable and in coordination with other 
appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, shall en-
sure the access of United States researchers to the 
most advanced accelerator facilities and research ca-
pabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron 
Collider. 
SEC. 7. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro-
gram of basic research in the areas of biological systems 
science and environmental science relevant to the develop-
ment of new energy technologies and to support Department 
missions in energy, environment, and national security. 
(b) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry 
out research and development activities in fundamental, 
structural, computational, and systems biology to increase 
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systems-level understanding of the complex biological sys-
tems, which may include activities— 
(1) to accelerate breakthroughs and new knowl-
edge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable 
production of— 
(A) biomass-based liquid transportation 
fuels; 
(B) bioenergy; and 
(C) biobased materials; 
(2) to improve understanding of the global car-
bon cycle, including processes for removing carbon di-
oxide from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis 
and other biological processes, for sequestration and 
storage; and 
(3) to understand the biological mechanisms used 
to transform, immobilize, or remove contaminants 
from subsurface environments. 
(c) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out activities 
under subsection (a), the Director shall select and es-
tablish up to 4 bioenergy research centers to conduct 
basic and fundamental research in plant and micro-
bial systems biology, bio imaging and analysis, and 
genomics to inform the production of fuels, chemicals 
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from sustainable biomass resources, and to facilitate 
the translation of basic research results to industry. 
(2) SELECTION.—The Director shall select cen-
ters under paragraph (1) on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis. The Director shall consider applications 
from National Laboratories, multi-institutional col-
laborations, and other appropriate entities. 
(3) DURATION.—A center established under this 
subsection shall receive support for a period of not 
more than 5 years, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations. 
(4) EXISTING CENTERS.—The Director may se-
lect a center for participation under this subsection 
that is in existence, or undergoing a renewal process, 
on the date of enactment of this Act. Such center shall 
be eligible to receive support for the duration the 5- 
year period beginning on the date of establishment of 
such center. 
(5) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of any pe-
riod of support of a center under this subsection, the 
Director may renew support for the center, on a 
merit-reviewed basis, for a period of not more than 5 
years. 
(6) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the existing 
authorities of the Department, the Director may ter-
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