(v) enable United States researchers to 
propose and carry out an equitable share of 
the experiments at ITER; 
(vi) provide the United States with a 
role in all collective decisionmaking related 
to ITER; and 
(vii) describe the process for dis-
continuing or decommissioning ITER and 
any United States role in that process. 
(3) PLAN.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 
shall develop a plan for the participation of United 
States scientists in ITER that shall include the 
United States research agenda for ITER, methods to 
evaluate whether ITER is promoting progress toward 
making fusion a reliable and affordable source of 
power, and a description of how work at ITER will 
relate to other elements of the United States fusion 
program. The Secretary shall request a review of the 
plan by the National Academy of Sciences. 
(4) LIMITATION.—No Federal funds shall be ex-
pended for the construction of ITER until the Sec-
retary has transmitted to Congress—
(A) the agreement negotiated pursuant to 
paragraph (2) and 120 days have elapsed since 
that transmission; 
(B) a report describing the management 
structure of ITER and providing a fixed dollar 
estimate of the cost of United States participa-
tion in the construction of ITER, and 120 days 
have elapsed since that transmission; 
(C) a report describing how United States 
participation in ITER will be funded without 
reducing funding for other programs in the Of-
fice of Science, including other fusion programs, 
and 60 days have elapsed since that trans-
mission; and 
(D) the plan required by paragraph (3) 
(but not the National Academy of Sciences re-
view of that plan), and 60 days have elapsed 
since that transmission. 
(5) ALTERNATIVE TO ITER.—If at any time dur-
ing the negotiations on ITER, the Secretary deter-
mines that construction and operation of ITER is un-
likely or infeasible, the Secretary shall send to Con-
gress, as part of the budget request for the following 
year, a plan for implementing a domestic burning 
plasma experiment including costs and schedules for
such a plan. The Secretary shall refine such plan in 
full consultation with the Fusion Energy Sciences Ad-
visory Committee and shall also transmit such plan 
to the National Academy of Sciences for review. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CONSTRUCTION.— The term ‘‘construc-
tion’’ means the physical construction of the 
ITER facility, and the physical construction, 
purchase, or manufacture of equipment or com-
ponents that are specifically designed for the 
ITER facility, but does not mean the design of 
the facility, equipment, or components. 
(B) ITER.—The term ‘‘ITER’’ means the 
international burning plasma fusion research 
project in which the President announced United 
States participation on January 30, 2003, or 
any similar international project. 
SEC. 107. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
establish a Science and Technology Scholarship Pro-
gram to award scholarships to individuals that is de-
signed to recruit and prepare students for careers in 
the Department.
(2) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—Individuals shall 
be selected to receive scholarships under this section 
through a competitive process primarily on the basis 
of academic merit, with consideration given to finan-
cial need and the goal of promoting the participation 
of individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the 
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). 
(3) SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—To carry out the 
Program the Secretary shall enter into contractual 
agreements with individuals selected under paragraph 
(2) under which the individuals agree to serve as full-
time employees of the Department, for the period de-
scribed in subsection (f)(1), in positions needed by the 
Department and for which the individuals are quali-
fied, in exchange for receiving a scholarship. 
(b) SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligi-
ble to participate in the Program, an individual must—
(1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a 
full-time graduate student at an institution of higher 
education in an academic program or field of study 
described in the list made available under subsection 
(d); 
(2) be a United States citizen; and
(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, 
not be a Federal employee as defined in section 2105 
of title 5 of the United States Code. 
(c) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—An individual seeking 
a scholarship under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information, agreements, or assurances as the 
Secretary may require. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
shall make publicly available a list of academic programs 
and fields of study for which scholarships under the Pro-
gram may be utilized, and shall update the list as nec-
essary. 
(e) SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
scholarship under the Program for an academic year 
if the individual applying for the scholarship has sub-
mitted to the Secretary, as part of the application re-
quired under subsection (c), a proposed academic pro-
gram leading to a degree in a program or field of 
study on the list made available under subsection (d). 
(2) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—An individual 
may not receive a scholarship under this section for 
more than 4 academic years, unless the Secretary 
grants a waiver.
(3) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT.—The dollar amount 
of a scholarship under this section for an academic 
year shall be determined under regulations issued by 
the Secretary, but shall in no case exceed the cost of 
attendance. 
(4) AUTHORIZED USES.—A scholarship provided 
under this section may be expended for tuition, fees, 
and other authorized expenses as established by the 
Secretary by regulation. 
(5) CONTRACTS REGARDING DIRECT PAYMENTS 
TO INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary may enter into a 
contractual agreement with an institution of higher 
education under which the amounts provided for a 
scholarship under this section for tuition, fees, and 
other authorized expenses are paid directly to the in-
stitution with respect to which the scholarship is pro-
vided. 
(f) PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.—
(1) DURATION OF SERVICE.—The period of serv-
ice for which an individual shall be obligated to serve 
as an employee of the Department is, except as pro-
vided in subsection (h)(2), 24 months for each aca-
demic year for which a scholarship under this section 
is provided. 
(2) SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE.—