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to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 
5-year research plan that responds to the study’s 
findings and recommendations and identifies and 
prioritizes research needs. 
(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘low dose radiation’’ means a radiation dose of less 
than 100 millisieverts. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to subject any research 
carried out by the Director under the research pro-
gram under this subsection to any limitations de-
scribed in section 977(e) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16317(e)). 
SEC. 506. FUSION ENERGY. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a fusion 
energy sciences research program to expand the funda-
mental understanding of plasmas and matter at very high 
temperatures and densities and to build the scientific 
foundation necessary to enable fusion power. 
(b) FUSION MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—As part of the activities authorized in section 978 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16318)— 
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(1) the Director, in coordination with the As-
sistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy of the Depart-
ment, shall carry out research and development ac-
tivities to identify, characterize, and demonstrate 
materials that can endure the neutron, plasma, and 
heat fluxes expected in a fusion power system; and 
(2) the Secretary shall— 
(A) provide an assessment of the need for 
a facility or facilities that can examine and test 
potential fusion and next generation fission ma-
terials and other enabling technologies relevant 
to the development of fusion power; and 
(B) provide an assessment of whether a 
single new facility that substantially addresses 
magnetic fusion and next generation fission ma-
terials research needs is feasible, in conjunction 
with the expected capabilities of facilities oper-
ational as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Director shall support 
research and development activities and facility oper-
ations to optimize the tokamak approach to fusion 
energy. 
(2) ITER.— 
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(A) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report providing an 
assessment of— 
(i) the most recent schedule for ITER 
that has been approved by the ITER 
Council; and 
(ii) progress of the ITER Council and 
the ITER Director General toward imple-
mentation of the recommendations of the 
Third Biennial International Organization 
Management Assessment Report. 
(B) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SO-
LICITATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 33 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes 
of this section, with respect to international re-
search projects, the term ‘private facilities or 
laboratories’ shall refer to facilities or labora-
tories located in the United States.’’. 
(C) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense 
of Congress that the United States should sup-
port a robust, diverse fusion program. It is fur-
ther the sense of Congress that developing the 
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scientific basis for fusion, providing research re-
sults key to the success of ITER, and training 
the next generation of fusion scientists are of 
critical importance to the United States and 
should in no way be diminished by participation 
of the United States in the ITER project. 
(d) INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research and technology development in iner-
tial fusion for energy applications, including ion beam, 
laser, and pulsed power fusion systems. 
(e) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Director shall support 
research and development activities and facility oper-
ations at United States universities, national labora-
tories, and private facilities for a portfolio of alter-
native and enabling fusion energy concepts that may 
provide solutions to significant challenges to the es-
tablishment of a commercial magnetic fusion power 
plant, prioritized based on the ability of the United 
States to play a leadership role in the international 
fusion research community. Fusion energy concepts 
and activities explored under this paragraph may in-
clude— 
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(A) high magnetic field approaches facili-
tated by high temperature superconductors; 
(B) advanced stellarator concepts; 
(C) non-tokamak confinement configura-
tions operating at low magnetic fields; 
(D) magnetized target fusion energy con-
cepts; 
(E) liquid metals to address issues associ-
ated with fusion plasma interactions with the 
inner wall of the encasing device; 
(F) immersion blankets for heat manage-
ment and fuel breeding; 
(G) advanced scientific computing activi-
ties; and 
(H) other promising fusion energy con-
cepts identified by the Director. 
(2) COORDINATION WITH ARPA–E.—The Under 
Secretary and the Director shall coordinate with the 
Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency– 
Energy (in this paragraph referred to as ‘‘ARPA– 
E’’) to— 
(A) assess the potential for any fusion en-
ergy project supported by ARPA–E to rep-
resent a promising approach to a commercially 
viable fusion power plant; 
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