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fusion a reliable and affordable source of 
power; and 
(iii) a description of how work at the 
ITER will relate to other elements of the 
United States fusion program. 
(B) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall request a 
review of the plan by the National Academy of 
Sciences. 
(5) LIMITATION.—No Federal funds shall be ex-
pended for the construction of the ITER until the Sec-
retary has submitted to Congress— 
(A) the agreement negotiated in accordance 
with paragraph (3) and 120 days have elapsed 
since that submission; 
(B) a report describing the management 
structure of the ITER and providing a fixed dol-
lar estimate of the cost of United States partici-
pation in the construction of the ITER, and 120 
days have elapsed since that submission; 
(C) a report describing how United States 
participation in the ITER will be funded with-
out reducing funding for other programs in the 
Office of Science (including other fusion pro-
grams), and 60 days have elapsed since that sub-
mission; and
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(D) the plan required by paragraph (4) 
(but not the National Academy of Sciences re-
view of that plan), and 60 days have elapsed 
since that submission. 
(6) ALTERNATIVE TO ITER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If at any time during 
the negotiations on the ITER, the Secretary de-
termines that construction and operation of the 
ITER is unlikely or infeasible, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress, along with the budget 
request of the President submitted to Congress for 
the following fiscal year, a plan for imple-
menting a domestic burning plasma experiment 
such as the Fusion Ignition Research Experi-
ment, including costs and schedules for the plan. 
(B) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(i) refine the plan in full consultation 
with the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 
Committee; and 
(ii) transmit the plan to the National 
Academy of Sciences for review. 
SEC. 963. SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENERGY FACILITIES 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement a strategy for facilities and infra-
structure supported primarily from the Office of 
Science, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renew-
able Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy, or the Office 
of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology Programs 
at all National Laboratories and single-purpose re-
search facilities. 
(2) STRATEGY.—The strategy shall provide cost- 
effective means for— 
(A) maintaining existing facilities and in-
frastructure; 
(B) closing unneeded facilities; 
(C) making facility modifications; and 
(D) building new facilities. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit, along with the budget request of the 
President submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2007, 
a report describing the strategy developed under sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—For each National Laboratory 
and single-purpose research facility that is primarily 
used for science and energy research, the report shall 
contain—
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(A) the current priority list of proposed fa-
cilities and infrastructure projects, including 
cost and schedule requirements; 
(B) a current 10-year plan that dem-
onstrates the reconfiguration of its facilities and 
infrastructure to meet its missions and to ad-
dress its long-term operational costs and return 
on investment; 
(C) the total current budget for all facilities 
and infrastructure funding; and 
(D) the current status of each facility and 
infrastructure project compared to the original 
baseline cost, schedule, and scope. 
SEC. 964. CATALYSIS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Office of Science, shall support a program of research 
and development in catalysis science consistent with the 
statutory authorities of the Department related to research 
and development. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—The program shall include efforts 
to— 
(1) enable catalyst design using combinations of 
experimental and mechanistic methodologies coupled 
with computational modeling of catalytic reactions at 
the molecular level;
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(2) develop techniques for high throughput syn-
thesis, assay, and characterization at nanometer and 
subnanometer scales in situ under actual operating 
conditions; 
(3) synthesize catalysts with specific site archi-
tectures; 
(4) conduct research on the use of precious met-
als for catalysis; and 
(5) translate molecular understanding to the de-
sign of catalytic compounds. 
(c) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—In car-
rying out the program, the Director of the Office of Science 
shall— 
(1) support both individual investigators and 
multidisciplinary teams of investigators to pioneer 
new approaches in catalytic design; 
(2) develop, plan, construct, acquire, share, or 
operate special equipment or facilities for the use of 
investigators in collaboration with national user fa-
cilities, such as nanoscience and engineering centers; 
(3) support technology transfer activities to ben-
efit industry and other users of catalysis science and 
engineering; and 
(4) coordinate research and development activi-
ties with industry and other Federal agencies.
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(d) TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years 
thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences shall— 
(1) review the catalysis program to measure— 
(A) gains made in the fundamental science 
of catalysis; and 
(B) progress towards developing new fuels 
for energy production and material fabrication 
processes; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report describing the re-
sults of the review. 
SEC. 965. HYDROGEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of fundamental research and development in support 
of programs authorized under title VIII. 
(b) METHODS.—The program shall include support for 
methods of generating hydrogen without the use of natural 
gas. 
SEC. 966. SOLID STATE LIGHTING. 
The Secretary shall conduct a program of fundamental 
research on advance solid state lighting in support of the 
Next Generation Lighting Initiative carried out under sec-
tion 912.