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user facilities, including underground research facili-
ties, to support the activities described in subsection 
(d). As practicable, these facilities shall serve the 
needs of the Department, industry, the academic 
community, and other relevant entities for the pur-
poses of advancing the missions of the Department. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The Director may form partnerships to 
enhance the utilization of and ensure access to user 
facilities, including underground research facilities, 
by other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(g) OTHER AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In addition 
to the activities authorized under the Department of En-
ergy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2015, the Of-
fice of Science shall carry out other such activities as it 
is authorized or required to carry out by law. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION AND JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH 
OTHER
DEPARTMENT
OF
ENERGY
PROGRAMS.—The 
Under Secretary shall ensure the coordination of activities 
under the Department of Energy Office of Science Author-
ization Act of 2015 with the other activities of the Depart-
ment, and shall support joint activities among the pro-
grams of the Department. 
‘‘(i) DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY FOR 
OFFICE
OF SCIENCE FACILITIES REPORT.—Not later 
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than one year after the date of enactment of the Depart-
ment of Energy Office of Science Authorization Act of 
2015, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. The report shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the current ability of domestic man-
ufacturers to meet the procurement requirements for 
major ongoing projects funded by the Office of 
Science, including a calculation of the percentage of 
equipment acquired from domestic manufacturers 
for this purpose; and 
‘‘(2) identify steps that can be taken by the 
Federal Government and by private industry to in-
crease the capability of domestic manufacturers to 
meet procurement requirements of the Office of 
Science for major projects.’’. 
SEC. 604. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 
under the amendment made by section 603, the Director 
shall carry out a program in basic energy sciences, includ-
ing materials sciences and engineering, chemical sciences, 
physical biosciences, and geosciences, for the purpose of 
providing the scientific foundations for new energy tech-
nologies and addressing scientific grand challenges. 
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(b) BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a subprogram to support and oversee the construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of national user fa-
cilities that support the program under this section. 
As practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs 
of the Department, industry, the academic commu-
nity, and other relevant entities to create and exam-
ine new materials and chemical processes for the 
purposes of advancing new energy technologies and 
improving the competitiveness of the United States. 
These facilities shall include— 
(A) x-ray light sources; 
(B) neutron sources; 
(C) nanoscale science research centers; and 
(D) other facilities the Director considers 
appropriate, consistent with section 209(f) of 
the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7139(f)). 
(2) FACILITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Director shall carry out research and develop-
ment on advanced accelerator and storage ring tech-
nologies relevant to the Basic Energy Sciences user 
facilities, in consultation with the Office of Science’s 
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High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics pro-
grams. 
(3) 
FACILITY
CONSTRUCTION
AND
UP-
GRADES.—Consistent with the Office of Science’s 
project management practices, the Director shall 
support construction of— 
(A) an upgrade of the Advanced Photon 
Source to optimize and enhance beam bright-
ness; 
(B) a Second Target Station at the Spall-
ation Neutron Source to double user capacity 
and expand the suite of instruments to meet 
new scientific challenges; 
(C) the Linac Coherent Light Source II to 
expand the x-ray wavelength range, incorporate 
high repetition rate operation for soft and me-
dium energy x-rays, and increase user capacity 
of the Linac Coherent Light Source; and 
(D) an upgrade to the Advanced Light 
Source to improve brightness and performance. 
(c) ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a program to provide awards, on a competitive, 
merit-reviewed basis, to multi-institutional collabora-
tions or other appropriate entities to conduct funda-
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