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(A) the need for one or more facilities that can examine 
and test potential fusion and next generation fission mate-
rials and other enabling technologies relevant to the 
development of fusion power; and 
(B) whether a single new facility that substantially 
addresses magnetic fusion and next generation fission 
materials research needs is feasible, in conjunction with 
the expected capabilities of facilities operational as of the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director shall 
support research and development activities and facility operations 
to optimize the tokamak approach to fusion energy. 
(c) INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
The Director shall support research and development activities 
for inertial fusion for energy applications. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.—The Director shall 
support research and development activities and facility operations 
at institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and pri-
vate facilities in the United States for a portfolio of alternative 
and enabling fusion energy concepts that may provide solutions 
to significant challenges to the establishment of a commercial mag-
netic fusion power plant, prioritized based on the ability of the 
United States to play a leadership role in the international fusion 
research community. 
(e) COORDINATION WITH ARPA–E.—The Director shall coordi-
nate with the Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency- 
Energy (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘ARPA–E’’) to— 
(1) assess the potential for any fusion energy project sup-
ported by ARPA–E to represent a promising approach to a 
commercially viable fusion power plant; 
(2) determine whether the results of any fusion energy 
project supported by ARPA–E merit the support of follow-on 
research activities carried out by the Office of Science; and 
(3) avoid the unintentional duplication of activities. 
(f) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SOLICITATIONS FOR INTER-
NATIONAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES.—Section 33 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2053) is amended by inserting before the 
first sentence the following: ‘‘In this section, with respect to inter-
national research projects, the term ‘private facilities or laboratories’ 
means facilities or laboratories located in the United States.’’. 
(g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.— 
(1) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the fusion energy research and 
development activities that the Department proposes to 
carry out over the 10-year period following the date of 
the report under not fewer than 3 realistic budget sce-
narios, including a scenario based on 3-percent annual 
growth in the non-ITER portion of the budget for fusion 
energy research and development activities. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The report required under subpara-
graph (A) shall— 
(i) identify specific areas of fusion energy research 
and enabling technology development in which the 
United States can and should establish or solidify a 
lead in the global fusion energy development effort;
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(ii) identify priorities for initiation of facility 
construction and facility decommissioning under each 
of the three budget scenarios described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(iii) assess the ability of the fusion workforce of 
the United States to carry out the activities identified 
under clauses (i) and (ii), including the adequacy of 
programs at institutions of higher education in the 
United States to train the leaders and workers of the 
next generation of fusion energy researchers. 
(2) PROCESS.—In order to develop the report required under 
paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall leverage best practices 
and lessons learned from the process used to develop the most 
recent report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel 
of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel. 
(3) REQUIREMENT.—No member of the Fusion Energy 
Sciences Advisory Committee shall be excluded from partici-
pating in developing or voting on final approval of the report 
required under paragraph (1)(A). 
SEC. 308. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. 
(a) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT
AND PRODUCTION
FOR RESEARCH 
APPLICATIONS.—The Director— 
(1) may carry out a program for the production of isotopes, 
including the development of techniques to produce isotopes, 
that the Secretary determines are needed for research, medical, 
industrial, or related purposes; and 
(2) shall ensure that isotope production activities carried 
out under the program under this paragraph do not compete 
with private industry unless the Director determines that crit-
ical national interests require the involvement of the Federal 
Government. 
(b) RENAMING OF THE RARE ISOTOPE ACCELERATOR.—Section 
981 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16321) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RARE
ISOTOPE 
ACCELERATOR’’ and inserting ‘‘FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE 
BEAMS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Facility for Rare Isotope Beams’’. 
SEC. 309. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a program to 
improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readiness of infrastruc-
ture at laboratories of the Office of Science. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.—The program under subsection (a) shall 
include projects— 
(1) to renovate or replace space that does not meet research 
needs; 
(2) to replace facilities that are no longer cost effective 
to renovate or operate; 
(3) to modernize utility systems to prevent failures and 
ensure efficiency; 
(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and efficient 
operations; and
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(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct advanced 
research in controlled environmental conditions. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.