‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams 
described in subparagraph (A) shall pursue ag-
gressive, milestone-driven, basic research goals. 
‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall 
provide sufficient resources to the multidisci-
plinary teams described in subparagraph (A) to 
achieve the goals described in subparagraph (B) 
over a period of time to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
may organize additional activities under this sub-
section through Energy Frontier Research Centers, 
Energy Innovation Hubs, or other organizational 
structures. 
‘‘(b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out under the Initiative a program to support re-
search needed to bridge scientific barriers to, and 
discover knowledge relevant to, artificial photosyn-
thetic systems. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences shall support basic research to 
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pursue distinct lines of scientific inquiry, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) photoinduced production of hy-
drogen and oxygen from water; and 
‘‘(ii) the sustainable photoinduced re-
duction of carbon dioxide to fuel products 
including hydrocarbons, alcohols, carbon 
monoxide, and natural gas; and 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support 
translational research, development, and valida-
tion of physical concepts developed under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review activities carried out under the program 
described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-
ment of technical milestones. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the 
program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-
gated or expended for commercial application of en-
ergy technology. 
‘‘(c) BIOCHEMISTRY, REPLICATION
OF NATURAL 
PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND RELATED PROCESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out under the Initiative a program to support re-
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search needed to replicate natural photosynthetic 
processes by use of artificial photosynthetic compo-
nents and materials. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences shall support basic research to 
expand fundamental knowledge to replicate nat-
ural synthesis processes, including— 
‘‘(i) the photoinduced reduction of 
dinitrogen to ammonia; 
‘‘(ii) the absorption of carbon dioxide 
from ambient air; 
‘‘(iii) molecular-based charge separa-
tion and storage; 
‘‘(iv) photoinitiated electron transfer; 
and 
‘‘(v) catalysis in biological or bio-
mimetic systems; 
‘‘(B) the Associate Director of Biological 
and Environmental Research shall support sys-
tems biology and genomics approaches to un-
derstand genetic and physiological pathways 
connected to photosynthetic mechanisms; and 
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‘‘(C) the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support 
translational research, development, and valida-
tion of physical concepts developed under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review activities carried out under the program 
described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-
ment of technical milestones. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the 
program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-
gated or expended for commercial application of en-
ergy technology.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 973 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 973. Solar fuels research initiative.’’. 
(e) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 975 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16315) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 975. ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a research initiative, to be known as the ‘Elec-
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tricity Storage Research Initiative’ (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Initiative’)— 
‘‘(A) to expand theoretical and funda-
mental knowledge to control, store, and con-
vert— 
‘‘(i) electrical energy to chemical en-
ergy; and 
‘‘(ii) chemical energy to electrical en-
ergy; and 
‘‘(B) to support scientific inquiry into the 
practical understanding of chemical and phys-
ical processes that occur within systems involv-
ing crystalline and amorphous solids, polymers, 
and organic and aqueous liquids. 
‘‘(2) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out programs 
and activities under the Initiative, the Secretary 
shall leverage expertise and resources from— 
‘‘(A) the Basic Energy Sciences Program, 
the Advanced Scientific Computing Research 
Program, and the Biological and Environmental 
Research Program of the Office of Science; and 
‘‘(B) the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy. 
‘‘(3) TEAMS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
Initiative, the Secretary shall organize activities 
among multidisciplinary teams to leverage, to 
the maximum extent practicable, expertise from 
the National Laboratories, institutions of higher 
education, and the private sector. 
‘‘(B) GOALS.—The multidisciplinary teams 
described in subparagraph (A) shall pursue ag-
gressive, milestone-driven, basic research goals. 
‘‘(C) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall 
provide sufficient resources to the multidisci-
plinary teams described in subparagraph (A) to 
achieve the goals described in subparagraph (B) 
over a period of time to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
may organize additional activities under this sub-
section through Energy Frontier Research Centers, 
Energy Innovation Hubs, or other organizational 
structures. 
‘‘(b) MULTIVALENT SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out under the Initiative a program to support re-
search needed to bridge scientific barriers to, and 
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discover knowledge relevant to, multivalent ion mate-
rials in electric energy storage systems. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic 
Energy 
Sciences 
shall 
investigate 
electro-
chemical properties and the dynamics of mate-
rials, including charge transfer phenomena and 
mass transport in materials; and 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support 
translational research, development, and valida-
tion of physical concepts developed under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review activities carried out under the program 
described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-
ment of technical milestones. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the 
program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-
gated or expended for commercial application of en-
ergy technology. 
‘‘(c) ELECTROCHEMISTRY MODELING AND SIMULA-
TION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out under the Initiative a program to support re-
search to model and simulate organic electrolytes, 
including the static and dynamic electrochemical be-
havior and phenomena of organic electrolytes at the 
molecular and atomic level in monovalent and multi-
valent systems. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences, in coordination with the Asso-
ciate Director of Advanced Scientific Com-
puting Research, shall support the development 
of 
high 
performance 
computational 
tools 
through a joint development process to maxi-
mize the effectiveness of current and projected 
high performance computing systems; and 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support 
translational research, development, and valida-
tion of physical concepts developed under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review activities carried out under the program 
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described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-
ment of technical milestones. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the 
program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-
gated or expended for commercial application of en-
ergy technology. 
‘‘(d) MESOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out under the Initiative a program to support re-
search needed to reveal electrochemistry in confined 
mesoscale spaces, including scientific discoveries rel-
evant to— 
‘‘(A) 
bio-electrochemistry 
and 
electro-
chemical energy conversion and storage in con-
fined spaces; and 
‘‘(B) the dynamics of the phenomena de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the Office of Basic 
Energy Sciences and the Associate Director of 
Biological and Environmental Research shall in-
vestigate phenomena of mesoscale electro-
chemical confinement for the purpose of repli-
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cating and controlling new electrochemical be-
havior; and 
‘‘(B) the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support 
translational research, development, and valida-
tion of physical concepts developed under the 
program. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD
OF
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
shall review activities carried out under the program 
described in paragraph (1) to determine the achieve-
ment of technical milestones. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—No funds allocated to the 
program described in paragraph (1) may be obli-
gated or expended for commercial application of en-
ergy technology.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 975 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 975. Electricity storage research initiative.’’. 
SEC. 304. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH. 
(a) AMERICAN SUPER COMPUTING LEADERSHIP.— 
(1) RENAMING OF ACT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the De-
partment of Energy High-End Computing Revi-
talization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5501 note; 
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Public Law 108–423) is amended by striking 
‘‘Department of Energy High-End Computing 
Revitalization Act of 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘American Super Computing Leadership Act of 
2017’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
976(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16316(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
partment of Energy High-End Computing Revi-
talization Act of 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘Amer-
ican Super Computing Leadership Act of 
2017’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the American 
Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 (15 
U.S.C. 5541) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re-
spectively; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
‘‘(2) 
EXASCALE
COMPUTING.—The 
term 
‘exascale computing’ means computing through the 
use of a computing machine that performs near or 
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above 10 to the 18th power operations per second.’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Science of 
the Department of Energy’’. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COM-
PUTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
Section 3 of the American Super Computing Leader-
ship Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 5542) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘coordinated program 
across the Department’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘, 
which may’’ and all that follows through ‘‘archi-
tectures’’; and 
(C) by striking subsection (d) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(d) EXASCALE COMPUTING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a research program (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Program’) for exascale computing, in-
cluding the development of two or more exascale 
computing machine architectures, to promote the 
missions of the Department. 
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‘‘(2) EXECUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) establish two or more National 
Laboratory partnerships with industry 
partners and institutions of higher edu-
cation for the research and development of 
two or more exascale computing architec-
tures across all applicable organizations of 
the Department; 
‘‘(ii) conduct mission-related codesign 
activities in developing the exascale com-
puting architectures under clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) develop such advancements in 
hardware and software technology as are 
required to fully realize the potential of an 
exascale production system in addressing 
Department target applications and solving 
scientific problems involving predictive 
modeling and simulation and large scale 
data analytics and management; 
‘‘(iv) explore the use of exascale com-
puting technologies to advance a broad 
range of science and engineering; and 
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‘‘(v) provide, as appropriate, on a 
competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access 
for researchers in industries in the United 
States, institutions of higher education, 
National Laboratories, and other Federal 
agencies to the exascale computing systems 
developed pursuant to clause (i). 
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—The Sec-
retary shall select the partnerships with the 
computing facilities of the Department under 
subparagraph (A) through a competitive, peer- 
review process. 
‘‘(3) CODESIGN
AND
APPLICATION
DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) carry out the Program through 
an integration of applications, computer 
science, applied mathematics, and com-
puter hardware architecture using the 
partnerships established pursuant to para-
graph (2) to ensure that, to the maximum 
extent practicable, two or more exascale 
computing machine architectures are capa-
ble of solving Department target applica-
tions and broader scientific problems, in-
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cluding predictive modeling and simulation 
and large scale data analytics and manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) conduct outreach programs to in-
crease the readiness for the use of such 
platforms by domestic industries, including 
manufacturers. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report describing— 
‘‘(i) how the integration under sub-
paragraph (A) is furthering application 
science data and computational workloads 
across application interests, including na-
tional security, material science, physical 
science, cybersecurity, biological science, 
the Materials Genome and BRAIN Initia-
tives of the President, advanced manufac-
turing, and the national electric grid; and 
‘‘(ii) the roles and responsibilities of 
National Laboratories and industry, in-
cluding the definition of the roles and re-
sponsibilities within the Department to en-
sure an integrated program across the De-
partment. 
‘‘(4) PROJECT REVIEW.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The exascale architec-
tures developed pursuant to partnerships estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be re-
viewed through a project review process. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on— 
‘‘(i) the results of the review con-
ducted under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the coordination and manage-
ment of the Program to ensure an inte-
grated research program across the De-
partment. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORTS.—At the time of the 
budget submission of the Department for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary, in consultation with the mem-
bers of the partnerships established pursuant to 
paragraph (2), shall submit to Congress a report 
that describes funding for the Program as a whole 
by functional element of the Department and critical 
milestones.’’. 
(b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
AND NET-
WORKING RESEARCH.—The Director shall support re-
search in high-performance computing and networking rel-
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evant to energy applications, including modeling, simula-
tion, and advanced data analytics for basic and applied 
energy research programs carried out by the Secretary. 
(c) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DEVEL-
OPMENT FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS.—The Di-
rector shall carry out activities to develop, test, and sup-
port— 
(1) mathematics, models, and algorithms for 
complex systems and programming environments; 
and 
(2) tools, languages, and operating systems for 
high-end computing systems (as defined in section 2 
of the American Super Computing Leadership Act of 
2017 (15 U.S.C. 5541)). 
SEC. 305. HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Director should incorporate the findings 
and recommendations of the report of the Particle 
Physics Project Prioritization Panel entitled ‘‘Build-
ing for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle 
Physics in the Global Context’’ into the planning 
process of the Department; and 
(2) the nations that lead in particle physics by 
hosting international teams dedicated to a common 
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scientific goal attract the world’s best talent and in-
spire future generations of physicists and tech-
nologists. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Direc-
tor, as practicable and in coordination with other appro-
priate Federal agencies as necessary, shall ensure the ac-
cess of United States researchers to the most advanced 
accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, 
including the Large Hadron Collider. 
(c) NEUTRINO RESEARCH.—The Director shall carry 
out research activities on rare decay processes and the na-
ture of the neutrino, which may include collaborations 
with the National Science Foundation or international col-
laborations. 
(d) DARK
ENERGY
AND
DARK
MATTER
RE-
SEARCH.—The Director shall carry out research activities 
on the nature of dark energy and dark matter, which may 
include collaborations with the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration or the National Science Foundation; 
or international collaborations. 
SEC. 306. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 
(a) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall carry 
out research and development activities in fundamental, 
structural, computational, and systems biology to increase 
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systems-level understanding of the complex biological sys-
tems, which may include activities— 
(1) to accelerate breakthroughs and new knowl-
edge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable 
production of— 
(A) biomass-based liquid transportation 
fuels; 
(B) bioenergy; and 
(C) biobased materials; 
(2) to improve understanding of the global car-
bon cycle, including processes for removing carbon 
dioxide from the atmosphere, through photosynthesis 
and other biological processes, for sequestration and 
storage; and 
(3) to understand the biological mechanisms 
used to transform, immobilize, or remove contami-
nants from subsurface environments. 
(b) LIMITATION FOR RESEARCH FUNDS.—The Di-
rector shall not approve new climate science-related initia-
tives without making a determination that such work is 
well-coordinated with any relevant work carried out by 
other Federal agencies. 
(c) LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a research program on low-dose radiation. 
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(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is 
to enhance the scientific understanding of, and re-
duce uncertainties associated with, the effects of ex-
posure to low-dose radiation to inform improved 
risk-management methods. 
SEC. 307. FUSION ENERGY. 
(a) 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)— 
(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 Director shall provide an assessment 
of— 
(A) the need for one or more facilities that 
can examine and test potential fusion and next 
generation fission materials and other enabling 
technologies relevant to the development of fu-
sion power; and 
(B) whether a single new facility that sub-
stantially addresses magnetic fusion and next 
generation fission materials research needs is 
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feasible, in conjunction with the expected capa-
bilities 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 DE-
VELOPMENT.—The Director shall support research and 
development activities for inertial fusion for energy appli-
cations. 
(d) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.—The 
Director shall support research and development activities 
and facility operations at institutions of higher education, 
National Laboratories, and private 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 magnetic 
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 coordinate with the Director of the Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency-Energy (referred to in this sub-
section as ‘‘ARPA–E’’) to— 
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(1) assess the potential for any fusion energy 
project supported by ARPA–E to represent a prom-
ising approach to a commercially viable fusion power 
plant; 
(2) determine whether the results of any fusion 
energy project supported by ARPA–E merit the sup-
port of follow-on research activities carried out by 
the Office of Science; and 
(3) avoid the unintentional duplication of activi-
ties. 
(f) FAIRNESS IN COMPETITION FOR SOLICITATIONS 
FOR INTERNATIONAL 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 fol-
lowing: ‘‘In this section, with respect to international re-
search 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 Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
fusion energy research and development activi-
ties that the Department proposes to carry out 
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over the 10-year period following the date of 
the report under not fewer than 3 realistic 
budget scenarios, including a scenario based on 
3-percent annual growth in the non-ITER por-
tion of the budget for fusion energy research 
and development activities. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The report required 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) identify specific areas of fusion en-
ergy research and enabling technology de-
velopment in which the United States can 
and should establish or solidify a lead in 
the global fusion energy development ef-
fort; 
(ii) identify priorities for initiation of 
facility construction and facility decommis-
sioning under each of the three budget sce-
narios described in subparagraph (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 pro-
grams at institutions of higher education 
in the United States to train the leaders 
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and workers of the next generation of fu-
sion 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 ex-
cluded from participating in developing or voting on 
final approval of the report required under para-
graph (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 re-
lated purposes; and 
(2) shall ensure that isotope production activi-
ties carried out under the program under this para-
graph do not compete with private industry unless 
the Director determines that critical national inter-
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ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(b) RENAMING
OF
THE RARE ISOTOPE ACCEL-
ERATOR.—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 ‘‘FACIL-
ITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Rare Isotope Accelerator’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Facility for Rare Iso-
tope Beams’’. 
SEC. 309. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
program to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission 
readiness of infrastructure 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 fail-
ures and ensure efficiency; 
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(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and 
efficient operations; and 
(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct ad-
vanced research in controlled environmental condi-
tions. 
TITLE IV—NUCLEAR ENERGY 
INNOVATION CAPABILITIES 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Energy Inno-
vation Capabilities Act’’. 
SEC. 402. NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION CAPABILITIES. 
(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY.—Section 951 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 951. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) MISSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out programs of civilian nuclear research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application, 
including activities under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The programs carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall take into consider-
ation the following objectives: 
‘‘(A) Providing research infrastructure to 
promote scientific progress and enable users 
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from academia, the National Laboratories, and 
the private sector to make scientific discoveries 
relevant for nuclear, chemical, and materials 
science engineering. 
‘‘(B) Maintaining nuclear energy research 
and development programs at the National 
Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-
cation, including infrastructure at the National 
Laboratories and institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(C) Providing the technical means to re-
duce the likelihood of nuclear proliferation. 
‘‘(D) Increasing confidence margins for 
public safety of nuclear energy systems. 
‘‘(E) Reducing the environmental impact 
of activities relating to nuclear energy. 
‘‘(F) Supporting technology transfer from 
the National Laboratories to the private sector. 
‘‘(G) Enabling the private sector to part-
ner with the National Laboratories to dem-
onstrate novel reactor concepts for the purpose 
of resolving technical uncertainty associated 
with the objectives described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subtitle: 
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‘‘(1) 
ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The 
term ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nuclear fission reactor with signifi-
cant improvements over the most recent genera-
tion of nuclear fission reactors, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) inherent safety features; 
‘‘(ii) lower waste yields; 
‘‘(iii) greater fuel utilization; 
‘‘(iv) superior reliability; 
‘‘(v) resistance to proliferation; 
‘‘(vi) increased thermal efficiency; and 
‘‘(vii) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric and nonelectric applications; or 
‘‘(B) a nuclear fusion reactor. 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(3) FAST NEUTRON.—The term ‘fast neutron’ 
means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100 
kiloelectron volts. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL LABORATORY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘National Labora-
tory’ has the meaning given the term in section 
2. 
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