the world’s most intense beam of neutrinos to the 
international Long Baseline Neutrino Facility 
as well as abroad range of future high energy 
physics experiments. The Secretary of Energy 
shall work with international partners to enable 
further significant contributions to the capabili-
ties of this project. 
‘‘(B) FACILITY
CAPABILITIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the facility described in 
paragraph (1) will provide, at a minimum, the 
following capabilities: 
‘‘(i) A state-of-the-art 800 megaelectron 
volt (MeV) superconducting linear accel-
erator. 
‘‘(ii) Proton beam power of 1.2 MW at 
the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable to 
2.4 MW of beam power. 
‘‘(iii) A flexible design to enable high 
power beam delivery to multiple users si-
multaneously and customized beams tai-
lored to specific scientific needs. 
‘‘(iv) Sustained high reliability oper-
ation of the Fermilab accelerator complex. 
‘‘(C) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
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priations, ensure that the start of full operations 
of the facility under this section occurs before 
December 31, 2028. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (k), there shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
construction of the facility under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(i) $191,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(ii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(iii) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024; 
‘‘(iv) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
and 
‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(4) COSMIC
MICROWAVE
BACKGROUND
STAGE 
4.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En-
ergy, in partnership with the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, shall support con-
struction of the Cosmic Microwave Background 
Stage 4 project to survey the cosmic microwave 
background to test theories of cosmic inflation as 
described 
in 
the 
2014 
Particle 
Physics 
Prioritization Panel (P5) report titled ‘Building 
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for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle 
Physics in the Global Context.’. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the private sector, universities, Na-
tional Laboratories, and relevant Federal agen-
cies to ensure that this experiment is capable of 
meeting Federal research needs in accessing the 
ultra-high energy physics of inflation and im-
portant neutrino properties. 
‘‘(C) EXPERIMENTAL
CAPABILITIES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure to the maximum extent 
practicable that the facility described in sub-
section (a) will provide at minimum, 500,000 
superconducting detectors deployed on an array 
of mm wave telescopes with the required range in 
frequency, sensitivity, and survey speed which 
will provide sufficient capability to enable an 
order of magnitude advance in observations of 
the Cosmic Microwave Background, delivering 
transformative discoveries in fundamental phys-
ics, cosmology, and astrophysics. 
‘‘(D) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, ensure that the start of full operations 
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of the facility under this section occurs before 
December 31, 2030. 
‘‘(E) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (k), there shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
construction of the facility under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(i) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
and 
‘‘(v) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(h) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR UPGRADES.—The 
Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detectors, 
as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam power, sus-
tain high reliability, and improve precision measurement 
to advance the highest priority particle physics research 
programs. In carrying out facility upgrades, the Director 
shall continue to work with international partners, when 
appropriate and in the United States’ interest, to leverage 
investments and expertise in critical technologies to help 
build and upgrade accelerator and detector facilities in the 
United States. 
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‘‘(i) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT.—As part of the program described in sub-
section (a), the Director shall carry out research and devel-
opment in particle beam physics, accelerator science and 
technology, and particle and radiation detection with rel-
evance to the specific needs of the High Energy Physics pro-
gram, in coordination with the Accelerator Research and 
Development program authorized in section 311. 
‘‘(j) UNDERGROUND SCIENCE.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) support an underground science program 
consistent with the missions of the Department and 
the scientific needs of the High Energy Physics pro-
gram, including those articulated in the most recent 
report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization 
Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel, 
that leverages the capabilities of relevant underground 
science and engineering facilities; and 
‘‘(2) carry out a competitive grant program to 
award scientists and engineers at institutions of high-
er education, nonprofit institutions, and national lab-
oratories to conduct research in underground science 
and engineering. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the activities described in this section— 
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‘‘(1) $1,355,690,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $1,517,628,300 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $1,652,112,281 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $1,711,460,141 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $1,656,012,351 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 8. NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Section 308 of the Department of En-
ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18646) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting the following before subsection 
(d), as so redesignated: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 
under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 
research program, and support relevant facilities, to dis-
cover and understand various forms of nuclear matter. 
‘‘(b) USER FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
support construction of a Facility for Rare Iso-
tope Beams to advance the understanding of rare 
nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos. 
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‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (c), there shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
construction of the facility under this subsection 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(C) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, ensure that the start of full operations 
of the facility under this section occurs before 
March 1, 2022. 
‘‘(2) ELECTRON-ION COLLIDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
support construction of an Electron Ion Collider 
as described in the 2015 Long Range Plan of the 
Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and the re-
port from the National Academies titled ‘An As-
sessment of U.S.-Based Electron-Ion Collider 
Science’, in order to measure the internal struc-
ture of the proton and the nucleus and answer 
fundamental questions about the nature of visible 
matter. 
‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the facility meets the require-
ments in the 2015 Long Range Plan, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(i) at least 70 percent polarized 
beams of electrons and light ions; 
‘‘(ii) ion beams from deuterium to the 
heaviest stable nuclei; 
‘‘(iii) variable center of mass energy 
from 20 to 140 GeV; 
‘‘(iv) high collision luminosity of 
1033–34cm-2s-1; and 
‘‘(v) the possibility of more than one 
interaction region. 
‘‘(C) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, ensure that the start of full operations 
of the facility under this section occurs before 
December 31, 2030. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to 
be appropriated under subsection (c), there shall 
be made available to the Secretary to carry out 
construction of the facility under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(i) $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(ii) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(iii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024; 
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‘‘(iv) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
and 
‘‘(v) $305,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in this section— 
‘‘(1) $780,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $879,390,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $1,025,097,300 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $1,129,354,111 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $1,192,408,899 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 9. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Department of Energy Research and Innovation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after 
section 309 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 310. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 
under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 
research program to— 
‘‘(1) advance accelerator science and technology 
relevant to the Department, other Federal agencies, 
and U.S. industry; 
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‘‘(2) foster partnerships to develop, demonstrate, 
and enable the commercial application of accelerator 
technologies; 
‘‘(3) support the development of a skilled, di-
verse, and inclusive accelerator workforce; and 
‘‘(4) provide access to accelerator design and en-
gineering resources. 
‘‘(b) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH.—In carrying out the 
program authorized under subsection (a), the Director shall 
support— 
‘‘(1) research activities in cross-cutting accel-
erator 
technologies 
including 
superconducting 
magnets and accelerators, beam physics, data ana-
lytics-based accelerator controls, simulation software, 
new particle sources, advanced laser technology, and 
transformative research; and 
‘‘(2) optimal operation of the Accelerator Test 
Facility. 
‘‘(c) ACCELERATOR DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out 
the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director 
shall support partnerships to foster the development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application of accelerator tech-
nologies including, advanced superconducting wire and 
cable, superconducting RF cavities, and high efficiency ra-
diofrequency power sources for accelerators. 
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‘‘(d) RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.—In developing ac-
celerator technologies under the program authorized in sub-
section (a), the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) consider the requirements necessary to sup-
port translational research and development for med-
ical, industrial, security, and defense applications; 
and 
‘‘(2) leverage investments in accelerator tech-
nologies and fundamental research in particle physics 
by partnering with institutes of higher education, in-
dustry, and other Federal agencies to enable the com-
mercial application of advanced accelerator tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in this section— 
‘‘(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $25,680,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $27,477,600 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $29,401,032 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $31,459,104 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
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SEC. 10. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR 
RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. 
The Department of Energy Research and Innovation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after 
section 310 as added by this Act the following: 
‘‘SEC. 311. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR 
RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director— 
‘‘(1) shall carry out a program in coordination 
with other relevant programs across the Department 
of Energy 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, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, in accordance with the 2015 NSAC 
‘Meeting Isotope Needs and Capturing Opportunities 
For The Future’ report; 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-
ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program 
under this subsection— 
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‘‘(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $96,300,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $103,041,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $110,253,870 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $117,971,641 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 11. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Section 309 of the Department of En-
ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18647) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) APPROACH.—In carrying out this section, the Di-
rector shall utilize all available approaches and mecha-
nisms, including capital line items, minor construction 
projects, energy savings performance contracts, utility en-
ergy service contracts, alternative financing and expense 
funding, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OF RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Consistent with section 
161(g) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2201(g)), the Management and Operating contractors 
of the Department may enter into the lease-purchase 
of research facilities and infrastructure under the 
scope of their contract with the Department with the 
approval of the Secretary or their designee. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—To carry out lease-purchases 
approved by the Secretary under subsection (a), the 
Department shall only be required to have budget au-
thority in an amount sufficient to cover the minimum 
required lease payments through the period required 
to exercise a termination provision in the lease agree-
ment, plus any associated lease termination penalties, 
regardless of whether such leased facility and infra-
structure is on or off Government land, and if— 
‘‘(A) the Department has established a mis-
sion need for the facility or infrastructure to be 
leased; 
‘‘(B) the facility or infrastructure is general 
purpose, including offices, laboratories, cafe-
terias, utilities, and data centers; 
‘‘(C) the Department is not a party to and 
has no financial obligations under the lease-pur-
chase transaction entered into by the Manage-
ment and Operating contractor, other than al-
lowability of the lease cost and conveyance of 
Government land, if needed; 
‘‘(D) the lease-purchase has an advance no-
tice termination provision with reasonable pre- 
defined penalties that the Management and Op-
erating contractor may exercise, at the direction 
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of the Department, if funding for the lease is no 
longer available or the mission need ceases to 
exist; 
‘‘(E) there is an option for a no cost trans-
fer of ownership to the Government once the un-
derlying financing is retired, but neither the 
Management and Operating contractor nor the 
Department are obligated to purchase the facility 
or infrastructure at any time during or after the 
lease term; 
‘‘(F) the lease-purchase transaction, assum-
ing exercise of the ownership option, is dem-
onstrated to be the lowest lifecycle cost alter-
native for the Government; and 
‘‘(G) the cumulative annual base rent for 
all lease-purchases of facilities and infrastruc-
ture, inclusive of any transactions under consid-
eration, does not exceed 2 percent of the Manage-
ment and Operating contract operating budget 
for the year the commitment is made for the 
lease. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of the Department of En-
ergy Science for the Future Act, and biennially there-
after, the Department shall submit to the Committee 
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on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
a report on the lease-purchase transactions that the 
Management and Operating contractors of the De-
partment entered into under subsection (a) that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) a list of the lease-purchase trans-
actions entered into by each Management and 
Operating contractor and their respective costs; 
‘‘(B) the annual percentage of each Manage-
ment and Operating contract operating budget 
that is used for lease-purchase transactions for 
the year the commitments were made; and 
‘‘(C) any other information the Secretary 
finds appropriate. 
‘‘(d) MID-SCALE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM.—The 
Director, in coordination with each of the programs carried 
out by the Office of Science, shall establish a mid-scale in-
strumentation program to enable the development and ac-
quisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments ranging in 
cost from $1 million to $20 million each that would signifi-
cantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user facilities. 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in this section $500,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 12. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding after section 311 as added by this Act 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 312. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support the de-
velopment of a scientific workforce through programs that 
facilitate collaboration between K–12, university students, 
early-career researchers, faculty, and the National Labora-
tories, including through the use of proven techniques to ex-
pand the number of individuals from underrepresented 
groups pursuing and attaining skills or undergraduate and 
graduate degrees relevant to the Office’s mission. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En-
hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e) is amended— 
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‘‘(1) by striking, ‘programs’, and inserting ‘pro-
grams, including the NSF INCLUDES National Net-
work,’; and 
‘‘(2) by striking, ‘year 1991’, and inserting 
‘years 2022 through 2026’.’’. 
(b) BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy 
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381 
note) is amended by inserting the following sections 
after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c–1): 
‘‘SEC. 3167A. BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand oppor-
tunities to increase the number and the diversity, equity, 
and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in 
Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines and 
broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, includ-
ing expanded partnerships with Historically Black Colleges, 
Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, emerging re-
search institutions, and scientific societies. 
‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the Fu-
ture Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
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Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and make available to the public a plan 
for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in pro-
grams supported by the Department programs, including— 
‘‘(1) a plan for supporting and leveraging the 
National Science Foundation INCLUDES National 
Network; 
‘‘(2) metrics for assessing the participation of 
underrepresented groups in Department programs; 
‘‘(3) experienced and potential barriers to broad-
ening participation of underrepresented groups in De-
partment programs, including recommended solu-
tions; and 
‘‘(4) any other activities the Secretary finds ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3169 (42 
U.S.C. 7381e), at least $2,000,000 shall be made available 
each fiscal year for the activities described under this sub-
section. 
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‘‘SEC. 3167B. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE 
THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF 
HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EN-
GINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PRO-
FESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand oppor-
tunities to increase the number and the diversity, equity, 
and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineer-
ing, and mathematics (STEM) professionals working in 
Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines and 
broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, includ-
ing expanded partnerships with minority-serving institu-
tions, non-Research I universities, and scientific societies. 
‘‘(b) PLAN AND OUTREACH STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Department of Energy 
Science for the Future Act, the Secretary shall submit 
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 10- 
year educational plan to fund and expand new or ex-
isting programs administered by the Office of Science 
and sited at the national laboratories and Depart-
ment of Energy user facilities to expand educational 
and workforce opportunities for underrepresented high 
school, undergraduate, and graduate students as well 
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as recent graduates, teachers and faculty in STEM 
fields. This may include paid internships, fellowships, 
temporary employment, training programs, visiting 
student and faculty programs, sabbaticals, and re-
search support. 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH CAPACITY.—The Secretary shall 
include in the plan under paragraph (1) an outreach 
strategy to improve the advertising, recruitment, and 
promotion of educational and workforce programs to 
community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Insti-
tutions, and emerging research institutions. 
‘‘(c) BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY.—The Secretary 
shall develop programs that strengthen the research capac-
ity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerging re-
search institutions, including minority-serving institutions, 
tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, and colleges and universities. This may 
include enabling mutually beneficial and jointly managed 
partnerships between research-intensive institutions and 
emerging research institutions, and soliciting research pro-
posals, fellowships, training programs, and research sup-
port directly from emerging research institutions. 
‘‘(d) TRAINEESHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish a 
university-led Traineeship Program to address workforce 
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training needs in STEM fields relevant to the Department. 
The focus should be on supporting training and research 
experiences for underrepresented undergraduate and grad-
uate students and increasing participation from underrep-
resented populations. The traineeships should include op-
portunities to build the next-generation workforce in re-
search areas critical to maintaining core competencies 
across the Office of Science’s programs. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall establish key 
performance indicators to measure and monitor progress of 
education and workforce programs and expand Depart-
mental activities for data collection and analysis. The Sec-
retary shall submit a report 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Department of Energy Science for the Future 
Act, and every 2 years thereafter, to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate summarizing progress toward meeting key 
performance indicators. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ includes the enti-
ties described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) 
of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
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‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI-
VERSITIES.—The term ‘Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities’ has the meaning given in ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(3) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ has the meaning 
given the term in the STEM Education Act of 2015 
(42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL
COLLEGES
AND
UNIVERSITIES.— 
The term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the mean-
ing given in section 316 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).’’. 
(2) Clerical amendment.—The table of contents 
in section 2(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1991 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 3167 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 3167A. Broadening participation for teachers and scientists. 
‘‘Sec. 3167B. Expanding opportunities to increase the diversity, equity, and in-
clusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) professionals.’’. 
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SEC. 13. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 
HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; AUTHOR-
IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 313. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a high 
intensity laser research initiative consistent with the rec-
ommendations of the National Academies report, ‘Opportu-
nities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the Bright-
est Light’, and the report from the Brightest Light Initia-
tive workshop on ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast Lasers 
in the U.S.’. This initiative should include research and 
development of petawatt-scale and of high average power 
laser technologies necessary for future facility needs in dis-
covery science and to advance energy technologies, as well 
as support for a user network of academic and national 
laboratory high intensity laser facilities. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGE.—The Director shall also leverage new 
laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and low- 
cost accelerator systems needed for science applications. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
this initiative among all relevant programs within the Of-
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fice of Science, and the Under Secretary for Science shall 
coordinate this initiative with other relevant programs 
within the Department as well as within other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of 
funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out the activities described in this subsection— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘SEC. 314. HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to reduce the consumption of helium for Depart-
ment grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium 
recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively award 
grants for— 
‘‘(1) the purchase of equipment to capture, reuse, 
and recycle helium; 
‘‘(2) the installation, maintenance, and repair of 
new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recycling 
equipment; and 
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‘‘(3) helium alternatives research and develop-
ment activities. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—In carrying out the program under 
this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report, not later than two years after the date 
of enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the 
Future Act, and every 3 years thereafter, on the purchase 
of helium as part of research projects and facilities sup-
ported by the Department. The report shall include— 
‘‘(1) the quantity of helium purchased for 
projects and facilities supported by Department 
grants; 
‘‘(2) a cost-analysis for such helium; 
‘‘(3) the predominant production sources for such 
helium; 
‘‘(4) expected or experienced impacts of helium 
supply shortages or prices on the research projects 
and facilities supported by the Department; and 
‘‘(5) recommendations for reducing Department 
grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the 
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Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House, and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report detailing the effectiveness of— 
‘‘(1) the interagency coordination between each 
Federal agency involved in the research initiative car-
ried out under this section; 
‘‘(2) the collaborative research achievements of 
the initiative, including the achievement of the tech-
nical milestones determined under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) potential opportunities to expand the tech-
nical capabilities of the Department. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department’s Office of Science, there 
shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
activities under this subsection, $50,000,000 for fiscal years 
2022 and 2023. 
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds allocated to the 
initiative described in subsection (a) may be obligated 
or expended for gain-of-function research of concern. 
‘‘(2) GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH DEFINED.— 
For the purposes of this subsection, ‘gain-of-function 
research of concern’ means research activities with the 
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