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(1) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; 
(2) the National Energy Technology Laboratory; 
(3) the Idaho National Laboratory; 
(4) the Savannah River National Laboratory; 
(5) the Sandia National Laboratories; 
(6) the Los Alamos National Laboratory; and 
(7) the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 
(b) RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall fund projects 
described in paragraph (2) as needed to address the deferred 
maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization 
of National Laboratories. 
(2) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—The projects referred to in para-
graph (1) are, as determined by the Secretary— 
(A) priority deferred maintenance projects at National 
Laboratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade 
of, and construction of research laboratories, administrative 
and support buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and 
any other critical infrastructure; and 
(B) lab modernization projects at National Labora-
tories, including projects relating to core infrastructure 
needed— 
(i) to support existing and emerging science mis-
sions with new and specialized requirements for world- 
leading scientific user facilities and computing capabili-
ties; and 
(ii) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and 
environmentally responsible operations, including pilot 
projects to demonstrate net-zero emissions with resil-
ient operations. 
(3) APPROACH.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall use all available approaches and mechanisms, as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including— 
(A) capital line items; 
(B) minor construction projects; 
(C) energy savings performance contracts; 
(D) utility energy service contracts; 
(E) alternative financing; and 
(F) expense funding. 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—For each fiscal year through 
fiscal year 2027, at the same time as the annual budget submission 
of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will 
provide funding under this section, including a description of each 
project and the funding profile for the project. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities 
described in this section $800,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027, of which, in each fiscal year— 
(1) $640,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
projects at National Laboratories described in paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of subsection (a); and
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(2) $160,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
projects at National Laboratories described in paragraphs (5) 
through (7) of that subsection. 
Subtitle O—Department of Energy Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration 
Activities 
SEC. 10771. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES. 
For the purpose of carrying out research, development, and 
demonstration activities and addressing energy-related supply chain 
activities in the key technology focus areas (as described in section 
10387), there are authorized to be appropriated the following 
amounts: 
(1) OFFICE
OF
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
AND
RENEWABLE 
ENERGY.—In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated or made available, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, for the period of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026— 
(A) $1,200,000,000 to carry out building technologies 
research, development, and demonstration activities; 
(B) $1,200,000,000 to carry out sustainable transpor-
tation research, development, and demonstration activities; 
(C) $1,000,000,000 to carry out advanced manufac-
turing research, development, and demonstration activities, 
excluding activities carried out pursuant to subparagraph 
(D); 
(D) $1,000,000,000 to carry out section 454 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17113); 
(E) $600,000,000 to carry out advanced materials 
research, 
development, 
and 
demonstration 
activities, 
including relating to upcycling, recycling, and biobased 
materials; and 
(F) $800,000,000 to carry out renewable power 
research, development, and demonstration activities. 
(2) OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY.—In addition to amounts other-
wise authorized to be appropriated or made available, there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting 
through the Office of Electricity, for the period of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026, $1,000,000,000 to carry out electric grid 
modernization and security research, development, and dem-
onstration activities. 
(3) OFFICE
OF
CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY
SECURITY, AND 
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated or made available, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting through 
the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency 
Response, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
$800,000,000 to carry out cybersecurity and energy system 
physical security research, development, and demonstration 
activities.
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(4) OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made available, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, acting 
through the Office of Nuclear Energy, for the period of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2026, $400,000,000 to carry out advanced 
materials research, development, and demonstration activities. 
(5) OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.—In addition 
to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or made 
available, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, acting through the Office of Environmental Manage-
ment, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, 
$200,000,000 to carry out research, development, and dem-
onstration activities, including relating to artificial intelligence 
and information technology. 
(6) OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT.— 
In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
or made available, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary, acting through the Office of Fossil Energy 
and Carbon Management, for the period of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026— 
(A) $600,000,000 to carry out clean industrial tech-
nologies research, development, and demonstration activi-
ties pursuant to section 454 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17113); 
(B) $200,000,000 to carry out alternative fuels 
research, development, and demonstration activities; and 
(C) $1,000,000,000 to carry out carbon removal 
research, development, and demonstration activities. 
(7) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
or made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency—Energy established under section 
5012 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538), for 
the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, $1,200,852,898 
to carry out activities of the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency—Energy. 
Subtitle P—Fission for the Future 
SEC. 
10781. 
ADVANCED 
NUCLEAR 
TECHNOLOGIES 
FEDERAL 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
NUCLEAR
REACTOR.—The term ‘‘advanced 
nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)). 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means 
each of— 
(A) a State; 
(B) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
(C) a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304));
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(D) a unit of local government; 
(E) an electric utility (as defined in section 3 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796)); 
(F) a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); 
(G) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a))); and 
(H) a private entity specializing in— 
(i) advanced nuclear technology development; 
(ii) nuclear supply chains; or 
(iii) with respect to nuclear technologies and non-
electric applications of nuclear technologies, construc-
tion, project financing, contract structuring and risk 
allocation, or regulatory and licensing processes. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the program 
established under subsection (b)(1). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program 
to provide Federal financial assistance to eligible entities to 
support the research, development, and demonstration of 
advanced nuclear reactors. 
(2) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall carry out the program using 
a competitive, merit-based review process that is consistent 
with section 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16353). 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring Federal financial 
assistance under the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting eligible entities to receive Federal 
financial assistance under the program, the Secretary shall give 
priority to eligible entities that— 
(1) plan to carry out projects at or near the site of 1 
or more fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are retired 
or scheduled to retire, including multi-unit facilities that are 
partially shut down— 
(A) to support the productive reuse of fossil fuel electric 
generation facilities that are retired or scheduled to retire; 
and 
(B) to sustain and revitalize communities impacted 
by the closure of fossil fuel electric generation facilities; 
(2) plan to support nonelectric applications, including sup-
plying heat for— 
(A) energy storage; 
(B) hydrogen or other liquid and gaseous fuel or chem-
ical production; 
(C) industrial processes; 
(D) desalination technologies and processes; 
(E) isotope production; 
(F) district heating; and 
(G) other applications, as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate; and
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(3) have implemented or demonstrated the ability to 
successfully implement workforce training or retraining pro-
grams to train workers to perform activities relating to the 
research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear 
reactors. 
(e) COST SHARE.—Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16352) shall apply to Federal financial assistance pro-
vided under the program. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary to carry out the program— 
(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(4) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
TITLE 
VII—NATIONAL 
AERONAUTICS 
AND 
SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AU-
THORIZATION ACT 
SEC. 10801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 10802. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administration’’ means 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives. 
(4) CISLUNAR
SPACE.—The term ‘‘cislunar space’’ means 
the region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including 
the region around the surface of the Moon. 
(5) DEEP SPACE.—The term ‘‘deep space’’ means the region 
of space beyond low-Earth orbit, including cislunar space. 
(6) DEVELOPMENT COST.—The term ‘‘development cost’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 30104 of title 51, United 
States Code. 
(7) GOVERNMENT
ASTRONAUT.—The term ‘‘government 
astronaut’’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 
of title 51, United States Code. 
(8) ISS.—The term ‘‘ISS’’ means the International Space 
Station. 
(9) LOW-ENRICHED URANIUM.—The term ‘‘low-enriched ura-
nium’’ means uranium having an assay greater than the assay
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for natural uranium but less than 20 percent of the uranium– 
235 isotope. 
(10) NASA.—The term ‘‘NASA’’ means the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
(11) ORION.—The term ‘‘Orion’’ means the multipurpose 
crew vehicle described in section 303 of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 
(42 U.S.C. 18323). 
(12) OSTP.—The term ‘‘OSTP’’ means the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(13) SPACE FLIGHT PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘space flight 
participant’’ has the meaning given the term in section 50902 
of title 51, United States Code. 
(14) SPACE
LAUNCH
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Space Launch 
System’’ means the Space Launch System authorized under 
section 302 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322). 
(15) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 
The terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ and ‘‘unmanned aircraft 
system’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 
of title 49, United States Code. 
Subtitle A—Exploration 
SEC. 10811. MOON TO MARS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) advances in space technology and space exploration 
capabilities— 
(A) ensure the long-term technological preeminence, 
economic competitiveness, STEM workforce development, 
and national security of the United States; and 
(B) offer profound inspirational value for future genera-
tions; 
(2) the Artemis missions— 
(A) will make further progress on advancing the human 
exploration roadmap to achieve human presence beyond 
low-Earth orbit to the surface of Mars, as required under 
section 432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 
115–10; 51 U.S.C. 20302 note); 
(B) should fulfill the goal of landing United States 
astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, 
on the Moon; and 
(C) should seek collaboration with commercial and 
international partners to establish sustainable lunar explo-
ration, and should fund any sustainable lunar activities 
not directly required for the advancement of a human 
mission to Mars separately; 
(3) in carrying out the Artemis missions, the Administrator 
should ensure that the entire Artemis program is inclusive 
and representative of all people of the United States, including 
women and minorities; 
(4) safe and successful execution of the roadmap to achieve 
human presence on Mars, including the Artemis missions, 
requires—
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(A) a clear strategic vision for achieving lunar and 
Mars exploration that is shared by NASA, international 
partners, nongovernmental partners, Congress, and the 
people of the United States; 
(B) a well-developed and executable timeline, budget, 
and mission architecture, to inform decisions, including 
decisions relating to workforce and infrastructure needs 
and the development of technical and nontechnical skills; 
(C) consistent NASA oversight of all relevant explo-
ration activities, enabled by NASA leadership with 
authority, responsibility, and accountability for decisions 
and well-developed capabilities for systems engineering and 
integration; 
(D) clearly defined roles for NASA, international part-
ners, and nongovernmental partners, including criteria for 
determining whether NASA should make, manage, or buy 
key capabilities; and 
(E) mechanisms to ensure NASA insight into the activi-
ties of its international and nongovernmental partners, 
as required to identify and mitigate risks to mission safety 
and success. 
(b) MOON TO MARS OFFICE AND PROGRAM.— 
(1) MOON TO MARS OFFICE.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish within the Exploration Systems Development Mission 
Directorate a Moon to Mars Program Office (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Office’’) to lead and manage the Moon 
to Mars program established under paragraph (2), including 
Artemis missions and activities. 
(2) MOON TO MARS PROGRAM.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall establish a Moon to Mars Program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance with sections 
20302(b) and 70504 of title 51, United States Code, which 
shall include Artemis missions and activities, to achieve 
the goal of human exploration of Mars. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall include the fol-
lowing elements: 
(i) The Space Launch System under section 20302 
of title 51, United States Code. 
(ii) The Orion crew vehicle under such section. 
(iii) Exploration Ground Systems. 
(iv) An outpost in orbit around the Moon under 
section 70504 of such title. 
(v) Human-rated landing systems. 
(vi) Spacesuits. 
(vii) Any other element needed to meet the require-
ments for the Program. 
(C) DIRECTION.—The Administrator shall ensure that— 
(i) each Artemis mission demonstrates or advances 
a technology or operational concept that will enable 
human missions to Mars; 
(ii) the Program incorporates each such mission 
into the human exploration roadmap under section
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432 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion Transition Authorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 
115–10; 51 U.S.C. 20302 note); and 
(iii) the Program includes cislunar space explo-
ration activities that— 
(I) use a combination of launches of the Space 
Launch System and space transportation services 
from United States commercial providers, as 
appropriate, for each such mission; 
(II) plan for not fewer than 1 Space Launch 
System launch annually beginning after the first 
successful crewed launch of Orion on the Space 
Launch System, with a goal of 2 Space Launch 
System launches annually as soon as practicable; 
and 
(III) establish an outpost in orbit around the 
Moon that— 
(aa) demonstrates technologies, systems, 
and operational concepts directly applicable to 
the space vehicle that will be used to transport 
humans to Mars; 
(bb) has the capability for periodic human 
habitation; and 
(cc) functions as a point of departure, 
return, or staging for missions to multiple loca-
tions on the lunar surface or other destina-
tions. 
(3) DIRECTOR.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall appoint a 
Director for the Program, who shall lead the Office and 
report to the Associate Administrator of the Exploration 
Systems Development Mission Directorate. 
(B) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director shall have account-
ability for risk management and shall have authority, as 
consistent with NASA Space Flight Program and Project 
Management requirements— 
(i) to implement— 
(I) Program-level requirements; and 
(II) an architecture and program plan devel-
oped to meet such requirements; 
(ii) to manage resources, personnel, and contracts 
necessary to implement the Program, as appropriate; 
(iii) to manage cost, risk, schedule, and perform-
ance factors; 
(iv) to direct and oversee a Program-wide systems 
engineering and integration and integrated risk 
management function; and 
(v) to carry out other authorities, in accordance 
with Administration policies and procedures. 
(C) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall be respon-
sible for— 
(i) developing and managing— 
(I) an integrated master plan, integrated 
master schedule, and integrated risk management 
procedures for the Program; 
(II) a Program-wide systems engineering and 
integration function as described in subsection (c);
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(III) plans for technology and capabilities 
development; 
(IV) logistics support, science data manage-
ment, communications, and other plans that are 
relevant to the functions of the Office; and 
(V) performance measures to assess the 
progress of the Program; 
(ii) advising the Associate Administrator of the 
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate 
on the development of— 
(I) Program-level requirements, including for 
a human Mars orbital mission and a human mis-
sion to the surface of Mars; and 
(II) an architecture based on the requirements 
described in subclause (I); and 
(iii) informing the Associate Administrator of the 
Administration on coordination among NASA centers, 
as required to most efficiently achieve the goals of 
the Program. 
(c) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.—The Director of 
the Office shall— 
(1) establish within the Office a Program-wide systems 
engineering and integration function; and 
(2) appoint a manager for such function to manage systems 
engineering and integration activities across the Program, 
including with respect to the Program elements described in 
subsection (b)(2). 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—In the implementation of the Program, 
the Administrator shall ensure that— 
(1) for the purposes of reducing risk and complexity and 
making the maximum use of taxpayer investments to date, 
in conducting Artemis activities, the Administration does not 
take any action in regard to the design of the Exploration 
Upper Stage-enhanced Space Launch System that would pre-
clude it from carrying an integrated human-rated lunar landing 
system for crewed lunar landing missions; 
(2) the Program maintains a robust series of ground-based 
and in-flight testing activities, including, with respect to each 
crewed system design, not less than 1 uncrewed flight test, 
followed by a crewed flight test, as appropriate, prior to use 
of the design on a human-rated lunar landing system or Mars 
mission; and 
(3) human lunar landing missions under the Program, 
including surface and in-space activities, are carried out solely 
by government astronauts. 
(e) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report detailing— 
(1) progress towards the establishment of— 
(A) the Office, the Program, and the Program architec-
ture; and 
(B) the integrated master plan, integrated master 
schedule, and integrated risk management procedures for 
the Program; 
(2) performance measures and milestones for the Program 
and any interim assessment with respect to such performance 
measures, as practicable;