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(B) determine whether the results of any 
fusion energy project supported by ARPA–E 
merit the support of follow-on research activi-
ties carried out by the Office of Science; and 
(C) avoid unintentional duplication of ac-
tivities. 
(f) GENERAL
PLASMA
SCIENCE
AND
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress 
an assessment of opportunities in which the United States 
can provide world-leading contributions to advancing plas-
ma science and non-fusion energy applications, and iden-
tify opportunities for partnering with other Federal agen-
cies both within and outside of the Department of Energy. 
(g) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITIES.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the Department’s 
proposed fusion energy research and development 
activities over the following 10 years under at least 
3 realistic budget scenarios, including a scenario 
based on 3 percent annual growth in the non-ITER 
portion of the budget for fusion energy research and 
development activities. The report shall— 
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(A) identify specific areas of fusion energy 
research and enabling technology development 
in which the United States can and should es-
tablish or solidify a lead in the global fusion en-
ergy development effort; 
(B) identify priorities for initiation of facil-
ity construction and facility decommissioning 
under each of those scenarios; and 
(C) assess the ability of the United States 
fusion workforce to carry out the activities iden-
tified in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including 
the adequacy of college and university programs 
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), the Secretary shall le-
verage 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. No member of 
the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 
shall be excluded from participating in developing or 
voting on final approval of the report required under 
paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 507. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro-
gram of experimental and theoretical research, and sup-
port associated facilities, to discover, explore, and under-
stand all forms of nuclear matter. 
(b) ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR 
RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.—The Director shall 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, in-
dustrial, or other purposes. In making this determination, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that, as has been the policy of the 
United States since the publication in 1965 of Fed-
eral Register notice 30 Fed. Reg. 3247, isotope pro-
duction activities do not compete with private indus-
try unless critical national interests necessitate the 
Federal Government’s involvement; 
(2) ensure that activities undertaken pursuant 
to this section, to the extent practicable, promote the 
growth of a robust domestic isotope production in-
dustry; and 
(3) consider any relevant recommendations 
made by Federal advisory committees, the National 
Academies, and interagency working groups in which 
the Department participates. 
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SEC. 508. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Director shall carry out a pro-
gram to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readi-
ness of infrastructure at Office of Science laboratories. 
The program shall include projects to— 
(1) renovate or replace space that does not 
meet research needs; 
(2) replace facilities that are no longer cost ef-
fective to renovate or operate; 
(3) modernize utility systems to prevent failures 
and ensure efficiency; 
(4) remove excess facilities to allow safe and ef-
ficient operations; and 
(5) construct modern facilities to conduct ad-
vanced research in controlled environmental condi-
tions. 
(b) 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. 
SEC. 509. DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee 
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on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on the current ability 
of domestic manufacturers to meet the procurement re-
quirements for major ongoing projects funded by the Of-
fice of Science of the Department, including a calculation 
of the percentage of equipment acquired from domestic 
manufacturers for this purpose. 
SEC. 510. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2016.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of Science for 
fiscal year 2016 $5,339,800,000, of which— 
(1) $1,850,000,000 shall be for Basic Energy 
Science; 
(2) $788,000,000 shall be for High Energy 
Physics; 
(3) $550,000,000 shall be for Biological and 
Environmental Research; 
(4) $624,700,000 shall be for Nuclear Physics; 
(5) $621,000,000 shall be for Advanced Sci-
entific Computing Research; 
(6) $488,000,000 shall be for Fusion Energy 
Sciences; 
(7) $113,600,000 shall be for Science Labora-
tories Infrastructure; 
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(9) $103,000,000 shall be for Safeguards and 
Security; and 
(10) $20,500,000 shall be for Workforce Devel-
opment for Teachers and Scientists. 
SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart-
ment of Energy; 
(2) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Office of Science of the Department; and 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF EN-
ERGY 
APPLIED 
RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Crosscutting Research 
and Development 
SEC. 601. CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) CROSSCUTTING
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT.—The Secretary shall, through the Under Secretary 
for Science and Energy, utilize the capabilities of the De-
partment to identify strategic opportunities for collabo-
rative research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of innovative science and technologies 
for— 
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(1) advancing the understanding of the energy- 
water-land use nexus; 
(2) modernizing the electric grid by improving 
energy transmission and distribution systems secu-
rity and resiliency; 
(3) utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide in elec-
tric power generation; 
(4) subsurface technology and engineering; 
(5) high performance computing; 
(6) cybersecurity; and 
(7) critical challenges identified through com-
prehensive energy studies, evaluations, and reviews. 
(b) CROSSCUTTING APPROACHES.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek to leverage ex-
isting programs, and consolidate and coordinate activities, 
throughout the Department to promote collaboration and 
crosscutting approaches within programs. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) prioritize activities that promote the utiliza-
tion of all affordable domestic resources; 
(2) develop a rigorous and realistic planning, 
evaluation, and technical assessment framework for 
setting objective, long-term strategic goals and eval-
uating progress that ensures the integrity and inde-
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pendence to insulate planning from political influ-
ence and the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics; 
(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in 
a manner that does not duplicate other activities 
within the Department or other Federal Government 
activities; and 
(4) identify programs that may be more effec-
tively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental 
organizations, institutions of higher education, or 
other stakeholders. 
SEC. 602. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS 
AND COORDINATION PLAN. 
Section 994 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16358) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 994. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS 
AND COORDINATION PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically 
review all of the science and technology activities of the 
Department in a strategic framework that takes into ac-
count the frontiers of science to which the Department 
can contribute, the national needs relevant to the Depart-
ment’s statutory missions, and global energy dynamics. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION ANALYSIS AND PLAN.—As part 
of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall de-
velop a plan to improve coordination and collaboration in 
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research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities across Department organizational 
boundaries. 
‘‘(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan shall describe— 
‘‘(1) crosscutting scientific and technical issues 
and research questions that span more than one pro-
gram or major office of the Department; 
‘‘(2) how the applied technology programs of 
the Department are coordinating their activities, and 
addressing those questions; 
‘‘(3) ways in which the technical interchange 
within the Department, particularly between the Of-
fice of Science and the applied technology programs, 
can be enhanced, including limited ways in which the 
research agendas of the Office of Science and the 
applied programs can better interact and assist each 
other; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the Secretary will en-
sure that the Department’s overall research agenda 
include, in addition to fundamental, curiosity-driven 
research, fundamental research related to topics of 
concern to the applied programs, and applications in 
Departmental technology programs of research re-
sults generated by fundamental, curiosity-driven re-
search; 
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‘‘(5) critical assessments of any ongoing pro-
grams that have experienced sub-par performance or 
cost over-runs of 10 percent or more over 1 or more 
years; 
‘‘(6) activities that may be more effectively left 
to the States, industry, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, institutions of higher education, or other 
stakeholders; and 
‘‘(7) detailed proposals for innovation hubs, in-
stitutes, and research centers prior to establishment 
or renewal by the Department, including— 
‘‘(A) certification that all hubs, institutes, 
and research centers will advance the mission of 
the Department, and prioritize research, devel-
opment, and demonstration; 
‘‘(B) certification that the establishment or 
renewal of hubs, institutes, or research centers 
will not diminish funds available for basic re-
search and development within the Office of 
Science; and 
‘‘(C) certification that all hubs, institutes, 
and research centers established or renewed 
within the Office of Science are consistent with 
the mission of the Office of Science as described 
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in section 209(c) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139(c)). 
‘‘(d) PLAN TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the America COMPETES 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate the results of the review under subsection (a) 
and the coordination plan under subsection (b).’’. 
SEC. 603. STRATEGY FOR FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 993 of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16357) is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘STRATEGY
FOR
FACILITIES
AND
IN-
FRASTRUCTURE’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The item 
relating to section 993 in the table of contents of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 993. Strategy for facilities and infrastructure.’’. 
SEC. 604. ENERGY INNOVATION HUBS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall carry out a program to enhance the Nation’s 
economic, environmental, and energy security by 
making awards to consortia for establishing and op-
erating Energy Innovation Hubs to conduct and 
support, whenever practicable at one centralized lo-
cation, multidisciplinary, collaborative research, de-
velopment, and demonstration of advanced energy 
technologies. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOCUS.—The 
Secretary shall designate for each Hub a unique ad-
vanced energy technology focus. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-
plication of, the activities of Hubs with those of 
other Department of Energy research entities, in-
cluding the National Laboratories, the Advanced Re-
search Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Frontier Re-
search Centers, and within industry. 
(b) CONSORTIA.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an 
award under this section for the establishment and 
operation of a Hub, a consortium shall— 
(A) be composed of no fewer than two 
qualifying entities; and 
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(B) operate subject to an agreement en-
tered into by its members that documents— 
(i) the proposed partnership agree-
ment, including the governance and man-
agement structure of the Hub; 
(ii) measures to enable cost-effective 
implementation of the program under this 
section; 
(iii) a proposed budget, including fi-
nancial contributions from non-Federal 
sources; 
(iv) a plan for managing intellectual 
property rights; and 
(v) an accounting structure that en-
ables the Secretary to ensure that the con-
sortium has complied with the require-
ments of this section. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A consortium seeking to es-
tablish and operate a Hub under this section, acting 
through a prime applicant, shall transmit to the Sec-
retary an application at such time, in such form, 
and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary shall require, including a detailed description 
of the elements of the consortium agreement re-
quired under paragraph (1)(B). If the consortium 
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members will not be located at one centralized loca-
tion, such application shall include a communica-
tions plan that ensures close coordination and inte-
gration of the Hub’s activities. 
(c) SELECTION
AND SCHEDULE.—The Secretary 
shall select consortia for awards for the establishment and 
operation of Hubs through competitive selection processes. 
In selecting consortia, the Secretary shall consider the in-
formation a consortium must disclose according to sub-
section (b), as well as any existing facilities a consortium 
will provide for Hub activities. Awards made to a Hub 
shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, after which the award may 
be renewed, subject to a rigorous merit review. A Hub al-
ready in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
may continue to receive support for a period of 5 years, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, beginning on 
the date of establishment of that Hub. 
(d) HUB OPERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Hub shall conduct or 
provide for multidisciplinary, collaborative research, 
development, and demonstration of advanced energy 
technologies within the technology development focus 
designated under subsection (a)(2). Each Hub 
shall— 
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(A) encourage collaboration and commu-
nication among the member qualifying entities 
of the consortium and awardees by conducting 
activities whenever practicable at one central-
ized location; 
(B) develop and publish on the Depart-
ment of Energy’s website proposed plans and 
programs; 
(C) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary summarizing the Hub’s activities, includ-
ing detailing organizational expenditures, and 
describing each project undertaken by the Hub; 
and 
(D) monitor project implementation and 
coordination. 
(2) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(A) PROCEDURES.—Hubs shall maintain 
conflict of interest procedures, consistent with 
those of the Department of Energy, to ensure 
that employees and consortia designees for Hub 
activities who are in decisionmaking capacities 
disclose all material conflicts of interest, and 
avoid such conflicts. 
(B) 
DISQUALIFICATION
AND
REVOCA-
TION.—The Secretary may disqualify an appli-
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cation or revoke funds distributed to a Hub if 
the Secretary discovers a failure to comply with 
conflict of interest procedures established under 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided pur-
suant to this section may be used for construc-
tion of new buildings or facilities for Hubs. 
Construction of new buildings or facilities shall 
not be considered as part of the non-Federal 
share of a Hub cost-sharing agreement. 
(B) TEST BED AND RENOVATION EXCEP-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit 
the use of funds provided pursuant to this sec-
tion, or non-Federal cost share funds, for re-
search or for the construction of a test bed or 
renovations to existing buildings or facilities for 
the purposes of research if the Secretary deter-
mines that the test bed or renovations are lim-
ited to a scope and scale necessary for the re-
search to be conducted. 
(e) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the existing au-
thorities of the Department, the Secretary may terminate 
an underperforming Hub for cause during the perform-
ance period. 
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