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erated by a State or local government, and for the dissemi-
nation of information resulting from such demonstration 
to interested parties. 
(b) LIMIT ON FEDERAL FUNDING.—The Secretary 
shall provide under this section no more than 40 percent 
of the incremental costs of the solar or other renewable 
energy source project funded. 
(c) REQUIREMENT.—As part of the application for 
awards under this section, the Secretary shall require all 
applicants—
(1) to demonstrate a continuing commitment to 
the use of solar and other renewable energy sources 
in buildings they own or operate; and 
(2) to state how they expect any award to fur-
ther their transition to the significant use of renew-
able energy. 
Subtitle D—Nuclear Energy 
PART 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 21401. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for nuclear energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities, including activities authorized under 
this subtitle: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $388,000,000.
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(2) For fiscal year 2005, $416,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $445,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $474,000,000. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized:
(1) NUCLEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.—
For activities under section 21411(e)—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $125,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $135,000,000; 
and 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000. 
(2) ADVANCED FUEL RECYCLING PROGRAM.—
For activities under section 21421—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $80,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $93,000,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $106,000,000; 
and 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $120,000,000. 
(3) UNIVERSITY
PROGRAMS.—For activities 
under section 21431—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $35,200,000, of 
which—
(i) $3,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(1) of that section;
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(ii) $4,275,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(2) of that section; 
(iii) $8,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(3) of that section; 
(iv) $500,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(5) of that section; 
(v) $7,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(1) of that section; 
(vi) $700,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(2) of that section; 
(vii) $10,000,000 shall be for activi-
ties under subsection (c)(3) of that section; 
(viii) $1,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(1) of that section; 
and 
(ix) $725,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(2) of that section; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $44,350,000, of 
which—
(i) $3,100,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(1) of that section; 
(ii) $6,275,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(2) of that section; 
(iii) $12,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(3) of that section;
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(iv) $550,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(5) of that section; 
(v) $7,500,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(1) of that section; 
(vi) $1,100,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(2) of that section; 
(vii) $12,000,000 shall be for activi-
ties under subsection (c)(3) of that section; 
(viii) $1,100,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(1) of that section; 
and 
(ix) $725,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(2) of that section; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $49,200,000, of 
which—
(i) $3,200,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(1) of that section; 
(ii) $7,150,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(2) of that section; 
(iii) $13,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(3) of that section; 
(iv) $600,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(5) of that section; 
(v) $8,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(1) of that section;
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(vi) $1,200,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(2) of that section; 
(vii) $14,000,000 shall be for activi-
ties under subsection (c)(3) of that section; 
(viii) $1,200,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(1) of that section; 
and 
(ix) $850,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(2) of that section; 
and 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $54,950,000, of 
which—
(i) $3,200,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(1) of that section; 
(ii) $8,150,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(2) of that section; 
(iii) $15,000,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(3) of that section; 
(iv) $650,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (b)(5) of that section; 
(v) $8,500,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(1); of that section; 
(vi) $1,300,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (c)(2) of that section;
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(vii) $16,000,000 shall be for activi-
ties under subsection (c)(3) of that section; 
(viii) $1,300,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(1) of that section; 
and 
(ix) $850,000 shall be for activities 
under subsection (d)(2) of that section. 
(c) LIMIT ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
authorized under this section may be used for decommis-
sioning the Fast Flux Test Facility. 
PART 2—NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH 
PROGRAMS
SEC. 21411. NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—The 
Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy Research Ini-
tiative for research and development related to nuclear en-
ergy. 
(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANT OPTIMIZATION PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall carry out a Nuclear Energy 
Plant Optimization Program to support research and de-
velopment activities addressing reliability, availability, pro-
ductivity, and component aging in existing nuclear power 
plants. 
(c) NUCLEAR POWER 2010 PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall carry out a Nuclear Power 2010 Program,
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consistent with recommendations in the October 2001 re-
port entitled ‘‘A Roadmap to Deploy New Nuclear Power 
Plants in the United States by 2010’’ issued by the Nu-
clear Energy Research Advisory Committee of the Depart-
ment. The Program shall—
(1) rely on the expertise and capabilities of the 
National Laboratories in the areas of advanced nu-
clear fuels cycles and fuels testing; 
(2) pursue an approach that considers a variety 
of reactor designs; 
(3) include participation of international col-
laborators in research, development, and design ef-
forts as appropriate; and 
(4) encourage industry participation. 
(d) GENERATION IV NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS 
INITIATIVE.—The Secretary shall carry out a Generation 
IV Nuclear Energy Systems Initiative to develop an over-
all technology plan and to support research and develop-
ment necessary to make an informed technical decision 
about the most promising candidates for eventual commer-
cial application. The Initiative shall examine advanced 
proliferation-resistant and passively safe reactor designs, 
including designs that—
(1) are economically competitive with other elec-
tric power generation plants;
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(2) have higher efficiency, lower cost, and im-
proved safety compared to reactors in operation on 
the date of enactment of this Act;
(3) use fuels that are proliferation resistant and 
have substantially reduced production of high-level 
waste per unit of output; and 
(4) utilize improved instrumentation. 
(e) NUCLEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT.—The 
Secretary shall develop and implement a strategy for the 
facilities of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and 
Technology and shall transmit a report containing the 
strategy along with the President’s budget request to the 
Congress for fiscal year 2005. Such strategy shall provide 
a cost-effective means for—
(1) maintaining existing facilities and infra-
structure, as needed; 
(2) closing unneeded facilities; 
(3) making facility upgrades and modifications; 
and 
(4) building new facilities. 
PART 3—ADVANCED FUEL RECYCLING 
SEC. 21421. ADVANCED FUEL RECYCLING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Direc-
tor of the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Tech-
nology, shall conduct an advanced fuel recycling tech-
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nology research and development program to evaluate pro-
liferation-resistant fuel recycling and transmutation tech-
nologies which minimize environmental or public health 
and safety impacts as an alternative to aqueous reprocess-
ing technologies deployed as of the date of enactment of 
this Act in support of evaluation of alternative national 
strategies for spent nuclear fuel and the Generation IV 
advanced reactor concepts, subject to annual review by the 
Secretary’s Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee 
or other independent entity, as appropriate. Opportunities 
to enhance progress of this program through international 
cooperation should be sought. 
(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report on the ac-
tivities of the advanced fuel recycling technology research 
and development program, as part of the Department’s 
annual budget submission. 
PART 4—UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 21431. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGI-
NEERING SUPPORT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall support 
a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure 
in the nuclear sciences and engineering and related fields 
(including health physics and nuclear and radiochemistry), 
consistent with departmental missions related to civilian 
nuclear research and development.
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(b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the program under this 
section, the Secretary shall—
(1) establish a graduate and undergraduate fel-
lowship program to attract new and talented stu-
dents; 
(2) establish a Junior Faculty Research Initi-
ation Grant Program to assist institutions of higher 
education in recruiting and retaining new faculty in 
the nuclear sciences and engineering; 
(3) support fundamental nuclear sciences and 
engineering research through the Nuclear Engineer-
ing Education Research Program; 
(4) encourage collaborative nuclear research 
among industry, National Laboratories, and institu-
tions of higher education through the Nuclear En-
ergy Research Initiative; and 
(5) support communication and outreach re-
lated to nuclear science and engineering. 
(c) STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND 
TRAINING REACTORS
AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—Activities under this section may include—
(1) converting research reactors currently using 
high-enrichment fuels to low-enrichment fuels, up-
grading operational instrumentation, and sharing of 
reactors among institutions of higher education;
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(2) providing technical assistance, in collabora-
tion with the United States nuclear industry, in reli-
censing and upgrading training reactors as part of 
a student training program; and 
(3) providing funding, through the Innovations 
in Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program, 
for reactor improvements as part of a focused effort 
that emphasizes research, training, and education. 
(d) UNIVERSITY-NATIONAL
LABORATORY
INTER-
ACTIONS.—The Secretary shall develop—
(1) a sabbatical fellowship program for profes-
sors at institutions of higher education to spend ex-
tended periods of time at National Laboratories in 
the areas of nuclear science and technology; and 
(2) a visiting scientist program in which Na-
tional Laboratory staff can spend time in academic 
nuclear science and engineering departments. 
The Secretary may provide fellowships for students to 
spend time at National Laboratories in the area of nuclear 
science with a member of the Laboratory staff acting as 
a mentor. 
(e) OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.—Fund-
ing for a research project provided under this section may 
be used to offset a portion of the operating and mainte-
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nance costs of a research reactor at an institution of high-
er education used in the research project. 
PART 5—GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF SPENT 
FUEL 
SEC. 21441. GEOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF SPENT FUEL. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
feasibility of deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel 
and high-level radioactive waste. The study shall empha-
size geological, chemical, and hydrological characterization 
of, and design of engineered structures for, deep borehole 
environments. Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the study 
to the Congress. 
Subtitle E—Fossil Energy 
PART 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 21501. FOSSIL ENERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fossil energy 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities, other than those described in sub-
section (b), including activities authorized under this sub-
title but not including activities authorized under division 
E: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $530,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $556,000,000.
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(3) For fiscal year 2006, $583,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $611,000,000. 
No less than 60 percent of the amount appropriated for 
each fiscal year under this subsection shall be available 
for activities related to the coal research program under 
section 21511(a). 
(b) ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL RE-
SOURCES.—
(1) OIL AND GAS LEASE INCOME.—For each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2010, from any royalties, 
rents, and bonuses derived from Federal onshore 
and offshore oil and gas leases issued under the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral 
Leasing Act which are deposited in the Treasury, 
and after distribution of any such funds as described 
in paragraph (2), an amount equal to 7.5 percent of 
the amount of royalties, rents, and bonuses derived 
from those leases deposited in the Treasury shall be 
deposited into the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconven-
tional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
Fund (in this subsection referred to as the Fund). 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘royalties’’ 
excludes proceeds from the sale of royalty production 
taken in kind and royalty production that is trans-
ferred under section 27(a)(3) of the Outer Conti-
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nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353(a)(3)). 
Monies in the Fund shall be available to the Sec-
retary for obligation under part 3, without fiscal 
year limitation, to the extent provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts. 
(2) PRIOR DISTRIBUTIONS.—The distributions 
described in paragraph (1) are those required by 
law—
(A) to States and to the Reclamation Fund 
under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191(a)); and 
(B) to other funds receiving monies from 
Federal oil and gas leasing programs, includ-
ing—
(i) any recipients pursuant to section 
8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)); 
(ii) the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund, pursuant to section 2(c) of the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
(16 U.S.C. 4601–5(c)); and 
(iii) the Historic Preservation Fund, 
pursuant to section 108 of the National 
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
470h).
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(3) ALLOCATION.—Amounts made available 
under this subsection in each fiscal year shall be al-
located as follows: 
(A) 67.5 percent shall be for ultra-deep-
water natural gas and other petroleum activities 
under section 21522; 
(B) 22.5 percent shall be for unconven-
tional natural gas and other petroleum resource 
activities under section 21523; and 
(C) 10 percent shall be for research com-
plementary 
to 
research 
under 
section 
21521(b)(1) through (3). 
(c) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) FUEL CELL PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE 
TECHNOLOGY.—For 
activities 
under 
section 
21511(c)(2), $28,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2007. 
(2) COAL MINING TECHNOLOGIES.—For activi-
ties under section 21512—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000; and 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $15,000,000. 
(3) OFFICE OF ARCTIC ENERGY.—For the Of-
fice of Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398), 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2007. 
(d) EXTENDED AUTHORIZATION.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the Office of 
Arctic Energy under section 3197 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(Public Law 106–398), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011. 
(e) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.—
(1) EXCLUSIONS.—None of the funds author-
ized under this section may be used for—
(A) Fossil Energy Environmental Restora-
tion; or 
(B) Import/Export Authorization. 
(2) UNIVERSITY COAL MINING RESEARCH.—Of 
the funds authorized under subsection (c)(2), not 
less than 20 percent of the funds appropriated for 
each fiscal year shall be dedicated to research and 
development carried out at institutions of higher 
education. 
PART 2—RESEARCH PROGRAMS 
SEC. 21511. FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
(a) COAL RESEARCH.—(1) In addition to the Clean 
Coal Power Initiative authorized under division E, the
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Secretary shall conduct a program of research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application for coal 
and power systems, including—
(A) central systems; 
(B) sequestration research and development; 
(C) fuels; 
(D) advanced research; and 
(E) advanced separation technologies. 
(2) Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report providing—
(A) a detailed description of how proposals will 
be solicited and evaluated;
(B) a list of activities and technical milestones; 
and 
(C) a description of how these activities will 
complement and not duplicate the Clean Coal Power 
Initiative authorized under division E. 
(b) OIL AND GAS RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a program of research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application on oil and gas, includ-
ing—
(1) exploration and production; 
(2) gas hydrates; 
(3) reservoir life and extension;
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(4) transportation and distribution infrastruc-
ture; 
(5) ultraclean fuels; 
(6) heavy oil and oil shale; and 
(7) environmental research. 
(c) FUEL CELLS.—(1) The Secretary shall conduct 
a program of research, development, demonstration, and 
commercial application on fuel cells for low-cost, high-effi-
ciency, fuel-flexible, modular power systems. 
(2) The demonstrations shall include fuel cell proton 
exchange membrane technology for commercial, residen-
tial, and transportation applications, and distributed gen-
eration systems, utilizing improved manufacturing produc-
tion and processes. 
(d) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, existing technology transfer mechanisms 
shall be used to implement oil and gas exploration and 
production technology transfer programs. 
SEC. 21512. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR COAL MIN-
ING TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a program of research and development on coal mining 
technologies. The Secretary shall cooperate with appro-
priate Federal agencies, coal producers, trade associations, 
equipment manufacturers, institutions of higher education
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with mining engineering departments, and other relevant 
entities. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The research and development activi-
ties carried out under this section shall—
(1) be based on the mining research and devel-
opment priorities identified by the Mining Industry 
of the Future Program and in the recommendations 
from relevant reports of the National Academy of 
Sciences on mining technologies; and 
(2) expand mining research capabilities at insti-
tutions of higher education.
PART 3—ULTRA-DEEPWATER AND UNCONVEN-
TIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER PETRO-
LEUM RESOURCES 
SEC. 21521. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program under this part of research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application of technologies for 
ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other 
petroleum resource exploration and production, including 
safe operations and environmental mitigation (including 
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration 
of carbon). 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program under this 
part shall address the following areas, including improving
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safety and minimizing environmental impacts of activities 
within each area: 
(1) Ultra-deepwater technology. 
(2) Ultra-deepwater architecture. 
(3) Unconventional natural gas and other petro-
leum resource exploration and production tech-
nology. 
(c) LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF FIELD ACTIVI-
TIES.—Field activities under the program under this part 
shall be carried out only—
(1) in—
(A) areas in the territorial waters of the 
United States not under any Outer Continental 
Shelf moratorium as of September 30, 2002; 
(B) areas onshore in the United States on 
public land administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior available for oil and gas leasing, where 
consistent with applicable law and land use 
plans; and 
(C) areas onshore in the United States on 
State or private land, subject to applicable law; 
and 
(2) with the approval of the appropriate Fed-
eral or State land management agency or private 
land owner.
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(d) RESEARCH AT NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY 
LABORATORY.—The Secretary, through the National En-
ergy Technology Laboratory, shall carry out research com-
plementary to research under subsection (b).
(e) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR.—In carrying out this part, the Secretary shall con-
sult regularly with the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 21522. ULTRA-DEEPWATER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
activities under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
21521(b), to maximize the value of the ultra-deepwater 
natural gas and other petroleum resources of the United 
States by increasing the supply of such resources and by 
reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of explo-
ration for and production of such resources, while improv-
ing safety and minimizing environmental impacts. 
(b) ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
have ultimate responsibility for, and oversight of, all as-
pects of the program under this section. 
(c) ROLE OF THE PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall contract 
with a consortium to—
(A) manage awards pursuant to subsection 
(f)(4);
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(B) make recommendations to the Sec-
retary for project solicitations; 
(C) disburse funds awarded under sub-
section (f) as directed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with the annual plan under subsection 
(e); and 
(D) carry out other activities assigned to 
the program consortium by this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not as-
sign any activities to the program consortium except 
as specifically authorized under this section. 
(3) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST.—(A) The Sec-
retary shall establish procedures—
(i) to ensure that each board member, offi-
cer, or employee of the program consortium 
who is in a decisionmaking capacity under sub-
section (f)(3) or (4) shall disclose to the Sec-
retary any financial interests in, or financial re-
lationships with, applicants for or recipients of 
awards under this section, including those of 
his or her spouse or minor child, unless such re-
lationships or interests would be considered to 
be remote or inconsequential; and 
(ii) to require any board member, officer, 
or employee with a financial relationship or in-
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terest disclosed under clause (i) to recuse him-
self or herself from any review under subsection 
(f)(3) or oversight under subsection (f)(4) with 
respect to such applicant or recipient. 
(B) The Secretary may disqualify an applica-
tion or revoke an award under this section if a board 
member, officer, or employee has failed to comply 
with 
procedures 
required 
under 
subparagraph 
(A)(ii). 
(d) SELECTION OF THE PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 
the program consortium through an open, competi-
tive process. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The program consortium may 
include corporations, institutions of higher edu-
cation, National Laboratories, or other research in-
stitutions. After submitting a proposal under para-
graph (4), the program consortium may not add 
members without the consent of the Secretary. 
(3) TAX
STATUS.—The program consortium 
shall be an entity that is exempt from tax under sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
(4) SCHEDULE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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shall solicit proposals for the creation of the pro-
gram consortium, which must be submitted not less 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. The Secretary shall select the program consor-
tium not later than 240 days after such date of en-
actment. 
(5) APPLICATION.—Applicants shall submit a 
proposal including such information as the Secretary 
may require. At a minimum, each proposal shall—
(A) list all members of the consortium; 
(B) fully describe the structure of the con-
sortium, including any provisions relating to in-
tellectual property; and –
(C) describe how the applicant would carry 
out the activities of the program consortium 
under this section. 
(6) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to be selected 
as the program consortium, an applicant must be an 
entity whose members collectively have demonstrated 
capabilities in planning and managing research, de-
velopment, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion programs in natural gas or other petroleum ex-
ploration or production. 
(7) CRITERION.—The Secretary may consider 
the amount of the fee an applicant proposes to re-
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ceive under subsection (g) in selecting a consortium 
under this section. 
(e) ANNUAL PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The program under this sec-
tion shall be carried out pursuant to an annual plan 
prepared by the Secretary in accordance with para-
graph (2). 
(2) DEVELOPMENT.—(A) Before drafting an 
annual plan under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall solicit specific written recommendations from 
the program consortium for each element to be ad-
dressed in the plan, including those described in 
paragraph (4). The Secretary may request that the 
program consortium submit its recommendations in 
the form of a draft annual plan. 
(B) The Secretary shall submit the rec-
ommendations of the program consortium under 
subparagraph (A) to the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory 
Committee established under section 21525(a) for 
review, and such Advisory Committee shall provide 
to the Secretary written comments by a date deter-
mined by the Secretary. The Secretary may also so-
licit comments from any other experts.
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(C) The Secretary shall consult regularly with 
the program consortium throughout the preparation 
of the annual plan. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall trans-
mit to the Congress and publish in the Federal Reg-
ister the annual plan, along with any written com-
ments received under paragraph (2)(A) and (B). 
The annual plan shall be transmitted and published 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of an Act making appropriations for a fiscal year for 
the program under this section. 
(4) CONTENTS.—The annual plan shall describe 
the ongoing and prospective activities of the pro-
gram under this section and shall include—
(A) a list of any solicitations for awards 
that the Secretary plans to issue to carry out 
research, development, demonstration, or com-
mercial application activities, including the top-
ics for such work, who would be eligible to 
apply, selection criteria, and the duration of 
awards; and 
(B) a description of the activities expected 
of the program consortium to carry out sub-
section (f)(4). 
(f) AWARDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
awards to carry out research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities 
under the program under this section. The program 
consortium shall not be eligible to receive such 
awards, but members of the program consortium 
may receive such awards. 
(2) PROPOSALS.—The Secretary shall solicit 
proposals for awards under this subsection in such 
manner and at such time as the Secretary may pre-
scribe, in consultation with the program consortium. 
(3) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall make awards 
under this subsection through a competitive process, 
which shall include a review by individuals selected 
by the Secretary. Such individuals shall include, for 
each application, Federal officials, the program con-
sortium, and non-Federal experts who are not board 
members, officers, or employees of the program con-
sortium or of a member of the program consortium. 
(4) OVERSIGHT.—(A) The program consortium 
shall oversee the implementation of awards under 
this subsection, consistent with the annual plan 
under subsection (e), including disbursing funds and 
monitoring activities carried out under such awards
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for compliance with the terms and conditions of the 
awards. 
(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall limit the 
authority or responsibility of the Secretary to over-
see awards, or limit the authority of the Secretary 
to review or revoke awards. 
(C) The Secretary shall provide to the program 
consortium the information necessary for the pro-
gram consortium to carry out its responsibilities 
under this paragraph. 
(g) FEE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To compensate the program 
consortium for carrying out its activities under this 
section, the Secretary shall provide to the program 
consortium a fee in an amount not to exceed 7.5 
percent of the amounts awarded under subsection (f) 
for each fiscal year. 
(2) ADVANCE.—The Secretary shall advance 
funds to the program consortium upon selection of 
the consortium, which shall be deducted from 
amounts to be provided under paragraph (1). 
(h) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall retain an inde-
pendent, commercial auditor to determine the extent to 
which funds provided to the program consortium, and 
funds provided under awards made under subsection (f),
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have been expended in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses and requirements of this part. The auditor shall 
transmit a report annually to the Secretary, who shall 
transmit the report to Congress, along with a plan to rem-
edy any deficiencies cited in the report. 
SEC. 21523. UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS AND OTHER 
PETROLEUM RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out ac-
tivities under section 21521(b)(3), to maximize the value 
of the onshore unconventional natural gas and other petro-
leum resources of the United States by increasing the sup-
ply of such resources and by reducing the cost and increas-
ing the efficiency of exploration for and production of such 
resources, while improving safety and minimizing environ-
mental impacts. 
(b) AWARDS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out this section through awards made through an 
open, competitive process. 
(2) CONSORTIA.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall give preference to making 
awards to consortia. 
(c) AUDIT.—The Secretary shall retain an inde-
pendent, commercial auditor to determine the extent to 
which funds provided under awards made under this sec-
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tion have been expended in a manner consistent with the 
purposes and requirements of this part. The auditor shall 
transmit a report annually to the Secretary, who shall 
transmit the report to Congress, along with a plan to rem-
edy any deficiencies cited in the report.
(d) FOCUS AREAS.—Awards under this section may 
focus on areas including advanced coal-bed methane, deep 
drilling, natural gas production from tight sands, natural 
gas production from gas shales, innovative exploration and 
production techniques, enhanced recovery techniques, and 
environmental mitigation of unconventional natural gas 
and other petroleum resources exploration and production. 
(e) ACTIVITIES BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGI-
CAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of the Interior, through the 
United States Geological Survey, shall, where appropriate, 
carry out programs of long-term research to complement 
the programs under this section. 
SEC. 21524. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARDS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—An application for 
an award under this part for a demonstration project shall 
describe with specificity the intended commercial use of 
the technology to be demonstrated. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY
IN LOCATING DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—Subject to the limitation in section 21521(c), 
a demonstration project under this part relating to an
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ultra-deepwater technology or an ultra-deepwater architec-
ture may be conducted in deepwater depths. 
(c) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS.—If an 
award under this part is made to a consortium (other than 
the program consortium), the consortium shall provide to 
the Secretary a signed contract agreed to by all members 
of the consortium describing the rights of each member 
to intellectual property used or developed under the award. 
(d) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Each recipient of an 
award under this part shall conduct technology transfer 
activities, as appropriate, and outreach activities pursuant 
to section 21809. 
(e) COST-SHARING REDUCTION FOR INDEPENDENT 
PRODUCERS.—In applying the cost-sharing requirements 
under section 21802 to an award under this part made 
solely to an independent producer of oil or gas, the Sec-
retary may reduce the applicable non-Federal requirement 
in such section to a level not less than 10 percent of the 
cost of the project. 
SEC. 21525. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) ULTRA-DEEPWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee.
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 
under this subsection shall be composed of members 
appointed by the Secretary and including—
(A) individuals with extensive research ex-
perience or operational knowledge of offshore 
natural gas and other petroleum exploration 
and production; 
(B) individuals broadly representative of 
the affected interests in ultra-deepwater natural 
gas and other petroleum production, including 
interests in environmental protection and safe 
operations; 
(C) no individuals who are Federal employ-
ees; and 
(D) no individuals who are board members, 
officers, or employees of the program consor-
tium. 
(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee under 
this subsection shall—
(A) advise the Secretary on the develop-
ment and implementation of programs under 
this part related to ultra-deepwater natural gas 
and other petroleum resources; and 
(B) carry out section 21522(e)(2)(B).
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(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the advi-
sory committee under this subsection shall serve 
without compensation but shall receive travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) UNCONVENTIONAL
RESOURCES
TECHNOLOGY 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Unconventional Resources Technology 
Advisory Committee. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee 
under this subsection shall be composed of members 
appointed by the Secretary and including—
(A) individuals with extensive research ex-
perience or operational knowledge of unconven-
tional natural gas and other petroleum resource 
exploration and production, including inde-
pendent oil and gas producers; 
(B) individuals broadly representative of 
the affected interests in unconventional natural 
gas and other petroleum resource exploration
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and production, including interests in environ-
mental protection and safe operations; and 
(C) no individuals who are Federal employ-
ees. 
(3) DUTIES.—The advisory committee under 
this subsection shall advise the Secretary on the de-
velopment and implementation of activities under 
this part related to unconventional natural gas and 
other petroleum resources. 
(4) COMPENSATION.—A member of the advi-
sory committee under this subsection shall serve 
without compensation but shall receive travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—No advisory committee estab-
lished under this section shall make recommendations on 
funding awards to consortia or for specific projects. 
SEC. 21526. LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity shall be eligible to re-
ceive an award under this part only if the Secretary 
finds—
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(1) that the entity’s participation in the pro-
gram under this part would be in the economic in-
terest of the United States; and 
(2) that either—
(A) the entity is a United States-owned en-
tity organized under the laws of the United 
States; or 
(B) the entity is organized under the laws 
of the United States and has a parent entity or-
ganized under the laws of a country which af-
fords—
(i) to United States-owned entities op-
portunities, comparable to those afforded 
to any other entity, to participate in any 
cooperative research venture similar to 
those authorized under this part; 
(ii) to United States-owned entities 
local investment opportunities comparable 
to those afforded to any other entity; and 
(iii) adequate and effective protection 
for the intellectual property rights of 
United States-owned entities. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT.—It is the 
Sense of the Congress that ultra-deepwater technology de-
veloped under this part is to be developed primarily for
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production of ultra-deepwater natural gas and other petro-
leum resources of the United States, and that this priority 
is to be reflected in the terms of grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements entered under this part. As part 
of the annual Departmental budget submission, the Sec-
retary shall report on all steps taken to implement the pol-
icy described in this subsection. 
SEC. 21527. FUND. 
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
United States a separate fund to be known as the ‘‘Ultra-
Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other 
Petroleum Research Fund’’.
SEC. 21528. TRANSFER OF ADVANCED OIL AND GAS EXPLO-
RATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall review tech-
nology programs throughout the Federal Government to 
assess the suitability of technologies developed thereunder 
for use in ultradeep drilling research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
issue a solicitation seeking organizations knowledgeable of 
the technology needs of the ultradeep drilling industry. 
The Secretary shall select the most qualified applicant to 
manage a program to transfer technologies the Secretary
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determines suitable under subsection (a) to appropriate 
entities. The organization selected under section 21522(d) 
shall not be eligible for selection under this subsection. 
(c) FUNDING.—From the funds available under sec-
tion 21501(b)(3)(C), $1,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out this section in each of the fiscal years 2004 
through 2007. 
SEC. 21529. SUNSET. 
The authority provided by this part shall terminate 
on September 30, 2010. 
SEC. 21530. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) 
DEEPWATER.—The 
term 
‘‘deepwater’’ 
means a water depth that is greater than 200 but 
less than 1,500 meters. 
(2) PROGRAM CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘pro-
gram consortium’’ means the consortium selected 
under section 21522(d). 
(3) REMOTE OR INCONSEQUENTIAL.—The term 
‘‘remote or inconsequential’’ has the meaning given 
that term in regulations issued by the Office of Gov-
ernment Ethics under section 208(b)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code.
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(4) ULTRA-DEEPWATER.—The term ‘‘ultra-
deepwater’’ means a water depth that is equal to or 
greater than 1,500 meters. 
(5) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘ultra-deepwater architecture’’ means the inte-
gration of technologies for the exploration for, or 
production of, natural gas or other petroleum re-
sources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(6) ULTRA-DEEPWATER
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘ultra-deepwater technology’’ means a discrete 
technology that is specially suited to address one or 
more challenges associated with the exploration for, 
or production of, natural gas or other petroleum re-
sources located at ultra-deepwater depths. 
(7) UNCONVENTIONAL
NATURAL
GAS
AND 
OTHER PETROLEUM RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘uncon-
ventional natural gas and other petroleum resource’’ 
means natural gas and other petroleum resource lo-
cated onshore in an economically inaccessible geo-
logical formation. 
Subtitle F—Science 
PART 1—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 21601. SCIENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following sums are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for research, de-
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velopment, demonstration, and commercial application ac-
tivities of the Office of Science, including activities author-
ized under this subtitle, including the amounts authorized 
under the amendment made by section 21634(c)(2)(C), 
and including basic energy sciences, advanced scientific 
and computing research, biological and environmental re-
search, fusion energy sciences, high energy physics, nu-
clear physics, and research analysis and infrastructure 
support: 
(1) For fiscal year 2004, $3,785,000,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2005, $4,153,000,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2006, $4,618,000,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2007, $5,310,000,000. 
(b) ALLOCATIONS.—From amounts authorized under 
subsection (a), the following sums are authorized: 
(1) FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES.—(A) For the 
Fusion Energy Sciences Program, excluding activi-
ties under sections 21611 and 21612—
(i) for fiscal year 2004, $276,000,000; 
(ii) for fiscal year 2005, $300,000,000;. 
(iii) for fiscal year 2006, $340,000,000; 
and 
(iv) for fiscal year 2007, $350,000,000. 
(B) For activities under section 21611 and for 
the project described in section 21612—
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(i) for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000; 
(ii) for fiscal year 2005, $20,000,000; 
(iii) for fiscal year 2006, $50,000,000; and 
(iv) for fiscal year 2007, $75,000,000. 
(2) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE.—
(A) CONSTRUCTION.—For construction of 
the Spallation Neutron Source—
(i) for fiscal year 2004, $124,600,000; 
(ii) for fiscal year 2005, $79,800,000; 
and 
(iii) for fiscal year 2006, $41,100,000 
for completion of construction. 
(B) 
OTHER
PROJECT
FUNDING.—For 
other project costs (including research and de-
velopment necessary to complete the project, 
preoperations costs, and capital equipment re-
lated to construction) of the Spallation Neutron 
Source, $103,279,000 for the period encom-
passing fiscal years 2003 through 2006, to re-
main available until expended through Sep-
tember 30, 2006. 
(3) NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—For activities under section 21633—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $265,000,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $292,000,000;
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(C) for fiscal year 2006, $322,000,000; 
and 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $355,000,000. 
(4) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP 
PROGRAM.—For activities under section 21636—
(A) for fiscal year 2004, $800,000; 
(B) for fiscal year 2005, $1,600,000; 
(C) for fiscal year 2006, $2,000,000; and 
(D) for fiscal year 2007, $2,000,000. 
(5) GENOMES TO LIFE.—For activities under 
section 21641—
(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
(B) such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 2005 through 2007. 
(c) LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds au-
thorized under subsection (b)(1), no funds shall be avail-
able for implementation of the plan described in section 
21612. 
PART 2—FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES 
SEC. 21611. ITER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States is authorized 
to participate in ITER in accordance with the provisions 
of this section.
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(b) AGREEMENT.—(1) The Secretary is authorized to 
negotiate an agreement for United States participation in 
ITER. 
(2) Any agreement for United States participation in 
ITER shall, at a minimum—
(A) clearly define the United States financial 
contribution to construction and operating costs; 
(B) ensure that the share of ITER’s high-tech-
nology components manufactured in the United 
States is at least proportionate to the United States 
financial contribution to ITER; 
(C) ensure that the United States will not be fi-
nancially responsible for cost overruns in compo-
nents manufactured in other ITER participating 
countries; 
(D) guarantee the United States full access to 
all data generated by ITER; 
(E) enable United States researchers to propose 
and carry out an equitable share of the experiments 
at ITER; 
(F) provide the United States with a role in all 
collective decisionmaking related to ITER; and 
(G) describe the process for discontinuing or 
decommissioning ITER and any United States role 
in those processes.
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(c) PLAN.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, shall de-
velop a plan for the participation of United States sci-
entists in ITER that shall include the United States re-
search agenda for ITER, methods to evaluate whether 
ITER is promoting progress toward making fusion a reli-
able and affordable source of power, and a description of 
how work at ITER will relate to other elements of the 
United States fusion program. The Secretary shall request 
a review of the plan by the National Academy of Sciences. 
(d) LIMITATION.—No funds shall be expended for the 
construction of ITER until the Secretary has transmitted 
to the Congress—
(1) the agreement negotiated pursuant to sub-
section (b) and 120 days have elapsed since that 
transmission; 
(2) a report describing the management struc-
ture of ITER and providing a fixed dollar estimate 
of the cost of United States participation in the con-
struction of ITER, and 120 days have elapsed since 
that transmission; 
(3) a report describing how United States par-
ticipation in ITER will be funded without reducing 
funding for other programs in the Office of Science,
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including other fusion programs, and 60 days have 
elapsed since that transmission; and 
(4) the plan required by subsection (c) (but not 
the National Academy of Sciences review of that 
plan), and 60 days have elapsed since that trans-
mission. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘construction’’ means the physical 
construction of the ITER facility, and the physical 
construction, purchase, or manufacture of equipment 
or components that are specifically designed for the 
ITER facility, but does not mean the design of the 
facility, equipment, or components; and 
(2) the term ‘‘ITER’’ means the international 
burning plasma fusion research project in which the 
President announced United States participation on 
January 30, 2003.
SEC. 21612. PLAN FOR FUSION EXPERIMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If at any time during the negotia-
tions on ITER, the Secretary determines that construction 
and operation of ITER is unlikely or infeasible, the Sec-
retary shall send to Congress, as part of the budget re-
quest for the following year, a plan for implementing the 
domestic burning plasma experiment known as FIRE, in-
cluding costs and schedules for such a plan. The Secretary
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shall refine such plan in full consultation with the Fusion 
Energy Sciences Advisory Committee and shall also trans-
mit such plan to the National Academy of Sciences for 
review. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘ITER’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 21611; and 
(2) the term ‘‘FIRE’’ means the Fusion Igni-
tion Research Experiment, the fusion research ex-
periment for which design work has been supported 
by the Department as a possible alternative burning 
plasma experiment in the event that ITER fails to 
move forward. 
SEC. 21613. PLAN FOR FUSION ENERGY SCIENCES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to conduct research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application to provide for 
the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure 
necessary to ensure that the United States is competitive 
with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own 
needs and the needs of other nations, including by dem-
onstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the 
United States energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the 
earliest date possible.
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(b) FUSION ENERGY PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a plan for carrying out the pol-
icy set forth in subsection (a), including cost esti-
mates, proposed budgets, potential international 
partners, and specific programs for implementing 
such policy. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS OF PLAN.—Such plan shall 
also ensure that—
(A) existing fusion research facilities are 
more fully utilized; 
(B) fusion science, technology, theory, ad-
vanced computation, modeling, and simulation 
are strengthened; 
(C) new magnetic and inertial fusion re-
search facilities are selected based on scientific 
innovation, cost effectiveness, and their poten-
tial to advance the goal of practical fusion en-
ergy at the earliest date possible; 
(D) such facilities that are selected are 
funded at a cost-effective rate; 
(E) communication of scientific results and 
methods between the fusion energy science com-
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munity and the broader scientific and tech-
nology communities is improved; 
(F) inertial confinement fusion facilities 
are utilized to the extent practicable for the 
purpose of inertial fusion energy research and 
development; and 
(G) attractive alternative inertial and mag-
netic fusion energy approaches are more fully 
explored. 
(3) REPORT ON FUSION MATERIALS AND TECH-
NOLOGY PROJECT.—In addition, the plan required 
by this subsection shall also address the status of, 
and to the degree possible, the costs and schedules 
for—
(A) the design and implementation of 
international or national facilities for the test-
ing of fusion materials; and 
(B) the design and implementation of 
international or national facilities for the test-
ing and development of key fusion technologies. 
PART 3—SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE 
SEC. 21621. DEFINITION. 
For the purposes of this part, the term ‘‘Spallation 
Neutron Source’’ means Department Project 99–E–334, 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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SEC. 21622. REPORT. 
The Secretary shall report on the Spallation Neutron 
Source as part of the Department’s annual budget submis-
sion, including a description of the achievement of mile-
stones, a comparison of actual costs to estimated costs, 
and any changes in estimated project costs or schedule. 
SEC. 21623. LIMITATIONS. 
The total amount obligated by the Department, in-
cluding prior year appropriations, for the Spallation Neu-
tron Source may not exceed—
(1) $1,192,700,000 for costs of construction; 
(2) $219,000,000 for other project costs; and 
(3) $1,411,700,000 for total project cost. 
PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 21631. FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT 
FOR NONMILITARY ENERGY LABORATORIES. 
(a) FACILITY POLICY.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement a strategy for the nonmilitary energy lab-
oratories and facilities of the Office of Science. Such strat-
egy shall provide a cost-effective means for—
(1) maintaining existing facilities and infra-
structure, as needed; 
(2) closing unneeded facilities; 
(3) making facility modifications; and 
(4) building new facilities. 
(b) REPORT.—
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(1) TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare and transmit, along with the President’s budget 
request to the Congress for fiscal year 2005, a re-
port containing the strategy developed under sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—For each nonmilitary energy 
laboratory and facility, such report shall contain—
(A) the current priority list of proposed fa-
cilities and infrastructure projects, including 
cost and schedule requirements; 
(B) a current ten-year plan that dem-
onstrates the reconfiguration of its facilities and 
infrastructure to meet its missions and to ad-
dress its long-term operational costs and return 
on investment; 
(C) the total current budget for all facili-
ties and infrastructure funding; and 
(D) the current status of each facilities 
and infrastructure project compared to the 
original baseline cost, schedule, and scope. 
SEC. 21632. RESEARCH REGARDING PRECIOUS METAL CA-
TALYSIS. 
From the amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary under section 21601, such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004, 2005, and
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2006 may be used to carry out research in the use of pre-
cious metals (excluding platinum, palladium, and rho-
dium) in catalysis. 
SEC. 21633. NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Science, shall implement a Nanotechnology Re-
search 
and 
Development 
Program 
to 
promote 
nanotechnology research, development, demonstration, 
education, technology transfer, and commercial applica-
tion activities as necessary to ensure continued United 
States leadership in nanotechnology across scientific and 
engineering disciplines. 
(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Program shall 
be designed to—
(1) 
provide 
sustained 
support 
for 
nanotechnology research and development through—
(A) grants to individual investigators and 
interdisciplinary teams of investigators; and 
(B) establishment of interdisciplinary re-
search centers and advanced technology user fa-
cilities;
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(2) ensure that solicitation and evaluation of 
proposals under the Program encourage interdiscipli-
nary research; 
(3) expand education and training of under-
graduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary 
nanotechnology science and engineering; 
(4) accelerate the commercial application of 
nanotechnology innovations in the private sector; 
(5) ensure that societal and ethical concerns 
will be addressed as the technology is developed by—
(A) establishing a research program to 
identify societal and ethical concerns related to 
nanotechnology, and ensuring that the results 
of such research are widely disseminated; and 
(B) integrating, insofar as possible, re-
search on societal and ethical concerns with 
nanotechnology research and development; and 
(6) ensure that the potential of nanotechnology 
to produce or facilitate the production of clean, inex-
pensive 
energy 
is 
realized 
by 
supporting 
nanotechnology energy applications research and de-
velopment. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion—
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(1) the term ‘‘nanotechnology’’ means science 
and engineering aimed at creating materials, devices, 
and systems at the atomic and molecular level; and 
(2) the term ‘‘advanced technology user facil-
ity’’ means a nanotechnology research and develop-
ment facility supported, in whole or in part, by Fed-
eral funds that is open to all United States research-
ers on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.
(d) REPORT.—Within 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Con-
gress a report describing the projects to identify societal 
and ethical concerns related to nanotechnology and the 
funding provided to support these projects. 
SEC. 21634. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING FOR EN-
ERGY MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Science, shall support a program to advance the 
Nation’s computing capability across a diverse set of 
grand challenge computationally based science problems 
related to departmental missions. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—In car-
rying out the program under this section, the Office of 
Science shall—
(1) advance basic science through computation 
by developing software to solve grand challenge
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science problems on new generations of computing 
platforms; 
(2) enhance the foundations for scientific com-
puting by developing the basic mathematical and 
computing systems software needed to take full ad-
vantage of the computing capabilities of computers 
with peak speeds of 100 teraflops or more, some of 
which may be unique to the scientific problem of in-
terest; 
(3) enhance national collaboratory and net-
working capabilities by developing software to inte-
grate geographically separated researchers into ef-
fective research teams and to facilitate access to and 
movement and analysis of large (petabyte) data sets; 
(4) develop and maintain a robust scientific 
computing hardware infrastructure to ensure that 
the computing resources needed to address depart-
mental missions are available; and 
(5) explore new computing approaches and 
technologies that promise to advance scientific com-
puting. 
(c) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ACT OF 1991 
AMENDMENTS.—The High-Performance Computing Act 
of 1991 is amended—
(1) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 5503)—
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Science to oversee research and development pro-
grams under that Office. 
(2) SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in 
the Office of Science a Science Advisory Com-
mittee that includes the chairs of each of the 
advisory committees described in paragraph (1). 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Science Ad-
visory Committee shall—
(i) serve as the science advisor to the 
Assistant Secretary for Science created 
under section 209 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act, as added by sec-
tion 22001 of this Act; 
(ii) advise the Assistant Secretary 
with respect to the well-being and manage-
ment of the National Laboratories and sin-
gle-purpose research facilities; 
(iii) advise the Assistant Secretary 
with respect to education and workforce 
training activities required for effective 
short-term and long-term basic and applied 
research activities of the Office of Science; 
and