projects, energy savings performance contracts, and utility 
energy service contracts, as appropriate. 
‘‘(d) MID-SCALE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM.— 
The Director, in coordination with each of the programs 
carried out by the Office of Science, shall establish a mid- 
scale instrumentation program to enable the development 
and acquisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments rang-
ing in cost from $1 million to $20 million each that would 
significantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user fa-
cilities. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the activities described in this section $500,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 12. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding after section 311, as added by this 
Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 312. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
‘‘The Director shall support the development of a sci-
entific workforce through programs that facilitate collabo-
ration between K–12, university students, early-career re-
searchers, faculty, and the National Laboratories, includ-
ing through the use of proven techniques to expand the 
number of individuals from underrepresented groups pur-
suing and attaining skills or undergraduate and graduate 
degrees relevant to the Office’s mission.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En-
hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e) is amended— 
(1) by striking, ‘‘programs’’, and inserting 
‘‘programs, including the NSF INCLUDES Na-
tional Network,’’; and 
(2) by striking, ‘‘year 1991’’, and inserting 
‘‘years 2022 through 2026’’. 
(c) BROADENING PARTICIPATION
IN WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy 
Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C. 
7381 et seq.) is amended by inserting the following 
sections after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c–1): 
‘‘SEC. 3167A. BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR TEACHERS 
AND SCIENTISTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand op-
portunities to increase the number and the diversity, eq-
uity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals work-
ing in Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines 
and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, in-
cluding expanded partnerships with Historically Black 
Colleges, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions, 
emerging research institutions, and scientific societies. 
‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the 
Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and make available to the 
public a plan for broadening participation of underrep-
resented groups in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics in programs supported by the Department 
programs, including— 
‘‘(1) a plan for supporting and leveraging the 
National Science Foundation INCLUDES National 
Network; 
‘‘(2) metrics for assessing the participation of 
underrepresented groups in Department programs; 
‘‘(3) experienced and potential barriers to 
broadening participation of underrepresented groups 
in Department programs, including recommended 
solutions; and
‘‘(4) any other activities the Secretary finds ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3169 
(42 U.S.C. 7381e), at least $2,000,000 shall be made 
available each fiscal year for the activities described under 
this subsection. 
‘‘SEC. 3167B. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE 
THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF 
HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, 
ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) 
PROFESSIONALS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand op-
portunities to increase the number and the diversity, eq-
uity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals work-
ing in Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines 
and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, in-
cluding expanded partnerships with minority-serving insti-
tutions, non-Research I universities, and scientific soci-
eties. 
‘‘(b) PLAN AND OUTREACH STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Department of Energy 
Science for the Future Act, the Secretary shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a 10-year educational plan to fund and ex-
pand new or existing programs administered by the 
Office of Science and sited at the National Labora-
tories and Department of Energy user facilities to 
expand educational and workforce opportunities for 
underrepresented high school, undergraduate, and 
graduate students as well as recent graduates, 
teachers and faculty in STEM fields. This may in-
clude paid internships, fellowships, temporary em-
ployment, training programs, visiting student and 
faculty programs, sabbaticals, and research support. 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH
CAPACITY.—The Secretary 
shall include in the plan under paragraph (1) an 
outreach strategy to improve the advertising, recruit-
ment, and promotion of educational and workforce 
programs to community colleges, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, Minority 
Serving Institutions, and emerging research institu-
tions. 
‘‘(c) BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY.—The Sec-
retary shall develop programs that strengthen the research 
capacity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerg-
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ing research institutions, including minority-serving insti-
tutions, tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, and colleges and universities. 
This may include enabling mutually beneficial and jointly 
managed partnerships between research-intensive institu-
tions and emerging research institutions, and soliciting re-
search proposals, fellowships, training programs, and re-
search support directly from emerging research institu-
tions. 
‘‘(d) TRAINEESHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish 
a university-led Traineeship Program to address workforce 
training needs in STEM fields relevant to the Depart-
ment. The focus should be on supporting training and re-
search experiences for underrepresented undergraduate 
and graduate students and increasing participation from 
underrepresented populations. The traineeships should in-
clude opportunities to build the next-generation workforce 
in research areas critical to maintaining core competencies 
across the Office of Science’s programs. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall establish key 
performance indicators to measure and monitor progress 
of education and workforce programs and expand Depart-
mental activities for data collection and analysis. The Sec-
retary shall submit a report 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Department of Energy Science for the Fu-
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ture Act, and every 2 years thereafter, to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate summarizing progress toward 
meeting key performance indicators. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ includes the enti-
ties described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) 
of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI-
VERSITIES.—The term ‘Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities’ has the meaning given in ‘part B 
institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(3) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means the 
field or disciplines listed in section 2 of the STEM 
Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6621 note). 
‘‘(4) TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.— 
The term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the 
meaning given in section 316 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2(b) of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3167 the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 3167A. Broadening participation for teachers and scientists. 
‘‘Sec. 3167B. Expanding opportunities to increase the diversity, equity, and in-
clusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM) professionals.’’. 
SEC. 13. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE; 
HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; AUTHOR-
IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 313. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a 
high intensity laser research initiative consistent with the 
recommendations of the National Academies report, ‘Op-
portunities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the 
Brightest Light’, and the report from the Brightest Light 
Initiative workshop on ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast 
Lasers in the U.S.’. This initiative should include research 
and development of petawatt-scale and of high average 
power laser technologies necessary for future facility needs 
in discovery science and to advance energy technologies,
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as well as support for a user network of academic and 
national laboratory high intensity laser facilities. 
‘‘(b) LEVERAGE.—The Director shall leverage new 
laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and 
low-cost accelerator systems needed for science applica-
tions. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
this initiative among all relevant programs within the Of-
fice of Science, and the Under Secretary for Science shall 
coordinate this initiative with other relevant programs 
within the Department as well as within other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of 
funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of 
Science there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the activities described in this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘SEC. 314. HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to reduce the consumption of helium for Depart-
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ment grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium 
recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively 
award grants for— 
‘‘(1) the purchase of equipment to capture, 
reuse, and recycle helium; 
‘‘(2) the installation, maintenance, and repair 
of new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recy-
cling equipment; and 
‘‘(3) helium alternatives research and develop-
ment activities. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—In carrying out the program under 
this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate a report, not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of the Department of Energy 
Science for the Future Act, and every 3 years thereafter, 
on the purchase of helium as part of research projects and 
facilities supported by the Department. The report shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) the quantity of helium purchased for 
projects and facilities supported by Department 
grants; 
‘‘(2) a cost-analysis for such helium;
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‘‘(3) the predominant production sources for 
such helium; 
‘‘(4) expected or experienced impacts of helium 
supply shortages or prices on the research projects 
and facilities supported by the Department; and 
‘‘(5) recommendations for reducing Department 
grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 
under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the 
National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal 
agencies on helium conservation activities. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—The program established under 
this section shall receive support for a period of not more 
than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. 
‘‘(e) RENEWAL.—Upon expiration of any period of 
support of the program under this section, the Director 
may renew support for the program for a period of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘SEC. 315. OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Director of the National Science Foundation and 
the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, shall establish within the Office of 
Science, a cross-cutting research initiative to leverage the
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Federal Government’s innovative analytical resources and 
tools, user facilities, and advanced computational and net-
working capabilities in order to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to emerging infectious diseases, including 
COVID–19. The Secretary shall carry out this initiative 
through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and con-
sider applications from National Laboratories, institutions 
of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, in-
dustry partners and other appropriate entities. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the initiative es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordi-
nate with programs across the Office of Science and with 
relevant Federal agencies to determine a comprehensive 
set of technical milestones for these research activities and 
prioritize the following objectives— 
‘‘(1) supporting fundamental research and de-
velopment in advanced analytics, experimental stud-
ies, materials synthesis, high-performance computing 
technologies needed to characterize, model, simulate, 
and predict complex phenomena and biological mate-
rials related to emerging infectious diseases, includ-
ing COVID–19 challenges, including a focus on test-
ing and diagnostics, experimental data acquisition, 
sharing and management, advanced manufacturing, 
and molecular design and modeling;
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dress 
emerging 
infectious 
diseases, 
including 
COVID–19 challenges. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this initiative, 
the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, coordination of these activities with the Depart-
ment of Energy National Laboratories, institutions of 
higher education, and the private sector. 
‘‘(d) EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES HIGH PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH CONSORTIUM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary in coordina-
tion with the Director of the National Science Foun-
dation and the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy shall establish and operate an 
Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance 
Computing Research Consortium (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Consortium’), to support the initiative 
under subsection (a) by providing, to the extent 
practicable, a centralized entity for multidisciplinary, 
collaborative, emerging infectious disease research 
and development through high performance com-
puting and advanced data analytics technologies and 
processes. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of such con-
sortium may include representatives from relevant 
Federal agencies, the private sector, institutions of
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higher education, which can each contribute relevant 
compute time, capabilities, or other resources. 
‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall— 
‘‘(A) match applicants with available Fed-
eral and private sector computing resources; 
‘‘(B) consider supplemental awards for 
computing partnerships with Consortium mem-
bers to qualifying entities on a competitive 
merit-review basis; 
‘‘(C) encourage collaboration and commu-
nication among member representatives of the 
consortium and awardees; 
‘‘(D) make available the high-performance 
computing capabilities, expertise, and user fa-
cilities of the Department and the National 
Laboratories; and 
‘‘(E) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary summarizing the activities of the Consor-
tium, including— 
‘‘(i) describing each project under-
taken by the Consortium; 
‘‘(ii) detailing organizational expendi-
tures; and
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‘‘(iii) evaluating contribution to the 
achievement of technical milestones as de-
termined in subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-
plication of, the activities of the Consortium with the 
activities of other research entities of the Depart-
ment, institutions of higher education and the pri-
vate sector. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the 
Future Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House, and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the effec-
tiveness of— 
‘‘(1) the interagency coordination between each 
Federal agency involved in the research initiative 
carried out under this section; 
‘‘(2) the collaborative research achievements of 
the initiative, including the achievement of the tech-
nical milestones determined under subsection (a); 
and
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‘‘(3) potential opportunities to expand the tech-
nical capabilities of the Department. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized to be 
appropriated for the Department’s Office of Science, there 
shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
activities under this subsection, $50,000,000 for fiscal 
years 2022 and 2023. 
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, 
the Secretary may not carry out gain-of-function re-
search of concern. 
‘‘(2) 
GAIN-OF-FUNCTION
RESEARCH
DE-
FINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, ‘gain- 
of-function research of concern’ means research ac-
tivities with the potential to generate pathogens with 
high transmissibility and high virulence in humans. 
‘‘SEC. 316. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the activities described in this title— 
‘‘(1) $8,801,915,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $9,451,015,300 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $10,160,677,621 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $10,693,625,004 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $11,145,798,345 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the De-
partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act is 
amended in the table of contents by inserting after the 
item relating to section 309 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 310. Accelerator research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 311. Isotope Development and Production for Research Applications. 
‘‘Sec. 312. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. 
‘‘Sec. 313. High intensity laser research initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 314. Helium conservation program. 
‘‘Sec. 315. Office of Science Emerging Infectious Disease Computing Research 
Initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 316. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 14. STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES PROHIBITION. 
(a) INNOVATE IN AMERICA.—In carrying out this Act 
or the amendments made by this Act, the Secretary may 
not award a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an 
entity that— 
(1) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, 
or is otherwise related legally or financially to a cor-
poration based in a country that— 
(A) is identified as a nonmarket economy 
country (as defined in section 771(18) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(B) was identified by the United States 
Trade Representative in the most recent report 
required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign
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country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; 
and 
(C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade 
Representative under section 306 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416); or 
(2) is listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the 
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public 
Law 116–145). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of subsection (a), the 
Secretary may issue a waiver, to be made publicly avail-
able, to an entity in which the legal or financial connection 
to a corporation is a minority relationship or investment. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—This section 
shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obliga-
tions of the United States under international agreements. 
SEC. 15. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-