To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation.

Bill: 114-hr-4727
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-03-10
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Energy research

Nuclear power

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Energyto submit a report to Congress, within six months, identifying engineering designs for fusion energy systems that are capable of producing net energy within 15 years after the onset of system construction. The report must also identify any budget requirements necessary to accelerate the development of such systems.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4727 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation.

1. Report on fusion innovation (a) In general Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy 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 a report that will identify engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems that have the potential to demonstrate net energy production not later than 15 years after the start of construction. In this report, the Secretary will identify budgetary requirements that would be necessary for the Department to carry out a fusion innovation initiative to accelerate research and development of these designs.