Sec. 111. Mission
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Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7139 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The mission of the Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United States. In support of this mission, the Director shall carry out programs on basic energy sciences, advanced scientific computing research, high energy physics, biological and environmental research, fusion energy sciences, and nuclear physics, including as provided under subtitle A of the Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act of 2014 , through activities focused on— fundamental scientific discoveries through the study of matter and energy; science for national need, including— advancing an agenda for American energy independence through research on energy production, storage, transmission, efficiency, and use; and advancing our understanding of the Earth’s climate through research in atmospheric and environmental sciences; and National Scientific User Facilities to deliver the 21st century tools of science, engineering, and technology and provide the Nation’s researchers with the most advanced tools of modern science including accelerators, colliders, supercomputers, light sources and neutron sources, and facilities for studying materials science.
The Under Secretary for Science and Energy shall ensure the coordination of Office of Science activities and programs with other activities of the Department. .
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