Sec. 204. High energy physics
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The Director shall carry out a research program on the fundamental constituents of matter and energy and the nature of space and time in order to support theoretical and experimental research in both elementary particle physics and fundamental accelerator science and technology and understand fundamental properties of the universe. The Secretary shall provide for a Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility to facilitate the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to enable a program in neutrino physics to measure the fundamental properties of neutrinos, explore physics beyond the Standard Model, and better clarify the nature of matter and antimatter.
The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph
(1)will provide, at a minimum, the following capabilities: A neutrino beam with wideband capability of 1.2 megawatts
(MW)of beam power and upgradable to 2.4 MW of beam power. Four caverns excavated for a 70 kiloton fiducial detector mass and supporting surface buildings and utilities. Neutrino detector facilities at both the Far Site in South Dakota and the Near Site in Illinois to categorize and study neutrinos on their 800-mile journey between the two sites. Cryogenic systems to support neutrino detectors. The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this subsection occurs before December 31, 2026. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 209 for High Energy Physics, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out activities, including construction of the facility, under this subsection— $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; $194,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. The Secretary of Energy shall provide for the Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP–II), an upgrade to the Fermilab accelerator complex identified in the 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel
(P5)report titled Building for Discovery , to provide the world’s most intense beam of neutrinos to the international LBNF/DUNE experiment as well as a broad range of future high energy physics experiments. The Secretary of Energy shall work with international partners to provide key contributions. The Secretary shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph
(1)will provide, at a minimum, the following capabilities: A state-of-the-art 800 megaelectron volt
(MeV)superconducting linear accelerator. Proton beam power of 1.2 MW at the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable to 2.4 MW of beam power. A flexible design to enable high power beam delivery to multiple users simultaneously and customized beams tailored to specific scientific needs. Sustained high reliability operation of the Fermilab accelerator complex. The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this section occurs before December 31, 2027. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 209 for High Energy Physics, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out activities, including construction of the facility, under this subsection— $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. Section 305(b) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18643(b) ) is amended to read as follows: The Director shall— as practicable and in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, ensure the access of United States researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; to the maximum extent practicable, continue to leverage United States participation in the Large Hadron Collider, and prioritize expanding international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility/Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment; and to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize engagement in collaborative efforts in support of future international facilities that would provide access to United States researchers of the most advanced accelerator facilities in the world. . The Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detectors, as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam power, sustain high reliability, and improve precision measurement to advance the highest priority particle physics research programs. In carrying out facility upgrades, the Director shall continue to work with international partners, when appropriate and in the United States interest, to leverage investments and expertise in critical technologies to maintain leading facilities in the United States. The Director shall carry out a program in accelerator and detector research and development, in order to develop and deploy next generation technologies to support discovery science in particle physics. In developing accelerator technologies under the program authorized in subsection (e), the Director shall— consider the requirements necessary to support translational research and development for medical, industrial, security, and defense applications; and leverage investments in accelerator technologies and basic research in particle physics by partnering with institutes of higher education, industry, and other Federal agencies to help commercialize technologies with promising applications.
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