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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 3593 (Introduced in House) — To provide guidance for and investment in the research and development activities of the Department of Energy Office... · Sec. 11

Sec. 11. High intensity laser research initiative; helium conservation program; authorization of appropriations

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The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18601 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Director shall establish a high intensity laser research initiative consistent with the recommendations of the National Academies report, Opportunities 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, as well as support for a user network of academic and national laboratory high intensity laser facilities.
The Director shall also leverage new laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and low-cost accelerator systems needed for science applications. The Director shall coordinate this initiative among all relevant programs within the Office 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. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this subsection— $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
The Secretary shall establish a program to reduce the consumption of helium for Department grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively award grants for— the purchase of equipment to capture, reuse, and recycle helium; the installation, maintenance, and repair of new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recycling equipment; and helium alternatives research and development activities. In carrying out the program under this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 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— the quantity of helium purchased for projects and facilities supported by Department grants; a cost-analysis for such helium; the predominant production sources for such helium; expected or experienced impacts of helium supply shortages or prices on the research projects and facilities supported by the Department; and recommendations for reducing Department grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices. In carrying out the program under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal agencies on helium conversation activities.
The program established under this section shall receive support for a period of not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. 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. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this title— $8,728,615,000 for fiscal year 2022; $9,344,434,300 for fiscal year 2023; $10,031,656,951 for fiscal year 2024; $10,503,567,938 for fiscal year 2025; and $10,960,667,486 for fiscal year 2026. .
Section 1(b) of the Department 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. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. Sec. 311. High intensity laser research initiative. Sec. 312. Helium conservation program. Sec. 313. Authorization of appropriations. .
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High intensity laser research initiative; helium conservation program; authorization of appropriations
U.S.C.§ 18601
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