Sec. 13. High intensity laser research initiative; helium conservation program; Office of Science emerging biological threat preparedness research initiative; midscale instrumentation and research equipment program; authorization of appropriations
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The Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq. ) (as amended by section 12(a)) 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 entitled Opportunities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the Brightest Light and the report from the Brightest Light Initiative workshop entitled The Future of Intense Ultrafast Lasers in the U.S. .
The 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 leverage new laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and low-cost accelerator systems needed for science applications. The Director shall coordinate the initiative established under subsection
(a)among all relevant programs within the Office of Science. The Under Secretary for Science shall coordinate the initiative established under subsection
(a)with other relevant programs within the Department and other Federal agencies. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this section— $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. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022 , and every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall submit 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 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; 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 conservation 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. The Secretary shall establish within the Office of Science a cross-cutting research initiative, to be known as the Emerging Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative , to leverage the innovative analytical resources and tools, user facilities, and advanced computational and networking capabilities of the Department in order to aid efforts to prevent, prepare for, predict, and respond to emerging natural and anthropogenic biological threats to national security. The Secretary shall carry out the initiative established under subsection
(a)through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and consider applications from National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, industry partners and other appropriate entities. In carrying out the initiative established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— determine a comprehensive set of technical milestones for the research activities described in that subsection; and prioritize the objectives of— supporting fundamental research and development in advanced analytics, experimental studies, materials synthesis, and high-performance computing technologies needed to characterize, model, simulate, and predict complex natural phenomena and biological materials related to emerging biological threats; supporting epidemiological modeling, including data management, curation, analysis, and modeling; and applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other computing tools to the processes described in clause (i); understanding and modeling the transport of pathogens in indoor and outdoor air and water environments; researching and developing advances in cost-effective and rapid pathogen detection, monitoring, testing, and diagnostic technologies and protocols, including for physiological and environmental samples; supporting the research and development of materials and manufacturing of critical supplies needed for the prevention of and response to biological threats; advancing molecular design for medical therapeutics; ensuring that new experimental and computational tools are accessible to relevant research communities, including private sector entities and other Federal research institutions; and supporting activities and projects that combine computational modeling and simulation with experimental research facilities and studies. In carrying out the initiative established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate activities with— other relevant offices of the Department; the National Nuclear Security Administration; the National Laboratories; the Director of the National Science Foundation; the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the Director of the National Institutes of Health; the heads of other relevant Federal agencies; institutions of higher education; and the private sector. The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation 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 established under subsection
(a)by providing, to the extent practicable, a centralized entity for multidisciplinary, collaborative, emerging infectious disease and biosecurity research and development through high performance computing and advanced data analytics technologies and processes, in conjunction with the experimental research facilities and studies supported by the Department. The members of the Consortium may include representatives from relevant Federal agencies, the National Laboratories, the private sector, and institutions of higher education, which can each contribute relevant compute time, capabilities, or other resources. The Consortium shall— match applicants with available Federal and private sector computing resources; consider supplemental awards for computing partnerships with Consortium members to qualifying entities on a competitive merit-review basis; encourage collaboration and communication among member representatives of the Consortium and awardees; provide access to the high-performance computing capabilities, expertise, and user facilities of the Department and the National Laboratories; and submit an annual report to the Secretary summarizing the activities of the Consortium, including— describing each project undertaken by the Consortium; detailing organizational expenditures; and evaluating contributions to the achievement of technical milestones as determined in subsection (a). The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of the Consortium with the activities of other research entities of the Department, other Federal research institutions, institutions of higher education, and the private sector. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act of 2022 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the effectiveness of— the interagency coordination among each Federal agency involved in the initiative established under subsection (a); the collaborative research achievements of that initiative, including the achievement of the technical milestones determined under that subsection; and potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the Department. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities under this section— $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026. In carrying out this section, the Secretary may not carry out gain-of-function research. In this subsection, gain-of-function research means research activities with the potential to generate pathogens with high transmissibility and high virulence in humans. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall provide guidance to the Department, the National Laboratories, and users regarding the establishment and promulgation of policies to implement the prohibition under paragraph (1). The Director shall establish a midscale instrumentation and research equipment program to develop, acquire, and commercialize research instrumentation and equipment needed to meet the missions of the Department and to provide platform technologies for the broader scientific community. Under the program established under subsection (a), the Director shall— enable the development and acquisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments that— range in cost from $1,000,000 to $20,000,000 each; and would significantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user facilities; and strongly encourage partnerships among— National Laboratories; user facilities; and institutions in a State receiving funding under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research established under section 2203(b)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 13503(b)(3) ); historically Black colleges or universities; minority-serving institutions of higher education; or institutions of higher education in a rural area. The Director shall coordinate the program established under paragraph
(1)with all other programs carried out by the Office of Science of the Department. The Director shall encourage coordination among the Office of Science, the National Laboratories, the Office of Technology Transitions, and relevant academic and private sector entities to promote the dissemination or commercialization of research equipment and related technologies developed to aid basic science research discoveries. Out of funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of Science in a fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscals years 2022 through 2026. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this title— $8,451,905,000 for fiscal year 2022; $9,035,354,600 for fiscal year 2023; $9,705,470,672 for fiscal year 2024; $10,259,703,569 for fiscal year 2025; and $12,049,702,411 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. Accelerator research and development. Sec. 311. Isotope research, development, and production. 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 Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative. Sec. 316. Midscale instrumentation and research equipment program. Sec. 317. Authorization of appropriations. .
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High intensity laser research initiative; helium conservation program; Office of Science emerging biological threat preparedness research initiative; midscale instrumentation and research equipment program; authorization of appropriations
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