,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,grayson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
au?orize ,en]gy ,fronti] ,rese>* ,c5t]s4
  #a4 ,en]gy ,fronti] ,rese>* ,c5t]s    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all c>ry out 
a program to provide aw>ds1 on a        
competitive1 m]it-review$ basis1 to     
multi-in/itutional collaborations or o!r
 appropriate entities to conduct        
fundam5tal & use-inspir$ en]gy rese>* to
 accel]ate sci5tific break?r\ghs relat$ 
to ne$s id5tifi$ 9-- 7#a7 ! ,gr&        
,*all5ges report ( ! ,dep>tm5t's ,basic 
,en]gy ,sci5ces ,advisory ,committee2   
7#b7 ! report ( ! ,dep>tm5t's ,basic    
,en]gy ,sci5ces ,advisory ,committee    
entitl$ ,f ,quanta to ! ,cont9uum3      
,opportunities = ,mesoscale ,sci5ce2    
7#c7 ! ,basic ,en]gy ,sci5ces ,basic    
,rese>* ,ne$s work%op report2 or  7#d7  
o!r relevant reports id5tifi$ by !      

,director4  7b7 ,collaborations ,a      
collaboration receiv+ an aw>d "u ?is    
subsection may include multiple types ( 
in/itutions & private sector entities4  
7c7 ,selection & duration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a collaboration "u ?is subsection %all
 be select$ = a p]iod ( #e ye>s4 ,an    
,en]gy ,fronti] ,rese>* ,c5t] already 9 
exi/5ce & support$ by ! ,director on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act may cont9ue  
to receive support = a p]iod ( #e ye>s  
beg9n+ on ! date ( e/abli%m5t ( t c5t]4 
7#b7 ,reapplication ,aft] ! end ( !     
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 an      
aw>dee may reapply = selection = a      
second p]iod ( #e ye>s on a competitive1
 m]it-review$ basis4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation   
,consi/5t ) ! exi/+ au?orities ( !      
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,director may t]m9ate an   
und]p]=m+ c5t] = cause dur+ ! p]=mance  
p]iod4  7d7 ,no fund+ = con/ruction ,no 
fund+ provid$ pursuant to ?is subsection
 may be us$ = ! con/ruction ( new       
build+s or facilities4