,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dah #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcgf ,report ,no4 #aae-eef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjag ,mr4 ,knight 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,hultgren7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,february #ac1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,energy to carry out certain upgrades to research equipment and the construction of a research user facility1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,department of ,energy ,research ,infrastructure ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,advanced ,light ,source upgrade 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall provide for the upgrade to the ,advanced ,light ,source described in the publication approved by the ,basic ,energy ,sciences ,advisory ,committee on ,june #i1 #bjaf1 titled ,report on ,facility ,upgrades1 including the development of a multi-bend achromat lattice to produce a high flux of coherent x-rays within the soft x-ray energy region4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,flux ,the term flux means the rate of flow of photons4 7#b7 ,soft x-ray ,the term soft x-ray means a photon with energy in the range from #ej to #b1jjj electron volts4 7c7 ,start of operations ,the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this section occurs before ,december #ca1 #bjbf4 7d7 ,funding ,out of funds appropriated to the ,office of ,science1 there shall be made available to the ,secretary to carry out the upgrade under this section-- 7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2 7#b7 #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7#c7 #hj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 7#d7 #hj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 7#e7 #eb1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 7#f7 #bb1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 and 7#g7 #f1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd4 #c4 ,linac ,coherent ,light ,source ,,ii high energy upgrade 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall provide for the upgrade to the ,linac ,coherent ,light ,source ,,ii facility described in the publication approved by the ,basic ,energy ,sciences ,advisory ,committee on ,june #i1 #bjaf1 titled ,report on ,facility ,upgrades1 including the development of experimental capabilities for high energy x-rays to reveal fundamental scientific discoveries4 ,the ,secretary shall ensure the upgrade under this section enables the production and use of high energy1 ultra-short pulse x-rays delivered at a high repetition rate4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,high energy x-ray ,the term a high energy x-ray means a photon with an energy at or exceeding #ab kiloelectron volts4 7#b7 ,high repetition rate ,the term high repetition rate means the delivery of x-ray pulses up to one million pulses per second4 7#c7 ,ultra-short pulse x-rays ,the term ultra-short pulse x-rays means x-ray bursts capable of durations of less than one hundred femtoseconds4 7c7 ,start of operations ,the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 ensure that the start of full operations of the upgrade under this section occurs before ,december #ca1 #bjbe4 7d7 ,funding ,out of funds appropriated to the ,office of ,science1 there shall be made available to the ,secretary to carry out the upgrade under this section-- 7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2 7#b7 #ee1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7#c7 #hj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 7#d7 #hj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 7#e7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 and 7#f7 #ca1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc4 #d4 ,facility for ,rare ,isotope ,beams 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall provide for a ,facility for ,rare ,isotope ,beams to advance the understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos4 7b7 ,facility capability ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall provide for1 at a minimum1 a rare isotope beam facility capable of #djj k,w of beam power4 7c7 ,start of operations ,the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 ensure that the start of full operations of the facility under this section occurs before ,june #cj1 #bjbb1 with early operation in #bjah4 7d7 ,funding ,out of funds appropriated to the ,office of ,science1 there shall be made available to the ,secretary to carry out activities1 including construction of the facility1 under this section-- 7#a7 #aja1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2 7#b7 #ajc1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7#c7 #ajd1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 7#d7 #aje1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and 7#e7 #ajf1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4 ,february #ac1 #bjah ,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed