,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #afi #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bihj ,report ,no4 #aah-bji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bg1 #bjbc,ms4 ,stevens 7for herself and ,mr4 ,baird7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,september #ba1 #bjbc;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick ,september #ba1 #bjbc,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #bg1 #bjbc ,a ,,bill ,to provide for ,department of ,energy and ,national ,science ,foundation research and development coordination1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,doe and ,,nsf ,interagency ,research ,act4 #b4 ,department of ,energy and ,national ,science ,foundation research and development coordination 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary7 and the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation 7in this section referred to as the ,director7 shall carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities focused on the joint advancement of ,department of ,energy and ,national ,science ,foundation mission requirements and priorities4 7b7 ,memorandum of understanding ,the ,secretary and the ,director shall coordinate the activities under subsection 7a7 through the establishment of a memorandum of understanding1 or other appropriate interagency agreement4 ,such memorandum or agreement1 as the case may be1 shall require the use of a competitive1 merit-reviewed process1 which considers applications from ,federal agencies1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 non-profit institutions1 and other appropriate entities4 7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,director may-- 7#a7 conduct collaborative research in a variety of focus areas1 such as-- 7,a7 basic plasma science and engineering1 including applications in astrophysics1 materials science1 fusion science1 and accelerator science2 7,b7 fundamental biological and computational science and engineering1 including computational neuroscience and neuromorphic computing1 including in collaboration with the program authorized under section #cjf of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd72 7,c7 modeling and simulation1 machine learning1 artificial intelligence1 data assimilation1 large-scale data analytics1 predictive analysis1 and advanced computational1 storage1 and networking capabilities in order to optimize algorithms for purposes related to energy and climate2 7,d7 quantum information sciences1 including quantum computing and quantum network infrastructure1 including in collaboration with the programs authorized under sections #djc and #djd of the ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhec and #hhed72 7,e7 energy and materials science and engineering1 including artificial photosynthesis1 plasma1 solar fuels1 and fusion1 including in collaboration with the programs authorized under sections #cjc and #cjg of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfda and #ahfde71 and section #igc of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcac72 7,f7 advanced manufacturing technologies1 including efficient storage systems and alternatives to high-temperature processing1 for the purposes of optimizing energy consumption1 including in collaboration with the program authorized under section #ige of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcae72 7,g7 microelectronics1 including novel chip architectures1 memory systems1 and interconnects2 and 7,h7 advanced physics1 including high energy and particle physics1 accelerator research and development1 and high performance computational tools1 including in collaboration with the programs authorized under section #cjc of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfda72 7#b7 promote collaboration1 open community-based development1 and data and information sharing between ,federal agencies1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 nonprofit institutions1 and other appropriate entities by providing the necessary access and secure data and information transfer capabilities2 7#c7 support research infrastructure1 including new facilities and equipment1 as the ,secretary and ,director determine necessary2 and 7#d7 organize education1 training1 and research initiatives relating to ,,stem education and workforce development1 including-- 7,a7 internships1 fellowships1 and other research or work-based learning opportunities2 7,b7 educational programming for students at all levels1 especially experiential and project-based learning opportunities2 and 7,c7 professional development opportunities for educators and researchers4 7d7 ,agreements ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,director are authorized to-- 7#a7 carry out reimbursable agreements between the ,department of ,energy1 the ,national ,science ,foundation1 and other entities in order to maximize the effectiveness of research and development2 and 7#b7 collaborate with other ,federal agencies1 as appropriate4 7e7 ,report ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary and the ,director shall submit to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report detailing the following3 7#a7 ,interagency coordination between each ,federal agency involved in the research and development activities carried out under this section4 7#b7 ,potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7#c7 ,collaborative research achievements4 7#d7 ,areas of future mutually beneficial successes4 7#e7 ,continuation of coordination activities between the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7f7 ,research security ,the activities authorized under this section shall be applied in a manner consistent with subtitle ,d of title ,,vi of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7enacted as division ,b of the ,,chips ,act of #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq4774 ,september #ba1 #bjbc,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed