,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dffd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #aj1 #bjbd,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to establish a program to promote the use of artificial intelligence to support the missions of the ,department of ,energy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,department of ,energy ,,ai ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,department has a leading role to play in making the most of the potential of artificial intelligence to advance the missions of the ,department relating to national security1 science1 and energy 7including critical materials72 7#b7 the #ag ,national ,laboratories employ over #dj1jjj scientists1 engineers1 and researchers with decades of experience developing world-leading advanced computational algorithms1 computer science research1 experimentation1 and applications in machine learning that underlie artificial intelligence2 7#c7 the ,,nnsa manages the ,stockpile ,stewardship ,program established under section #dbja of the ,atomic ,energy ,defense ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #beba71 which includes the ,advanced ,simulation and ,computing program1 that provides critical classified and unclassified computing capabilities to sustain the nuclear stockpile of the ,united ,states2 7#d7 for decades1 the ,department has led the world in the design1 construction1 and operation of the preeminent high-performance computing systems of the ,united ,states1 which benefit the scientific and economic competitiveness of the ,united ,states across many sectors1 including energy1 critical materials1 biotechnology1 and national security2 7#e7 across the network of #cd user facilities of the ,department1 scientists generate tremendous volumes of high-quality open data across diverse research areas1 while the ,,nnsa has always generated the foremost datasets in the world on nuclear deterrence and strategic weapons2 7#f7 the unrivaled quantity and quality of open and classified scientific datasets of the ,department is a unique asset to rapidly develop frontier ,,ai models2 7#g7 the ,department already develops cutting-edge ,,ai models to execute the broad mission of the ,department1 including ,,ai models of the ,department that are used to forecast disease transmission for ,,covid-#ai1 and address critical material issues and emerging nuclear security missions2 7#h7 the ,,ai capabilities of the ,department will underpin and jumpstart a dedicated1 focused1 and centralized ,,ai program2 and 7#i7 under section #d4a7;b7 of ,executive ,order #adaaj 7#hh ,fed4 ,reg4 #geaia 7,november #a1 #bjbc77 7relating to the safe1 secure1 and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence71 the ,secretary is tasked to lead development in testbeds1 national security protections1 and assessment of artificial intelligence applications4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,ai2 artificial intelligence ,the terms ,,ai and artificial intelligence have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section #ejjb of the ,national ,artificial ,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74 7#b7 ,alignment ,the term alignment means a field of ,,ai safety research that aims to make ,,ai systems behave in line with human intentions4 7#c7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,energy1 including the ,,nnsa4 7#d7 ,foundation model ,the term foundation model means an ,,ai model that-- 7,a7 is trained on broad data2 7,b7 generally uses self-supervision2 7,c7 contains at least tens of billions of parameters2 and 7,d7 is applicable across a wide range of contexts2 and 7,e7 exhibits1 or could be easily modified to exhibit1 high levels of performance at tasks that pose a serious risk to the security1 national economic security1 or national public health or safety of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,frontier ,,ai 7,a7 ,in general ,the term frontier ,,ai means the leading edge of ,,ai research that remains unexplored and is considered to be the most challenging1 including models-- 7i7 that exceed the capabilities currently present in the most advanced existing models2 and 7ii7 many of which perform a wide variety of tasks4 7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term frontier ,,ai includes ,,ai models with more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj parameters4 7#f7 ,national ,laboratory ,the term ,national ,laboratory has the meaning given the term in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74 7#g7 ,,nnsa ,the term ,,nnsa means the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration4 7#h7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#i7 ,testbed ,the term testbed means any platform1 facility1 or environment that enables the testing and evaluation of scientific theories and new technologies1 including hardware1 software1 or field environments in which structured frameworks can be implemented to conduct tests to assess the performance1 reliability1 safety1 and security of a wide range of items1 including prototypes1 systems1 applications1 ,,ai models1 instruments1 computational tools1 devices1 and other technological innovations4 #d4 ,artificial intelligence research to deployment 7a7 ,program ,to develop and deploy frontiers in artificial intelligence for science1 security1 and technology 7,,fasst7 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a centralized ,,ai program to carry out research on the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities for the missions of the ,department 7referred to in this subsection as the program71 consistent with the program established under section #eeja of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idfa74 7#b7 ,program components 7,a7 ,in general ,the program shall advance and support diverse activities that include the following components3 7i7 ,aggregation1 curation1 and distribution of ,,ai training datasets4 7ii7 ,development and deployment of next-generation computing platforms and infrastructure4 7iii7 ,development and deployment of safe and trustworthy ,,ai models and systems4 7iv7 ,tuning and adaptation of ,,ai models and systems for pressing scientific1 energy1 and national security applications4 7,b7 ,aggregation1 curation1 and distribution of ,,ai training datasets ,in carrying out the component of the program described in subparagraph 7,a77i71 the ,secretary shall develop methods1 platforms1 protocols1 and other tools required for efficient1 safe1 and effective aggregation1 generation1 curation1 and distribution of ,,ai training datasets1 including-- 7i7 assembling1 aggregating1 and curating large-scale training data for advanced ,,ai1 including outputs from research programs of the ,department and other open science data1 with the goal of developing comprehensive scientific ,,ai training databases and testing and validation data2 7ii7 developing and executing appropriate data management plan for the ethical1 responsible1 and secure use of classified and unclassified scientific data2 7iii7 identifying1 curating1 and safely distributing1 as appropriate based on the application-- 7,i7 scientific and experimental ,departmental datasets2 and 7,,ii7 sponsored research activities that are needed for the training of foundation and adapted downstream ,,ai models2 and 7iv7 partnering with stakeholders to curate critical datasets that reside outside the ,department but are determined to be critical to optimizing the capabilities of open-science ,,ai foundation models1 national security ,,ai foundation models1 and other ,,ai technologies developed under the program4 7,c7 ,development and deployment of next-generation computing platforms and infrastructure ,in carrying out the component of the program described in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 develop early-stage ,,ai testbeds to test and evaluate new software1 hardware1 algorithms1 and other ,,ai-based technologies and applications2 7ii7 develop and deploy new energy-efficient ,,ai computing hardware and software infrastructure necessary for developing and deploying trustworthy frontier ,,ai systems that leverage the high-performance computing capabilities of the ,department and the ,national ,laboratories2 7iii7 facilitate the development and deployment of unclassified and classified high-performance computing systems and ,,ai platforms through ,department-owned infrastructure data and computing facilities2 7iv7 procure high-performance computing and other resources necessary for developing1 training1 evaluating1 and deploying ,,ai foundation models and ,,ai technologies2 and 7v7 use appropriate supplier screening tools available through the ,department to ensure that procurements under clause 7iv7 are from trusted suppliers4 7,d7 ,development and deployment of safe and trustworthy ,,ai models and systems ,in carrying out the component of the program described in subparagraph 7,a77iii71 not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 develop innovative concepts and applied mathematics1 computer science1 engineering1 and other science disciplines needed for frontier ,,ai2 7ii7 develop best-in-class ,,ai foundation models and other ,,ai technologies for open-science and national security applications2 7iii7 research and deploy counter-adversarial artificial intelligence solutions to predict1 prevent1 mitigate1 and respond to threats to critical infrastructure1 energy security1 and nuclear nonproliferation1 and biological and chemical threats2 7iv7 establish crosscutting research efforts on ,,ai risks1 reliability1 safety1 trustworthiness1 and alignment1 including the creation of unclassified and classified data platforms across the ,department2 and 7v7 develop capabilities needed to ensure the safe and responsible implementation of ,,ai in the private and public sectors that-- 7,i7 may be readily applied across ,federal agencies and private entities to ensure that open-science models are released responsibly1 securely1 and in the national interest2 and 7,,ii7 ensure that classified national security models are secure1 responsibly managed1 and safely implemented in the national interest4 7,e7 ,tuning and adaptation of ,,ai models and systems for pressing scientific and national security applications ,in carrying out the component of the program described in subparagraph 7,a77iv71 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 use ,,ai foundation models and other ,,ai technologies to develop a multitude of tuned and adapted downstream models to solve pressing scientific1 energy1 and national security challenges2 7ii7 carry out joint work1 including public-private partnerships1 and cooperative research projects with industry1 including end user companies1 hardware systems vendors1 and ,,ai software companies1 to advance ,,ai technologies relevant to the missions of the ,department2 7iii7 form partnerships with other ,federal agencies1 institutions of higher education1 and international organizations aligned with the interests of the ,united ,states to advance frontier ,,ai systems development and deployment2 and 7iv7 increase research experiences and workforce development1 including training for undergraduate and graduate students in frontier ,,ai for science1 energy1 and national security4 7#c7 ,strategic plan ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary shall develop a strategic plan with specific short-term and long-term goals and resource needs to advance applications in ,,ai for science1 energy1 and national security to support the missions of the ,department1 consistent with-- 7,a7 the #bjbc ,national ,laboratory workshop report entitled ,advanced ,research ,directions on ,,ai for ,science1 ,energy1 and ,security2 and 7,b7 the #bjbd ,national ,laboratory workshop report entitled ,,ai for ,energy4 7b7 ,,ai ,research and ,development ,centers 7#a7 ,in general ,as part of the program established under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall select1 on a competitive1 merit-reviewed basis1 ,national ,laboratories to establish and operate not fewer than #h multidisciplinary ,,ai ,research and ,development ,centers 7referred to in this subsection as ,centers7-- 7,a7 to accelerate the safe and trustworthy deployment of ,,ai for science1 energy1 and national security missions2 7,b7 to demonstrate the use of ,,ai in addressing key challenge problems of national interest in science1 energy1 and national security2 and 7,c7 to maintain the competitive advantage of the ,united ,states in ,,ai4 7#b7 ,focus ,each ,center shall bring together diverse teams from ,national ,laboratories1 academia1 and industry to collaboratively and concurrently deploy hardware1 software1 numerical methods1 data1 algorithms1 and applications for ,,ai and ensure that the frontier ,,ai research of the ,department is well-suited for key ,department missions1 including by using existing and emerging computing systems to the maximum extent practicable4 7#c7 ,administration 7,a7 ,national laboratory ,each ,center shall be established as part of a ,national ,laboratory4 7,b7 ,application ,to be eligible for selection to establish and operate a ,center under paragraph 7#a71 a ,national ,laboratory shall submit to the ,secretary an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7,c7 ,director ,each ,center shall be headed by a ,director1 who shall be the ,chief ,executive ,officer of the ,center and an employee of the ,national ,laboratory described in subparagraph 7,a71 and responsible for-- 7i7 successful execution of the goals of the ,center2 and 7ii7 coordinating with other ,centers4 7,d7 ,technical roadmap ,in support of the strategic plan developed under subsection 7a77#c71 each ,center shall-- 7i7 set a research and innovation goal central to advancing the science1 energy1 and national security mission of the ,department2 and 7ii7 establish a technical roadmap to meet that goal in not more than #g years4 7,e7 ,coordination ,the ,secretary shall coordinate1 minimize duplication1 and resolve conflicts between the ,centers4 7#d7 ,funding ,of the amounts made available under subsection 7h71 each ,center shall receive not less than #cj1jjj1jjj per year for a duration of not less than #e years but not more than #g years1 which yearly amount may be renewed for an additional #e-year period4 7c7 ,,ai risk evaluation and mitigation program 7#a7 ,,ai risk program ,as part of the program established under subsection 7a71 and consistent with the missions of the ,department1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,director of the ,national ,security ,agency1 and the ,secretary of ,commerce1 shall carry out a comprehensive program to evaluate and mitigate safety and security risks associated with artificial intelligence systems 7referred to in this subsection as the ,,ai risk program74 7#b7 ,risk taxonomy 7,a7 ,in general ,under the ,,ai risk program1 the ,secretary shall develop a taxonomy of safety and security risks associated with artificial intelligence systems relevant to the missions of the ,department1 including1 at a minimum1 the risks described in subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,risks described ,the risks referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 are the abilities of artificial intelligence-- 7i7 to generate information at a given classification level2 7ii7 to assist in generation of nuclear weapons information2 7iii7 to assist in generation of chemical1 biological1 radiological1 nuclear1 nonproliferation1 critical infrastructure1 and energy security threats or hazards2 7iv7 to assist in generation of malware and other cyber and adversarial threats that pose a significant national security risk1 such as threatening the stability of critical national infrastructure2 7v7 to undermine public trust in the use of artificial intelligence technologies or in national security2 7vi7 to deceive a human operator or computer system1 or otherwise act in opposition to the goals of a human operator or automated systems2 and 7vii7 to act autonomously with little or no human intervention in ways that conflict with human intentions4 7d7 ,shared resources for ,,ai 7#a7 ,in general ,as part of the program established under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall identify1 support1 and sustain shared resources and enabling tools that have the potential to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and technological innovation with respect to the missions of the ,department relating to science1 energy1 and national security4 7#b7 ,consultation ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consult with relevant experts in industry1 academia1 and the ,national ,laboratories4 7#c7 ,focus ,shared resources and enabling tools referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,scientific data and knowledge bases for training ,,ai systems4 7,b7 ,benchmarks and competitions for evaluating advances in ,,ai systems4 7,c7 ,platform technologies that lower the cost of generating training data or enable the generation of novel training data4 7,d7 ,high-performance computing1 including hybrid computing systems that integrate ,,ai and high-performance computing4 7,e7 ,the combination of ,,ai and scientific automation1 such as cloud labs and self-driving labs4 7,f7 ,tools that enable ,,ai to solve inverse design problems4 7,g7 ,testbeds for accelerating progress at the intersection of ,,ai and cyberphysical systems4 7e7 ,administration 7#a7 ,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 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq474 7#b7 ,cybersecurity ,the ,secretary shall ensure the integration of robust cybersecurity measures into all ,,ai research-to-deployment efforts authorized under this section to protect the integrity and confidentiality of collected and analyzed data4 7#c7 ,partnerships with private entities 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall seek to establish partnerships with private companies and nonprofit organizations in carrying out this ,act1 including with respect to the research1 development1 and deployment of each of the #d program components described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a74 7,b7 ,requirement ,in carrying out subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary shall protect any information submitted to or shared by the ,department consistent with applicable laws 7including regulations74 7f7 ,,stem education and workforce development 7#a7 ,in general ,of the amounts made available under subsection 7h71 not less than #aj percent shall be used to foster the education and training of the next-generation ,,ai workforce4 7#b7 ,,ai talent ,as part of the program established under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall develop the required workforce1 and hire and train not fewer than #ejj new researchers to meet the rising demand for ,,ai talent-- 7,a7 with a particular emphasis on expanding the number of individuals from underrepresented groups pursuing and attaining skills relevant to ,,ai2 and 7,b7 including by-- 7i7 providing training1 grants1 and research opportunities2 7ii7 carrying out public awareness campaigns about ,,ai career paths2 and 7iii7 establishing new degree and certificate programs in ,,ai-related disciplines at universities and community colleges4 7g7 ,annual report ,the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress an annual report describing-- 7#a7 the progress1 findings1 and expenditures under each program established under this section2 and 7#b7 any legislative recommendations for promoting and improving each of those programs4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #b1djj1jjj1jjj each year for the #e-year period following the date of enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,federal permitting 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a program to improve ,federal permitting processes for energy-related projects1 including critical materials projects1 using artificial intelligence4 7b7 ,program components ,in carrying out the program established under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall carry out activities1 including activities that-- 7#a7 analyze data and provide tools from past environmental and other permitting reviews1 including by-- 7,a7 extracting data from applications for comparison with data relied on in environmental reviews to assess the adequacy and relevance of applications2 7,b7 extracting information from past site-specific analyses in the area of a current project2 7,c7 summarizing key mitigation actions that have been successfully applied in past similar projects2 and 7,d7 using ,,ai for deeper reviews of past determinations under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 to inform more flexible and effective categorical exclusions2 and 7#b7 build tools to improve future reviews1 including-- 7,a7 tools for project proponents that accelerate preparation of environmental documentation2 7,b7 tools for government reviewers such as domain-specific large language models that help convert geographic information system or tabular data on resources potentially impacted into rough-draft narrative documents2 7,c7 tools to be applied in nongovernmental settings1 such as automatic reviews of applications to assess the completeness of information2 and 7,d7 a strategic plan to implement and deploy online and digital tools to improve ,federal permitting activities1 developed in consultation with-- 7i7 the ,secretary of the ,interior2 7ii7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with respect to ,national ,forest ,system land2 7iii7 the ,executive ,director of the ,federal ,permitting ,improvement ,steering ,council established by section #dajjb7;a7 of the ,,fast ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcgjm-#a7;a772 and 7iv7 the heads of any other relevant ,federal department or agency1 as determined appropriate by the ,secretary4 #f4 ,rulemaking on ,,ai standardization for grid interconnection ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission shall initiate a rulemaking to revise the pro forma ,large ,generator ,interconnection ,procedures promulgated pursuant to section #ce4bh7;f7 of title #ah1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or successor regulations71 to require public utility transmission providers to share and employ1 as appropriate1 queue management best practices with respect to the use of computing technologies1 such as artificial intelligence1 machine learning1 or automation1 in evaluating and processing interconnection requests1 in order to expedite study results with respect to those requests4 #g4 ,ensuring energy security for datacenters and computing resources ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 assesses-- 7,a7 the growth of computing data centers and advanced computing electrical power load in the ,united ,states2 7,b7 potential risks of growth in computing centers or growth in the required electrical power to ,united ,states energy and national security2 and 7,c7 the extent to which emerging technologies1 such as artificial intelligence and advanced computing1 may impact hardware and software systems used at data and computing centers2 and 7#b7 provides recommendations for-- 7,a7 resources and capabilities that the ,department may provide to promote access to energy resources by data centers and advanced computing2 7,b7 policy changes to ensure domestic deployment of data center and advanced computing resources prevents offshoring of ,united ,states data and resources2 and 7,c7 improving the energy efficiency of data centers1 advanced computing1 and ,,ai4 #h4 ,office of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act is amended by inserting after section #bae 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gadd;b7 the following3 #baf4 ,office of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,critical and emerging technology ,the term critical and emerging technology means-- 7,a7 advanced technology that is potentially significant to ,united ,states competitiveness1 energy security1 or national security1 such as biotechnology1 advanced computing1 and advanced manufacturing2 7,b7 technology that may address the challenges described in subsection 7b7 of section #ajchg of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aiajg72 and 7,c7 technology described in the key technology focus areas described in subsection 7c7 of that section 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aiajg74 7#b7 ,department capabilities ,the term ,department capabilities means-- 7,a7 each of the ,national ,laboratories 7as defined in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja772 and 7,b7 each associated user facility of the ,department4 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology described in subsection 7d74 7#d7 ,office ,the term ,office means the ,office of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology established by subsection 7b74 7b7 ,establishment ,there shall be within the ,office of the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,innovation an ,office of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology4 7c7 ,mission ,the mission of the ,office shall be-- 7#a7 to work across the entire ,department to assess and analyze the status of and gaps in ,united ,states competitiveness1 energy security1 and national security relating to critical and emerging technologies1 including through the use of ,department capabilities2 7#b7 to leverage ,department capabilities to provide for rapid response to emerging threats and technological surprise from new emerging technologies2 7#c7 to promote greater participation of ,department capabilities within national science policy and international forums2 and 7#d7 to inform the direction of research and policy decisionmaking relating to potential risks of adoption and use of emerging technologies1 such as inadvertent or deliberate misuses of technology4 7d7 ,director of critical and emerging technology ,the ,office shall be headed by a director1 to be known as the ,director of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology1 who shall-- 7#a7 be appointed by the ,secretary2 and 7#b7 be an individual who1 by reason of professional background and experience1 is specially qualified to advise the ,secretary on matters pertaining to critical and emerging technology4 7e7 ,collaboration ,in carrying out the mission and activities of the ,office1 the ,director shall closely collaborate with all relevant ,departmental entities1 including the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration and the ,office of ,science1 to maximize the computational capabilities of the ,department and minimize redundant capabilities4 7f7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the mission and activities of the ,office1 the ,director-- 7#a7 shall coordinate with senior leadership across the ,department and other stakeholders 7such as institutions of higher education and private industry72 7#b7 shall ensure the coordination of the ,office of ,science with the other activities of the ,department relating to critical and emerging technology1 including the transfer of knowledge1 capabilities1 and relevant technologies1 from basic research programs of the ,department to applied research and development programs of the ,department1 for the purpose of enabling development of mission-relevant technologies2 7#c7 shall support joint activities among the programs of the ,department2 7#d7 shall coordinate with the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies operating under existing authorizations with subjects related to the mission of the ,office described in subsection 7c7 in support of advancements in related research areas1 as the ,director determines to be appropriate2 and 7#e7 may form partnerships to enhance the use of1 and to ensure access to1 user facilities by other ,federal agencies4 7g7 ,planning1 assessment1 and reporting 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,department of ,energy ,,ai ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a critical and emerging technology action plan and assessment1 which shall include-- 7,a7 a review of current investments1 programs1 activities1 and science infrastructure of the ,department1 including under ,national ,laboratories1 to advance critical and emerging technologies2 7,b7 a description of any shortcomings of the capabilities of the ,department that may adversely impact national competitiveness relating to emerging technologies or national security2 and 7,c7 a budget projection for the subsequent #e fiscal years of planned investments of the ,department in each critical and emerging technology1 including research and development1 infrastructure1 pilots1 test beds1 demonstration projects1 and other relevant activities4 7#b7 ,updates ,every #b years after the submission of the plan and assessment under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress-- 7,a7 an updated emerging technology action plan and assessment2 and 7,b7 a report that describes the progress made toward meeting the goals set forth in the emerging technology action plan and assessment submitted previously4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7,public ,law #ie-ia2 #ia ,stat4 #efe2 #aai ,stat4 #gfd2 #acc ,stat4 #baii7 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bae the following3 ,sec4 #baf4 ,office of ,critical and ,emerging ,technology4 4