,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #edgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,cortez ,ma/o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation rese>* & developm5t         
coord9ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,doe & ,,nsf ,int]ag5cy ,rese>* ,act4  
#b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation rese>* & developm5t  
coord9ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,en]gy 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,secret>y7 & ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,director7 %all c>ry out        
cross-cutt+ & collaborative rese>* &    
developm5t activities focus$ on ! jo9t  
advancem5t ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy &       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation mission    
requirem5ts & priorities4  7b7 ,memor&um
 ( und]/&+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y &

 ! ,director %all c>ry out & coord9ate !
 activities "u subsection 7a7 ?r\gh !   
e/abli%m5t ( a memor&um ( und]/&+1 or   
o!r appropriate int]ag5cy agreem5t4     
7#b7 ,process ,a memor&um or agreem5t   
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all require !
 use ( a competitive1 m]it-review$      
process1 :i* consid]s applications f    
,f$]al ag5cies1 ,national ,laboratories1
 in/itutions ( high] education1 nonpr(it
 in/itutions1 & o!r appropriate         
entities4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out
 ! activities "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y & ! ,director may-- 7#a7      
conduct collaborative rese>* 9 a v>iety 
( focus areas1 su* z-- 7,a7 basic plasma
 sci5ce & eng9e]+1 includ+ applications 
9 a/rophysics1 mat]ials sci5ce1 fusion  
sci5ce1 & accel]ator sci5ce2  7,b7      
fundam5tal biological & computational   
sci5ce & eng9e]+1 includ+ computational 
neurosci5ce & neuromorphic comput+1     
includ+ 9 collaboration ) ! program     
au?oriz$ "u section #cjf ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy ,rese>* & ,innovation ,act 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd72  7,c7 model+ &       
simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1 artificial     
intellig5ce1 data assimilation1         
l>ge-scale data analytics1 pr$ictive    
analysis1 & advanc$ computational1      
/orage1 & network+ capabilities 9 ord]  
to optimize algori?ms = purposes relat+ 
to en]gy & climate2  7,d7 quantum       
in=mation sci5ces1 includ+ quantum      
comput+ & quantum network infra/ructure1
 includ+ 9 collaboration ) ! programs   
au?oriz$ "u sections #djc & #djd ( !    
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hhec1 #hhed72  7,e7 en]gy & 
mat]ials sci5ce & eng9e]+1 includ+      
artificial photosyn!sis1 plasma1 sol>   
fuels1 & fusion1 includ+ 9 collaboration
 ) ! programs au?oriz$ "u-- 7i7 sections
 #cjc & #cjg ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy     
,rese>* & ,innovation ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfda1 #ahfde72 &  7ii7      
section #igc ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (  
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcac72  7,f7     
advanc$ manufactur+ te*nologies1 includ+
 effici5t /orage sy/ems & alt]natives to

 high-temp]ature process+1 = ! purposes 
( optimiz+ en]gy consumption1 includ+ 9 
collaboration ) ! program au?oriz$ "u   
section #ige ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (  
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcae72  7,g7     
microelectronics1 includ+ novel *ip     
ar*itectures1 memory sy/ems1 &          
int]connects2 &  7,h7 advanc$ physics1  
includ+ high en]gy & p>ticle physics1   
accel]ator rese>* & developm5t1 &       
high-p]=mance computational tools1      
includ+ 9 collaboration ) ! programs    
au?oriz$ "u section #cjc ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy ,rese>* & ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfda72  7#b7 promote        
collaboration1 op5 community-bas$       
developm5t1 & data & in=mation %>+      
betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,national        
,laboratories1 in/itutions ( high]      
education1 nonpr(it in/itutions1 & o!r  
appropriate entities by provid+ necess>y
 access & secure data & in=mation       
transf]2  7#c7 support rese>*           
infra/ructure1 includ+ new facilities & 
equipm5t1 z ! ,secret>y & ,director     

det]m9e necess>y2 &  7#d7 organize      
education1 tra9+1 & rese>* initiatives  
relat+ to ,,/em education & work=ce     
developm5t1 includ+-- 7,a7 int]n%ips1   
fell[%ips1 & o!r rese>* or "w-bas$ le>n+
 opportunities2  7,b7 educational       
programm+ = /ud5ts at all levels1       
especially exp]i5tial & project-bas$    
le>n+ opportunities2 &  7,c7 pr(essional
 developm5t opportunities = educators & 
rese>*]s4  7d7 ,agreem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !
 activities "u subsection 7a71 !        
,secret>y & ! ,director may-- 7#a7 c>ry 
out reimbursable agreem5ts betwe5 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation1 & o!r entities 9 ord] to    
maximize ! effectiv5ess ( rese>* &      
developm5t2 &  7#b7 collaborate ) o!r   
,f$]al ag5cies1 z appropriate4  7e7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y & !  
,director %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on   
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & ,comm]ce1 

,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a 
report detail+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,int]ag5cy
 coord9ation betwe5 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy    
involv$ 9 ! rese>* & developm5t         
activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section4    
7#b7 ,pot5tial opportunities to exp& !  
te*nical capabilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,en]gy & ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation4
  7#c7 ,collaborative rese>* a*ievem5ts4
  7#d7 ,areas ( future mutually         
b5eficial successes4  7#e7 ,cont9uation 
( coord9ation activities betwe5 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation4  7f7 ,rese>* security ,!   
activities au?oriz$ "u ?is section %all 
be appli$ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) subtitle 
,d ( title ,,vi ( ! ,rese>* &           
,developm5t1 ,competition1 & ,innovation
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq474