,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdcg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act to reestablish an office relating to fusion4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,office of ,fusion ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,reestablishment of ,department of ,energy office relating to fusion 7a7 ,office of ,fusion ,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 ,fusion 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish the ,office of ,fusion 7referred to in this section as the ,office7 within the ,department to advance near-term and long-term fusion energy science and technology to meet the energy1 environmental1 and economic needs of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of the ,office shall be-- 7#a7 to enhance the economic and energy security of the ,united ,states2 7#b7 to maintain ,united ,states leadership in fusion energy technologies2 7#c7 to advance fusion energy1 in partnership with the private sector1 to accelerate research1 development1 demonstration1 deployment1 and market adoption of fusion technologies2 7#d7 to manage1 through the ,fusion ,innovation ,center established under subsection 7g71 public-private partnerships with the ,united ,states fusion industry to accelerate successful deployment of first commercial fusion power plants1 with a goal to start construction of more than #a private-sector fusion power plant not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbh2 7#e7 to ensure an adequate national fusion supply chain infrastructure1 including manufacturing capabilities2 7#f7 to serve in a coordination role to align the capabilities of the ,office of ,science for basic research1 the ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency--,energy for early technology development1 and the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration for inertial confinement fusion-relevant technologies to serve a single goal of accelerating commercial plant deployment while meeting high standards for safety2 7#g7 to expand international fusion energy cooperation to support commercialization of fusion energy2 7#h7 to ensure the availability of a well-trained workforce to support the fusion industry2 7#i7 to provide technical expertise to regulators of fusion machines at the ,federal1 ,state1 and international levels2 and 7#aj7 to partner with other agencies to support programs and initiatives to facilitate international market opportunities for the ,united ,states commercial fusion industry4 7c7 ,director ,the head of the ,office shall be a ,director selected by the ,secretary4 7d7 ,consolidation of fusion offices ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 conduct outreach to obtain stakeholder feedback from the private and public sectors relating to identifying the relevant commercially oriented ,department programs involved in fusion1 including programs under the ,office of ,science1 that should be transferred to the ,office1 including any milestone-based private sector funding programs and the ,innovation ,network for ,fusion ,energy public-private partnership program2 and 7#b7 develop a timeline for transferring the programs identified under paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the duties of the ,office1 the ,director shall consult with the private sector1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 and the public as to how to optimize the organization of the various programs within the ,department4 7f7 ,fusion demonstration program vision 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,office of ,fusion ,act of #bjbe1 the ,secretary and the ,director shall submit to ,congress a commercial deployment roadmap that-- 7,a7 identifies key barriers2 and 7,b7 describes specific activities to overcome those barriers and meet key deployment milestones1 including activities such as early-stage technology development1 regulatory streamlining1 demonstration projects1 and supply chain manufacturing4 7#b7 ,periodic report ,the ,secretary and the ,director shall submit to ,congress an updated roadmap under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 every #d years2 or 7,b7 appended to another periodic energy report1 as determined by the ,secretary and the ,director4 7g7 ,fusion innovation center 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall establish within the ,office a center1 to be known as the ,fusion ,innovation ,center1 to lead public-private partnerships that facilitate commercial deployment of fusion4 7#b7 ,national ,laboratory ,the ,fusion ,innovation ,center established under paragraph 7#a7 shall be based at a ,national ,laboratory 7as defined in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771 or a university in the ,united ,states1 with a dedicated and established fusion energy program that-- 7,a7 has demonstrated fusion technology advances2 7,b7 has received funding from the ,fusion ,energy ,sciences program of the ,office of ,science2 and 7,c7 has a facility capable of creating burning plasma and fusion relevant conditions4 7h7 ,coordination and ,nonduplication 7#a7 ,in general ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the ,director shall ensure that the activities of the ,office are coordinated with1 and do not duplicate the efforts of1 other programs and laboratories within the ,department and other relevant research agencies4 7#b7 ,technology transfer coordination ,to the extent appropriate1 the ,director may coordinate with the ,chief ,commercialization ,officer appointed under section #ajja7;a77#d7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcia7;a77#d774 4 7b7 ,fusion energy under ,assistant ,secretary ,section #bjc7;a77#b7 of the ,department of ,energy ,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gacc7;a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c71 7,d71 and 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 fusion energy resources2 4 7c7 ,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 ,fusion4 4