H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022 (Feb. 28, 2022)
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H.R. 4521 is an Act received in the Senate on February 17, 2022, read the first time, and on February 28, 2022 read the second time and placed on the calendar as Calendar No. 282. It is described as an Act to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology. Section 1 gives the short title as the America COMPETES Act of 2022. The table of contents lists Section 3, Prohibiting discrimination against people of Asian descent, then Division A, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund, and Division B, Research and Innovation.
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Calendar No. 282
117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4521
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Received; read the first time
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to
ensure continued United States leadership in engineering
biology.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Creating Op-
3 portunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Tech-
4 nology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022’’ or the
5 ‘‘America COMPETES Act of 2022’’.
6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Prohibiting discrimination against people of Asian descent.
DIVISION A—CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE
SEMICONDUCTORS (CHIPS) FOR AMERICA FUND
Sec. 10001. Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS)
for America Fund.
Sec. 10002. Semiconductor incentives.
Sec. 10003. Office of Opportunity and Inclusion.
Sec. 10004. Additional GAO reporting requirement.
Sec. 10005. Comptroller General report.
Sec. 10006. Modification to certain GAO reports.
Sec. 10007. Expanding the semiconductor incentive program to include non-
profits.
DIVISION B—RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE FOR THE FUTURE
Sec. 10101. Mission of the Office of Science.
Sec. 10102. Basic energy sciences program.
Sec. 10103. Biological and environmental research.
Sec. 10104. Advanced scientific computing research program.
Sec. 10105. Fusion energy research.
Sec. 10106. High energy physics program.
Sec. 10107. Nuclear physics program.
Sec. 10108. Accelerator research and development.
Sec. 10109. Isotope development and production for research applications.
Sec. 10110. Science laboratories infrastructure program.
Sec. 10111. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists.
Sec. 10112. High intensity laser research initiative; Office of Science Emerging
Infectious Disease Computing Research Initiative; helium con-
servation program; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 10113. State-owned enterprises prohibition.
Sec. 10114. Determination of Budgetary Effects.
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Sec. 10115. National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory.
Sec. 10116. Additional research.
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TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE ACT OF 2021
Sec. 10201. Definitions.
Subtitle A—Appropriations
Sec. 10211. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Measurement Research
Sec. 10221. Engineering biology and biometrology.
Sec. 10222. Greenhouse gas measurement research.
Sec. 10223. NIST authority for cybersecurity and privacy activities.
Sec. 10224. Software security and authentication.
Sec. 10225. Digital identity management research.
Sec. 10226. Biometrics research and testing.
Sec. 10227. Federal biometric performance standards.
Sec. 10228. Protecting research from cyber theft.
Sec. 10229. Dissemination of resources for research institutions.
Sec. 10230. Advanced communications research.
Sec. 10231. Neutron scattering.
Sec. 10232. Quantum information science.
Sec. 10233. Artificial intelligence.
Sec. 10234. Sustainable Chemistry Research and Education.
Sec. 10235. Premise plumbing research.
Subtitle C—General Activities
Sec. 10241. Educational outreach and support for underrepresented commu-
nities.
Sec. 10242. Other transactions authority.
Sec. 10243. Report to congress on collaborations with government agencies.
Sec. 10244. Hiring critical technical experts.
Sec. 10245. International standards development.
Sec. 10246. Standard technical update.
Sec. 10247. GAO study of NIST research security policies and protocols.
Sec. 10248. Standards development organization grants.
Subtitle D—Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Sec. 10251. Establishment of expansion awards pilot program as a part of the
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
Sec. 10252. Update to manufacturing extension partnership.
Sec. 10253. National supply chain database.
Sec. 10254. Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership activities.
Subtitle E—Manufacturing USA Program
Sec. 10261. Supporting geographic diversity.
Subtitle F—Manufacturing USA Program
Sec. 10271. Expanding opportunities through the Manufacturing USA Pro-
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TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
Sec. 10301. Findings.
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Sec. 10302. Definitions.
Sec. 10303. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 10304. STEM education.
Sec. 10305. Broadening participation.
Sec. 10306. Fundamental research.
Sec. 10307. Research infrastructure.
Sec. 10308. Directorate for science and engineering solutions.
Sec. 10309. Administrative amendments.
Sec. 10310. Microgravity utilization policy.
Sec. 10311. Recognition of the Arecibo Observatory.
Sec. 10312. Hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education.
TITLE IV—BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 10401. Findings.
Sec. 10402. Definitions.
Sec. 10403. National Engineering Biology Research and Development Initia-
tive.
Sec. 10404. Initiative coordination.
Sec. 10405. Advisory committee.
Sec. 10406. External review of ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security,
and societal issues.
Sec. 10407. Agency activities.
Sec. 10408. Rule of construction.
TITLE V—BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE
Subtitle A—STEM Opportunities
Sec. 10501. Findings.
Sec. 10502. Purposes.
Sec. 10503. Federal science agency policies for caregivers.
Sec. 10504. Collection and reporting of data on Federal research grants.
Sec. 10505. Policies for review of Federal research grants.
Sec. 10506. Collection of data on demographics of faculty.
Sec. 10507. Cultural and institutional barriers to expanding the academic and
Federal STEM workforce.
Sec. 10508. Research and dissemination at the National Science Foundation.
Sec. 10509. Research and related activities to expand STEM opportunities.
Sec. 10510. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.
Sec. 10511. Report to Congress.
Sec. 10512. Merit review.
Sec. 10513. Determination of budgetary effects.
Sec. 10514. Definitions.
Subtitle B—Rural STEM Education Research
Sec. 10521. Findings.
Sec. 10522. NIST engagement with rural communities.
Sec. 10523. NITR-D broadband working group.
Sec. 10524. National Academy of Sciences evaluation.
Sec. 10525. GAO review.
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Sec. 10526. Capacity building through EPSCOR.
Sec. 10527. National Science Foundation rural STEM Research activities.
Sec. 10528. Researching opportunities for online education.
Sec. 10529. Definitions.
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Subtitle C—MSI STEM Achievement
Sec. 10531. Findings.
Sec. 10532. Government Accountability Office review.
Sec. 10533. Research and capacity building.
Sec. 10534. Agency responsibilities.
Sec. 10535. Definitions.
Subtitle D—Combating Sexual Harassment in Science
Sec. 10541. Findings.
Sec. 10542. Definitions.
Sec. 10543. Research grants.
Sec. 10544. Data collection.
Sec. 10545. Responsible conduct guide.
Sec. 10546. Interagency working group.
Sec. 10547. National academies assessment.
Sec. 10548. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Supporting Early-Career Researchers
Sec. 10601. Findings.
Sec. 10602. Early-career research fellowship program.
Sec. 10603. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—National Science and Technology Strategy
Sec. 10611. National science and technology strategy.
Sec. 10612. Quadrennial science and technology review.
Sec. 10613. National Circular Economy Roadmap.
Subtitle C—Energizing Technology Transfer
Sec. 10621. Definitions.
PART 1—NATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMS
Sec. 10623. National clean energy incubator program.
Sec. 10624. Clean energy technology university prize competition.
Sec. 10625. Clean energy technology transfer coordination.
PART 2—SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE NATIONAL
LABORATORIES
Sec. 10626. Lab partnering service pilot program.
Sec. 10627. Lab-embedded entrepreneurship program.
Sec. 10628. Small business voucher program.
Sec. 10629. Entrepreneurial leave program.
Sec. 10630. National laboratory non-Federal employee outside employment au-
thority.
Sec. 10631. National laboratories restoration and modernization.
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PART 3—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MODERNIZATION
Sec. 10632. Office of technology transitions.
Sec. 10633. Management of Department of Energy demonstration projects.
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Sec. 10634. Streamlining prize competitions.
Sec. 10635. Cost-share waiver extension.
Sec. 10636. Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project
management personnel.
Sec. 10637. Technology transfer reports and evaluation.
Sec. 10638. ARPA-E authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle D—Regional Innovation
Sec. 10641. Regional Innovation Capacity.
Sec. 10642. Regional Clean Energy Innovation Program.
Sec. 10643. Critical technology and innovation analytics program.
Sec. 10644. Support for commercial deployment.
Subtitle E—Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program Prohibition
Sec. 10651. Malign foreign talent recruitment program prohibition.
Subtitle F—Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation
Sec. 10661. Definitions.
Sec. 10662. Findings.
Sec. 10663. Microelectronics research program.
Sec. 10664. Microelectronics science research centers.
Sec. 10665. Miscellaneous other requirements.
Subtitle G—Reports
Sec. 10671. Report on methane removal technology.
Subtitle H—Better Energy Storage Technology
Sec. 10681. Long-duration demonstration initiative and joint program.
Subtitle I—SBIR, STTR, and Pilot Extensions
Sec. 10691. Small business innovation programs and pilot extensions.
Subtitle J—Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research
Sec. 10701. Short title.
Sec. 10702. Purposes.
Sec. 10703. Definitions.
Sec. 10704. Interagency working group.
Sec. 10705. Strategic research plan.
Sec. 10706. NOAA ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 10707. NSF ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 10708. NASA ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 10709. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle K—National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure
Reinvestment
Sec. 10711. Short title.
Sec. 10712. Purposes.
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Sec. 10713. University infrastructure collaboration.
Sec. 10714. Advanced nuclear research infrastructure enhancement subpro-
gram.
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Sec. 10715. Science education and human resources scholarships, fellowships,
and research and development projects.
Subtitle L—Steel Upgrading Partnerships and Emissions Reduction
Sec. 10721. Low-emissions steel manufacturing research program.
Subtitle M—National Academies Science, Technology, and Security
Roundtable
Sec. 10731. Ad-hoc committee on research security.
Subtitle N—Additional Provisions
Sec. 10741. Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency specialist position
within OSTP.
Subtitle O—Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation
Sec. 10751. Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation.
DIVISION C—ENERGY AND COMMERCE
TITLE I—COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 20101. Appropriations for wireless supply chain innovation.
Sec. 20102. Understanding cybersecurity of mobile networks.
Sec. 20103. Information and communication technology strategy.
Sec. 20104. Open RAN outreach.
Sec. 20105. Future networks.
Sec. 20106. NTIA policy and cybersecurity coordination.
Sec. 20107. American cybersecurity literacy.
Sec. 20108. Communications security advisory council.
Sec. 20109. Promoting United States wireless leadership.
Sec. 20110. Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility.
TITLE II—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE
Subtitle A—Supply Chain Resilience
Sec. 20201. Office of manufacturing security and resilience.
Sec. 20202. United states strategy to counter threats to supply chains.
Sec. 20203. Critical supply chain monitoring program.
Sec. 20204. Manufacturing security and resilience program.
Sec. 20205. Supply chain innovation and best practices.
Sec. 20206. Program evaluation by the inspector general of the department of
commerce.
Sec. 20207. Supply chain database and toolkit.
Sec. 20208. Agriculture and food system supply chain monitoring and assess-
ment.
Sec. 20209. Definitions.
Sec. 20210. Departments of Commerce and Transportation supply chain re-
port.
Sec. 20211. Supply chain report required.
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Sec. 20212. National Commission on Critical Supply Chains.
Subtitle B—Strengthening Consumer Protections, Tourism, and
Manufacturing
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Sec. 20211. National manufacturing advisory council.
Sec. 20212. Availability of Travel Promotion Fund for Brand USA.
Sec. 20213. Collection, verification, and disclosure of information by online
marketplaces to inform consumers.
Sec. 20214. Supercomputing For Safer Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium.
Sec. 20215. GAO report on global semiconductor shortage.
Subtitle C—Defense Supply Chain Risk Management
Sec. 20221. Risk management for Department of Defense supply chains.
TITLE III—ENERGY
Sec. 20301. Strategic transformer reserve and resilience program.
Sec. 20302. Solar component manufacturing supply chain assistance.
Sec. 20303. Support for the first three commercial-scale implementations of
transformative industrial technologies.
Sec. 20304. Improving the natural gas distribution system.
Sec. 20305. Consideration of energy storage systems.
Sec. 20306. Coordination of programs.
Sec. 20307. State flex-tech energy program.
TITLE IV—MEDICAL PRODUCT SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Medical Product Innovation, Transparency, and Safety
Sec. 20401. National Centers of Excellence in Advanced and Continuous Phar-
maceutical Manufacturing.
Sec. 20402. Notification, nondistribution, and recall of drugs.
Sec. 20403. Reporting requirement for drug manufacturers.
Sec. 20404. Enhanced penalties for false information and records destruction.
Subtitle B—Strengthening America’s Strategic National Stockpile
Sec. 20411. Reimbursable transfers.
Sec. 20412. Equipment maintenance.
Sec. 20413. Supply chain flexibility manufacturing pilot.
Sec. 20414. GAO study on the feasibility and benefits of a user fee agreement.
Sec. 20415. Grants for State strategic stockpiles.
Sec. 20416. Action reporting.
Sec. 20417. Improved, transparent processes.
Sec. 20418. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 20419. GAO report on automated supply-chain tracking application.
Sec. 20420. High-quality masks for children.
DIVISION D—COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Sec. 30000. Short title.
Sec. 30001. Definitions.
Sec. 30002. Findings.
Sec. 30003. Statement of policy.
Sec. 30004. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 30005. Rules of construction.
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TITLE I—INVESTING IN AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS
Subtitle A—Science and Technology
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Sec. 30101. Authorization to assist United States companies with global supply
chain diversification and management.
Sec. 30102. Report on national technology and industrial base.
Subtitle B—Global Infrastructure and Energy Development
Sec. 30111. Appropriate committees of Congress defined.
Sec. 30112. Sense of Congress on international quality infrastructure invest-
ment standards.
Sec. 30113. Supporting economic independence from the People’s Republic of
China.
Sec. 30114. Strategy for advanced and reliable energy infrastructure.
Sec. 30115. Report on the People’s Republic of China’s investments in foreign
energy development.
Sec. 30116. Report on foreign investment in the agriculture sector of the
United States.
Subtitle C—Economic Diplomacy and Leadership
Sec. 30121. Findings on regional economic order.
Sec. 30122. Report on entrenching American economic diplomacy in the Indo-
Pacific.
Sec. 30123. Sense of Congress on the need to bolster American leadership in
the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Sec. 30124. Task force to counter China’s economic coercion.
Sec. 30125. Sense of Congress on digital technology issues.
Sec. 30126. Digital dialogue and cooperation.
Sec. 30127. Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership.
Sec. 30128. Sense of Congress on ideological competition.
Sec. 30129. Report on cooperation between China and United Arab Emirates.
Sec. 30129A. Authorization to hire additional staff for the Office of Foreign
Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury.
Subtitle D—Financial Diplomacy and Leadership
Sec. 30131. Findings on Chinese financial industrial policy.
Sec. 30132. Report on importance of American financial strength for global
leadership.
Sec. 30133. Review of Chinese companies on United States capital markets.
Sec. 30134. Report on the implications of changes to cross-border payment and
financial messaging systems.
Sec. 30135. Report on links between private sector Chinese technology and so-
cial media companies and the People’s Liberation Army, Chi-
nese intelligence, and the Chinese Communist Party.
TITLE II—INVESTING IN ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS
Subtitle A—Strategic and Diplomatic Matters
Sec. 30201. Appropriate committees of Congress defined.
Sec. 30202. United States commitment and support for allies and partners in
the Indo-Pacific.
Sec. 30203. Boosting Quad cooperation.
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Sec. 30204. Establishment of Quad Intra-Parliamentary Working Group.
Sec. 30205. Statement of policy on cooperation with ASEAN.
Sec. 30206. Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.
Sec. 30207. Sense of Congress on engagement with G7 and G20 countries.
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Sec. 30208. Enhancing the United States-Taiwan partnership.
Sec. 30209. Taiwan diplomatic review.
Sec. 30210. Taiwan Peace and Stability Act.
Sec. 30211. Taiwan International Solidarity Act.
Sec. 30212. Taiwan Fellowship Program.
Sec. 30213. Increasing Department of State personnel and resources devoted to
the Indo-Pacific.
Sec. 30214. Report on bilateral efforts to address Chinese fentanyl trafficking.
Sec. 30215. Facilitation of increased equity investments under the Better Utili-
zation of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018.
Sec. 30216. Expanding investment by United States International Development
Finance Corporation for vaccine manufacturing, distribution,
storage, and delivery.
Sec. 30217. Actions to prevent the spread of the COVID–19 pandemic.
Sec. 30218. Ensuring United States diplomatic posts align with American stra-
tegic national security and economic objectives.
Sec. 30219. Authorization of appropriations for the Fulbright-Hays Program.
Sec. 30219A. Supporting independent media and countering disinformation.
Sec. 30219B. Global Engagement Center.
Sec. 30219C. Report on origins of the COVID–19 pandemic.
Sec. 30219D. Extension of Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018.
Sec. 30219E. China Watcher Program.
Sec. 30219F. Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language.
Sec. 30219G. Oversight of funds made available through the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021.
Sec. 30219H. Requirements relating to vaccine branding.
Sec. 30219I. National Intelligence Estimate on escalation and de-escalation of
gray zone activities in great power competition.
Sec. 30219J. Prioritizing Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity.
Sec. 30219K. Report on multilateral efforts to address Latin American fentanyl
trafficking and efforts between Latin America and China on
fentanyl trafficking.
Sec. 30219L. Report generation and sharing on long term cost of Belt and
Road Initiative to third countires.
Sec. 30219M. Sense of Congress regarding the status of China.
Sec. 30219N. Report on providing access to uncensored media in China.
Sec. 30219O. Report on open radio access networks.
Subtitle B—International Security Matters
Sec. 30221. Appropriate committees of Congress.
Sec. 30222. Additional funding for international military education and train-
ing in the Indo-Pacific.
Sec. 30223. Statement of policy.
Sec. 30224. Foreign military financing in the Indo-Pacific and authorization of
appropriations for Southeast Asia maritime security programs
and diplomatic outreach activities.
Sec. 30225. Foreign military financing compact pilot program in the Indo-Pa-
cific.
Sec. 30226. Statement of policy on maritime freedom of operations in inter-
national waterways and airspace of the Indo-Pacific and on ar-
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Sec. 30227. Report on capability development of Indo-Pacific allies and part-
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Sec. 30228. Statement of policy regarding the threat posed by the Chinese
Communist Party to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Sec. 30229. Identification of PLA–supported institutions.
Sec. 30229A. Prohibition on certain assistance to the Philippines.
Sec. 30229B. Prioritization and protection of international research.
Subtitle C—Multilateral Strategies to Bolster American Power
Sec. 30231. Findings on multilateral engagement.
Sec. 30232. Statement of policy on America’s multilateral engagement.
Sec. 30233. Support for Americans at the United Nations.
Sec. 30234. Junior professional officers.
Sec. 30235. Report on American employment in international organizations.
Subtitle D—Regional Strategies to Bolster American Power
Sec. 30241. Statement of policy on cooperation with allies and partners around
the world.
Sec. 30241A. Report on indigenous engagement.
PART 1—WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Sec. 30242. Sense of Congress regarding United States-Canada relations.
Sec. 30243. Sense of Congress regarding China’s arbitrary imprisonment of Ca-
nadian citizens.
Sec. 30244. Strategy to enhance cooperation with Canada.
Sec. 30245. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 30246. Strategy to strengthen economic competitiveness, governance,
human rights, and the rule of law in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
Sec. 30247. Engagement in international organizations and the defense sector
in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sec. 30248. Defense cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sec. 30249. Engagement with civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean
regarding accountability, human rights, and the risks of perva-
sive surveillance technologies.
Sec. 30250. Caribbean energy initiative as alternative to China’s Belt and Road
Initiative.
Sec. 30251. United States-Caribbean Resilience Partnership.
Sec. 30252. Countering China’s educational and cultural diplomacy in Latin
America.
Sec. 30253. Narcotics trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sec. 30254. Report on major Chinese infrastructure investments.
PART 2—TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
Sec. 30255. Sense of Congress on transatlantic relationships.
Sec. 30256. Strategy to enhance transatlantic cooperation with respect to the
People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 30257. Enhancing transatlantic cooperation on promoting private sector fi-
nance.
Sec. 30258. Report and briefing on cooperation between China and Iran and
between China and Russia.
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Sec. 30259. Report and briefing on China’s election interference.
Sec. 30259A. Intelligence assessment.
PART 3—SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA
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Sec. 30261. Sense of Congress on South and Central Asia.
Sec. 30262. Strategy to enhance cooperation with South and Central Asia.
Sec. 30263. Indian Ocean region strategic review.
PART 4—AFRICA
Sec. 30271. Assessment of political, economic, and security activity of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China in Africa.
Sec. 30272. Increasing the competitiveness of the United States in Africa.
Sec. 30273. Digital security cooperation with respect to Africa.
Sec. 30274. Support for Young African Leaders Initiative.
Sec. 30275. Africa broadcasting networks.
Sec. 30276. Africa energy security and diversification.
PART 5—MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Sec. 30281. Strategy to counter Chinese influence in, and access to, the Middle
East and North Africa.
Sec. 30282. Sense of Congress on Middle East and North Africa engagement.
Sec. 30283. Sense of Congress on People’s Republic of China-Iran relationship.
PART 6—ARCTIC REGION
Sec. 30285. Arctic diplomacy.
Sec. 30286. Statement of policy regarding observer status for Taiwan on the
Arctic Council.
PART 7—OCEANIA
Sec. 30291. Statement of policy on United States engagement in Oceania.
Sec. 30292. Oceania strategic roadmap.
Sec. 30293. Oceania Security Dialogue.
Sec. 30294. Oceania Peace Corps partnerships.
PART 8—PACIFIC ISLANDS
Sec. 30295. Short title.
Sec. 30296. Findings.
Sec. 30297. Statement of policy.
Sec. 30298. Definition.
Sec. 30299. Authority to consolidate reports; form of reports.
Sec. 30299A. Diplomatic presence in the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299B. Coordination with regional allies and partners.
Sec. 30299C. Climate resilient development in the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299D. International law enforcement academy for the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299E. Security assistance for the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299F. Countering transnational crime.
Sec. 30299G. Emergency preparedness initiative for the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299H. Peace Corps in the Pacific Islands.
Sec. 30299I. Pacific Islands leadership development initiative.
TITLE III—INVESTING IN OUR VALUES
Sec. 30301. Sense of Congress on the continued violation of rights and free-
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doms of the people of Hong Kong.
Sec. 30302. Authorization of appropriations for promotion of democracy in
Hong Kong.
Sec. 30303. Hong Kong people’s freedom and choice.
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Sec. 30304. Export prohibition of munitions items to the Hong Kong police
force.
Sec. 30305. Sense of Congress on treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic mi-
norities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Sec. 30306. Uyghur human rights protection.
Sec. 30307. Removal of members of the United Nations Human Rights Council
that commit human rights abuses.
Sec. 30308. Policy with respect to Tibet.
Sec. 30309. United States policy and international engagement on the succes-
sion or reincarnation of the Dalai Lama and religious freedom
of Tibetan Buddhists.
Sec. 30310. Development and deployment of internet freedom and Great Fire-
wall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong.
Sec. 30311. Authorization of appropriations for protecting human rights in the
People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 30312. Modifications to and reauthorization of sanctions with respect to
human rights violations.
Sec. 30313. Sense of congress condemning anti-asian racism and discrimina-
tion.
Sec. 30314. Annual reporting on censorship of free speech with respect to inter-
national abuses of human rights.
Sec. 30315. Policy toward the XXIV Olympic Winter Games and the XIII
Paralympic Winter Games.
Sec. 30316. Review and controls on export of items with critical capabilities to
enable human rights abuses.
Sec. 30317. Sense of Congress on commercial export control policy.
Sec. 30318. Imposition of sanctions with respect to systematic rape, coercive
abortion, forced sterilization, or involuntary contraceptive im-
plantation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Sec. 30319. Sense of Congress regarding censorship of political speech.
Sec. 30320. Report on manner and extent to which the Government of China
exploits Hong Kong to circumvent United States laws and pro-
tections.
Sec. 30321. Sense of Congress regarding annual Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices.
Sec. 30322. Sense of Congress regarding press freedom in the People’s Repub-
lic of China.
Sec. 30323. United States Special Envoy for Xinjiang Province.
Sec. 30324. China Censorship Monitor and Action Group.
Sec. 30325. Public disclosure on BIS licensing information.
Sec. 30326. Modification of authority of the President under the Export Con-
trol Reform Act of 2018.
Sec. 30327. Determination with respect to the imposition of sanctions on enti-
ties involved in using Uyghur forced labor.
TITLE IV—INVESTING IN OUR ECONOMIC STATECRAFT
Sec. 30401. Sense of Congress regarding the People’s Republic of China’s in-
dustrial policy.
Sec. 30402. Economic defense response teams.
Sec. 30403. Countering overseas kleptocracy.
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Sec. 30404. Annual report on Chinese surveillance companies.
Sec. 30405. Report on the People’s Republic of China’s investments in foreign
mining and processing industries.
TITLE V—ENSURING STRATEGIC SECURITY
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Sec. 30501. Cooperation on a strategic nuclear dialogue.
Sec. 30502. Report on United States efforts to engage the People’s Republic
of China on nuclear issues and ballistic missile issues.
Sec. 30503. Countering the People’s Republic of China’s proliferation of bal-
listic missiles and nuclear technology to the Middle East.
Sec. 30504. Report on support for Biodefense Steering Committee in imple-
mentation of National Biodefense Strategy.
TITLE VI—INVESTING IN A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Sec. 30601. Ensuring national security and economic priorities with the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China and other countries account for envi-
ronmental issues and climate change.
Sec. 30602. Enhancing security considerations for global climate disruptions.
Sec. 30603. Balancing accountability and cooperation with China.
Sec. 30604. Promoting responsible development alternatives to the People’s Re-
public of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Sec. 30605. Using climate diplomacy to better serve national security and eco-
nomic interests.
Sec. 30606. Driving a global climate change resilience strategy.
Sec. 30607. Addressing international climate change mitigation, adaptation,
and security.
Sec. 30608. Reducing the negative impacts from short-lived climate pollutants.
Sec. 30609. Building United States economic growth and technological innova-
tion through the Green Climate Fund.
Sec. 30610. Ensuring a whole-of-government response to climate action.
Sec. 30611. Working with international partners to reduce deforestation.
Sec. 30612. Controlling the export of electronic waste to protect United States
supply chains.
Sec. 30613. Rural Export Center.
Sec. 30614. Report on global exports of natural gas production.
Sec. 30615. Report on global CCP investment in port infrastructure.
TITLE VII—UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO PEACEKEEPING
Sec. 30701. Statement of policy concerning United States engagement regard-
ing United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 30702. Repeal of the 25 percent cap on United States contributions to
United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 30703. Reports on United States efforts to achieve United Nations peace-
keeping reform.
Sec. 30704. Strategy to advocate for peacekeeping reforms at the United Na-
tions.
Sec. 30705. Reporting requirements.
TITLE VIII—PREVENTING FUTURE PANDEMICS
Sec. 30801. Short title.
Sec. 30802. Definitions.
Sec. 30803. Study on risk of wildlife markets on the emergence of novel viral
pathogens.
Sec. 30804. Country-driven approach to end the commercial trade in live wild-
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Sec. 30805. Sense of congress.
Sec. 30806. Statement of policy.
Sec. 30807. Prevention of future zoonotic spillover events.
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Sec. 30808. One health task force.
Sec. 30809. Reservation of rights.
DIVISION E—COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM
Sec. 40101. Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program.
Sec. 40102. AI in counterterrorism oversight enhancement.
Sec. 40103. Defense priorities effectiveness study.
Sec. 40104. Inflation study.
Sec. 40105. GAO report on inflation.
Sec. 40106. American Security Drone Act.
DIVISION F—COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Sec. 50101. Homeland procurement reform.
Sec. 50102. DHS software supply chain risk management.
Sec. 50103. Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program.
Sec. 50104. Unmanned aerial security.
Sec. 50105. Metrics and reports on technologies relating to irregular migration
along the southern border.
Sec. 50106. Report on current standards and guidelines for managing ports of
entry under the control of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity.
Sec. 50107. Improving cybersecurity of small entities.
Sec. 50108. Critical Technology Security Centers.
DIVISION G—COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES
TITLE I—U.S. POLICY ON WORLD BANK GROUP AND ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK LOANS TO CHINA
Sec. 60101. U.S. policy on World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank
Loans to China.
TITLE II—PROHIBITIONS OR CONDITIONS ON CERTAIN
TRANSMITTALS OF FUNDS
Sec. 60201. Findings.
Sec. 60202. Prohibitions or conditions on certain transmittals of funds.
TITLE III—U.S. STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING PROHIBITION FOR 2
CONSECUTIVE AUDITOR NON-INSPECTION YEARS
Sec. 60301. Trading prohibition for 2 consecutive non-inspection years.
TITLE IV—COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING FINANCING AND
PROCEEDS STUDY ACT
Sec. 60401. Findings.
Sec. 60402. Study.
TITLE V—STUDY ON CHINESE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ILLICIT
FINANCE
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Sec. 60501. Study on Chinese support for Afghan illicit finance.
TITLE VI—U.S. POLICY ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK
CO-FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WITH CHINA’S INFRASTRUC-
TURE BANK
Sec. 60601. U.S. policy on co-financing arrangements at the multilateral devel-
opment banks.
TITLE VII—CHINA FINANCIAL THREAT MITIGATION
Sec. 60701. China financial threat mitigation.
TITLE VIII—SUPPORT FOR DEBT RELIEF FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Sec. 60801. Support for international initiatives to provide debt relief to devel-
oping countries with unsustainable levels of debt.
TITLE IX—SECURING AMERICA’S VACCINES FOR EMERGENCIES
Sec. 60901. Short title.
Sec. 60902. Securing essential medical materials.
Sec. 60903. Investment in supply chain security.
TITLE X—COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ENHANCEMENT
Sec. 61001. Short title.
Sec. 61002. Determination on emergency supplies and other public health
emergencies.
Sec. 61003. Exercise of title I authorities in relation to contracts by State,
local, or Tribal governments.
Sec. 61004. Engagement with the private sector.
Sec. 61005. Enhancement of supply chain production.
Sec. 61006. Enhanced reporting during COVID–19 emergency.
Sec. 61007. Report on activities involving small business.
Sec. 61008. Definitions.
TITLE XI—AFGHAN TRADE ZONES FOR LICIT TRADE
Sec. 61101. Study and report on feasibility of establishment and implementa-
tion of Afghan trade zones for licit trade.
TITLE XII—INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS CHINESE
MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 61201. Establishment of interagency task force to address Chinese market
manipulation in the United States.
Sec. 61202. Expansion of study and strategy on money laundering by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to include risks of contributing to cor-
ruption.
TITLE XIII—DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
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Sec. 61301. In general.
TITLE XIV—SAFE BANKING
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Sec. 61401. Short title; table of contents; purpose.
Sec. 61402. Safe harbor for depository institutions.
Sec. 61403. Protections for ancillary businesses.
Sec. 61404. Protections under Federal law.
Sec. 61405. Rules of construction.
Sec. 61406. Requirements for filing suspicious activity reports.
Sec. 61407. Guidance and examination procedures.
Sec. 61408. Annual diversity and inclusion report.
Sec. 61409. GAO study on diversity and inclusion.
Sec. 61410. GAO study on effectiveness of certain reports on finding certain
persons.
Sec. 61411. Application of this title with respect to hemp-related legitimate
businesses and hemp-related service providers.
Sec. 61412. Banking services for hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp-
related service providers.
Sec. 61413. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and orders.
Sec. 61414. Definitions.
Sec. 61415. Discretionary surplus funds.
DIVISION H—COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
TITLE I—ILLEGAL FISHING AND FORCED LABOR PREVENTION
Sec. 70101. Definitions.
Sec. 70102. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle A—Combating Human Trafficking Through Seafood Import
Monitoring
Sec. 70111. Definitions.
Sec. 70112. Expansion of Seafood Import Monitoring Program to all species.
Sec. 70113. Enhancement of Seafood Import Monitoring Program Automated
Commercial Environment Message Set.
Sec. 70114. Additional data requirements for Seafood Import Monitoring Pro-
gram data collection.
Sec. 70115. Import audits.
Sec. 70116. Availability of fisheries information.
Sec. 70117. Authority to hold fish products.
Sec. 70118. Report on seafood import monitoring.
Sec. 70119. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Strengthening International Fisheries Management to Combat
Human Trafficking
Sec. 70121. Denial of port privileges.
Sec. 70122. Identification and certification criteria.
Sec. 70123. Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing defined.
Sec. 70124. Equivalent conservation measures.
Sec. 70125. Regulations.
Subtitle C—Maritime Awareness
Sec. 70131. Automatic identification system requirements.
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TITLE II—DRIFTNET MODERNIZATION AND BYCATCH
REDUCTION
Sec. 70201. Definition.
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Sec. 70202. Findings and policy.
Sec. 70203. Transition program.
Sec. 70204. Exception.
Sec. 70205. Fees.
TITLE III—MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE
Sec. 70301. Data collection and dissemination.
Sec. 70302. Stranding or entanglement response agreements.
Sec. 70303. Unusual mortality event activity funding.
Sec. 70304. Liability.
Sec. 70305. National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis.
Sec. 70306. Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid
Response Fund.
Sec. 70307. Health MAP.
Sec. 70308. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 70309. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 70310. Definitions.
Sec. 70311. Study on marine mammal mortality.
TITLE IV—REAUTHORIZATION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION
ACT OF 2000
Sec. 70401. Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
Sec. 70402. Modification to section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of
2000.
TITLE V—UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE
Sec. 70501. Establishment.
Sec. 70502. Duties.
Sec. 70503. Membership.
Sec. 70504. Responsibilities of Federal agency members.
Sec. 70505. Working groups.
Sec. 70506. Definitions.
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CORAL REEF
AUTHORITIES
Sec. 70601. Coral reef conservation and restoration assistance.
TITLE VII—SUSAN L. WILLIAMS NATIONAL CORAL REEF
MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Sec. 70701. Definitions.
Sec. 70702. Establishment of fellowship program.
Sec. 70703. Fellowship awards.
Sec. 70704. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII—BUY AMERICAN SEAFOOD
Sec. 70801. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 70802. Caught in the USA.
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TITLE IX—INSULAR AFFAIRS
Sec. 70901. Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act.
TITLE X—STUDIES AND REPORTS
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Sec. 71001. Deep sea mining.
Sec. 71002. National Academies assessment of oceanic blue carbon.
Sec. 71003. National Academies assessment of oil spills and plastic ingestion
on sea life.
Sec. 71004. Offshore aquaculture.
Sec. 71005. Expanding opportunities to increase the diversity, equity, and in-
clusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (‘‘STEM’’) professionals in ocean research and
development.
Sec. 71006. Study on effects of 6PPD-quinone.
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 71101. Law enforcement attache deployment.
Sec. 71102. Lacey Act amendments.
Sec. 71103. Shark fin sales elimination.
Sec. 71104. Offshore wind energy deployment.
Sec. 71105. Shovel-ready restoration grants for coastlines and fisheries.
Sec. 71106. Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Sec. 71107. Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization.
Sec. 71108. Prohibition on Sale of American Mink.
TITLE XII—BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EX-
PLORATION OF THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTU-
ARIES
Sec. 71201. Purpose.
Sec. 71202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 71203. Definition of Administrator.
Sec. 71204. Increased coordination among agencies with respect to data and
monitoring.
Sec. 71205. Technology innovation to combat illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing.
Sec. 71206. Workforce study.
Sec. 71207. Accelerating innovation at Cooperative Institutes.
Sec. 71208. Ocean Innovation Prize and prioritization.
Sec. 71209. Reauthorization of NOAA programs.
Sec. 71210. Blue Economy valuation.
Sec. 71211. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Oceans.
TITLE XIII—CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
Sec. 71301. Findings.
Sec. 71302. Definitions.
Sec. 71303. Climate Change Education Program.
Sec. 71304. Grant program.
Sec. 71305. Report.
Sec. 71306. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XIV—OFFICE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT
THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Sec. 71401. Updating Bureau of Indian Affairs programs.
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Sec. 71402. Establishment for the Office of Education Technology to support
the Bureau of Indian Education.
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TITLE XV—PUBLIC LAND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ACT
Sec. 71501. Definitions.
Sec. 71502. Land use planning; updates to programmatic environmental impact
statements.
Sec. 71503. Limited grandfathering.
Sec. 71504. Disposition of revenues.
Sec. 71505. Savings.
TITLE XVI—INCREASING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO RESILIENCY
GRANTS
Sec. 71601. Centralized website for resiliency grants.
TITLE XVII—KEEP AMERICA’S WATERFRONTS WORKING
Sec. 71701. Working Waterfronts Grant Program.
TITLE XVIII—BLUE CARBON FOR OUR PLANET
Sec. 71801. Interagency working group.
Sec. 71802. National map of coastal blue carbon ecosystems.
Sec. 71803. Restoration and protections for existing coastal blue carbon eco-
systems.
Sec. 71804. NAS assessment of containment of carbon dioxide in deep seafloor
environment.
Sec. 71805. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 71806. Definitions.
TITLE XIX—ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT WILDLIFE
TRAFFICKING REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 71901. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 71902. Definitions.
Sec. 71903. Framework for interagency response and reporting.
Sec. 71904. Funding safeguards.
Sec. 71905. Issuance of subpoenas in wildlife trafficking civil penalty enforce-
ment actions.
DIVISION I—COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
TITLE I—SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY, AND THE INTERNET
Sec. 80101. Basic Research.
Sec. 80102. Collection of demographic information for patent inventors.
Sec. 80103. Stopping harmful offers on platforms by screening against fakes in
e-commerce.
TITLE II—SUBCOMMITTEE ON ANTITRUST, COMMERCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Sec. 80201. Premerger notification filing fees.
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Sec. 80202. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 80203. Mergers involving foreign government subsidies.
TITLE III—IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS
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Sec. 80301. W visas.
Sec. 80302. Start-up entities; nonimmigrant entrepreneurs and employees.
Sec. 80303. Advanced degree stem graduates.
Sec. 80304. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 80305. Rulemaking.
Sec. 80306. Reciprocal visas for nationals of South Korea.
Sec. 80307. Special immigrant visas for certain Fulbright scholars.
Sec. 80308. Citizenship for certain children born outside the United States.
Sec. 80309. Foreign Corruption Accountability.
TITLE IV—ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND
TECHNICAL EXPERTS
Sec. 80401. Admission of essential scientists and technical experts to promote
and protect National Security Innovation Base.
TITLE V—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 80501. Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy.
TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 80601. Registration of agent.
DIVISION J—COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
TITLE I—NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP ACT OF 2022
Sec. 90101. Short title.
Sec. 90102. Effective date.
Sec. 90103. Amendment.
Sec. 90104. Conforming amendments.
TITLE II—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Sec. 90201. Postsecondary stem pathways grants.
Sec. 90202. Improving access to elementary and secondary computer science
education.
TITLE III—HIGHER EDUCATION
Sec. 90301. Reauthorization of international education programs under title VI
of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Sec. 90302. Confucius Institutes.
Sec. 90303. Sustaining the Truman Foundation and the Madison Foundation.
Sec. 90304. Disclosures of foreign gifts and contracts at institutions of higher
education.
Sec. 90305. Eliminating short-term education loan programs; job training Fed-
eral Pell grants; technical corrections.
Sec. 90306. College transparency.
TITLE IV—IMPACT ACT
Sec. 90401. Telecommunications workforce training grant program.
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DEMANDS FOR SKILLS (BUILDS)
Sec. 90501. Definitions.
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Sec. 90502. Grants authorized.
Sec. 90503. Application.
Sec. 90504. Eligible activities.
Sec. 90505. Administration by the Secretary.
Sec. 90506. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 90507. Special rule.
TITLE VI—DR. DAVID SATCHER CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION
GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 90601. Dr. David Satcher cybersecurity education grant program.
TITLE VII—CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECTORS APPRENTICESHIPS
GRANTS
Sec. 90701. Grant requirements.
TITLE VIII—AI JOBS ACT OF 2021
Sec. 90801. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 90802. Report on artificial intelligence.
Sec. 90803. Definitions.
TITLE IX—SUPPORTING APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGES ACT OF
2021
Sec. 90901. Community outreach grant program.
Sec. 90902. Student support grant program for expanded academic advising.
Sec. 90903. Definitions.
DIVISION K—MATTERS RELATING TO TRADE
Sec. 100001. Short title.
TITLE I—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
Sec. 101001. Short title.
Sec. 101002. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment assistance.
Subtitle A—Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers
Sec. 101101. Filing petitions.
Sec. 101102. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 101103. Application of determinations of eligibility to workers employed by
successors-in-interest.
Sec. 101104. Provision of benefit information to workers.
Sec. 101105. Qualifying requirements for workers.
Sec. 101106. Modification to trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 101107. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances.
Sec. 101108. Employment and case management services.
Sec. 101109. Training.
Sec. 101110. Job search, relocation, and child and other dependent care allow-
ances.
Sec. 101111. Agreements with States.
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Sec. 101112. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance program.
Sec. 101113. Extension of trade adjustment assistance to public agency work-
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Sec. 101114. Definitions.
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Sec. 101115. Requirements for certain territories.
Sec. 101116. Subpoena power.
Subtitle B—Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms
Sec. 101201. Petitions and determinations.
Sec. 101202. Approval of adjustment proposals.
Sec. 101203. Technical assistance.
Sec. 101204. Definitions.
Sec. 101205. Plan for sustained outreach to potentially-eligible firms.
Subtitle C—Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities and Community
Colleges
Sec. 101301. Trade adjustment assistance for communities.
Sec. 101302. Trade adjustment assistance for community colleges and career
training.
Subtitle D—Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
Sec. 101401. Definitions.
Sec. 101402. Group eligibility requirements.
Sec. 101403. Benefit information to agricultural commodity producers.
Sec. 101404. Qualifying requirements and benefits for agricultural commodity
producers.
Subtitle E—Authorizations of Appropriations and Other Matters
Sec. 101501. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program.
Sec. 101502. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions.
Subtitle F—Health Care Tax Credit
Sec. 101601. Permanent credit for health insurance costs.
TITLE II—IMPROVEMENTS TO TRADE REMEDIES LAWS
Subtitle A—Successive Investigations
Sec. 102001. Establishment of special rules for determination of material in-
jury in the case of successive antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations.
Sec. 102002. Initiation of successive antidumping and countervailing duty in-
vestigations.
Sec. 102003. Issuance of determinations with respect to successive antidumping
and countervailing duty investigations.
Subtitle B—Responding to Market Distortions
Sec. 102101. Addressing cross-border subsidies in countervailing duty inves-
tigations.
Sec. 102102. Modification of definition of ordinary course of trade to specify
that an insufficient quantity of foreign like products constitutes
a situation outside the ordinary course of trade.
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Sec. 102103. Modification of adjustments to export price and constructed ex-
port price with respect to duty drawback.
Sec. 102104. Modification of determination of constructed value to include dis-
tortions of costs that occur in foreign countries.
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Sec. 102105. Special rules for calculation of cost of production and constructed
value to address distorted costs.
Subtitle C—Preventing Circumvention
Sec. 102201. Modification of requirements in circumvention inquiries.
Sec. 102202. Requirement of provision by importer of certification by importer
or other party.
Sec. 102203. Clarification of authority for Department of Commerce regarding
determinations of class or kind of merchandise.
Sec. 102204. Asset requirements applicable to nonresident importers.
Subtitle D—Countering Currency Undervaluation
Sec. 102301. Investigation or review of currency undervaluation under counter-
vailing duty law.
Sec. 102302. Determination of benefit with respect to currency undervaluation.
Subtitle E—Preventing Duty Evasion
Sec. 102401. Limitation on protest against decisions of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection of claims of evasion of antidumping and coun-
tervailing duty orders.
Sec. 102402. Procedures for investigating claims of evasion of safeguard ac-
tions.
Sec. 102403. Application of provisions relating to certain proprietary informa-
tion.
Subtitle F—General Provisions
Sec. 102501. Application to Canada and Mexico.
Sec. 102502. Repeal of the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008.
Sec. 102503. Enforcement actions relating to cheese subject to an in-quota rate
of duty.
Sec. 102504. Effective date.
TITLE III—IMPORT SECURITY AND FAIRNESS ACT
Sec. 103001. Short title.
Sec. 103002. Additional exceptions to exemptions for de minimis treatment
under the Tariff Act of 1930.
Sec. 103003. Additional administrative provisions relating to de minimis treat-
ment under the Tariff Act of 1930.
Sec. 103004. Effective date.
TITLE IV—NATIONAL CRITICAL CAPABILITIES REVIEWS
Sec. 104001. National critical capabilities reviews.
TITLE V—MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF GENERALIZED
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
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Sec. 105002. United States International Trade Commission study.
TITLE VI—REAUTHORIZATION OF THE AMERICAN MANUFAC-
TURING COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2016 AND OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 106001. Reauthorization of american manufacturing competitiveness act of
2016.
Sec. 106002. Limitation on duty suspensions or reductions for finished goods.
Sec. 106003. Sense of Congress on United States commitment to the World
Trade Organization.
Sec. 106004. Authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate,
modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions.
Sec. 106005. Prohibition on large scale transportation of sodium cyanide bri-
quettes for mining purposes in the United States.
TITLE VII—TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSIONS AND REDUCTIONS
Sec. 107001. Reference.
Subtitle A—New Duty Suspensions and Reductions
Sec. 107101. Shelled pine nuts.
Sec. 107102. Licorice extract.
Sec. 107103. Refined Carrageenan.
Sec. 107104. Irish dairy chocolate crumb.
Sec. 107105. Pepperoncini, preserved in vinegar.
Sec. 107106. Coconut water in PET bottles.
Sec. 107107. 9,11-Octadecadienoic acid.
Sec. 107108. Liquid galacto-oligosaccharides.
Sec. 107109. Beverage containing coconut water.
Sec. 107110. Animal feed additive containing guanidinoacetic acid.
Sec. 107111. Tungsten concentrate.
Sec. 107112. Piperylene.
Sec. 107113. Normal paraffin M (alkanes C10–C14).
Sec. 107114. Neodymium (Nd) metal.
Sec. 107115. Praseodymium (Pr) metal.
Sec. 107116. Heavy rare earth metals, dysprosium (Dy) metal and terbium
(Tb) metal.
Sec. 107117. Scandium crystal.
Sec. 107118. Hexafluorotitanic acid.
Sec. 107119. Silica gel cat litter with tray.
Sec. 107120. Dioxosilane spherical particles (mean particle size 0.046–0.054
mm).
Sec. 107121. Silica gel cat litter.
Sec. 107122. Sulfuryl dichloride.
Sec. 107123. FS-10D acicular electroconductive tin oxide.
Sec. 107124. Certain potassium fluoride.
Sec. 107125. Other potassium fluoride.
Sec. 107126. LiPF6.
Sec. 107127. LiPO2F2.
Sec. 107128. Ammonium fluoroborate.
Sec. 107129. Sodium tetrafluoroborate.
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Sec. 107130. Ferric chloride.
Sec. 107131. Ferrous chloride.
Sec. 107132. Cupric chloride dihydrate.
Sec. 107133. Copper chloride anhydrous.
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Sec. 107134. Manganese chloride anhydrous.
Sec. 107135. Manganese chloride tetrahydrate.
Sec. 107136. Reducing agent.
Sec. 107137. Manganese carbonate.
Sec. 107138. Potassium tetraborate.
Sec. 107139. Potassium pentaborate.
Sec. 107140. Ammonium thiocyanate.
Sec. 107141. Modified amine complex of boron trifluoride.
Sec. 107142. Trichlorosilane.
Sec. 107143. 1,3-Dichloropropene.
Sec. 107144. Hexafluoroisobutylene (HFIB).
Sec. 107145. 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-Tridecafluoro-8-iodooctane.
Sec. 107146. Ethyl benzyl chloride.
Sec. 107147. Perfluoroalkyl sulfonate.
Sec. 107148. D-Mannitol.
Sec. 107149. 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-Tridecafluorooctan-1-ol.
Sec. 107150. Phenyl isopropanol.
Sec. 107151. Hydroxytyrosol.
Sec. 107152. 1,6-Dihydroxynaphthalene.
Sec. 107153. Antioxidant for plastics and rubber.
Sec. 107154. Toluhydroquinone (THQ).
Sec. 107155. 1,1,1-Tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane.
Sec. 107156. mPEG6-mesylate.
Sec. 107157. Monoethylene glycol dimethyl ether.
Sec. 107158. Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether.
Sec. 107159. Diethylene glycol dibutyl ether.
Sec. 107160. Tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether.
Sec. 107161. Glycol diether.
Sec. 107162. Diglycidyl resorcinol ether.
Sec. 107163. Allyl glycidyl ether.
Sec. 107164. Vinylcyclohexane monoxide.
Sec. 107165. Technical grade of butyl glycidyl ether.
Sec. 107166. Aliphatic glycidyl ether.
Sec. 107167. Diglycidyl ether of 1,4-butanediol.
Sec. 107168. Technical grade of the glycidyl ether of cyclohexane dimethanol.
Sec. 107169. Glycidyl ester of neodecanoic acid.
Sec. 107170. Cumaldehyde.
Sec. 107171. Cyprinal.
Sec. 107172. Sodium o-formylbenzenesulfonate.
Sec. 107173. Acetylacetone.
Sec. 107174. Acetyl propionyl.
Sec. 107175. Alpha ionone.
Sec. 107176. 2,3,4,5 Tetramethylcyclopent-2-enone.
Sec. 107177. Menthone.
Sec. 107178. L-Carvone.
Sec. 107179. Benzoin.
Sec. 107180. Methyl cyclopentenolone.
Sec. 107181. 2,4-Dihydroxy-1,5-dibenzoylbenzene.
Sec. 107182. Difluorobenzophenone (DFBP).
Sec. 107183. PTMI.
Sec. 107184. Metrafenone.
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Sec. 107185. Hexachloroacetone.
Sec. 107186. Fire suppression agent.
Sec. 107187. D(+)-10-Camphor sulfonic acid.
Sec. 107188. Benzyl acetate.
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Sec. 107189. Propylene glycol diacetate.
Sec. 107190. Isopropenyl acetate.
Sec. 107191. Diacetin.
Sec. 107192. Cocoamine.
Sec. 107193. Caprylic acid 98%.
Sec. 107194. Fine zinc myristate powder.
Sec. 107195. Fine magnesium myristate powder.
Sec. 107196. Dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate.
Sec. 107197. Polyglyceryl-2 triisostearate.
Sec. 107198. Neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate.
Sec. 107199. Isononyl isononate.
Sec. 107200. Acetyl chloride.
Sec. 107201. Potassium sorbate.
Sec. 107202. Vinyl chloroformate.
Sec. 107203. Permethrin.
Sec. 107204. Sodium benzoate.
Sec. 107205. Benzoic acid, flake.
Sec. 107206. Diethylene glycol dibenzoate.
Sec. 107207. Methyl benzoate.
Sec. 107208. M-Nitrobenzoic acid sodium salt.
Sec. 107209. p-Nitrobenzoic acid.
Sec. 107210. 4-tert Butylbenzoic acid.
Sec. 107211. Sodium adipate.
Sec. 107212. Dimethyl sebacate (DMS).
Sec. 107213. Dodecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107214. Polyhydroxystearic acid of low acid value.
Sec. 107215. Undecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107216. Hexadecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107217. Tetradecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107218. Pentadecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107219. Tridecanedioic acid.
Sec. 107220. Methyl 1-(methoxycarbonyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate (CPDM).
Sec. 107221. Calcium HHPA.
Sec. 107222. Diethyl phthalate.
Sec. 107223. Ammonium lactate.
Sec. 107224. Triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate.
Sec. 107225. Diisostearyl malate.
Sec. 107226. Salicylic acid.
Sec. 107227. Hexyl salicylate.
Sec. 107228. Alpha-ketogluteric acid.
Sec. 107229. MCPB herbicide.
Sec. 107230. 2,4-D Butoxyethylester.
Sec. 107231. 2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid.
Sec. 107232. Diglycolic acid 98%.
Sec. 107233. Tri-iso-butyl phosphate (TiBP).
Sec. 107234. Trimethylphosphite.
Sec. 107235. Organic phosphite.
Sec. 107236. Diethyl sulfate.
Sec. 107237. Diethyl carbonate.
Sec. 107238. Ethyl methyl carbonate.
Sec. 107239. Tetradecoxycarbonyloxy tetradecyl carbonate.
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Sec. 107240. Dicetyl peroxydicarbonate.
Sec. 107241. Tetraethyl silicate.
Sec. 107242. tert-Octylamine.
Sec. 107243. Octadecylamine.
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Sec. 107244. N′-(3-Aminopropyl)-N′-dodecylpropane-1,3-diamine.
Sec. 107245. 1,10-Diaminodecane.
Sec. 107246. 1,5-Pentanediamine.
Sec. 107247. Dicyclohexylamine.
Sec. 107248. Amantadine hydrochloride 99%.
Sec. 107249. N,N-Dimethylaniline.
Sec. 107250. Paranitroaniline (PNA).
Sec. 107251. Dicloran.
Sec. 107252. N,N-Dimethyl-p-toluidine.
Sec. 107253. Pendimethalin technical.
Sec. 107254. Benzyldimethylamine.
Sec. 107255. Diphenyl diphenylene diamine.
Sec. 107256. Curative for epoxy resin systems.
Sec. 107257. TFMB.
Sec. 107258. S-N-Alkyl-anilin.
Sec. 107259. p-Cresidine.
Sec. 107260. Iminodiacetic acid.
Sec. 107261. 11 Aminoundecanoic acid.
Sec. 107262. L-Orinithine L-aspartate.
Sec. 107263. Iron sodium DTPA.
Sec. 107264. Iron glycinate complex.
Sec. 107265. Copper glycinate complex.
Sec. 107266. Zinc glycinate complex.
Sec. 107267. Manganese glycinate complex.
Sec. 107268. Iron sodium EDDHA.
Sec. 107269. DMF-DMA.
Sec. 107270. Mixtures of DMSO and tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride.
Sec. 107271. Betaine.
Sec. 107272. Prolonium chloride in aqueous solution.
Sec. 107273. N,N-Dimethylacetamide.
Sec. 107274. N,N-Dimethylformamide.
Sec. 107275. DAAM.
Sec. 107276. L-Alanyl L-glutamine.
Sec. 107277. Granular acrylamido-tert-butyl sulfonic acid (ATBS).
Sec. 107278. Glycyl-L-glutamine hydrate.
Sec. 107279. Noviflumuron.
Sec. 107280. Propanil technical.
Sec. 107281. Hexaflumuron.
Sec. 107282. Stabilizer for plastics and rubber.
Sec. 107283. 2-Amino-5-chloro-N,3-dimethylbenzamide.
Sec. 107284. Glycyl-L-tyrosine dihydrate.
Sec. 107285. L-Alanyl-L-tyrosine.
Sec. 107286. Enzalutamide ITS-2.
Sec. 107287. 4-Bromo-2-fluoro-N-methylbenzamide.
Sec. 107288. N-Boc-1-aminocyclobutanecarboxylic acid.
Sec. 107289. N′-(1,3-dimethylbutylidene)-3-hydroxy-2-naphthohydrazide
(BMH) (oil treated).
Sec. 107290. Guanidine sulfamate.
Sec. 107291. Liquid, blocked cycloaliphatic diamine used as crosslinker for
polyisocyanate resins.
Sec. 107292. 3,4-Difluorobenzonitrile.
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Sec. 107293. 2-Amino-5-cyano-N,3-dimethylbenzamide.
Sec. 107294. TFMPA.
Sec. 107295. Dimethyl 2,2′-Azobisisobutyrate.
Sec. 107296. Antioxidant/metal deactivator.
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Sec. 107297. Benzyl carbazate.
Sec. 107298. Benzene-1,3-dicarbohydrazide.
Sec. 107299. Input for resins, coatings, and other products.
Sec. 107300. Aldicarb.
Sec. 107301. Flubendiamide.
Sec. 107302. Benzobicyclon.
Sec. 107303. Diphenylsulfone (DPS).
Sec. 107304. Phenolic antioxidant.
Sec. 107305. Phenolic antioxidant and heat stabilizer.
Sec. 107306. Phenylchlorothioformate (PTCFM).
Sec. 107307. Methylene bis thiocyanate.
Sec. 107308. Oxamyl.
Sec. 107309. L-Cystine.
Sec. 107310. L-Cysteine.
Sec. 107311. N,N′-Bis-L-alanyl-L-cystine.
Sec. 107312. Lubricant additive.
Sec. 107313. Sodium benzenesulfinate.
Sec. 107314. Thio-ether based co-stabilizer for plastics.
Sec. 107315. L-Cysteine hydrate hydrochloride.
Sec. 107316. Dimercaprol.
Sec. 107317. Monoammonium salt of glyphosate.
Sec. 107318. THPC.
Sec. 107319. Flame retardant for textiles.
Sec. 107320. Glyphosate.
Sec. 107321. Ethephon.
Sec. 107322. Benzene phosphinic acid.
Sec. 107323. HEDP.
Sec. 107324. Trimethylchlorosilane.
Sec. 107325. Chloro-(chloromethyl)-dimethylsilane.
Sec. 107326. Silicone for electronics cleaners.
Sec. 107327. Silicon carrier fluid for active lotions, creams.
Sec. 107328. Vinyltrimethoxysilane.
Sec. 107329. n-Octyltriethoxysilane.
Sec. 107330. Dimethylbis(s-butylamino)silane.
Sec. 107331. Aqueous solution of potassium methyl siliconate.
Sec. 107332. Octyltrimethoxysilane.
Sec. 107333. Octlytriethoxysilane.
Sec. 107334. Methyltris(sec-butylamino)silane.
Sec. 107335. Methyltris(methylethylketoximino)silane (MOS).
Sec. 107336. Heptamethyltrisiloxane.
Sec. 107337. Tetramethyldisiloxane.
Sec. 107338. Dimethylchlorosilane.
Sec. 107339. Dichloromethylsilane.
Sec. 107340. Tris(TFP)-methylcyclo-trisiloxane DR.
Sec. 107341. Tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane.
Sec. 107342. Divinyltetramethyldisiloxane.
Sec. 107343. Input for plant protection agent.
Sec. 107344. Strawberry furanone.
Sec. 107345. Emamectin benzoate.
Sec. 107346. Gibberellic acid.
Sec. 107347. Rose oxide.
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Sec. 107348. Vinylene carbonate.
Sec. 107349. Kasugamycin technical.
Sec. 107350. 2H-Cyclododeca[b]pyran.
Sec. 107351. Bixafen.
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Sec. 107352. Fluxapyroxad.
Sec. 107353. 3,5 Dimethylpyrazole.
Sec. 107354. Pyraclonil.
Sec. 107355. Imidazolidinyl urea.
Sec. 107356. Allantoin.
Sec. 107357. Emulsifiable concentrate of Imazalil fungicide.
Sec. 107358. Technical cyazofamid fungicide.
Sec. 107359. Imazalil sulfate.
Sec. 107360. 1,2-Dimethylimidazole.
Sec. 107361. 2-Methylimidazole flakes.
Sec. 107362. Diazolidinyl urea.
Sec. 107363. 1-(2-Aminoethyl)imidazolidin-2-one (AEEU).
Sec. 107364. Zinc pyrithione.
Sec. 107365. Technical Pyriofenone fungicide.
Sec. 107366. Picoxystrobin.
Sec. 107367. Triclopyr BEE.
Sec. 107368. Imazapyr.
Sec. 107369. Tetraniliprole.
Sec. 107370. Cyantraniliprole.
Sec. 107371. Chlorantraniliprole.
Sec. 107372. Chlorpyrifos.
Sec. 107373. Technical Cyclaniliprole insecticide.
Sec. 107374. Regorafenib.
Sec. 107375. N-Butyl-TAD.
Sec. 107376. Hindered amine light stabilizer and phenolic antioxidant.
Sec. 107377. 4-Hydroxy-TEMPO.
Sec. 107378. 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ol (TMP).
Sec. 107379. 5-Bromo-2-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid.
Sec. 107380. 2-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine.
Sec. 107381. Picarbutrox.
Sec. 107382. 5-amino-3-(trifluromethyl) picolinonitrile (T3630).
Sec. 107383. Dextromethorphan hydrobromide.
Sec. 107384. Ipflufenoquin.
Sec. 107385. THQ.
Sec. 107386. Pyrithiobac sodium.
Sec. 107387. Larotrectinib sulfate.
Sec. 107388. Ibrutinib.
Sec. 107389. Orthosulfamuron.
Sec. 107390. 5-Bromopyrimidine.
Sec. 107391. Butylthion.
Sec. 107392. P-1062.
Sec. 107393. Carfentrazone Technical.
Sec. 107394. UV absorber 928.
Sec. 107395. UV absorber for industrial coatings.
Sec. 107396. Uniconazole-P.
Sec. 107397. VcMMAE.
Sec. 107398. UVA 360.
Sec. 107399. Trofinetide.
Sec. 107400. Flurazole.
Sec. 107401. Oxathiapiprolin.
Sec. 107402. Certain antimicrobial.
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Sec. 107403. Rubber accelerator.
Sec. 107404. 2-Amino benzothiazole.
Sec. 107405. Technical Isofetamid fungicide.
Sec. 107406. Clomazone Technical.
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Sec. 107407. NEM salt.
Sec. 107408. AMTC wet cake.
Sec. 107409. Photoinitiator 369.
Sec. 107410. Isatoic anhydride.
Sec. 107411. Oclacitinib maleate.
Sec. 107412. Thiencarbazone-methyl.
Sec. 107413. Penoxsulam technical herbicide.
Sec. 107414. Ethyl 2-sulfamoylbenzoate.
Sec. 107415. Sulfosulfuron.
Sec. 107416. Pyrimisulfan.
Sec. 107417. Purified steviol glycoside, rebaudioside A.
Sec. 107418. Glucosylated steviol glycosides.
Sec. 107419. Hydroxypropyl gamma cyclodextrin.
Sec. 107420. Hydroxypropylated beta cyclodextrin.
Sec. 107421. Methyl beta cyclodextrin.
Sec. 107422. 2′-Fucosyllactose.
Sec. 107423. Ascorbyl glucoside.
Sec. 107424. Dimethylamine borane (DMAB).
Sec. 107425. Elderberry extract concentrate.
Sec. 107426. Disperse Yellow 241.
Sec. 107427. Disperse Orange.
Sec. 107428. Mixtures of Disperse Yellow FD11843 and acetic acid.
Sec. 107429. Disperse Blue 54.
Sec. 107430. Mixtures of several disperse dyes.
Sec. 107431. Mixtures of 4 disperse blue dyes.
Sec. 107432. Mixtures of 4 dyes.
Sec. 107433. Disperse Red 86.
Sec. 107434. Disperse Violet 1.
Sec. 107435. Disperse Blue 60.
Sec. 107436. Mixtures of Disperse Orange 29, Disperse Red 167:1, and Dis-
perse Blue 56.
Sec. 107437. Disperse Yellow 54.
Sec. 107438. Acid Violet 48.
Sec. 107439. Acid Blue 280.
Sec. 107440. Acid Brown 282.
Sec. 107441. Acid Red 131.
Sec. 107442. Acid Red 249.
Sec. 107443. Acid Yellow 236.
Sec. 107444. Acid Red 407.
Sec. 107445. Acid Yellow 220.
Sec. 107446. Acid Yellow 232.
Sec. 107447. Acid Yellow 235.
Sec. 107448. Acid Yellow 151.
Sec. 107449. Acid Violet 43.
Sec. 107450. Acid Black 52.
Sec. 107451. Acid Black 2.
Sec. 107452. Acid Green 25.
Sec. 107453. Basic Brown 23.
Sec. 107454. Basic Violet 11:1 rhodamine dye.
Sec. 107455. Basic Yellow 37.
Sec. 107456. Basic Violet 3.
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Sec. 107457. Direct Orange 118.
Sec. 107458. Direct Blue 86.
Sec. 107459. Direct Blue 199.
Sec. 107460. Direct Black 168.
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Sec. 107461. Direct Red 227.
Sec. 107462. Direct Yellow 107.
Sec. 107463. Direct Green 26.
Sec. 107464. Direct Yellow 11.
Sec. 107465. Direct Orange 15.
Sec. 107466. Direct Brown 44.
Sec. 107467. Direct Red 81.
Sec. 107468. Direct Yellow 142.
Sec. 107469. Direct Red 80.
Sec. 107470. Direct Red 16.
Sec. 107471. Direct Red 254.
Sec. 107472. Colorant.
Sec. 107473. Direct Yellow 34.
Sec. 107474. Vat Orange 2 dye powder.
Sec. 107475. Vat Violet 13 dye.
Sec. 107476. Vat Brown 3 dye.
Sec. 107477. Vat Red 10 dye powder.
Sec. 107478. Vat Brown 57 dye.
Sec. 107479. Vat Red 31 dye powder.
Sec. 107480. Dye mixtures of Vat Brown 3 and Vat Black 27.
Sec. 107481. Vat Red 13.
Sec. 107482. Vat Yellow 2 dye powder.
Sec. 107483. Vat Yellow 33 dye.
Sec. 107484. Vat Green 1 dye.
Sec. 107485. Vat Green 3.
Sec. 107486. Vat Blue 6 dye.
Sec. 107487. Vat Blue 20 dye.
Sec. 107488. Vat Violet 1.
Sec. 107489. Vat Brown 1 dye.
Sec. 107490. Vat Black 16 dye.
Sec. 107491. Vat Black 25.
Sec. 107492. Vat Black 27.
Sec. 107493. Reactive Yellow 145.
Sec. 107494. Reactive Red 195.
Sec. 107495. Reactive Blue 49.
Sec. 107496. Reactive Blue 72.
Sec. 107497. Reactive Yellow 95 powder.
Sec. 107498. Reactive Red 245.
Sec. 107499. Reactive Brown 11.
Sec. 107500. Mixtures of Reactive Black 5 (Na) (FKP), Reactive Scarlet
F01–0439, and Reactive Orange 131.
Sec. 107501. Reactive Yellow F98–0159.
Sec. 107502. Dye mixtures of Reactive Orange 131 and Reactive Scarlet F07–
0522.
Sec. 107503. Reactive Black 31.
Sec. 107504. Reactive Red 120.
Sec. 107505. Reactive Blue 5.
Sec. 107506. Reactive Orange 13.
Sec. 107507. Reactive Orange 12.
Sec. 107508. Pigment Red 177.
Sec. 107509. Pigment Yellow 110.
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Sec. 107510. Pigment Yellow 147.
Sec. 107511. Pigment Orange 64.
Sec. 107512. Pigment Blue 29.
Sec. 107513. Pigment Violet 15.
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Sec. 107514. Pigment Blue 14.
Sec. 107515. Solvent Blue 97.
Sec. 107516. Solvent Green 5.
Sec. 107517. Solvent Yellow 98.
Sec. 107518. Solvent Green 7.
Sec. 107519. Solvent Red 195.
Sec. 107520. Solvent Orange 115.
Sec. 107521. Specialty dyes.
Sec. 107522. Solvent Green 3.
Sec. 107523. Solvent Blue 36.
Sec. 107524. Mixtures of Solvent Green 3.
Sec. 107525. Solvent Red 52.
Sec. 107526. Solvent Red 149.
Sec. 107527. Solvent Red 207.
Sec. 107528. Solvent Violet 14.
Sec. 107529. Solvent Yellow 179.
Sec. 107530. Solvent Yellow 131.
Sec. 107531. Hogen Blue XB-20.
Sec. 107532. Solvent Yellow 104.
Sec. 107533. Combination of Fluorescent Brighteners 367 and 371.
Sec. 107534. Fluorescent Brightener CBS-X.
Sec. 107535. Optical Brightener SWN.
Sec. 107536. C.I. Fluorescent Brightener 199:1.
Sec. 107537. Fluorescent Brightener 368.
Sec. 107538. 1,4-Bis(2-cyanostyryl)benzene.
Sec. 107539. Certain manufacturing inputs.
Sec. 107540. Cerium sulfide pigments.
Sec. 107541. Matte pearlescent pigments.
Sec. 107542. Angle-dependent interference pigments.
Sec. 107543. Inorganic Lumilux.
Sec. 107544. Ribbon/Matrix Resin.
Sec. 107545. Bonding agent 2005.
Sec. 107546. Fluoropolymer resin.
Sec. 107547. Zirconium 12 paint drier.
Sec. 107548. Zirconium 24 paint drier.
Sec. 107549. Drier accelerators.
Sec. 107550. Lemon oil.
Sec. 107551. Sulfonic acids, C14–17-sec-alkane, sodium salt.
Sec. 107552. Potassium ethyl octylphosphonate.
Sec. 107553. Intermediate in the production of industrial lubricants.
Sec. 107554. Polyether dispersant.
Sec. 107555. D-Glucopyranose.
Sec. 107556. 2-Dodecoxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol.
Sec. 107557. Mixtures of certain C12–14-alkyl ethers.
Sec. 107558. Manufacturing chemical.
Sec. 107559. Nonionic surfactant.
Sec. 107560. Chemical used in textile manufacturing.
Sec. 107561. Ethoxylated tristyrylphenol phosphate potassium salt.
Sec. 107562. Sodium polycarboxylate, aqueous solution.
Sec. 107563. Aqueous emulsion of a mixture of amine soaps and miscellaneous
other additives.
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Sec. 107564. Aqueous dispersion of a mixture of fatty amine and amide soaps
and miscellaneous other additives.
Sec. 107565. Aqueous dispersion of a mixture of fatty amine and amide soaps
and miscellaneous other additives.
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Sec. 107566. Photographic gelatin.
Sec. 107567. Ice fountains (class 1.4G).
Sec. 107568. Magic candles containing magnesium powder.
Sec. 107569. Party snappers (Class 1.4G).
Sec. 107570. Fenpyroximate 5SC.
Sec. 107571. Pyrifluquinazon 20SC.
Sec. 107572. Imidacloprid and Muscalure formulations.
Sec. 107573. Formulations of acephate and bifenthrin.
Sec. 107574. Fipronil.
Sec. 107575. Aluminum phosphide.
Sec. 107576. Magnaphos formulations.
Sec. 107577. Formulated oxamyl.
Sec. 107578. Formulated fungicides.
Sec. 107579. Certain fungicides.
Sec. 107580. Prothioconazole, Fluopyram, and Trifloxystrobin fungicides.
Sec. 107581. Prothioconazole, Metalaxyl, and Tebuconazole fungicides.
Sec. 107582. Mancozeb and Chlorothalonil formulations.
Sec. 107583. Mixtures of Picarbutrox and application adjuvants.
Sec. 107584. Mixtures of Tetraconazole and application adjuvants.
Sec. 107585. Mancozeb and Azoxystrobin formulations.
Sec. 107586. Mixtures of Cymoxanil and fumed dioxosilane.
Sec. 107587. Microthiol formulations.
Sec. 107588. Formulations of thiencarbazone-methyl, Iodosulfuron-methyl-so-
dium, and dicamba.
Sec. 107589. Thiencarbazone-methyl, Isoxadifenethyl, and Tembotrione herbi-
cides.
Sec. 107590. Herbicides used on grasses.
Sec. 107591. Thiencarbazone-methyl, Isoxaflutole, and Cyprosulfamide herbi-
cides.
Sec. 107592. Thiencarbazone-methyl and Iodosulfuron-methylsodium herbi-
cides.
Sec. 107593. Thiencarbazone-methyl and Mefenpyr-diethyl herbicides.
Sec. 107594. Thifensulfuron-methyl and Tribenuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107595. Tribenuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107596. Chlorsulfuron and metsulfuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107597. Thifensulfuron-methyl and Fluroxypyr formulations.
Sec. 107598. Aciflurofen formulations.
Sec. 107599. S-Metolachlor and Mestrione herbicides.
Sec. 107600. Metribuzin formulations.
Sec. 107601. Pendimethaline and Metribuzine formulations.
Sec. 107602. Formulations of S-Metolachlor and Metribuzin.
Sec. 107603. Thifensulfuron-methyl and Tribenuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107604. Metsulfuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107605. Chlorimuron-ethyl formulations.
Sec. 107606. Mixtures of Bromoxynil octanoate and Bromoxynil heptanoate.
Sec. 107607. Sulfometuron-methyl and Metsulfuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107608. Chlorimuron-ethyl and Tribenuron-methyl formulations.
Sec. 107609. Formulations containing Tiafenacil.
Sec. 107610. Diuron 80.
Sec. 107611. Flazasulfuron herbicides.
Sec. 107612. Thifensulfuron-methyl formulations.
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Sec. 107613. Herbicide for farm and ranch use.
Sec. 107614. Propanil formulations.
Sec. 107615. Thifensulfuron formulations.
Sec. 107616. Tolpyralate and Nicosulfuron herbicides.
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Sec. 107617. Mixtures of magnesium salts and application adjuvants.
Sec. 107618. Nisin formulations.
Sec. 107619. Certain fixatives.
Sec. 107620. Fuel oil additives: cold flow improvers containing poly(ethylene-
co-ethenyl acetate).
Sec. 107621. Fuel oil additives: cold flow improvers containing fumarate vinyl
acetate co-polymer.
Sec. 107622. Crude oil additives: cold flow improvers containing fumarate
vinyl acetate copolymer.
Sec. 107623. Pour point depressants.
Sec. 107624. Fuel oil additives: cold flow improvers containing poly (ethylene-
co-ethenyl acetate and vinyl 2-ethyl hexanoate).
Sec. 107625. Poly(isobutylene) hydroformylation products.
Sec. 107626. Input for rubber products.
Sec. 107627. Mixtures of oligomers as general antioxidants for rubber tires.
Sec. 107628. Benzene, 2,4-diisocyanato-1,3,5-tris(1-methylethyl)-,
homopolymer.
Sec. 107629. Aromatic amine antioxidants.
Sec. 107630. Antioxidant blends.
Sec. 107631. Antioxidant blends to protect polymers.
Sec. 107632. Synthetic hydrotalcite coated with fatty acid and magnesium ste-
arate.
Sec. 107633. Silica scorch retarders and polymerization inhibitors.
Sec. 107634. Synthetic hydrotalcite.
Sec. 107635. Light stabilizers for construction products.
Sec. 107636. Light stabilizer for plastics.
Sec. 107637. Preparations of bis(2,4–dichlorobenzoyl) peroxide 50 percent
paste.
Sec. 107638. Distilled tall oils.
Sec. 107639. Pyridine, alkyl derivatives.
Sec. 107640. Polyisocyanate crosslinking agents.
Sec. 107641. Bonding agent mixtures.
Sec. 107642. Liquid, chemically modified amine complex of boron trifluoride.
Sec. 107643. Phthalocyanine derivative.
Sec. 107644. Mixtures of Cocamidopropyl betaine, glycol distearate, Laureth-
4, and water.
Sec. 107645. Mixtures of tall oil mono-, di-, and triglycerides.
Sec. 107646. Tallow-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) amines.
Sec. 107647. Additive mixtures for metalworking fluids.
Sec. 107648. Naphthenic acids.
Sec. 107649. Hydroxytyrosol powders.
Sec. 107650. Secondary alcohol ethoxylates.
Sec. 107651. Ethylene glycol dimerate.
Sec. 107652. Two-part liquid silicone kits.
Sec. 107653. Hydrophobic precipitated silica.
Sec. 107654. Silane, trimethoxyoctyl-, hydrolysis products.
Sec. 107655. 1,1,1-Trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)silanamine hydrolysis products.
Sec. 107656. Waterborne epoxy curing agents.
Sec. 107657. Preparations based on 1-phenylicosane-1,3-dione.
Sec. 107658. Mixtures of 2-Mercaptopropionic acid, methyl ester, O-ethyl
dithiocarbonate.
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Sec. 107659. Epoxy curing agents.
Sec. 107660. Aliphatic amine curing agents.
Sec. 107661. Non-halogenated flame retardants.
Sec. 107662. Ligaphob N 90.
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Sec. 107663. Organomodified siloxane.
Sec. 107664. Methyl palmitate-stearate, hydrogenated.
Sec. 107665. Olfine E1010.
Sec. 107666. Certain non-halogenated flame retardants.
Sec. 107667. Flame retardants.
Sec. 107668. Preparations based on acetyl hexapeptide-8 and pentapeptide-18.
Sec. 107669. Lithium silicon oxide.
Sec. 107670. Branched olefin from propylene polymerization.
Sec. 107671. Polypropylene pellets.
Sec. 107672. Propylene-ethylene copolymer.
Sec. 107673. Ethylene-propylene copolymers.
Sec. 107674. Benzene alkylated with polypropylene.
Sec. 107675. Chlorinated polyolefin.
Sec. 107676. Adsorbent resin.
Sec. 107677. Vinyl chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer.
Sec. 107678. Vinyl chloride ethylene copolymer with hydrophic properties.
Sec. 107679. Fluids with boiling points above 170 °C.
Sec. 107680. Formulations of functionalized perfluoropolyether.
Sec. 107681. Perfluoropolyether-urethane acrylate.
Sec. 107682. PVDF homopolymer/PVDF/CTFE copolymer mixtures.
Sec. 107683. Chemically modified PVDF.
Sec. 107684. Fluoropolymer, fluoroethylene-alkyl vinylether alternative copoly-
mers.
Sec. 107685. Copolymer of vinyl acetate and higher vinyl esters.
Sec. 107686. Food-grade vinyl acetate copolymer.
Sec. 107687. Vinyl chloride ethylene with enhanced properties.
Sec. 107688. Vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer with enhanced properties.
Sec. 107689. Food-grade polyvinyl acetate homopolymers.
Sec. 107690. Acrylic acid/vinylsulphonate random copolymers.
Sec. 107691. Poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres.
Sec. 107692. Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer microspheres.
Sec. 107693. Styrene acrylate copolymer with enhanced properties.
Sec. 107694. Copolymer for dental use.
Sec. 107695. Vinyl phosphonic acid, acrylic acid copolymer, 20 percent solu-
tion in water.
Sec. 107696. Polyacrylate 33.
Sec. 107697. AA/AMPS copolymer.
Sec. 107698. Flocculant dry polyacrylamides.
Sec. 107699. Sorbitol, propylene oxide, ethylene oxide polymer.
Sec. 107700. Trimethoxysilylpropylcarbamate-terminated polyether.
Sec. 107701. Dimethoxy(methyl)silylmethylcarbamate-terminated polyether.
Sec. 107702. Curing agent is used in two- or three-parts epoxy systems.
Sec. 107703. Polyethylene glycol 450.
Sec. 107704. Medicinal intermediate for investigational use.
Sec. 107705. Aqueous solutions of carboxylic acid-copolymer-salt in water.
Sec. 107706. Aqueous solutions of a modified polymer bearing hydrophilic and
hydrophobic groups.
Sec. 107707. Dimethylamine/epichlorohydrin/ethylenediamine copolymer.
Sec. 107708. Linear hydroxyl-terminated aliphatic polycarb diol.
Sec. 107709. Short hollow PET fibers.
Sec. 107710. Polytetrahydrofuran.
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Sec. 107711. Crystalline polyesters.
Sec. 107712. Liquid crystal polymers.
Sec. 107713. Branched polyesters.
Sec. 107714. High molecular weight co-polyester.
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Sec. 107715. High molecular weight co-polyester.
Sec. 107716. Polyester-polyamide dispersants.
Sec. 107717. Nylon-12 micro-spheres.
Sec. 107718. Short nylon-66 fibers.
Sec. 107719. Short nylon 6 fibers, colored.
Sec. 107720. Short triangular nylon 6 fibers.
Sec. 107721. Short star-shaped nylon 6 fibers.
Sec. 107722. Short heart-shaped nylon 6 fibers.
Sec. 107723. PA510 polymer compounds.
Sec. 107724. MXD6 polymer compounds.
Sec. 107725. PA10T polymer compounds.
Sec. 107726. PA10T/10I polymer compounds.
Sec. 107727. Polyurethane aqueous resins.
Sec. 107728. Aqueous resin.
Sec. 107729. Aliphatic polyisocyanate.
Sec. 107730. IPDI and HDI based aliphatic polyisocyanate.
Sec. 107731. HDI/Trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer micro-spheres.
Sec. 107732. HDI/PPG/Polycaprolactone crosspolymer micro-spheres.
Sec. 107733. Aromatic isocyanate prepolymer.
Sec. 107734. Blocked polyisocyanate containing solvent.
Sec. 107735. Polyisocyanate adduct for powder coatings.
Sec. 107736. Blocked polyisocyanate for use in can and coil applications.
Sec. 107737. Polydimethylsiloxane.
Sec. 107738. Silicone resins.
Sec. 107739. Methoxyfunctional methyl-phenyl polysiloxane.
Sec. 107740. Hydrogenpolysiloxane.
Sec. 107741. Methyl silicone resins.
Sec. 107742. Epoxy functional polydimethylsiloxane.
Sec. 107743. Polymethylhydrogensiloxane.
Sec. 107744. Vinyl terminated siloxanes.
Sec. 107745. Silicone hybrid resin (solvent free).
Sec. 107746. Hydrogenated polycyclopentadiene resin.
Sec. 107747. Water dispersable HDI based polyisocyanate.
Sec. 107748. Cyanate ester resins for high-end electronic, aerospace, and in-
dustrial applications.
Sec. 107749. Polyethyleneimine, component used in manufacturing medical de-
vices.
Sec. 107750. Polyhexanide.
Sec. 107751. Ethylene-norbornene copolymer.
Sec. 107752. Cellulose powder.
Sec. 107753. Polymaltotriose.
Sec. 107754. Chitosan.
Sec. 107755. Plastic drinking straws.
Sec. 107756. Garden hoses.
Sec. 107757. Plastic fittings of perfluoroalkoxy.
Sec. 107758. Low density polyethylene (LDPE) sheeting.
Sec. 107759. Biaxially oriented dielectric polypropylene film.
Sec. 107760. Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) capacitor-grade film.
Sec. 107761. Polyester capacitor-grade film.
Sec. 107762. Acid form membranes.
Sec. 107763. Melamine resin foam.
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Sec. 107764. Infant bathtubs and basins, of plastics.
Sec. 107765. Boxes, cases, crates, and similar articles of plastics.
Sec. 107766. Nozzles, black, of polypropylene.
Sec. 107767. Tip/cap combinations of polyethylene.
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Sec. 107768. Bottles made of LDPE.
Sec. 107769. Plastic nasal irrigator caps for neti pots.
Sec. 107770. Toy character bottle toppers.
Sec. 107771. Melamine platters, other than those presented in sets.
Sec. 107772. Melamine plates, other than those presented in sets.
Sec. 107773. Melamine bowls not presented in sets.
Sec. 107774. Melamine trays not presented in sets.
Sec. 107775. Plastic measuring cups and spoons in sets.
Sec. 107776. Liquid measuring cups.
Sec. 107777. Self-anchoring beverage containers.
Sec. 107778. PVC infant bathtub mats.
Sec. 107779. Reversible playmats.
Sec. 107780. Hangers.
Sec. 107781. Infant bath rinsing cups.
Sec. 107782. Bathtub spout covers.
Sec. 107783. Infant teethers.
Sec. 107784. Lighted dog fetch toys.
Sec. 107785. Certain thermoplastic nylon 3-gang switch wallplates.
Sec. 107786. Manual plastic disposable cutlery dispensers.
Sec. 107787. Ear bulb syringes of clear silicone.
Sec. 107788. PVC inflatable pillows.
Sec. 107789. Self-inflatable queen air mattresses.
Sec. 107790. Plastic clip fasteners.
Sec. 107791. Self-venting spouts for diesel exhaust fluid.
Sec. 107792. Plastic pet carriers.
Sec. 107793. Plastic mixing tips.
Sec. 107794. Cable ties of plastics.
Sec. 107795. Flexible camera mountings.
Sec. 107796. Three-piece camera mount sets.
Sec. 107797. Magnetic swivel clips for cameras.
Sec. 107798. Helmet camera mounts.
Sec. 107799. Short extension poles for use with cameras.
Sec. 107800. Long extension poles for cameras.
Sec. 107801. Swivel mounts for cameras.
Sec. 107802. Tripod camera mounts.
Sec. 107803. Bulk hydraulic hoses.
Sec. 107804. Brake hydraulic hoses.
Sec. 107805. Bulk fabric/metal-reinforced rubber hoses.
Sec. 107806. Disposable gloves.
Sec. 107807. Reusable gloves.
Sec. 107808. Dog and cat apparel.
Sec. 107809. Polycarbonate vanity cases.
Sec. 107810. Aluminum vanity cases.
Sec. 107811. Suitcases with outer surface of aluminum with built-in zipper
locks.
Sec. 107812. Laminated recycled reusable shopping tote bags.
Sec. 107813. Reusable shopping style tote bags.
Sec. 107814. Waterproof tote bags.
Sec. 107815. Waterproof duffle bags.
Sec. 107816. Waterproof zippered bags, without handles, of plastic sheeting.
Sec. 107817. Waterproof backpacks.
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Sec. 107818. Waterproof waist packs.
Sec. 107819. Guitar cases.
Sec. 107820. Jewelry boxes.
Sec. 107821. Silicone rubber camera cases with straps.
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Sec. 107822. Leather gloves with flip mitts for hunting.
Sec. 107823. Men’s leather gloves valued at $18 or more per pair.
Sec. 107824. Belts of calf skin.
Sec. 107825. Bamboo engineered flooring: 12.5–12.9 mm thick.
Sec. 107826. Bamboo engineered flooring: 14.1–14.5 mm thick.
Sec. 107827. Bamboo engineered flooring: 15.7–16.1 mm thick.
Sec. 107828. Strand bamboo flooring: 12.5–12.9 mm thick.
Sec. 107829. Strand bamboo flooring: 14.1–14.5 mm thick.
Sec. 107830. Strand bamboo flooring: 10.9–11.3 mm thick.
Sec. 107831. Chopsticks made of bamboo.
Sec. 107832. Drying racks of wood.
Sec. 107833. Bamboo skewers.
Sec. 107834. Wood blinds with louvered slats.
Sec. 107835. 100 percent cotton woven crimped unbleached fabric.
Sec. 107836. Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by weight
of cotton, not more than 200 grams per square meter.
Sec. 107837. 100 percent cotton woven bleached fabric pieces, open weave.
Sec. 107838. Incontinence underpad fabrics of cotton.
Sec. 107839. Woven fabrics of cotton with an average yarn number between
55 and 60.
Sec. 107840. Woven fabric of cotton of yarn number 69 or higher.
Sec. 107841. Woven fabrics of cotton with an average yarn number exceeding
68.
Sec. 107842. Incontinence underpad fabrics, cotton, plain weave, of yarn num-
ber 42 or lower.
Sec. 107843. Incontinence underpad fabrics, cotton, plain weave, of yarn num-
ber between 43 and 68.
Sec. 107844. Incontinence underpad fabrics, bleached.
Sec. 107845. Incontinence underpad fabrics, printed.
Sec. 107846. Untwisted filament polyvinyl alcohol yarn, measuring 1,100 to
1,330 decitex.
Sec. 107847. Untwisted filament polyvinyl alcohol yarn.
Sec. 107848. Polypropylene (PP) monofilament.
Sec. 107849. Acrylic fiber tow with an average decitex of 0.9.
Sec. 107850. Black polyester bi-component fibers.
Sec. 107851. Acrylic staple fibers with an average decitex of 2.2, fiber length
of 100 mm.
Sec. 107852. Modacrylic staple fibers not processed for spinning.
Sec. 107853. Short polypropylene fibers.
Sec. 107854. Polyoxadiazole fibers.
Sec. 107855. Artificial staple fibers of viscose rayon, 38–42 mm in length.
Sec. 107856. Artificial fibers of viscose rayon for the manufacture of feminine
hygiene products.
Sec. 107857. Flame retardant rayon fibers, measuring 4.78 decitex.
Sec. 107858. Flame retardant rayon fibers, measuring 4.55 decitex.
Sec. 107859. Flame retardant rayon fibers, measuring 4.4 decitex.
Sec. 107860. Other flame retardant rayon fibers.
Sec. 107861. Cellulosic man-made viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1.3–
1.5 decitex.
Sec. 107862. Viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1.5–1.67 decitex, with a
fiber length of 38–42 mm.
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Sec. 107863. Cellulosic man-made viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1.67–
2 decitex.
Sec. 107864. Viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1–2 decitex, with a fiber
length of 4–8 mm.
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Sec. 107865. Viscose staple fibers used in textile, medical, or hygiene applica-
tions.
Sec. 107866. Viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1.51–2 decitex, with a
fiber length of 8–16 mm.
Sec. 107867. Viscose rayon staple fibers, measuring 1–1.5 decitex, with a fiber
length of 8–16 mm.
Sec. 107868. Flame retardant viscose rayon staple fibers, with a decitex of 4.7
mm and a fiber length of 51–60 mm.
Sec. 107869. Viscose rayon staple fibers for nonwoven production.
Sec. 107870. Black viscose rayon staple fibers.
Sec. 107871. Acrylic or modacrylic staple fibers with a decitex of 3–5.6.
Sec. 107872. Made up hand-cast string-drawn fishing nets.
Sec. 107873. Knitted carpets containing 75 percent or more of cotton, with
a rubber backing.
Sec. 107874. Knitted carpets containing 75 percent or more by weight of poly-
ester, with a rubber backing.
Sec. 107875. Faux leather fabrics.
Sec. 107876. Grass catcher bags.
Sec. 107877. Oxygenation membrane capillary material.
Sec. 107878. Textile knitted fabrics composed of micromodal and elastane.
Sec. 107879. Textile technical knitted fabrics combining technical cotton and
elastane.
Sec. 107880. Textile knit fabrics of modal, cashmere, and spandex.
Sec. 107881. Women’s and girls’ dresses, knitted or crocheted, of synthetic fi-
bers infused with minerals.
Sec. 107882. Women’s and girls’ skirts and divided skirts of synthetic fibers
infused with minerals.
Sec. 107883. Women’s and girls’ knit cardigans or pullovers containing 70
percent or more of silk.
Sec. 107884. Men’s and boys’ knit cardigans or pullovers of linen.
Sec. 107885. Babies’ knit sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts, waistcoats (vests),
and cardigans, of artificial fibers.
Sec. 107886. Women’s and girls’ tops, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fi-
bers infused with minerals.
Sec. 107887. Men’s and boy’s tops, knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibers
infused with minerals.
Sec. 107888. Men’s 3 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107889. Men’s 5.5 and 6.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107890. Men’s 3.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107891. Men’s 4.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107892. Women’s 3 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107893. Women’s 3.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107894. Women’s 4.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107895. Women’s 5.5 and 6.5 mm wetsuits.
Sec. 107896. Insulated handmuffs of knit polyester.
Sec. 107897. Men’s stockingfoot wader bottom subassemblies, of compressed
neoprene.
Sec. 107898. Men’s stockingfoot wader bottom subassemblies, of non-com-
pressed neoprene.
Sec. 107899. Fishing wader pocket pouch assemblies.
Sec. 107900. Martial arts uniforms.
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Sec. 107901. Women’s or girls’ linen woven blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses,
and sleeveless tank styles.
Sec. 107902. Women’s or girls’ linen woven washsuits, sunsuits, or one-piece
playsuits.
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Sec. 107903. Women’s or girls’ linen woven coveralls or jumpsuits.
Sec. 107904. Women’s shawls and similar goods, 100 percent silk.
Sec. 107905. Winter cycling gloves.
Sec. 107906. Lock pocket tents.
Sec. 107907. Dark room tents.
Sec. 107908. Bi-component microfiber tube mop refills.
Sec. 107909. Microfiber duster refills.
Sec. 107910. RFID mop pads.
Sec. 107911. Microfiber cleaning cloths.
Sec. 107912. Microfiber mop pads.
Sec. 107913. Golf bag body flats.
Sec. 107914. Bathtub elbow rests.
Sec. 107915. Door swings.
Sec. 107916. Under bed restraints.
Sec. 107917. Bath kneeler.
Sec. 107918. Two-piece camera mount kits.
Sec. 107919. Sleeve covers.
Sec. 107920. Men’s cycling shoes valued over $18 per pair.
Sec. 107921. Women’s cycling shoes valued over $16 per pair.
Sec. 107922. Men’s golf shoes with outers and uppers of rubber or plastics,
valued over $20 per pair.
Sec. 107923. Golf shoes other than for men, with outers and uppers of rubber
or plastics, valued over $20 per pair.
Sec. 107924. Winter cycling boots for men.
Sec. 107925. Winter cycling boots for women.
Sec. 107926. Children’s footwear valued over $15 per pair.
Sec. 107927. Women’s protective active footwear, valued over $25 per pair,
15.35–25.4 cm in height.
Sec. 107928. Cheer shoes covering the ankle.
Sec. 107929. Sideline cheer shoes.
Sec. 107930. Men’s athletic footwear, valued under $9 per pair.
Sec. 107931. Athletic footwear for women, valued not over $9 per pair.
Sec. 107932. Athletic footwear for children, valued not over $8 per pair.
Sec. 107933. Men’s golf shoes, with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plas-
tics, not covering the ankle, valued $15 per pair or over.
Sec. 107934. Golf shoes other than for men, with outer soles and uppers of
rubber or plastics, not covering the ankle, valued $15 per pair
or over.
Sec. 107935. Men’s rubber/plastic footwear, valued not over $5 per pair.
Sec. 107936. Women’s rubber/plastic footwear, valued not over $6 per pair.
Sec. 107937. Cheer shoes with sole less than 12 mm.
Sec. 107938. Men’s golf shoes with outers and uppers of rubber or plastics,
valued over $19 per pair.
Sec. 107939. Golf shoes other than for men, outer soles and uppers of rubber
or plastics, valued over $19 per pair.
Sec. 107940. Men’s golf shoes, outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or com-
position leather and uppers of leather (except pigskin uppers).
Sec. 107941. Women’s leather footwear, lined with pigskin with zipper, valued
$47–$60 per pair.
Sec. 107942. Women’s leather footwear, lined with pigskin, valued $31–$40
per pair.
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Sec. 107943. Women’s slip-on cow/calf hair footwear, valued $50–$60 per pair.
Sec. 107944. Women’s leather footwear lined with sheepskin.
Sec. 107945. Women’s leather slip-on footwear lined with sheep leather.
Sec. 107946. Women’s leather slip-on footwear lined with pigskin.
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Sec. 107947. Women’s leather footwear, lined with pigskin, valued $21–$27
per pair.
Sec. 107948. Women’s footwear with leather uppers, lined with pigskin, closed
toe or heel with functional zippers on sides.
Sec. 107949. Women’s footwear with leather uppers, lined with pigskin with
adjustable laces.
Sec. 107950. Competitive cheer shoes with leather uppers.
Sec. 107951. Women’s footwear with leather uppers, with strap and buckle,
valued $27–$40 per pair.
Sec. 107952. Children’s leather upper athletic footwear, valued not over $9 per
pair.
Sec. 107953. Men’s athletic type footwear with uppers of textile materials of
vegetable fibers and outer soles of rubber or plastic with textile
flocking.
Sec. 107954. Athletic footwear for men, with a bellows tongue, valued over
$6.50 but not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107955. Athletic footwear for women, with a bellows tongue, valued over
$6.50 but not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107956. Athletic footwear for children, bellows tongue, valued over $6.50
but not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107957. Athletic footwear for men, valued over $6.50 but not over $9 per
pair.
Sec. 107958. Athletic footwear for children, valued over $6.50 but not over $9
per pair.
Sec. 107959. Cheer shoes with uppers of textile materials.
Sec. 107960. Women’s footwear with textile uppers and 50 percent or more
of the surface area of which is leather.
Sec. 107961. Women’s footwear with textile uppers, open toes or heels, valued
$15–$30 per pair.
Sec. 107962. Men’s textile upper footwear, with open toes or open heels, val-
ued not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107963. Women’s textile upper footwear, with open toes or open heels,
valued not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107964. Children’s textile upper footwear, with open toes or open heels,
valued not over $12 per pair.
Sec. 107965. Oxford-style work footwear with steel safety toe and static dis-
sipating protection.
Sec. 107966. Oxford footwear with textile uppers and composite toe, valued
over $20 per pair.
Sec. 107967. Men’s mid-cut footwear with a textile upper and a protective toe
cap.
Sec. 107968. Women’s footwear with leather soles and textile uppers, open
toes or heels, valued $12–$24 per pair.
Sec. 107969. Footwear for women valued over $20 but not over $24 per pair.
Sec. 107970. Women’s footwear with leather soles and textile uppers, valued
$15–$20 per pair.
Sec. 107971. Women’s footwear with leather soles and textile uppers, valued
$20–$25 per pair.
Sec. 107972. Women’s footwear with cork soles and textile uppers.
Sec. 107973. Men’s footwear with felt soles, not covering the ankle, valued $20
per pair or higher.
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Sec. 107974. Women’s and girls’ footwear with cork uppers, valued less than
$25 per pair.
Sec. 107975. Women’s footwear with cow/calf hair uppers, valued $35–$40 per
pair, covering the ankle.
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Sec. 107976. Women’s footwear with cow/calf hair uppers, valued $35–$40 per
pair, not covering the ankle.
Sec. 107977. Women’s footwear with cow/calf hair uppers, valued $19–$25 per
pair.
Sec. 107978. Women’s footwear with cow/calf hair uppers, valued $50–$55 per
pair.
Sec. 107979. Women’s footwear, leather soles and rubber/plastic uppers, val-
ued $16–$18 per pair.
Sec. 107980. Women’s footwear with cow/calf hair uppers, valued $19–$34 per
pair.
Sec. 107981. Footwear for women, valued over $50 but not over $60 per pair.
Sec. 107982. Calf hair upper footwear.
Sec. 107983. Gaiters of man-made fibers.
Sec. 107984. Hats of vegetable fibers.
Sec. 107985. Hairnets.
Sec. 107986. Cotton knit hats, valued $8 or less.
Sec. 107987. Babies’ woven cotton hats.
Sec. 107988. Hats of man-made fiber, valued $5–$25.
Sec. 107989. Waterproof and insulated hats with ear flaps, valued over $15.
Sec. 107990. Fishing wading staffs.
Sec. 107991. Plastic plants for aquariums, not glued or bound.
Sec. 107992. Natural stone ledger tile of sandstone.
Sec. 107993. Marble mosaic and pebble tiles.
Sec. 107994. Natural stone limestone tiles.
Sec. 107995. Natural stone marble tiles.
Sec. 107996. Waterjet natural stone mosaic tile.
Sec. 107997. Marble entertaining and serveware.
Sec. 107998. Articles of marble for kitchen and dining room.
Sec. 107999. Natural stone ledger tiles of travertine.
Sec. 108000. Travertine decorative tile.
Sec. 108001. Limestone decorative tiles.
Sec. 108002. Blank, embossed, and printed stoneware coaster disks and triv-
ets.
Sec. 108003. Rolled green glass sheets.
Sec. 108004. Framed rear-view mirrors.
Sec. 108005. Wall mirrors, unframed.
Sec. 108006. Wall mirrors, framed.
Sec. 108007. Stemware (crystalline) drinking glasses valued over $0.30 but
not over $3 each, other than those presented in sets.
Sec. 108008. Double-walled insulated glass tumblers.
Sec. 108009. Diamond-shaped stemmed wine glasses.
Sec. 108010. Twisted-center stemless wine glass.
Sec. 108011. Crystalline drinking glasses, without stems, not in sets.
Sec. 108012. Double-walled insulated glass bowls.
Sec. 108013. Leaf-shaped glass decanters.
Sec. 108014. Set of four appetizer plates made of glass with steel caddy hold-
er, valued at $2 each.
Sec. 108015. Spice rack with glass jars and wooden lids valued not over $3
each.
Sec. 108016. Glass lens blanks for infrared applications.
Sec. 108017. Hair accessories of glass beads, imitation pearls, and imitation
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stones, valued less than $7.
Sec. 108018. Filter bags with acid-resistant coating, of woven fiberglass lami-
nated to ePTFE, weighing at least 325 g/m2 but not over 350
g/m2.
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Sec. 108019. Fiberglass replacement wicks for outdoor garden torch.
Sec. 108020. Filter bags of woven fiberglass fabric laminated to an ePTFE,
with a polytetrafluoroethylene coated backing, not acid resist-
ant, weighing at least 721 g/m2 but not over 771 g/m2.
Sec. 108021. Silver catalyst.
Sec. 108022. Silver round blanks.
Sec. 108023. Ferroboron alloy.
Sec. 108024. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded main body combo castings for
residential fuel oil tanks.
Sec. 108025. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded vent caps for residential fuel oil
tanks.
Sec. 108026. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded bushings for residential fuel oil
tanks.
Sec. 108027. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded tank adapters for residential
fuel oil tanks.
Sec. 108028. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded fill alarm main body for residen-
tial fuel oil tanks.
Sec. 108029. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded fill box caps for residential fuel
oil tanks.
Sec. 108030. Cast iron nonmalleable threaded leg flanges for residential fuel
oil tanks.
Sec. 108031. Portable gas cooking stoves.
Sec. 108032. Portable outdoor cookers.
Sec. 108033. Self-anchored beverage containers.
Sec. 108034. Stainless steel handmade kitchen sinks.
Sec. 108035. Loose frame baskets.
Sec. 108036. Two-story fire escape ladders.
Sec. 108037. Three-story fire escape ladders.
Sec. 108038. Work support stands of steel.
Sec. 108039. Locking fixtures of iron or steel.
Sec. 108040. Stainless steel phone handle-and-stand accessories.
Sec. 108041. Circular and S-shaped stainless steel carabiners.
Sec. 108042. Pieces of refined unwrought copper cathode 99.9999 percent
pure.
Sec. 108043. Ultra-thin and wide-width aluminum foil.
Sec. 108044. Etched capacitor aluminum foil of a thickness 0.018–0.126 mm.
Sec. 108045. Stove top coffee makers.
Sec. 108046. Aluminum shower caddies.
Sec. 108047. Step stools of aluminum.
Sec. 108048. Aluminum ladders.
Sec. 108049. Circular and S-shaped aluminum carabiners.
Sec. 108050. Stationary sprinklers of zinc.
Sec. 108051. Tungsten waste and scrap.
Sec. 108052. Cobalt alloys.
Sec. 108053. Certain gallium (Ga).
Sec. 108054. Niobium (columbium) rings no thicker than 20 mm.
Sec. 108055. Tungsten secondary raw material.
Sec. 108056. Gear-driven bolt cutters and pipe cutters.
Sec. 108057. Rotary cutters.
Sec. 108058. Food graters.
Sec. 108059. Hand tools for applying plastic clip fasteners to garments.
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Sec. 108060. Steel workstations with vises adjustable by foot pedal.
Sec. 108061. Fixed carbide cutter and roller cone drill bits.
Sec. 108062. Rotary food graters.
Sec. 108063. Coffee presses.
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Sec. 108064. Vacuum insulated coffee servers with a brew-through lid.
Sec. 108065. Vacuum insulated coffee servers with no lid.
Sec. 108066. Vacuum insulated coffee servers with fitted hinged lid.
Sec. 108067. Commercial vacuum insulated coffee servers with sight gauge.
Sec. 108068. Commercial vacuum insulated coffee servers with plastic base.
Sec. 108069. Commercial vacuum insulated coffee servers with plastic base
and stand.
Sec. 108070. Craft knives with fixed pen-like or retractable blades.
Sec. 108071. Craft knives.
Sec. 108072. Blades for craft knives with non-fixed blades.
Sec. 108073. Ergonomic pinking shears.
Sec. 108074. Spring-action scissors.
Sec. 108075. Electronic locks for lockers.
Sec. 108076. Luggage locks of base metal, packaged for retail sale.
Sec. 108077. Key-operated door handles, push-pull-rotate.
Sec. 108078. Vent mounted magnetic mobile phone holder for automobiles.
Sec. 108079. Dash mounted magnetic mobile phone holder for automobiles.
Sec. 108080. Windshield mounted magnetic mobile phone holder for auto-
mobiles.
Sec. 108081. Steel latches with plastic plungers.
Sec. 108082. Non-key-operated door handles.
Sec. 108083. Curtain rings.
Sec. 108084. Brackets.
Sec. 108085. Curtain rods.
Sec. 108086. Curtain rod hardware.
Sec. 108087. Curtain tiebacks.
Sec. 108088. Curtain rod finials.
Sec. 108089. Curved shower rods.
Sec. 108090. Shower hooks and rings.
Sec. 108091. Straight shower rods.
Sec. 108092. Steel window rods.
Sec. 108093. Antitheft steel cases with digital locks.
Sec. 108094. Stainless steel hose kits.
Sec. 108095. Stainless steel hoses.
Sec. 108096. Wrist watch strap buckles not over 18 mm.
Sec. 108097. Wrist watch strap buckles over 18 mm.
Sec. 108098. Used cylinder heads.
Sec. 108099. Cylinder heads used solely or principally with certain engines.
Sec. 108100. Engine blocks.
Sec. 108101. Swirler assemblies for turbines.
Sec. 108102. Barrels for fuel mixing.
Sec. 108103. Injector assemblies for certain turbines.
Sec. 108104. Stem assemblies for certain turbines.
Sec. 108105. Tip assemblies for non-gas turbines.
Sec. 108106. High pressure fuel pumps.
Sec. 108107. Dry scroll vacuum pumps 364x333x485 mm.
Sec. 108108. Dry scroll vacuum pumps 297x260x420 mm.
Sec. 108109. Dry scroll vacuum pumps 254x260x420 mm.
Sec. 108110. Dry scroll vacuum pumps 181x140x358 mm.
Sec. 108111. Turbomolecular vacuum pumps.
Sec. 108112. Rotary vane vacuum pumps valued over $500 each.
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Sec. 108113. Vacuum diffusion pumps valued over $900 each.
Sec. 108114. Hand- or foot-operated air pumps.
Sec. 108115. Roof vent fans.
Sec. 108116. 12-Amp corded electric leaf blowers.
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Sec. 108117. Cordless battery powered leaf blowers not exceeding 20 volts.
Sec. 108118. Cordless battery powered leaf blowers between 20 and 60 V.
Sec. 108119. Fan assemblies for cab climate systems.
Sec. 108120. Aquarium air pumps.
Sec. 108121. Heat pumps for residential use.
Sec. 108122. Heat pumps (outdoor units) for split air conditioner systems.
Sec. 108123. High-wall indoor units.
Sec. 108124. Single-zone outdoor units.
Sec. 108125. Mini heat pumps for split air conditioner systems.
Sec. 108126. Multi-zone outdoor unit ductless systems.
Sec. 108127. Indoor units of split air conditioner systems.
Sec. 108128. Ductless 18000 BTU heat pumps, single zone inverter.
Sec. 108129. Single-phase heat pump.
Sec. 108130. Steel vacuum pitchers with plastic hinged lid.
Sec. 108131. Oil filters.
Sec. 108132. Battery powered nasal irrigators.
Sec. 108133. Struts to absorb vibration.
Sec. 108134. Table saws (25.4 cm.), operable corded and cordless.
Sec. 108135. Sliding miter saws (25.4 cm) with laser, corded and cordless.
Sec. 108136. Electromechanical rotary hammers, corded and cordless.
Sec. 108137. Electromechanical hammer impact drivers, corded and cordless.
Sec. 108138. Rotary hammer drill tools with self-contained electric motor.
Sec. 108139. Drill driver tools with self-contained electric motor.
Sec. 108140. Extruders.
Sec. 108141. Three-dimensional drawing pens.
Sec. 108142. Professional grade three-dimensional drawing pens.
Sec. 108143. Electric multi-functional blower vacuums.
Sec. 108144. Autosamplers (multisamplers) for liquid chromatographs.
Sec. 108145. Autosamplers (vialsamplers) for liquid chromatographs.
Sec. 108146. Hydraulic hammer assembly.
Sec. 108147. Segmented bladder-operated molds, with more than 25-inch rim
diameter.
Sec. 108148. Used valves for directional control.
Sec. 108149. Keg spears with pressure release valves.
Sec. 108150. Multiport distribution controllers.
Sec. 108151. Subsea modular trees.
Sec. 108152. Flow selector unit-multi-port 6-branch engine crankshafts.
Sec. 108153. Engine crankshafts.
Sec. 108154. Turbocharger journal bearings.
Sec. 108155. Mid-range bearing housings.
Sec. 108156. Heavy duty bearing housings.
Sec. 108157. Fixed ration gear boxes.
Sec. 108158. Track drive gear boxes.
Sec. 108159. Swing bearing assembly.
Sec. 108160. Gears for use in machinery or within engines.
Sec. 108161. 14Y stepper motors.
Sec. 108162. Air door actuators.
Sec. 108163. Servo motors.
Sec. 108164. DC brushed rhombic winding NdFeb magnet motors, with output
under 18.65 W.
Sec. 108165. DC brushed rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors.
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Sec. 108166. DC brushed rhombic winding AlNiCo magnet motors, with out-
put under 18.65 W.
Sec. 108167. DC brushless rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors, with out-
put under 18.65 W.
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Sec. 108168. DC brushed rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors, with out-
put over 18.65 but not over 37.5 W.
Sec. 108169. DC brushed rhombic winding AlNiCo magnet motors, with out-
put over 18.65 W but not over 37.5 W.
Sec. 108170. DC brushless slotless rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors
output over 18.65 W but not over 37.5 W.
Sec. 108171. DC brushed rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors output over
37.5 W but not over 74.6 W.
Sec. 108172. DC brushless slotless rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors
output over 37.5 W but not over 74.6 W.
Sec. 108173. Motors.
Sec. 108174. DC motors of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735
W.
Sec. 108175. DC motors, of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding
735 W.
Sec. 108176. DC brushed rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors output over
74.6 W but not over 735 W.
Sec. 108177. DC brushless slotless rhombic winding NdFeB magnet motors
output over 74.6 W but not over 735 W.
Sec. 108178. DC motors of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding
14.92 kW.
Sec. 108179. DC electric motor for non-aircraft gas turbines.
Sec. 108180. AC alternators.
Sec. 108181. AC alternators with copper windings.
Sec. 108182. Wound stators and rotor assemblies.
Sec. 108183. Rotors.
Sec. 108184. Stators for washing machines, with a 27-tooth design.
Sec. 108185. Stators for washing machines, with an 18-tooth design.
Sec. 108186. Rotors for washing machines, with a height of 60.8 mm.
Sec. 108187. Rotors for washing machines, with a height of 49 mm.
Sec. 108188. 6 V lead-acid storage batteries.
Sec. 108189. 12 V lead-acid storage batteries, used for the auxiliary source of
power.
Sec. 108190. Lead-acid storage batteries, used for wheelchairs.
Sec. 108191. 12 V lead-acid storage batteries, rated at less than 15 ampere-
hours.
Sec. 108192. 12 V lead-acid storage batteries, rated at 15 ampere-hours or
more.
Sec. 108193. Cell box assemblies, weighing 15 kg or more but not over 18 kg.
Sec. 108194. Cell box assemblies, weighing 30 kg or more but not over 36 kg.
Sec. 108195. Cell box assemblies, weighing 36 kg or more but not over 49 kg.
Sec. 108196. Cell box assemblies NX.
Sec. 108197. Food processors with a capacity greater than 2.9 liters but not
exceeding 3.1 liters.
Sec. 108198. Food processors with a capacity greater than 1.6 liters but not
exceeding 2.2 liters.
Sec. 108199. Cordless hand blenders.
Sec. 108200. Cordless hand mixers.
Sec. 108201. Corded hand blenders.
Sec. 108202. Burr coffee grinders.
Sec. 108203. Electric food processors with bowl scraper.
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Sec. 108204. Electric food processors with snap-locking lid.
Sec. 108205. Electric juice extractors.
Sec. 108206. Electric drink mixers.
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Sec. 108207. Spiralizing food processors with a capacity equal to or greater
than 2.36 liters but not exceeding 2.64 liters.
Sec. 108208. Spiralizing food processors with a capacity equal to or greater
than 2.83 liters but not exceeding 3.07 liters.
Sec. 108209. Dicing food processors.
Sec. 108210. Compact food processor with smoothie function.
Sec. 108211. Juice extractors.
Sec. 108212. Integrated baby food making systems.
Sec. 108213. Electric juice mixers and grinders.
Sec. 108214. Ultrasonic humidifiers.
Sec. 108215. Automatic litterboxes, valued no more than $100.
Sec. 108216. Electric toothbrushes.
Sec. 108217. Ultrasonic cool/warm mist humidifiers with aromatherapy.
Sec. 108218. 2-in-1 can opener.
Sec. 108219. Food spiralizing devices.
Sec. 108220. Ceramic bowls.
Sec. 108221. Food grinders for certain electromechanical stand food mixers.
Sec. 108222. Pasta press extruders for certain stand food mixers.
Sec. 108223. Stainless steel bowls for certain electromechanical stand food
mixers, with capacity greater than 4.2 liters but not exceeding
4.8 liters.
Sec. 108224. Stainless steel bowls for certain electromechanical stand food
mixers, with capacity greater than 2.8 liters but not exceeding
3.4 liters.
Sec. 108225. Stainless steel bowls for certain electromechanical stand food
mixers, with capacity greater than 5.6 liters but not exceeding
8.6 liters.
Sec. 108226. Pasta rollers and cutters for stand food mixers.
Sec. 108227. Glass bowls for certain electromechanical stand food mixers.
Sec. 108228. Body trimmers for detailed hair trimming.
Sec. 108229. Hair clipper sets.
Sec. 108230. Rechargeable trimmers for trimming human hair.
Sec. 108231. PCB assemblies for clippers and trimmers.
Sec. 108232. LED bicycle wheel spoke lights.
Sec. 108233. Bicycle rear lights.
Sec. 108234. Portable electric lamps.
Sec. 108235. Space heaters.
Sec. 108236. Microwave ovens with capacity not exceeding 22.5 liters.
Sec. 108237. Microwave ovens with capacity exceeding 22.5 liters but not ex-
ceeding 31 liters.
Sec. 108238. Low-profile microwave ovens with electronic opening mechanism
and integral range hood.
Sec. 108239. Low-profile microwave ovens with push button opening mecha-
nism and integral range hood.
Sec. 108240. Low-profile microwave ovens with electronic opening mechanism
and without a range hood.
Sec. 108241. Searing grills.
Sec. 108242. Automatic drip coffee makers.
Sec. 108243. Espresso machines.
Sec. 108244. Coffee makers with dishwasher safe removable parts.
Sec. 108245. Single-service coffee makers with milk frothers.
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Sec. 108246. Electric coffee makers with dual dispensers.
Sec. 108247. Electric coffee makers for brewing capsules.
Sec. 108248. Automatic or manual pour over coffee makers.
Sec. 108249. Removable reservoir coffeemakers.
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Sec. 108250. Single serve coffee makers.
Sec. 108251. 2-way coffee makers with a 12-cup carafe and a pod brewer.
Sec. 108252. Rapid cold brew and hot coffee makers.
Sec. 108253. Electric kettles.
Sec. 108254. Electric toasters with even-toast feature.
Sec. 108255. Electric toasters with 6.5 inch slots.
Sec. 108256. Electric toasters with 37 mm wide slots, with an under-base cord
wrap.
Sec. 108257. 2- and 4-slot toasters, not having a button to keep toaster con-
tents warm after toasting.
Sec. 108258. 2-slot toasters, with a button to keep toaster content warm after
toasting.
Sec. 108259. Electric toasters with double-slice slots.
Sec. 108260. Electric toasters with 37 mm wide slots, with a retractable cord.
Sec. 108261. Electric pressure cookers rated more than 800 W but not more
than 1,000 W, with a capacity of not less than 5 liters.
Sec. 108262. Electric pressure cookers rated more than 1,200 W but not more
than 1,400 W, with a capacity of less than 5 liters.
Sec. 108263. Electric pressure cookers rated more than 1,000 W but not more
than 1,200 W, with a capacity of less than 5 liters.
Sec. 108264. Contoured heating pads.
Sec. 108265. Slow cookers with non-stick ceramic coated stoneware.
Sec. 108266. Heating pads.
Sec. 108267. Programmable slow cookers with digital display.
Sec. 108268. 8-Quart electric slow cookers.
Sec. 108269. Programmable slow cookers.
Sec. 108270. Electric slow cookers with locking lid.
Sec. 108271. Double flip waffle makers with removable grids.
Sec. 108272. Ice cream waffle cone and bowl makers.
Sec. 108273. Electric breakfast sandwich makers.
Sec. 108274. Pressure cookers.
Sec. 108275. 10-quart programmable slow cookers.
Sec. 108276. Polished stainless steel 1.5-quart tea kettles.
Sec. 108277. Egg bite makers.
Sec. 108278. Vacuum steel insulated coffee carafes, of a kind used with deep
ultraviolet lithography machines.
Sec. 108279. Vacuum steel insulated carafes for household coffee machines, of
a kind used with deep ultraviolet lithography machines.
Sec. 108280. Vacuum steel bodies with inner and outer steel layers.
Sec. 108281. Lamp-holder housings of plastic.
Sec. 108282. 660 W, 125 V, lamp-holder with two 15 amp outlets.
Sec. 108283. Combination duplex receptacle/outlet and USB charger, 15–20
amp, 125 V.
Sec. 108284. Range and dryer receptacles.
Sec. 108285. Residential grade receptacles.
Sec. 108286. Residential and commercial USB receptacles.
Sec. 108287. Power strips.
Sec. 108288. Surge protectors.
Sec. 108289. Programmable controllers for architectural lighting.
Sec. 108290. Electronic modular control panels for generators.
Sec. 108291. Power distribution modules and programmable controllers.
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Sec. 108292. Glass capacitive touchscreen assemblies with LCD.
Sec. 108293. Lamps containing deuterium gas without radio-frequency identi-
fication (RFID).
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Sec. 108294. Lamps containing deuterium gas with radio-frequency identifica-
tion (RFID).
Sec. 108295. Fiber channel coaxial cables of silver-plated copper conductors
and expanded ePTFE dielectrics.
Sec. 108296. Insulated coaxial cables, of a kind used with deep ultraviolet li-
thography machines.
Sec. 108297. Coaxial cables insulated with ePTFE, vapor sealed, of a kind
used with deep ultraviolet lithography machines.
Sec. 108298. Coaxial cables insulated with ePTFE, non-vapor sealed, of a kind
used with deep ultraviolet lithography machines.
Sec. 108299. Low speed automotive ethernet USB harnesses.
Sec. 108300. High speed autolink cable USB harnesses.
Sec. 108301. Insulated electric conductors, of a kind used with extreme ultra-
violet lithography machines.
Sec. 108302. Insulated electric conductors, of a kind used with deep ultraviolet
lithography machines.
Sec. 108303. Insulated electric conductors, of a kind used with optical instru-
ments.
Sec. 108304. Rings, blocks, and other insulating fittings of quartz.
Sec. 108305. Front tire splash guards for vehicles.
Sec. 108306. Rear tire splash guards for vehicles.
Sec. 108307. Automatic gear boxes.
Sec. 108308. Suspension systems (struts) for off-highway trucks.
Sec. 108309. Suspension system stabilizer bars.
Sec. 108310. Tie rod assemblies.
Sec. 108311. Used axle housings.
Sec. 108312. Used parts for power trains.
Sec. 108313. Front windshield covers.
Sec. 108314. Expansion chambers.
Sec. 108315. Bicycle racks for car roofs.
Sec. 108316. High pressure fuel injector rails.
Sec. 108317. Stand-up bicycles, having both wheels exceeding 63.5 cm in di-
ameter.
Sec. 108318. Elliptical cycles, with wheels not exceeding 63.5 cm in diameter.
Sec. 108319. Bicycle frames, other than of steel, valued $600 or less.
Sec. 108320. Internal gear bicycle hubs, other than two or three speeds.
Sec. 108321. Bicycle pedals other than clipless pedals.
Sec. 108322. Clipless bicycle pedals and parts thereof.
Sec. 108323. Carbon fiber bicycle seatposts.
Sec. 108324. Bicycle handlebar tape, other than silicon or leather tape.
Sec. 108325. Trailer cycles.
Sec. 108326. Dropper seatposts.
Sec. 108327. Bicycle fenders.
Sec. 108328. Bicycle handlebars.
Sec. 108329. Multi-functional steel carts.
Sec. 108330. Non-mechanically propelled industrial hand truck.
Sec. 108331. Moving dollies.
Sec. 108332. Paragliders, paraglider wings and paraglider harnesses.
Sec. 108333. Sailing catamarans and power catamarans.
Sec. 108334. Projection lenses.
Sec. 108335. Mounted optical lenses.
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Sec. 108336. Objective lenses for broadcast cameras.
Sec. 108337. Objective lenses for cinema cameras.
Sec. 108338. Magnifying spectacles.
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Sec. 108339. LCD television panel assemblies, with a video display measuring
over 175.26 cm.
Sec. 108340. LCD television panel assemblies, with a video display measuring
over 149.86 cm but not over 175.26 cm.
Sec. 108341. LCD television panel assemblies, with a video display measuring
over 139.7 cm but not over 149.86 cm.
Sec. 108342. LCD television panel assemblies, with a video display measuring
over 137.16 cm but not over 139.7 cm.
Sec. 108343. Housings designed for infrared lenses.
Sec. 108344. Electronic temperature indicators, weighing 14.2 g.
Sec. 108345. Electronic temperature indicators, weighing 64.4 g.
Sec. 108346. Electronic temperature indicators, weighing 430 g.
Sec. 108347. Global cargo trackers, weighing 660 g.
Sec. 108348. Temperature data monitors, weighing 115 g.
Sec. 108349. Temperature data monitors, weighing 138.9 g.
Sec. 108350. Temperature data monitors, weighing 133.2 g.
Sec. 108351. Parts and accessories of bicycle speedometers.
Sec. 108352. Wired remote controllers.
Sec. 108353. Analog/digital wrist watches.
Sec. 108354. Mechanical wrist watches.
Sec. 108355. Mechanical wrist watches with leather or other band.
Sec. 108356. Analog pocket watches.
Sec. 108357. Projection alarm clocks, non-atomic.
Sec. 108358. Projection atomic alarm clocks.
Sec. 108359. Analog wall clocks without thermometer, hygrometer, or barom-
eter gauges.
Sec. 108360. Analog clocks with thermometer and hygrometer.
Sec. 108361. Atomic analog wall clocks.
Sec. 108362. Atomic digital clocks.
Sec. 108363. Analog kitchen timers.
Sec. 108364. Wrist watch movements having over one jewel and less than 7
jewels.
Sec. 108365. Watch movements having over 7 jewels and under 17 jewels.
Sec. 108366. Watch cases or ‘‘bodies’’ over 41 mm in diameter.
Sec. 108367. Watch cases or ‘‘bodies’’ not over 41 mm in diameter.
Sec. 108368. Watch case bezels, backs, and centers.
Sec. 108369. Watch case parts.
Sec. 108370. Stainless steel watch bracelets.
Sec. 108371. Watch dials.
Sec. 108372. Watch crowns.
Sec. 108373. Watch hands.
Sec. 108374. Acoustic guitars.
Sec. 108375. Console digital pianos.
Sec. 108376. Grand digital pianos.
Sec. 108377. Electronic 61-key keyboards.
Sec. 108378. Electric guitars and acoustic/electric guitars.
Sec. 108379. Memory foam travel pillows.
Sec. 108380. Lighting for wall installation.
Sec. 108381. Decorative bathroom fan assemblies (lighting fixtures) assem-
blies.
Sec. 108382. Metal household floor lamps.
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Sec. 108383. Solar powered pathway lights, each measuring between 36.8 cm
and 42 cm in height.
Sec. 108384. Solar powered pathway lights, each measuring between 45 cm
and 48 cm in height.
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Sec. 108385. Exterior exit viewing lights, dual beam.
Sec. 108386. LED flameless candles.
Sec. 108387. Aquarium LED light strands.
Sec. 108388. LED light modules for bathroom fans/lights.
Sec. 108389. Aquarium LED light sticks.
Sec. 108390. Aquarium LED light strips.
Sec. 108391. Decorative votive candle holders.
Sec. 108392. Candle jar shades.
Sec. 108393. Non-electrical lighting.
Sec. 108394. Outdoor garden or patio torches of bamboo construction.
Sec. 108395. Outdoor garden or patio torches of non-bamboo construction.
Sec. 108396. Indoor oil lamps with base of glass or metal.
Sec. 108397. Outdoor garden torches for tabletop use.
Sec. 108398. Glass lens arrays for spotlights.
Sec. 108399. Lamp shades.
Sec. 108400. Galvanized steel LED downlight housing frames.
Sec. 108401. Aluminum cylinders for LED lighting fixtures.
Sec. 108402. Galvanized steel brackets and plates for LED lighting fixtures.
Sec. 108403. Aluminum LED downlight reflectors.
Sec. 108404. Outdoor garden torch replacement canisters.
Sec. 108405. Iris subassemblies for moving lights.
Sec. 108406. Zoom modules for automated moving lights.
Sec. 108407. Golf club heads for fairway woods.
Sec. 108408. Golf club shafts for putters.
Sec. 108409. Steel golf club shafts, other than for putters.
Sec. 108410. Golf club shaft assemblies.
Sec. 108411. Graphite driver golf club shafts, extra stiff flex.
Sec. 108412. Graphite hybrid golf club shafts, extra stiff flex.
Sec. 108413. Graphite irons golf club shafts, extra stiff flex.
Sec. 108414. Graphite driver golf club shafts, regular, senior, adult, or ladies
flex.
Sec. 108415. Graphite golf club driver shafts, stiff flex.
Sec. 108416. Graphite hybrid golf club shafts, regular, senior, adult, or ladies
flex.
Sec. 108417. Graphite hybrid golf club shafts, stiff flex.
Sec. 108418. Graphite irons golf club shafts, regular, senior, adult, or ladies
flex.
Sec. 108419. Graphite irons golf club shafts, stiff flex.
Sec. 108420. Pickleball paddles.
Sec. 108421. Pickleballs.
Sec. 108422. Exercise cycles.
Sec. 108423. Stationary trainers.
Sec. 108424. Multimodality fitness equipment, without integrated contact grip
heart rate monitor.
Sec. 108425. Multimodality fitness equipment with integrated power sensor to
measure the user’s upper body power input.
Sec. 108426. Parts and accessories for treadmills.
Sec. 108427. Parts and accessories for ellipticals.
Sec. 108428. Parts and accessories for stationary exercise cycles.
Sec. 108429. Parts and accessories for weight training equipment.
Sec. 108430. Parts and accessories for certain exercise equipment machines.
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Sec. 108431. Lateral elliptical machines.
Sec. 108432. Adjustable-weight kettlebells.
Sec. 108433. Adjustable-weight barbell.
Sec. 108434. Exercise cycles with dual-position handgrips.
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Sec. 108435. Exercise cycles with single handgrips.
Sec. 108436. Upright exercise cycles.
Sec. 108437. Recumbent exercise cycles with touchscreen consoles.
Sec. 108438. Leaning exercise cycles.
Sec. 108439. Rod gyms, with vertical bench.
Sec. 108440. Rod and resistance gyms, with flat benches.
Sec. 108441. Foldable treadmills, with LCD consoles with control keypads.
Sec. 108442. Foldable treadmills, with touchscreen consoles measuring 44.5
cm or less.
Sec. 108443. Indoor cycling machines with wireless data touchscreen displays.
Sec. 108444. Indoor cycling machines with LCD consoles and two water bottle
holders.
Sec. 108445. Indoor cycling machines with LCD consoles and single water bot-
tle holder.
Sec. 108446. Recumbent elliptical machines.
Sec. 108447. Fitness equipment combining the functions of an elliptical and
a stair stepper, weight over 90 kgs.
Sec. 108448. Foldable treadmills with touchscreen console greater than 44.4
cm.
Sec. 108449. Interactive indoor cycling exercise cycles.
Sec. 108450. Multimodality fitness equipment, with integrated contact grip
heart rate monitors.
Sec. 108451. Fishing reels valued not over $2.70 each, pre-spooled, with rod
and fishing line.
Sec. 108452. Fishing reels valued not over $2.70 each.
Sec. 108453. Hard artificial crankbaits.
Sec. 108454. Collapsible big game decoys.
Sec. 108455. Vacuum steel hinged lid pitchers, not exceeding 1 liter.
Sec. 108456. Vacuum insulated drinkware having a capacity exceeding 1 liter
but not exceeding 2 liters.
Sec. 108457. Vacuum insulated drinkware having a capacity exceeding 2 liters
but not exceeding 4 liters.
Sec. 108458. Vacuum glass lined steel coffee servers over 2 liters.
Sec. 108459. Vacuum glass lined steel coffee servers over 2 liters with lever
dispensing.
Subtitle B—Existing Duty Suspensions and Reductions
Sec. 108460. Extension of certain existing duty suspensions and reductions and
other modifications.
Subtitle C—Effective Date and Technical Corrections Authority
Sec. 108461. Effective date.
Sec. 108462. Authority to make technical and conforming changes.
DIVISION L—COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
Sec. 110001. Recompete pilot program.
Sec. 110002. Centers of excellence for domestic maritime workforce training
and education.
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Sec. 110003. Freight Rail Innovation Institute.
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Sec. 110004. Economic adjustment assistance for energy and industrial transi-
tion communities.
DIVISION M—SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEGATIVE PER-
CEPTION OF PERSONS OF ASIAN ANCESTRY AND FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 120001. Sense of Congress regarding negative perception of persons of
Asian ancestry and Federal law enforcement.
DIVISION N—PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICITY OR
PROPAGANDA
Sec. 130001. Prohibiting Use of Funds for Publicity or Propaganda.
DIVISION O—NATIONAL SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF
CERTAIN FUNDS
Sec. 140001. Prohibition on use of funds to obtain communications equipment
or services posing national security risk.
DIVISION P—AGRICULTURE FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE
REFORM
Sec. 150001. Short title.
Sec. 150002. Annual reports.
Sec. 150003. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 150004. Civil penalty for failure to report or misreporting.
DIVISION Q—EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LEADS
Sec. 160001. Emerging technology leads.
DIVISION R—COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
Sec. 170001. Child care resource guide.
DIVISION S—OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM
Sec. 180001. Purposes.
Sec. 180002. Service contracts.
Sec. 180003. Shipping exchange registry.
Sec. 180004. Data collection.
Sec. 180005. National shipper advisory committee.
Sec. 180006. Annual report and public disclosures.
Sec. 180007. General prohibitions.
Sec. 180008. Prohibition on unreasonably declining cargo.
Sec. 180009. Detention and demurrage.
Sec. 180010. Assessment of penalties.
Sec. 180011. Investigations.
Sec. 180012. Injunctive relief.
Sec. 180013. Technical amendments.
Sec. 180014. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 180015. NAS study on supply chain industry.
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Sec. 180016. Temporary emergency authority.
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1 SEC. 3. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE
2 OF ASIAN DESCENT.
3 The President shall ensure that the provisions of this
4 Act which are aimed at countering the influence of the
5 Chinese Communist Party are implemented in a manner
6 that does not result in discrimination against people of
7 Asian descent on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, or na-
8 tionality.
9DIVISION A—CREATING HELP-
10 FUL INCENTIVES TO
11 PRODUCE SEMICONDUCTORS
12 (CHIPS) FOR AMERICA FUND
13 SEC. 10001. CREATING HELPFUL INCENTIVES TO PRODUCE
14 SEMICONDUCTORS (CHIPS) FOR AMERICA
15 FUND.
16 (a) CHIPS FOR AMERICA FUND.—
17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
18 the Treasury of the United States a fund to be
19 known as the ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to
20 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
21 Fund’’ (referred to in this subsection as the
22 ‘‘Fund’’) for the Secretary of Commerce to carry out
23 sections 9902 and 9906 of the William M. (Mac)
24 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
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26 in the Fund to carry out section 9906 of Public Law
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1 116–283 shall be transferred to and merged with ac-
2 counts within the Department of Commerce to be
3 used for such purposes.
4 (2) APPROPRIATION.—
5 (A) In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
6 able for such purposes, there is appropriated to
7 the Fund established in subsection (a)(1), out
8 of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
9 propriated—
10 (i) for fiscal year 2022,
11 $24,000,000,000, to remain available until
12 expended, of which $19,000,000,000 shall
13 be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
14 283, $2,000,000,000 shall be for sub-
15 section (c) of section 9906 of Public Law
16 116–283, $2,500,000,000 shall be for sub-
17 section (d) of section 9906 of Public Law
18 116–283, and $500,000,000 shall be for
19 subsections (e) and (f) of section 9906 of
20 Public Law 116–283;
21 (ii) for fiscal year 2023,
22 $7,000,000,000 to remain available until
23 expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall
24 be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
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1 sections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section
2 9906 of Public Law 116–283;
3 (iii) for fiscal year 2024,
4 $6,300,000,000, to remain available until
5 expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall
6 be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
7 283 and $1,300,000,000 shall be for sub-
8 sections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section
9 9906 of Public Law 116–283;
10 (iv) for fiscal year 2025,
11 $6,100,000,000, to remain available until
12 expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall
13 be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
14 283 and $1,100,000,000 shall be for sub-
15 sections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section
16 9906 of Public Law 116–283; and
17 (v) for fiscal year 2026,
18 $6,800,000,000, to remain available until
19 expended, of which $5,000,000,000 shall
20 be for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
21 283 and $1,800,000,000 shall be for sub-
22 sections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section
23 9906 of Public Law 116–283.
24 (B) The Secretary of Commerce may
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1 (i) up to $6,000,000,000 of the
2 amounts made available for fiscal year
3 2022 for section 9902 of Public Law 116–
4 283 for the cost of direct loans and loan
5 guarantees, as authorized by section 9902
6 of Public Law 116–283, provided that—
7 (I) such costs, including the cost
8 of modifying such loans and loan
9 guarantees shall be as defined in sec-
10 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget
11 Act of 1974; and
12 (II) these funds are available to
13 subsidize gross obligations for the
14 principal amount of direct loans and
15 total loan principal, any part of which
16 is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
17 $75,000,000,000; and
18 (ii) up to 2 percent of the amounts
19 made available in each fiscal year for sala-
20 ries and expenses, administration, and
21 oversight purposes to carry out sections
22 9902, 9904 and 9906 of Public Law 116–
23 283, of which $5,000,000 in each of fiscal
24 years 2022 through 2026 shall be trans-
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1 the Department of Commerce to oversee
2 expenditures from the Fund. The require-
3 ment to transfer and merge funds for car-
4 rying out section 9906 of Public Law 116–
5 283 shall not apply to amounts used pur-
6 suant to this provision.
7 (3) ASSISTANCE FOR MATURE TECHNOLOGY
8 NODES.—
9 (A) Of the amount available in fiscal year
10 2022 to implement section 9902 of Public Law
11 116–283, $2,000,000,000 shall be to provide
12 Federal financial assistance to covered entities
13 to incentivize investment in facilities and equip-
14 ment in the United States for the fabrication,
15 assembly, testing, or advanced packaging of
16 semiconductors at mature technology nodes.
17 (B) In addition to the procedures, eligi-
18 bility, and considerations for review specified in
19 subsection 9902(a)(2) of Public Law 116–283,
20 in order for an entity to qualify to receive Fed-
21 eral financial assistance under this paragraph,
22 the covered entity shall—
23 (i)(I) provide equipment or materials
24 for the fabrication, assembly, testing, or
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1 mature technology nodes in the United
2 States; or
3 (II) fabricate, assemble using ad-
4 vanced packaging, or test semiconductors
5 at mature technology nodes in the United
6 States; and
7 (ii) commit to using any Federal fi-
8 nancial assistance received under this sec-
9 tion to increase the production of semi-
10 conductors at mature technology nodes.
11 (C) ln addition to the considerations de-
12 scribed in subsection 9902(a)(2)(C) of Public
13 Law 116–283, in granting Federal financial as-
14 sistance under this paragraph, the Secretary
15 may consider whether a covered entity produces
16 or supplies equipment or materials used in the
17 fabrication, assembly, testing, or advanced
18 packaging of semiconductors at mature tech-
19 nology nodes that are necessary to support a
20 critical manufacturing industry.
21 (D) ln awarding Federal financial assist-
22 ance to covered entities under this paragraph,
23 the Secretary shall give priority to covered enti-
24 ties that support the resiliency of semiconductor
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1 supply chains for critical manufacturing indus-
2 tries in the United States.
3 (E) In this paragraph, the term ‘‘critical
4 manufacturing industry’’—
5 (i) means an industry that is assigned
6 a North American Industry Classification
7 System code beginning with 31, 32, or 33,
8 and for which the industry components
9 that are assigned a North American Indus-
10 try Classification System code beginning
11 with the same 4 digits as the industry—
12 (I) manufacture primary prod-
13 ucts and parts, the sum of which ac-
14 count for not less than 5 percent of
15 the manufacturing value added by in-
16 dustry gross domestic product of the
17 United States; and
18 (II) employ individuals for pri-
19 mary products and parts manufac-
20 turing activities that, combined, ac-
21 count for not less than 5 percent of
22 manufacturing employment in the
23 United States; and
24 (ii) may include any other manufac-
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1 retary based on the relevance of the manu-
2 facturing industry to the national and eco-
3 nomic security of the United States, in-
4 cluding the impacts of job losses.
5 (F) In this paragraph, the term ‘‘mature
6 technology node’’ has the meaning given the
7 term by the Secretary of Commerce.
8 (4) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—
9 (A) SUBMISSION OF COST ESTIMATES.—
10 The President shall submit to Congress detailed
11 account, program, and project allocations of the
12 full amount made available under subsection
13 (a)(2)—
14 (i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not
15 later than 90 days after the date of enact-
16 ment of this Act; and
17 (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
18 through 2026, as part of the annual budg-
19 et submission of the President under sec-
20 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States
21 Code.
22 (B) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.—
23 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Committees on
24 Appropriations of the House of Represent-
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1 ternate allocation of amounts made avail-
2 able under subsection (a)(2), including by
3 account, program, and project.
4 (ii) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.—
5 (I) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCA-
6 TIONS.—If Congress has not enacted
7 legislation establishing alternate allo-
8 cations, including by account, pro-
9 gram, and project, by the date on
10 which the Act making full-year appro-
11 priations for the Department of Com-
12 merce, Justice, Science, and Related
13 Agencies for the applicable fiscal year
14 is enacted into law, only then shall
15 amounts made available under sub-
16 section (a)(2) be allocated by the
17 President or apportioned or allotted
18 by account, program, and project pur-
19 suant to title 31, United States Code.
20 (II) INSUFFICIENT ALTERNATE
21 ALLOCATION.—If Congress enacts leg-
22 islation establishing alternate alloca-
23 tions, including by account, program,
24 and project, for amounts made avail-
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1 less than the full amount appropriated
2 under that subsection, the difference
3 between the amount appropriated and
4 the alternate allocation shall be allo-
5 cated by the President and appor-
6 tioned and allotted by account, pro-
7 gram, and project pursuant to title
8 31, United States Code.
9 (b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA DEFENSE FUND.—
10 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
11 the Treasury of the United States a fund to be
12 known as the ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to
13 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America De-
14 fense Fund’’ (referred to in this subsection as the
15 ‘‘Fund’’) to provide for research, development, test
16 and evaluation, workforce development, and other re-
17 quirements that are unique to the Department of
18 Defense and the intelligence community, including
19 those requirements that are necessary to carry out
20 section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
22 2021 (Public Law 116–283). Amounts in the Fund
23 shall be transferred to and merged with accounts
24 within the Department of Defense to be used for
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1 to and merged with accounts within the Department
2 of Defense may not be used for construction of fa-
3 cilities.
4 (2) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts
5 otherwise available for such purposes, there is appro-
6 priated to the Fund established in subsection (b)(1),
7 out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
8 priated—
9 (A) for fiscal year 2022, $400,000,000, to
10 remain available until September 30, 2022;
11 (B) for fiscal year 2023, $400,000,000, to
12 remain available until September 30, 2023;
13 (C) for fiscal year 2024, $400,000,000, to
14 remain available until September 30, 2024;
15 (D) for fiscal year 2025, $400,000,000, to
16 remain available until September 30, 2025; and
17 (E) for fiscal year 2026, $400,000,000, to
18 remain available until September 30, 2026.
19 (3) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—
20 (A) SUBMISSION OF COST ESTIMATES.—
21 The President shall submit to Congress detailed
22 account, program element, and project alloca-
23 tions of the full amount made available under
24 subsection (b)(2)—
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1 (i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not
2 later than 90 days after the date of enact-
3 ment of this Act; and
4 (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
5 through 2026, as part of the annual budg-
6 et submission of the President under sec-
7 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States
8 Code.
9 (B) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.—
10 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Committees on
11 Appropriations of the House of Represent-
12 atives and the Senate may provide for al-
13 ternate allocation of amounts made avail-
14 able under subsection (b)(2), including by
15 account, program element, and project.
16 (ii) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.—
17 (I) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCA-
18 TIONS.—If Congress has not enacted
19 legislation establishing alternate allo-
20 cations, including by account, pro-
21 gram element, and project, by the
22 date on which the Act making full-
23 year appropriations for the Depart-
24 ment of Defense for the applicable fis-
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1 shall amounts made available under
2 subsection (b)(2) be allocated by the
3 President or apportioned or allotted
4 by account, program element, and
5 project pursuant to title 31, United
6 States Code.
7 (II) INSUFFICIENT ALTERNATE
8 ALLOCATION.—If Congress enacts leg-
9 islation establishing alternate alloca-
10 tions, including by account, program
11 element, and project, for amounts
12 made available under subsection
13 (b)(2) that are less than the full
14 amount appropriated under that sub-
15 section, the difference between the
16 amount appropriated and the alter-
17 nate allocation shall be allocated by
18 the President and apportioned and al-
19 lotted by account, program element,
20 and project pursuant to title 31,
21 United States Code.
22 (c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH-
23 NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.—
24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
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1 known as the ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to
2 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
3 International Technology Security and Innovation
4 Fund’’ (referred to in this subsection as the
5 ‘‘Fund’’) to provide for international information
6 and communications technology security and semi-
7 conductor supply chain activities, including to sup-
8 port the development and adoption of secure and
9 trusted telecommunications technologies, secure
10 semiconductors, secure semiconductors supply
11 chains, and other emerging technologies and to carry
12 out sections 9905 and 9202(a)(2) of the William M.
13 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
14 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), as
15 appropriate. Amounts in the Fund shall be trans-
16 ferred by the Secretary of State to accounts within
17 the Department of State, the United States Agency
18 for International Development, the Export-Import
19 Bank, and the United States International Develop-
20 ment Finance Corporation, as appropriate, to be
21 used for such purposes and under the terms and
22 conditions of the account to which transferred.
23 (2) APPROPRIATION.—
24 (A) In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
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1 the Fund established in subsection (c)(1), out
2 of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
3 propriated—
4 (i) for fiscal year 2022, $100,000,000,
5 to remain available until September 30,
6 2026;
7 (ii) for fiscal year 2023,
8 $100,000,000, to remain available until
9 September 30, 2027;
10 (iii) for fiscal year 2024,
11 $100,000,000, to remain available until
12 September 30, 2028;
13 (iv) for fiscal year 2025,
14 $100,000,000, to remain available until
15 September 30, 2029; and
16 (v) for fiscal year 2026,
17 $100,000,000, to remain available until
18 September 30, 2030.
19 (B) In carrying out this subsection, the
20 Secretary of State may use up to $5,000,000 of
21 the amounts made available in each fiscal year
22 for the Fund for salaries and expenses, admin-
23 istration, and oversight purposes, of which
24 $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 through
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1 spector General of the Department of State to
2 oversee expenditures under the Fund.
3 (3) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.—
4 (A) SUBMISSION OF COST ESTIMATES.—
5 The President shall submit to Congress detailed
6 account, program, project, and activity alloca-
7 tions of the full amount made available under
8 subsection (c)(2)—
9 (i) for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, not
10 later than 90 days after the date of enact-
11 ment of this Act; and
12 (ii) for each subsequent fiscal year
13 through 2026, as part of the annual budg-
14 et submission of the President under sec-
15 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States
16 Code.
17 (B) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.—
18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Committees on
19 Appropriations of the House of Represent-
20 atives and the Senate may provide for al-
21 ternate allocation of amounts made avail-
22 able under subsection (c)(2), including by
23 account, program, project, and activity.
24 (ii) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.—
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1 (I) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCA-
2 TIONS.—If Congress has not enacted
3 legislation establishing alternate allo-
4 cations, including by account, pro-
5 gram, project, and activity, by the
6 date on which the Act making full-
7 year appropriations for the Depart-
8 ment of State, Foreign Operations,
9 and Related Programs for the applica-
10 ble fiscal year is enacted into law,
11 only then shall amounts made avail-
12 able under subsection (c)(2) be allo-
13 cated by the President or apportioned
14 or allotted by account, program,
15 project, and activity pursuant to title
16 31, United States Code.
17 (II) INSUFFICIENT ALTERNATE
18 ALLOCATION.—If Congress enacts leg-
19 islation establishing alternate alloca-
20 tions, including by account, program,
21 project, and activity, for amounts
22 made available under subsection
23 (c)(2) that are less than the full
24 amount appropriated under that sub-
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1 amount appropriated and the alter-
2 nate allocation shall be allocated by
3 the President and apportioned and al-
4 lotted by account, program, project,
5 and activity pursuant to title 31,
6 United States Code.
7 (d) SEQUESTRATION.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the
8 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
9 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting
10 after ‘‘Continuing Fund, Southwestern Power Administra-
11 tion (89–5649–0–2–271).’’ the following:
12 ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
13 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Fund.
14 ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
15 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense
16 Fund.
17 ‘‘Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce
18 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Inter-
19 national Technology Security and Innovation
20 Fund.’’.
21 (e) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-
22 etary effects of this section shall not be entered on either
23 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of
24 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
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1 (f) LIMITATION ON USING AMOUNTS FOR STOCK
2 BUYBACKS OR THE PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS.—
3 (1) IN GENERAL.—A person receiving amounts
4 appropriated under this section or from a covered
5 fund may not use such amounts—
6 (A) to purchase an equity security that is
7 listed on a national securities exchange of such
8 person or any parent company of such person;
9 or
10 (B) to pay dividends or make other capital
11 distributions with respect to the common stock
12 (or equivalent interest) of the person.
13 (2) COVERED FUND.—In this subsection, the
14 term ‘‘covered fund’’ means—
15 (A) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
16 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
17 Fund;
18 (B) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
19 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
20 Defense Fund; and
21 (C) the Creating Helpful Incentives to
22 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America
23 International Technology Security and Innova-
24 tion Fund.
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1 SEC. 10002. SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVES.
2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 9901 of the William M.
3 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
4 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—
5 (1) in paragraph (2)—
6 (A) by inserting ‘‘production,’’ before ‘‘or
7 research and development’’; and
8 (B) by striking ‘‘of semiconductors.’’ and
9 inserting ‘‘of semiconductors, materials used to
10 manufacture semiconductors, or semiconductor
11 manufacturing equipment.’’;
12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
13 (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8),
14 (10), and (11), respectively;
15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
16 lowing:
17 ‘‘(4) The term ‘critical manufacturing indus-
18 try’—
19 ‘‘(A) means an industry—
20 ‘‘(i) that is assigned a North Amer-
21 ican Industry Classification System code
22 beginning with 31, 32, or 33; and
23 ‘‘(ii) for which the industry compo-
24 nents that are assigned a North American
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1 ning with the same 4 digits as the indus-
2 try—
3 ‘‘(I) manufacture primary prod-
4 ucts and parts, the sum of which ac-
5 count for not less than 5 percent of
6 the manufacturing value added by in-
7 dustry gross domestic product of the
8 United States; and
9 ‘‘(II) employ individuals for pri-
10 mary products and parts manufac-
11 turing activities that, combined, ac-
12 count for not less than 5 percent of
13 manufacturing employment in the
14 United States; and
15 ‘‘(B) may include any other manufacturing
16 industry designated by the Secretary based on
17 the relevance of the manufacturing industry to
18 the national and economic security of the
19 United States, including the impacts of job
20 losses.’’; and
21 (4) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so re-
22 designated, the following:
23 ‘‘(9) The term ‘mature technology node’ has the
24 meaning given the term by the Secretary.’’.
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1 (b) SEMICONDUCTOR PROGRAM.—Section 9902 of
2 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
3 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–
4 283) is amended—
5 (1) in subsection (a)(1)—
6 (A) by striking ‘‘for semiconductor fabrica-
7 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘for the fabrication’’;
8 (B) by inserting ‘‘production,’’ before ‘‘or
9 research and development’’; and
10 (C) by striking the period at the end and
11 inserting ‘‘of semiconductors, materials used to
12 manufacture semiconductors, or semiconductor
13 manufacturing equipment.’’; and
14 (2) in subsection (a)(2)—
15 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
16 (i) in subclause (III), by striking
17 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
18 (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking the
19 period at the end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and
20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol-
21 lowing:
22 ‘‘(V) determined—
23 ‘‘(aa) the type of semicon-
24 ductor technology the covered en-
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1 tity will produce at the facility
2 described in clause (i); and
3 ‘‘(bb) the customers to
4 which the covered entity plans to
5 sell the semiconductor technology
6 described in item (aa).’’;
7 (B) in subparagraph (C)—
8 (i) in clause (i)—
9 (I) in subclause (II), by striking
10 ‘‘is in the interest of the United
11 States’’ and inserting ‘‘is in the eco-
12 nomic and national security interests
13 of the United States’’; and
14 (II) in subclause (III), by strik-
15 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end;
16 (ii) in clause (ii)(IV), by striking
17 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
18 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
19 clause (iv); and
20 (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the
21 following:
22 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary shall consider the
23 type of semiconductor technology produced
24 by the covered entity and whether that
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1 economic and national security interests of
2 the United States; and’’;
3 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
4 subparagraph (E) and by inserting at the end
5 of such subparagraph the following: ‘‘Any appli-
6 cant with more than 100 employees shall pro-
7 vide data to the Secretary on the racial diver-
8 sity of their workforce.’’; and
9 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
10 the following:
11 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding Federal fi-
12 nancial assistance to covered entities under sub-
13 section (a), the Secretary shall give priority to
14 ensuring that a covered entity receiving finan-
15 cial assistance will—
16 ‘‘(i) manufacture semiconductors nec-
17 essary to address gaps and vulnerabilities
18 in the domestic supply chain across a di-
19 verse range of technology and process
20 nodes; and
21 ‘‘(ii) provide a secure supply of semi-
22 conductors necessary for the national secu-
23 rity, manufacturing, critical infrastructure,
24 and technology leadership of the United
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1 States and other essential elements of the
2 economy of the United States.’’;
3 (3) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘used for
4 semiconductors’’ and inserting ‘‘used for the pur-
5 poses’’;
6 (4) in subsection (c)(1)(B)—
7 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
8 inserting a semicolon; and
9 (B) by adding at the end the following:
10 ‘‘(iii) the Federal Government could
11 take specific actions to address shortages
12 in the semiconductor supply chain, includ-
13 ing—
14 ‘‘(I) demand-side incentives, in-
15 cluding incentives related to the infor-
16 mation and communications tech-
17 nology supply chain; and
18 ‘‘(II) additional incentives, at na-
19 tional and global scales, to accelerate
20 utilization of leading-edge semicon-
21 ductor nodes to address shortages in
22 mature semiconductor nodes; and’’;
23 (5) in subsection (c)(1)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘in-
24 cluding efforts to hire individuals from disadvan-
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1 ‘‘(I) efforts to hire individuals
2 from disadvantaged populations; and
3 ‘‘(II) the aggregated racial diver-
4 sity of workforce data for applicants
5 who received awards made under the
6 program and separately for applicants
7 who unsuccessfully applied for such
8 an award; and’’; and
9 (6) by adding at the end the following:
10 ‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
11 gress that, in carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
12 should allocate funds in a manner that—
13 ‘‘(1) strengthens the security and resilience of
14 the semiconductor supply chain, including by miti-
15 gating gaps and vulnerabilities;
16 ‘‘(2) provides a supply of secure semiconductors
17 relevant for national security;
18 ‘‘(3) strengthens the leadership of the United
19 States in semiconductor technology;
20 ‘‘(4) grows the economy of the United States
21 and supports job creation in the United States;
22 ‘‘(5) in consultation with the Director of the
23 Minority Business Development Agency, adequately
24 addresses the inclusion of economically disadvan-
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1 taged individuals and similarly-situated small busi-
2 nesses; and
3 ‘‘(6) improves the resiliency of the semicon-
4 ductor supply chains of critical manufacturing in-
5 dustries.
6 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MATURE TECH-
7 NOLOGY NODES.—
8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
9 lish within the program established under subsection
10 (a) an additional program that provides Federal fi-
11 nancial assistance to covered entities to incentivize
12 investment in facilities and equipment in the United
13 States for the fabrication, assembly, testing, or ad-
14 vanced packaging of semiconductors at mature tech-
15 nology nodes.
16 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS.—In
17 order for an entity to qualify to receive Federal fi-
18 nancial assistance under this subsection, the covered
19 entity shall—
20 ‘‘(A) submit an application under sub-
21 section (a)(2)(A);
22 ‘‘(B) meet the eligibility requirements
23 under subsection (a)(2)(B);
24 ‘‘(C)(i) provide equipment or materials for
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1 packaging of semiconductors at mature tech-
2 nology nodes in the United States; or
3 ‘‘(ii) fabricate, assemble using advanced
4 packaging, or test semiconductors at mature
5 technology nodes in the United States;
6 ‘‘(D) commit to using any Federal finan-
7 cial assistance received under this section to in-
8 crease the production of semiconductors at ma-
9 ture technology nodes; and
10 ‘‘(E) be subject to the considerations de-
11 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(C).
12 ‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—In granting Federal finan-
13 cial assistance to covered entities under this sub-
14 section, the Secretary may use the procedures estab-
15 lished under subsection (a).
16 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In addition to the con-
17 siderations described in subsection (a)(2)(C), in
18 granting Federal financial assistance under this sub-
19 section, the Secretary may consider whether a cov-
20 ered entity produces or supplies equipment or mate-
21 rials used in the fabrication, assembly, testing, or
22 advanced packaging of semiconductors at mature
23 technology nodes that are necessary to support a
24 critical manufacturing industry.
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1 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding Federal financial
2 assistance to covered entities under this subsection,
3 the Secretary shall give priority to covered entities
4 that support the resiliency of semiconductor supply
5 chains for critical manufacturing industries in the
6 United States.
7 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
8 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
9 retary to carry out this subsection $2,000,000,000,
10 which shall remain available until expended.
11 ‘‘(f) CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.—Section 602 of the
12 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
13 U.S.C. 3212) shall apply to a construction project that
14 receives financial assistance from the Secretary under this
15 section.’’.
16 (c) ADVANCED MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AND
17 DEVELOPMENT.—Section 9906 of the William M. (Mac)
18 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
19 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—
20 (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting
21 ‘‘, including for technologies based on organic and
22 inorganic materials’’ before the semicolon at the end;
23 and
24 (2) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(h) INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.—Section 602 of the
2 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
3 U.S.C. 3212) shall apply to a construction project that
4 receives financial assistance from the Secretary under this
5 section.’’.
6 (d) LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITIES.—Section 9902
7 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
8 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–
9 283) is amended by adding at the end the following:
10 ‘‘(d) LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Subject to
11 the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the Sec-
12 retary of Commerce is authorized to make or guarantee
13 loans to covered entities as financial assistance under this
14 section. Loans made or guaranteed under this section will
15 be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may pre-
16 scribe.’’.
17 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.—Section 9906 of the
18 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-
19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283)
20 is amended—
21 (1) in subsection (c)(1) by adding at the end
22 the following: ‘‘The Secretary may make financial
23 assistance awards in support of the center.’’;
24 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by inserting ‘‘and
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1 (3) in subsection (d) by—
2 (A) striking ‘‘the Manufacturing USA in-
3 stitute’’ and inserting ‘‘a Manufacturing USA
4 institute’’; and
5 (B) adding to the end the following: ‘‘The
6 Director may make financial assistance awards
7 in support of the Program.’’; and
8 (4) in subsection (f) by—
9 (A) striking ‘‘a Manufacturing USA Insti-
10 tute’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more Manufac-
11 turing USA Institutes’’;
12 (B) striking ‘‘is focused on semiconductor
13 manufacturing’’ and inserting ‘‘are focused on
14 semiconductor manufacturing’’;
15 (C) inserting ‘‘The Secretary may also pro-
16 vide financial assistance to any Manufacturing
17 USA institute for work related to semicon-
18 ductor manufacturing.’’ after ‘‘focused on semi-
19 conductor manufacturing.’’; and
20 (D) striking ‘‘Such institute may empha-
21 size’’ and inserting ‘‘Such institutes may em-
22 phasize’’.
23 (f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—The William M.
24 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
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1 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by
2 adding at the end the following:
3 ‘‘SEC. 9909. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.
4 ‘‘In carrying out the responsibilities of the Depart-
5 ment of Commerce under this Act, the Secretary of Com-
6 merce may—
7 ‘‘(1) enter into agreements, including contracts,
8 grants and cooperative agreements, and other trans-
9 actions as may be necessary and on such terms as
10 the Secretary considers appropriate;
11 ‘‘(2) make advance payments under agreements
12 and other transactions authorized by paragraph (1)
13 without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United
14 States Code;
15 ‘‘(3) include a clause that requires a person or
16 other entity to make payments to the Department of
17 Commerce as a condition for receiving support
18 through an award of assistance or other transaction,
19 and any funds received shall be credited to and
20 merged with the account from which such support
21 was made;
22 ‘‘(4) procure temporary and intermittent serv-
23 ices of experts and consultants in accordance with
24 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
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1 ‘‘(5) notwithstanding section 3104 of title 5,
2 United States Code, or the provisions of any other
3 law relating to the appointment, number, classifica-
4 tion, or compensation of employees, make appoint-
5 ments of scientific, engineering, and professional
6 personnel, and fix the basic pay of such personnel at
7 a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not
8 in excess of the highest total annual compensation
9 payable at the rate determined under section 104 of
10 title 3, United States Code, except that the Sec-
11 retary shall appoint not more than 25 personnel
12 under this paragraph; and
13 ‘‘(6) with the consent of another Federal agen-
14 cy, enter into an agreement with that Federal agen-
15 cy to utilize, with or without reimbursement, any
16 service, equipment, personnel, or facility of that Fed-
17 eral agency.’’.
18 (g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
19 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
20 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–
21 283) is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
22 tion 9908 the following:
‘‘9909. Additional authorities.’’.
23 SEC. 10003. OFFICE OF OPPORTUNITY AND INCLUSION.
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1 Commerce shall establish an Office of Opportunity and In-
2 clusion in the Department of Commerce, within the pro-
3 gram established under section 9902 of the William M.
4 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
5 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), that shall be re-
6 sponsible for carrying out this section using existing ap-
7 propriated funds.
8 (b) DIRECTOR.—
9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be ap-
10 pointed by, and shall report to, the Secretary or the
11 designee of the Secretary. The position of Director
12 shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Ex-
13 ecutive Service, as that position is defined in section
14 3132 of title 5, United State Code, or an equivalent
15 designation.
16 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall assist the Sec-
17 retary by developing standards for—
18 (A) assessing the eligibility of a covered
19 entity for financial assistance for a project as it
20 relates to section 9902(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) and
21 (III) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
23 Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283);
24 (B) ensuring a covered entity has carried
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1 economically disadvantaged individuals as de-
2 scribed in its application by the target dates for
3 completion set by the Secretary in section
4 9902(a)(5)(A) of such Act; and
5 (C) increased participation of and outreach
6 to economically disadvantaged individuals, mi-
7 nority-owned businesses, veteran-owned busi-
8 nesses and women-owned businesses in the geo-
9 graphic area of a project under such section
10 9902 and serve as a resource for those individ-
11 uals, businesses, and covered entity.
12 (c) STAFF.—The Office of Opportunity and Inclusion
13 shall be staffed at the appropriate levels to carry out the
14 functions and responsibilities of the Office under this sec-
15 tion at least until 12 months after 95 percent of funds
16 have been expended.
17 (d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
18 gress and make publicly available on its website an annual
19 report regarding the actions taken by the Department of
20 Commerce and the Office under this section.
21 SEC. 10004. ADDITIONAL GAO REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
22 Section 9902(c)(1)(C) of William M. (Mac) Thorn-
23 berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
24 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended—
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1 (1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
2 serting a semicolon; and
3 (2) by inserting after clauve (iv) the following
4 new clause:
5 ‘‘(v) how projects are supporting the
6 semiconductor needs of critical infrastruc-
7 ture industries in the United States, in-
8 cluding those industries designated by the
9 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
10 Agency as essential infrastructure indus-
11 tries; and’’.
12 SEC. 10005. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.
13 Not later than September 30, 2023, the Comptroller
14 General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
15 report on the number and amount of awards made pursu-
16 ant to sections 9902 and 9202(a)(1) of the William M.
17 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
18 Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), disaggregated
19 by recipients of each such award that are majority owned
20 and controlled by minority individuals and majority owned
21 and controlled by women.
22 SEC. 10006. MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN GAO REPORTS.
23 (a) SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVES.—Section
24 9902(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
2 Law 116–283) is amended—
3 (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’
4 at the end;
5 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
6 paragraph:
7 ‘‘(D) the number and amount of contracts
8 and subcontracts awarded by a covered entity
9 using funds made available under subsection (a)
10 disaggregated by recipients of each such con-
11 tract or subcontracts that are majority owned
12 and controlled by minority individuals and ma-
13 jority owned and controlled by women; and’’.
14 (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section
15 9202(a)(1)(G)(ii)(I) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
16 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
17 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ-
18 ing whether recipients are majority owned and controlled
19 by minority individuals and majority owned and controlled
20 by women)’’ after ‘‘to whom’’.
21 SEC. 10007. EXPANDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INCENTIVE
22 PROGRAM TO INCLUDE NONPROFITS.
23 Section 9901(2) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
24 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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1 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by inserting ‘‘a non-
2 profit entity’’ before ‘‘a private entity’’.
3 DIVISION B—RESEARCH AND
4 INNOVATION
5 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF EN-
6 ERGY SCIENCE FOR THE FU-
7 TURE
8 SEC. 10101. MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.
9 Section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
10 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139) is amended by adding at the
11 end the following:
12 ‘‘(d) USER FACILITIES.—The Director shall carry
13 out the construction, operation, and maintenance of user
14 facilities to support the mission described in subsection
15 (c). As practicable, these facilities shall serve the needs
16 of the Department, industry, the academic community,
17 and other relevant entities for the purposes of advancing
18 the missions of the Department, improving the competi-
19 tiveness of the United States, protecting public health and
20 safety, and addressing other national priorities including
21 emergencies.
22 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—
23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary—
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1 ‘‘(A) shall ensure the coordination of the
2 Office of Science with the other activities of the
3 Department;
4 ‘‘(B) shall support joint activities among
5 the programs of the Department;
6 ‘‘(C) shall coordinate with other relevant
7 Federal agencies in supporting advancements in
8 related research areas as appropriate; and
9 ‘‘(D) may form partnerships to enhance
10 the utilization of and ensure access to user fa-
11 cilities by other Federal agencies.
12 ‘‘(2) OFFICE OF SCIENCE.—The Director—
13 ‘‘(A) shall ensure the coordination of pro-
14 grams and activities carried out by the Office of
15 Science; and
16 ‘‘(B) shall direct all programs which have
17 not recently completed a future planning road-
18 map consistent with the funding of such pro-
19 grams authorized under the America COM-
20 PETES Act of 2022 to complete such a road-
21 map.’’.
22 SEC. 10102. BASIC ENERGY SCIENCES PROGRAM.
23 (a) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNO-
24 VATION ACT.—Section 303 of the Department of Energy
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1 Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641) is amend-
2 ed—
3 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e)
4 as subsections (c) through (g), respectively; and
5 (2) by inserting before subsection (c), as so re-
6 designated, the following:
7 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized
8 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
9 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out
10 a research and development program in basic energy
11 sciences, including materials sciences and engineering,
12 chemical sciences, physical biosciences, geosciences, and
13 other disciplines, to understand, model, and control matter
14 and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels
15 in order to provide the foundations for new energy tech-
16 nologies, address scientific grand challenges, and support
17 the energy, environment, and national security missions
18 of the Department.
19 ‘‘(b) SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.—In carrying out
20 chemistry-related research and development activities
21 under this section, the Director shall prioritize research
22 and development of sustainable chemistry to support
23 clean, safe, and economic alternatives and methodologies
24 to traditional chemical products and processes.’’;
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1 (A) in paragraph (3)—
2 (i) subparagraph (C), by striking
3 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
4 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
5 (D) as subparagraph (E); and
6 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph
7 (C) the following:
8 ‘‘(D) autonomous chemistry and materials
9 synthesis and characterization facilities that le-
10 verage advances in artificial intelligence; and’’;
11 and
12 (B) by adding at the end the following:
13 ‘‘(4) ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE UPGRADE.—
14 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph:
15 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means
16 the rate of flow of photons.
17 ‘‘(ii) HARD X-RAY.—The term ‘hard
18 x-ray’ means a photon with energy greater
19 than 20 kiloelectron volts.
20 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
21 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Pho-
22 ton Source described in the publication ap-
23 proved by the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory
24 Committee on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on
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1 of a multi-bend achromat lattice to produce a
2 high flux of coherent x-rays within the hard x-
3 ray energy region and a suite of beamlines opti-
4 mized for this source.
5 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
6 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
7 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
8 ations of the upgrade under this paragraph oc-
9 curs before March 31, 2026.
10 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
11 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
12 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
13 retary to carry out the upgrade under this
14 paragraph $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2022
15 and $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
16 ‘‘(5) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE PROTON
17 POWER UPGRADE.—
18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
19 provide for the proton power upgrade to the
20 Spallation Neutron Source.
21 ‘‘(B) PROTON POWER UPGRADE DE-
22 FINED.—For the purposes of this paragraph,
23 the term ‘proton power upgrade’ means the
24 Spallation Neutron Source power upgrade de-
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1 ‘‘(i) the publication titled ‘Facilities
2 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year
3 Outlook’, published by the Office of
4 Science of the Department of Energy in
5 December, 2003;
6 ‘‘(ii) the publication titled ‘Four Years
7 Later: An Interim Report on Facilities for
8 the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year
9 Outlook’, published by the Office of
10 Science of the Department of Energy in
11 August, 2007; and
12 ‘‘(iii) the publication approved by the
13 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
14 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility
15 Upgrades’.
16 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
17 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
18 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
19 ations of the upgrade under this paragraph oc-
20 curs before July 30, 2028, with the option for
21 early operation in 2025.
22 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
23 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
24 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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1 retary to carry out the upgrade under this
2 paragraph $49,800,000 for fiscal year 2022.
3 ‘‘(6) SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE SECOND
4 TARGET STATION.—
5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
6 provide for a second target station for the
7 Spallation Neutron Source.
8 ‘‘(B) SECOND TARGET STATION DE-
9 FINED.—For the purposes of this paragraph,
10 the term ‘second target station’ means the
11 Spallation Neutron Source second target station
12 described in—
13 ‘‘(i) the publication titled, ‘Facilities
14 for the Future of Science: A Twenty-Year
15 Outlook’, published by the Office of
16 Science of the Department of Energy in
17 December, 2003;
18 ‘‘(ii) the publication titled, ‘Four
19 Years Later: An Interim Report on Facili-
20 ties for the Future of Science: A Twenty-
21 Year Outlook’, published by the Office of
22 Science of the Department of Energy in
23 August, 2007; and
24 ‘‘(iii) the publication approved by the
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1 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility
2 Upgrades’.
3 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
4 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
5 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
6 ations of the second target station under this
7 paragraph occurs before December 31, 2033,
8 with the option for early operation in 2029.
9 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
10 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
11 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
12 retary to carry out the activities under this
13 paragraph, including construction—
14 ‘‘(i) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
15 ‘‘(ii) $127,000,000 for fiscal year
16 2023;
17 ‘‘(iii) $204,000,000 for fiscal year
18 2024;
19 ‘‘(iv) $279,000,000 for fiscal year
20 2025; and
21 ‘‘(v) $300,000,000 for fiscal year
22 2026.
23 ‘‘(7) ADVANCED LIGHT SOURCE UPGRADE.—
24 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(i) FLUX.—The term ‘flux’ means
2 the rate of flow of photons.
3 ‘‘(ii) SOFT X-RAY.—The term ‘soft x-
4 ray’ means a photon with energy in the
5 range from 50 to 2,000 electron volts.
6 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
7 provide for the upgrade to the Advanced Light
8 Source described in the publication approved by
9 the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
10 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility Up-
11 grades’, including the development of a
12 multibend achromat lattice to produce a high
13 flux of coherent x-rays within the soft x-ray en-
14 ergy region.
15 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
16 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
17 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
18 ations of the upgrade under this paragraph oc-
19 curs before September 30, 2029.
20 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
21 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
22 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
23 retary to carry out the upgrade under this
24 paragraph—
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1 ‘‘(ii) $135,000,000 for fiscal year
2 2023;
3 ‘‘(iii) $102,500,000 for fiscal year
4 2024;
5 ‘‘(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year
6 2025; and
7 ‘‘(v) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
8 ‘‘(8) LINAC COHERENT LIGHT SOURCE II HIGH
9 ENERGY UPGRADE.—
10 ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph:
11 ‘‘(i) HIGH ENERGY X-RAY.—The term
12 ‘high energy x-ray’ means a photon with
13 an energy in the 5 to 13 kiloelectron volt
14 range.
15 ‘‘(ii) HIGH REPETITION RATE.—The
16 term ‘high repetition rate’ means the deliv-
17 ery of x-ray pulses up to 1 million pulses
18 per second.
19 ‘‘(iii) ULTRA-SHORT PULSE X-RAYS.—
20 The term ‘ultra-short pulse x-rays’ means
21 x-ray bursts capable of durations of less
22 than 100 femtoseconds.
23 ‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
24 ‘‘(i) provide for the upgrade to the
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1 scribed in the publication approved by the
2 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
3 on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility
4 Upgrades’, including the development of
5 experimental capabilities for high energy x-
6 rays to reveal fundamental scientific dis-
7 coveries; and
8 ‘‘(ii) ensure such upgrade enables the
9 production and use of high energy, ultra-
10 short pulse x-rays delivered at a high rep-
11 etition rate.
12 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
13 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
14 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
15 ations of the upgrade under this paragraph oc-
16 curs before December 31, 2026.
17 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
18 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
19 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
20 retary to carry out the upgrade under this
21 paragraph—
22 ‘‘(i) $106,925,000 for fiscal year
23 2022;
24 ‘‘(ii) $125,925,000 for fiscal year
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1 ‘‘(iii) $115,000,000 for fiscal year
2 2024;
3 ‘‘(iv) $89,000,000 for fiscal year
4 2025; and
5 ‘‘(v) $49,344,000 for fiscal year 2026.
6 ‘‘(9) CRYOMODULE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
7 FACILITY.—
8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
9 provide for the construction of a cryomodule re-
10 pair and maintenance facility to service the
11 Linac Coherent Light Source II and upgrades
12 to the facility. The Secretary shall consult with
13 the private sector, universities, National Lab-
14 oratories, and relevant Federal agencies to en-
15 sure that this facility has the capability to
16 maintain, repair, and test superconducting ra-
17 diofrequency accelerator components.
18 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
19 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
20 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
21 retary to carry out the activities under this
22 paragraph—
23 ‘‘(i) $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
24 ‘‘(ii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
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1 ‘‘(iii) $25,000,000 for fiscal year
2 2024; and
3 ‘‘(iv) $17,000,000 for fiscal year
4 2025.
5 ‘‘(10) NANOSCALE SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER
6 RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.—
7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
8 provide for the recapitalization of the Nanoscale
9 Science Research Centers, to include the up-
10 grade of equipment at each Center supported
11 by the Office of Science on the date of enact-
12 ment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022,
13 to accelerate advances in the various fields of
14 science including nanoscience, materials, chem-
15 istry, biology, and quantum information science.
16 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
17 to be appropriated under subsection (j), there
18 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
19 retary to carry out the recapitalization under
20 this paragraph—
21 ‘‘(i) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
22 ‘‘(ii) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
23 ‘‘(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year
24 2024; and
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1 ‘‘(iv) $20,000,000 for fiscal year
2 2025.’’; and
3 (4) by adding at the end the following:
4 ‘‘(h) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEMICAL
5 SCIENCES.—
6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support
7 a program of research and development for the ap-
8 plication of advanced computing practices to
9 foundational and emerging research problems in
10 chemistry and materials science. Research activities
11 shall include—
12 ‘‘(A) chemical catalysis research and devel-
13 opment;
14 ‘‘(B) the use of large data sets to model
15 materials phenomena, including through ad-
16 vanced characterization of materials, materials
17 synthesis, processing, and innovative use of ex-
18 perimental and theoretical data;
19 ‘‘(C) co-design of chemical system and
20 chemistry modeling software with advanced
21 computing systems and hardware technologies;
22 and
23 ‘‘(D) modeling of chemical processes, as-
24 semblies, and reactions such as molecular dy-
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1 namics and quantum chemistry, including
2 through novel computing methods.
3 ‘‘(2) COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS AND CHEM-
4 ICAL SCIENCES CENTERS.—
5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the
6 activities authorized under paragraph (1), the
7 Director shall select and establish up to six
8 computational materials and chemical sciences
9 centers to—
10 ‘‘(i) develop open-source, robust, and
11 validated computational codes and user-
12 friendly software, coupled with innovative
13 use of experimental and theoretical data,
14 to enable the design, discovery, and devel-
15 opment of new materials and chemical sys-
16 tems; and
17 ‘‘(ii) focus on overcoming challenges
18 and maximizing the benefits of exascale
19 and other high performance computing
20 underpinned by accelerated node tech-
21 nologies.
22 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Director shall se-
23 lect centers under subparagraph (A) on a com-
24 petitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director
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1 Laboratories, institutes of higher education,
2 multi-institutional collaborations, and other ap-
3 propriate entities.
4 ‘‘(C) DURATION.—
5 ‘‘(i) A center selected under subpara-
6 graph (A) shall receive support for a pe-
7 riod of not more than 5 years beginning on
8 the date of establishment of that center,
9 subject to the availability of appropria-
10 tions.
11 ‘‘(ii) A center already in existence on
12 the date of enactment of the America
13 COMPETES Act of 2022 may continue to
14 receive support for a period of not more
15 than 5 years beginning on the date of es-
16 tablishment of that center.
17 ‘‘(D) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of
18 any period of support of a center under this
19 subsection, the Director may renew support for
20 the center, on a merit-reviewed basis, for a pe-
21 riod of not more than 5 years.
22 ‘‘(E) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the
23 existing authorities of the Department, the Di-
24 rector may terminate an underperforming cen-
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1 ‘‘(i) MATERIALS RESEARCH DATABASE.—
2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support
3 the development of a web-based platform to develop
4 and provide access to a database of computed infor-
5 mation on known and predicted materials properties
6 and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs
7 in materials discovery and design.
8 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this sub-
9 section, the Director shall—
10 ‘‘(A) conduct cooperative research with in-
11 dustry, academia, and other research institu-
12 tions to advance understanding, prediction, and
13 manipulation of materials and facilitate the de-
14 sign of novel materials;
15 ‘‘(B) develop and maintain data infrastruc-
16 ture at user facilities that generate data to col-
17 lect, analyze, label, and otherwise prepare the
18 data for inclusion in the database;
19 ‘‘(C) leverage existing high performance
20 computing systems to conduct high throughput
21 calculations, and develop computational and
22 data mining algorithms for the prediction of
23 material properties;
24 ‘‘(D) strengthen the foundation for new
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1 ‘‘(E) drive the development of advanced
2 materials for applications that span the Depart-
3 ment’s missions in energy, environment, and
4 national security.
5 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sub-
6 section, the Director shall leverage programs and ac-
7 tivities across the Department, including computa-
8 tional materials and chemical sciences centers estab-
9 lished under subsection (h).
10 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be
11 appropriated under subsection (j), there are author-
12 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out
13 activities under this subsection $10,000,000 for each
14 of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
15 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
16 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
17 out the activities described in this section—
18 ‘‘(1) $2,727,705,000 for fiscal year 2022;
19 ‘‘(2) $2,828,896,600 for fiscal year 2023;
20 ‘‘(3) $3,019,489,612 for fiscal year 2024;
21 ‘‘(4) $3,161,698,885 for fiscal year 2025; and
22 ‘‘(5) $3,291,651,600 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
23 (b) ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS.—Section 973 of
24 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16313) is
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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4)
2 and inserting:
3 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
4 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, there
5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
6 for carrying out activities under this subsection
7 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
8 2026.’’; and
9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4)
10 and inserting:
11 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
12 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department
13 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, there are
14 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
15 carrying out activities under this subsection
16 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
17 2026.’’.
18 (c) ELECTRICITY STORAGE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—
19 Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
20 16315) is amended—
21 (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4)
22 and inserting:
23 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
24 to be appropriated for Basic Energy Sciences, there
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1 for carrying out activities under this subsection
2 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
3 2026.’’;
4 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4)
5 and inserting:
6 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
7 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department
8 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, there are
9 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
10 carrying out activities under this subsection
11 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
12 2026.’’; and
13 (3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (4)
14 and inserting:
15 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
16 to be appropriated in section 316 of the Department
17 of Energy Research and Innovation Act, there are
18 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
19 carrying out activities under this subsection
20 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
21 2026.’’.
22 SEC. 10103. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
23 (a) PROGRAM; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOMOLEC-
24 ULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND IMAGING SCIENCE.—Sec-
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1 tion 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Inno-
2 vation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644) is amended—
3 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
4 following:
5 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the duties of the Director
6 authorized under section 209 of the Department of En-
7 ergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), and coordinated
8 with the activities authorized under sections 303 and 304
9 of this Act, the Director shall carry out a program of re-
10 search and development in the areas of biological systems
11 science and climate and environmental science, including
12 subsurface science, relevant to the development of new en-
13 ergy technologies and to support the energy, environ-
14 mental, and national security missions of the Department.
15 ‘‘(b) BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.—The Director shall
16 carry out research and development activities in genomic
17 science including fundamental research on plants and mi-
18 crobes to increase systems-level understanding of the com-
19 plex biological systems, which may include activities to—
20 ‘‘(1) accelerate breakthroughs and new knowl-
21 edge that would enable the cost-effective, sustainable
22 production of—
23 ‘‘(A) biomass-based liquid transportation
24 fuels;
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1 ‘‘(C) biobased materials from renewable
2 biomass;
3 ‘‘(2) improve fundamental understanding of
4 plant and microbial processes impacting the global
5 carbon cycle, including processes for removing car-
6 bon dioxide from the atmosphere, through photosyn-
7 thesis and other biological processes, for sequestra-
8 tion and storage;
9 ‘‘(3) understand the microbiome mechanisms
10 used to transform, immobilize, or remove contami-
11 nants from subsurface environments;
12 ‘‘(4) develop the computational approaches and
13 integrated platforms for open access collaborative
14 science;
15 ‘‘(5) leverage tools and approaches across the
16 Office of Science to expand research to include novel
17 processes, methods, and science to develop bio-based
18 chemicals, polymers, inorganic materials, including
19 research to—
20 ‘‘(A) advance biosystems design research
21 to advance the understanding of how CRISPR
22 tools and other gene editing tools and tech-
23 nologies work in nature, in the laboratory, and
24 in practice;
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1 ‘‘(B) deepen genome-enabled knowledge of
2 root architecture and growth in crops, including
3 trees; and
4 ‘‘(C) develop biosystems design methods
5 and tools to increase the efficiency of photosyn-
6 thesis in plants; and
7 ‘‘(6) develop other relevant methods and proc-
8 esses as determined by the Director.
9 ‘‘(c) BIOMOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND IMAG-
10 ING SCIENCE.—The Director shall carry out research and
11 development activities in biomolecular characterization
12 and imaging science, including development of integrative
13 imaging and analysis platforms and biosensors to under-
14 stand the expression, structure, and function of genome
15 information encoded within cells and for real-time meas-
16 urements in ecosystems and field sites of relevance to the
17 mission of the Department of Energy.’’; and
18 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d)
19 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively.
20 (b) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.—Section
21 977(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
22 16317(f)) is amended to read as follows:
23 ‘‘(f) BIOENERGY RESEARCH CENTERS.—
24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
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1 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
2 18644(a)), the Director shall support up to six bio-
3 energy research centers to conduct fundamental re-
4 search in plant and microbial systems biology, bio-
5 logical imaging and analysis, and genomics, and to
6 accelerate advanced research and development of
7 biomass-based liquid transportation fuels, bioenergy,
8 or biobased materials, chemicals, and products that
9 are produced from a variety of regionally diverse
10 feedstocks, and to facilitate the translation of re-
11 search results to industry. The activities of the cen-
12 ters authorized under this subsection may include—
13 ‘‘(A) accelerating the domestication of bio-
14 energy-relevant plants, microbes, and associated
15 microbial communities to enable high-impact,
16 value-added coproduct development at multiple
17 points in the bioenergy supply chain;
18 ‘‘(B) developing the science and techno-
19 logical advances to ensure process sustainability
20 is considered in the creation of biofuels and bio-
21 products from lignocellulose; and
22 ‘‘(C) using the latest tools in genomics,
23 molecular biology, catalysis science, chemical
24 engineering, systems biology, and computational
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1 and transform biomass into biofuels and bio-
2 products.
3 ‘‘(2) SELECTION AND DURATION.—
4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A center established
5 under paragraph (1) shall be selected on a com-
6 petitive, merit-reviewed basis for a period of not
7 more than 5 years, subject to the availability of
8 appropriations, beginning on the date of estab-
9 lishment of that center.
10 ‘‘(B) APPLICATIONS.—The Director shall
11 consider applications from National Labora-
12 tories, multi-institutional collaborations, and
13 other appropriate entities.
14 ‘‘(C) EXISTING CENTERS.—A center al-
15 ready in existence on the date of enactment of
16 the America COMPETES Act of 2022 may
17 continue to receive support for a period of not
18 more than 5 years beginning on the date of es-
19 tablishment of that center.
20 ‘‘(3) RENEWAL.—After the end of either period
21 described in paragraph (2), the Director may renew
22 support for the center for a period of not more than
23 5 years on a merit-reviewed basis. For a center in
24 operation for 10 years after its previous selection on
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1 may renew support for the center on a competitive,
2 merit-reviewed basis for a period of not more than
3 5 years, and may subsequently provide an additional
4 renewal on a merit-reviewed basis for a period of not
5 more than 5 years.
6 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the exist-
7 ing authorities of the Department, the Director may
8 terminate an underperforming center for cause dur-
9 ing the performance period.
10 ‘‘(5) ACTIVITIES.—Centers shall undertake re-
11 search activities to accelerate the production of
12 biofuels and bioproducts from advanced biomass re-
13 sources by identifying the most suitable species of
14 plants for use as energy crops; and improving meth-
15 ods of breeding, propagation, planting, producing,
16 harvesting, storage and processing. Activities may
17 include the following:
18 ‘‘(A) Research activities to increase sus-
19 tainability, including—
20 ‘‘(i) advancing knowledge of how bio-
21 energy crop interactions with biotic and
22 abiotic environmental factors influence
23 crop growth, yield, and quality;
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1 ‘‘(ii) identifying the most impactful
2 research areas that address the economics
3 of biofuels and bioproducts production; and
4 ‘‘(iii) utilizing multiscale modeling to
5 advance predictive understanding of biofuel
6 cropping ecosystems.
7 ‘‘(B) Research activities to further feed-
8 stock development, including lignocellulosic,
9 algal, gaseous wastes including carbon oxides
10 and methane, and direct air capture of single
11 carbon gases via plants and microbes, includ-
12 ing—
13 ‘‘(i) developing genetic and genomic
14 tools, high-throughput analytical tools, and
15 biosystems design approaches to enhance
16 bioenergy feedstocks and their associated
17 microbiomes;
18 ‘‘(ii) conducting field testing of new
19 potential bioenergy feedstock crops under
20 environmentally benign and geographically
21 diverse conditions to assess viability and
22 robustness; and
23 ‘‘(iii) developing quantitative models
24 informed by experimentation to predict
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1 how bioenergy feedstocks perform under
2 diverse conditions.
3 ‘‘(C) Research activities to improve
4 lignocellulosic deconstruction and separation
5 methods, including—
6 ‘‘(i) developing feedstock-agnostic
7 deconstruction processes capable of effi-
8 ciently fractionating biomass into targeted
9 output streams;
10 ‘‘(ii) gaining a detailed understanding
11 of plant cell wall biosynthesis, composition,
12 structure, and properties during
13 deconstruction; and
14 ‘‘(iii) improving enzymes and ap-
15 proaches for biomass breakdown and cel-
16 lulose, hemicellulose, and lignin processing.
17 ‘‘(D) Research activities to improve the
18 feedstock conversion process for advanced
19 biofuels and bioproducts, including—
20 ‘‘(i) developing high-throughput meth-
21 ods to screen or select high-performance
22 microbial strains and communities to im-
23 prove product formation rates, yields, and
24 selectivity;
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1 ‘‘(ii) establishing a broad set of plat-
2 form microorganisms and microbial com-
3 munities suitable for metabolic engineering
4 to produce biofuels and bioproducts, as
5 well as high-throughput methods for exper-
6 imental validation of gene function;
7 ‘‘(iii) developing techniques to en-
8 hance microbial robustness for tolerating
9 toxins to improve biofuel and bioproduct
10 yields and to gain a better understanding
11 of the cellular and molecular bases of toler-
12 ance for major chemical classes of inhibi-
13 tors found in these processes;
14 ‘‘(iv) advancing technologies for the
15 use of batch, continuous, as well as con-
16 solidated bioprocessing;
17 ‘‘(v) identifying, creating, and opti-
18 mizing microbial and chemical pathways to
19 produce promising, atom-economical inter-
20 mediates and final bioproducts from bio-
21 mass with considerations given to environ-
22 mentally benign processes;
23 ‘‘(vi) developing high-throughput,
24 real-time, in situ analytical techniques to
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1 post-bioproduct separation streams in de-
2 tail;
3 ‘‘(vii) creating methodologies for effi-
4 ciently identifying viable target molecules,
5 identifying high-value bioproducts in exist-
6 ing biomass streams, and utilizing current
7 byproduct streams;
8 ‘‘(viii) identifying and improving plant
9 feedstocks with enhanced extractable levels
10 of desired bioproducts or bioproduct pre-
11 cursors, including lignin streams; and
12 ‘‘(ix) developing integrated biological
13 and chemical catalytic approaches to
14 valorize and produce a diverse portfolio of
15 advanced fuels and bioproducts.
16 ‘‘(6) INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.—Centers shall
17 establish industry partnerships to translate research
18 results to commercial applications.
19 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION.—In coordination with the
20 Bioenergy Technologies Office of the Department,
21 the Director shall support interdisciplinary research
22 activities to improve the capacity, efficiency, resil-
23 ience, security, reliability, and affordability, of the
24 production and use of biofuels and bioproducts, as
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1 the potential negative impacts that the production
2 and use of biofuels and bioproducts may have on
3 ecosystems, people, and historically marginalized
4 communities.
5 ‘‘(8) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be
6 appropriated under section 306(l) of the Department
7 of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
8 18644(l)), there are authorized to be appropriated to
9 the Secretary $30,000,000, for each center in exist-
10 ence or established under this subsection, for each of
11 fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’.
12 (c) LOW-DOSE RADIATION RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
13 Section 306(e)(8) of the Department of Energy Research
14 and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644(e)(8)), as redesig-
15 nated under subsection (a), is amended—
16 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’;
17 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period
18 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
19 (3) by adding at the end the following:
20 ‘‘(E) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
21 ‘‘(F) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
22 (d) LOW-DOSE RADIATION AND SPACE RADIATION
23 RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Section 306(f) of the Department
24 of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C.
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1 18644(d)), as redesignated under subsection (a), is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 ‘‘(f) LOW-DOSE RADIATION AND SPACE RADIATION
4 RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy,
6 in consultation with the Administrator of the Na-
7 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall
8 carry out a basic research program on the similar-
9 ities and differences between the effects of exposure
10 to low-dose radiation on Earth, in low Earth orbit,
11 and in the space environment.
12 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program
13 is to accelerate breakthroughs in low-dose and low
14 dose-rate radiation research and development as de-
15 scribed in subsection (e) and to inform the advance-
16 ment of new tools, technologies, and advanced mate-
17 rials needed to facilitate long-duration space explo-
18 ration.’’.
19 (e) CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND
20 OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 306 of the Department of
21 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644)
22 is further amended by adding at the end the following:
23 ‘‘(g) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
24 SCIENCES ACTIVITIES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities au-
2 thorized under subsection (a), and in coordination
3 with activities carried out under subsection (b), the
4 Director shall carry out earth and environmental
5 systems science research, in consultation with the
6 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
7 and other relevant agencies, which may include ac-
8 tivities to—
9 ‘‘(A) understand, observe, and model the
10 response of Earth’s atmosphere and biosphere
11 to increased concentrations of greenhouse gas
12 emissions and any associated changes in cli-
13 mate, including frequency and intensity of ex-
14 treme weather events;
15 ‘‘(B) understand the coupled physical,
16 chemical, and biological processes to transform,
17 immobilize, remove, or move carbon, nitrogen,
18 and other energy production-derived contami-
19 nants such as radionuclides and heavy metals,
20 and understand the process of sequestration
21 and transformation of these, carbon dioxide,
22 and other relevant molecules in subsurface envi-
23 ronments;
24 ‘‘(C) understand, observe, and model the
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1 restrial systems and at scales relevant to re-
2 sources management;
3 ‘‘(D) understand the biological, biogeo-
4 chemical, and physical processes across the
5 multiple scales that control the flux of environ-
6 mentally relevant compounds between the ter-
7 restrial surface and the atmosphere; and
8 ‘‘(E) inform potential natural mitigation
9 and adaptation options for increased concentra-
10 tions of greenhouse gas emissions and any asso-
11 ciated changes in climate.
12 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the
13 program authorized under paragraph (1), the Direc-
14 tor shall prioritize—
15 ‘‘(A) the development of software and algo-
16 rithms to enable the productive application of
17 environmental systems and extreme weather in
18 climate and Earth system prediction models in
19 high-performance computing systems; and
20 ‘‘(B) capabilities that support the Depart-
21 ment’s mission needs for energy and infrastruc-
22 ture security, resilience, and reliability.
23 ‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE RE-
24 SEARCH.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activi-
2 ties described in paragraph (1), the Director
3 shall carry out research to advance an inte-
4 grated, robust, and scale-aware predictive un-
5 derstanding of environmental systems, including
6 the role of hydrobiogeochemistry, from the sub-
7 surface to the top of the vegetative canopy that
8 considers effects of seasonal to interannual vari-
9 ability and change.
10 ‘‘(B) CLEAN WATER AND WATERSHED RE-
11 SEARCH.—As part of the activities described in
12 subparagraph (A), the Director shall—
13 ‘‘(i) support interdisciplinary research
14 to significantly advance our understanding
15 of water availability, quality, and the im-
16 pact of human activity and a changing cli-
17 mate on urban and rural watershed sys-
18 tems, including in freshwater environ-
19 ments;
20 ‘‘(ii) consult with the Interagency Re-
21 search, Development, and Demonstration
22 Coordination Committee on the Nexus of
23 Energy and Water for Sustainability estab-
24 lished under section 1010 of the Energy
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1 Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law
2 116–260)) on energy-water nexus research
3 activities; and
4 ‘‘(iii) engage with representatives of
5 research and academic institutions, non-
6 profit organizations, State, territorial,
7 local, and tribal governments, and indus-
8 try, who have expertise in technologies,
9 technological innovations, or practices re-
10 lating to the energy-water nexus, as appli-
11 cable.
12 ‘‘(C) COORDINATION.—
13 ‘‘(i) DIRECTOR.—The Director shall
14 carry out activities under this paragraph in
15 accordance with priorities established by
16 the Secretary to support and accelerate the
17 decontamination of relevant facilities man-
18 aged by the Department.
19 ‘‘(ii) SECRETARY.—The Secretary
20 shall ensure the coordination of activities
21 of the Department, including activities
22 under this paragraph, to support and ac-
23 celerate the decontamination of relevant fa-
24 cilities managed by the Department.
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1 ‘‘(4) CLIMATE AND EARTH MODELING.—As
2 part of the activities described in paragraph (1), the
3 Director, in collaboration with the Advanced Sci-
4 entific Computing Research program described in
5 section 304 and other programs carried out by the
6 Department, as applicable, and in consultation with
7 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
8 tion and other relevant agencies, shall carry out re-
9 search to develop, evaluate, and use high-resolution
10 regional climate, global climate, Earth system, and
11 other relevant models to inform decisions on reduc-
12 ing greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting im-
13 pacts of a changing global climate. Such modeling
14 shall include—
15 ‘‘(A) integrated capabilities for modeling
16 multisectoral interactions, including socio-
17 economic factors as appropriate, which may in-
18 clude the impacts of climate policies on social
19 and regional equity and well-being, and the
20 interdependencies and risks at the energy-
21 water-land nexus;
22 ‘‘(B) greenhouse gas emissions, air quality,
23 energy supply and demand, and other critical
24 elements; and
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1 ‘‘(C) interaction among human and Earth
2 systems informed by interdisciplinary research,
3 including the economic and social sciences.
4 ‘‘(5) MID-SCALE FUNDING MECHANISM.—
5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any of the activities
6 authorized in this subsection may be carried out
7 by competitively selected mid-scale, multi-insti-
8 tutional research centers in lieu of individual re-
9 search grants, or large-scale experiments or
10 user facilities.
11 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—The Biological
12 and Environmental Research Advisory Com-
13 mittee shall provide recommendations to the Di-
14 rector on projects most suitable for the research
15 centers described in subparagraph (A).
16 ‘‘(h) BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
17 USER FACILITIES.—
18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry
19 out a program for the development, construction, op-
20 eration, and maintenance of user facilities to en-
21 hance the collection and analysis of observational
22 data related to complex biological, climate, and envi-
23 ronmental systems.
24 ‘‘(2) FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To the max-
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1 oped, constructed, operated, or maintained under
2 paragraph (1) shall include—
3 ‘‘(A) distributed field research and obser-
4 vation platforms for understanding earth sys-
5 tem processes;
6 ‘‘(B) analytical techniques, instruments,
7 and modeling resources for understanding the
8 physical, chemical, and cellular processes of bio-
9 logical and environmental systems;
10 ‘‘(C) integrated high-throughput sequenc-
11 ing, advanced bioanalytic techniques, DNA de-
12 sign and synthesis, metabolomics, and computa-
13 tional analysis; and
14 ‘‘(D) such other facilities as the Director
15 considers appropriate, consistent with section
16 209 of the Department of Energy Organization
17 Act (42 U.S.C. 7139).
18 ‘‘(3) EXISTING FACILITIES.—In carrying out
19 the program established in paragraph (1), the Direc-
20 tor is encouraged to evaluate the capabilities of ex-
21 isting user facilities and, to the maximum extent
22 practicable, invest in modernization of those capa-
23 bilities to address emerging research priorities.
24 ‘‘(4) USER FACILITIES INTEGRATION AND COL-
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall
2 support a program of collaboration between
3 user facilities as defined under this subsection
4 to encourage and enable researchers to more
5 readily integrate the tools, expertise, resources,
6 and capabilities of multiple Office of Science
7 user facilities (as described in section 209(d) of
8 the Department of Energy Organization Act
9 (42 U.S.C. 7139)) to further research and ad-
10 vance emerging technologies.
11 ‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The program shall ad-
12 vance the integration of automation, robotics,
13 computational biology, bioinformatics, bio-
14 sensing, cellular platforms and other relevant
15 emerging technologies as determined by the Di-
16 rector to enhance productivity and scientific im-
17 pact of user facilities.
18 ‘‘(5) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
19 SCIENCES USER FACILITIES.—
20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the
21 activities authorized under paragraph (1), the
22 Director shall establish and operate user facili-
23 ties to advance the collection, validation, and
24 analysis of atmospheric data, including activi-
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1 representations and measure the impact of at-
2 mospheric gases, aerosols, and clouds on earth
3 and environmental systems.
4 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—The Director shall se-
5 lect user facilities under paragraph (1) on a
6 competitive, merit-reviewed basis. The Director
7 shall consider applications from the National
8 Laboratories, institutes of higher education,
9 multi-institutional collaborations, and other ap-
10 propriate entities.
11 ‘‘(C) EXISTING FACILITIES.—To the max-
12 imum extent practicable, the Director shall uti-
13 lize existing facilities to carry out this sub-
14 section.
15 ‘‘(6) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro-
16 gram authorized in paragraph (1), the Director shall
17 ensure that the Office of Science—
18 ‘‘(A) consults and coordinates with the Na-
19 tional Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the
20 Environmental Protection Agency, the National
21 Aeronautics and Space Administration, the De-
22 partment of Agriculture, the Department of the
23 Interior, and any other relevant Federal agency
24 on the collection, validation, and analysis of at-
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1 ‘‘(B) coordinates with relevant stake-
2 holders, including institutes of higher education,
3 nonprofit research institutions, industry, State,
4 territorial, local, and tribal governments, and
5 other appropriate entities to ensure access to
6 the best available relevant atmospheric and his-
7 torical weather data.
8 ‘‘(i) COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—
9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry
10 out a research program, in consultation with the Na-
11 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to
12 enhance the understanding of coastal ecosystems. In
13 carrying out this program, the Director shall
14 prioritize efforts to enhance the collection of obser-
15 vational data, and shall develop models to analyze
16 the ecological, biogeochemical, hydrological and
17 physical processes that interact in coastal zones.
18 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COASTAL DATA
19 COLLECTION.—The Director shall establish, in con-
20 sultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
21 Administration and other relevant agencies, an inte-
22 grated system of geographically diverse field re-
23 search sites in order to improve the quantity and
24 quality of observational data, and that encompass
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1 the major land water interfaces of the United
2 States, including—
3 ‘‘(A) the Great Lakes region;
4 ‘‘(B) the Pacific coast;
5 ‘‘(C) the Atlantic coast;
6 ‘‘(D) the Arctic; and
7 ‘‘(E) the Gulf coast.
8 ‘‘(3) EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying
9 out the programs and establishing the field research
10 sites under paragraph (1) and (2), the Secretary
11 shall leverage existing research and development in-
12 frastructure supported by the Department, including
13 the Department’s existing marine and coastal re-
14 search lab.
15 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—For the purposes of car-
16 rying out the programs and establishing the field re-
17 search sites under the Initiative, the Secretary may
18 enter into agreements with Federal Departments
19 and agencies with complementary capabilities.
20 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not less than 2 years after the
21 date of the enactment of the America COMPETES
22 Act of 2022, the Director shall provide to the Com-
23 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology and the
24 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
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1 ural Resources and the Committee on Appropria-
2 tions of the Senate a report examining whether the
3 system described in this section should be estab-
4 lished as a National User Facility.
5 ‘‘(j) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—The Director
6 shall support a technology research program for the devel-
7 opment of instrumentation and other research tools re-
8 quired to meet the missions of the Department and to pro-
9 vide platform technologies for the broader scientific com-
10 munity. Technologies shall include but are not limited to—
11 ‘‘(1) cryo-electron microscopy;
12 ‘‘(2) fabricated ecosystems;
13 ‘‘(3) next generation sensors including quantum
14 sensors for biological integration and bioproduction;
15 ‘‘(4) technologies to accelerate data analysis;
16 and
17 ‘‘(5) plant and microbial phenotyping for gene
18 discovery.
19 ‘‘(k) EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.—
20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
21 lish within the Biological and Environmental Re-
22 search program an initiative focused on the develop-
23 ment of engineered ecosystems through the applica-
24 tion of artificial intelligence, novel sensing capabili-
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1 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Sec-
2 retary shall coordinate with the Director of the Na-
3 tional Science Foundation, the Administrator of the
4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
5 the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and
6 other relevant officials to avoid duplication of re-
7 search and observational activities and to ensure
8 that activities carried out under this initiative are
9 complimentary to those currently being undertaken
10 by other agencies.
11 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after
12 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
13 vide a report to the Committee on Science, Space,
14 and Technology of the House, and the Committee on
15 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, on the
16 activity mandated in subsection (k).
17 ‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
18 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
19 out the activities described in this section—
20 ‘‘(1) $820,360,000 for fiscal year 2022;
21 ‘‘(2) $886,385,200 for fiscal year 2023;
22 ‘‘(3) $956,332,164 for fiscal year 2024;
23 ‘‘(4) $1,020,475,415 for fiscal year 2025; and
24 ‘‘(5) $1,099,108,695 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
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1 SEC. 10104. ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RESEARCH
2 PROGRAM.
3 (a) ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING RE-
4 SEARCH.—Section 304 of the Department of Energy Re-
5 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18642) is amend-
6 ed—
7 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c)
8 as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and
9 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so re-
10 designated, the following:
11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the activities author-
12 ized under section 209 of the Department of Energy Orga-
13 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry
14 out, in coordination with academia and relevant public and
15 private sector entities, a research, development, and dem-
16 onstration program to—
17 ‘‘(1) steward applied mathematics, computa-
18 tional science, and computer science research rel-
19 evant to the missions of the Department and the
20 competitiveness of the United States;
21 ‘‘(2) develop modeling, simulation, and other
22 computational tools relevant to other scientific dis-
23 ciplines and to the development of new energy tech-
24 nologies and other technologies;
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26 bilities for data-driven discovery; and
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1 ‘‘(4) develop advanced scientific computing
2 hardware and software tools for science and engi-
3 neering.’’;
4 (3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated under
5 paragraph (1))—
6 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and insert-
7 ing the following:
8 ‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The Director’’; and
9 (B) by adding at the end the following:
10 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Under Secretary for
11 Science shall ensure the coordination of the activities
12 of the Department, including activities under this
13 section, to determine and meet the computational
14 and networking research and facility needs of the
15 Office of Science and all other relevant energy tech-
16 nology and energy efficiency programs within the
17 Department and with other Federal agencies as ap-
18 propriate.’’;
19 (4) by amending subsection (d), as so redesig-
20 nated, to read as follows:
21 ‘‘(d) APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE DE-
22 VELOPMENT FOR HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND
23 COMPUTER SCIENCES RESEARCH.—
24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry
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1 ‘‘(A) mathematics, statistics, and algo-
2 rithms for modeling complex systems relevant
3 to the missions of the Department, including on
4 advanced computing architectures; and
5 ‘‘(B) tools, languages, programming envi-
6 ronments, and operations for high-end com-
7 puting systems (as defined in section 2 of the
8 American Super Computing Leadership Act (15
9 U.S.C. 5541).
10 ‘‘(2) PORTFOLIO BALANCE.—
11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall
12 maintain a balanced portfolio within the ad-
13 vanced scientific computing research and devel-
14 opment program established under section 976
15 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16 16316) that supports robust investment in—
17 ‘‘(i) applied mathematical, computa-
18 tional, and computer sciences research
19 needs relevant to the mission of the De-
20 partment, including foundational areas
21 that are critical to the advancement of en-
22 ergy sciences and technologies and new
23 and emerging computing technologies; and
24 ‘‘(ii) associated high-performance
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1 ‘‘(B) EXASCALE ECOSYSTEM
2 SUSTAINMENT.—
3 ‘‘(i) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the
4 sense of Congress that the Exascale Com-
5 puting Project has successfully created a
6 broad ecosystem that provides shared soft-
7 ware packages, novel evaluation systems,
8 and applications relevant to the science
9 and engineering requirements of the De-
10 partment, and that such products must be
11 maintained and improved in order that the
12 full potential of the deployed systems can
13 be continuously realized.
14 ‘‘(ii) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary
15 shall seek to sustain and evolve the eco-
16 system referenced in clause (i) to ensure
17 that the exascale software stack and other
18 research software will continue to be main-
19 tained, hardened, and otherwise optimized
20 for long-term use on exascale systems and
21 beyond and reliable availability to the user
22 community.’’; and
23 (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
2 lish a program to develop and implement a strategy
3 for achieving computing systems with capabilities be-
4 yond exascale computing systems. In establishing
5 this program, the Secretary shall—
6 ‘‘(A) maintain foundational research pro-
7 grams in mathematical, computational, and
8 computer sciences focused on new and emerging
9 computing needs within the mission of the De-
10 partment, including post-Moore’s law computing
11 architectures, novel approaches to modeling and
12 simulation, artificial intelligence and scientific
13 machine learning, quantum computing, edge
14 computing, extreme heterogeneity, and distrib-
15 uted high-performance computing;
16 ‘‘(B) retain best practices and maintain
17 support for essential hardware, applications,
18 and software elements of the Exascale Com-
19 puting Program that are necessary for sus-
20 taining the vitality of a long-term capable soft-
21 ware ecosystem for exascale and beyond; and
22 ‘‘(C) develop a Department-wide strategy
23 for balancing on-premises and cloud-based com-
24 puting and scientific data management.
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1 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after
2 the date of the enactment of the America COM-
3 PETES Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to
4 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
5 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
6 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a re-
7 port on the development and implementation of the
8 strategy outlined in paragraph (1).
9 ‘‘(f) ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH IN HETERO-
10 GENEOUS COMPUTING SYSTEMS.—
11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry
12 out a program of research and development in het-
13 erogeneous and reconfigurable computing systems to
14 expand understanding of the potential for hetero-
15 geneous and reconfigurable computing systems to
16 deliver high performance, high efficiency computing
17 for Department of Energy mission challenges. This
18 shall include research and development that explores
19 the convergence of big data analytics, simulations,
20 and artificial intelligence to drive the design of het-
21 erogenous computing system architectures.
22 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this pro-
23 gram, the Secretary shall ensure coordination be-
24 tween research activities undertaken by the Ad-
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1 materials research supported by the Basic Energy
2 Sciences program within the Department of Energy
3 Office of Science.
4 ‘‘(g) ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPUTING PROGRAM.—
5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sup-
6 port a program of fundamental research, develop-
7 ment, and demonstration of energy efficient com-
8 puting and data center technologies relevant to ad-
9 vanced computing applications, including high per-
10 formance computing, artificial intelligence, and sci-
11 entific machine learning.
12 ‘‘(2) EXECUTION.—
13 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the pro-
14 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary
15 shall—
16 ‘‘(i) establish a partnership for Na-
17 tional Laboratories, industry partners, and
18 institutions of higher education for co-
19 design of energy efficient hardware, tech-
20 nology, software, and applications across
21 all applicable program offices of the De-
22 partment, and provide access to energy ef-
23 ficient computing resources to such part-
24 ners;
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1 ‘‘(ii) develop hardware and software
2 technologies that decrease the energy needs
3 of advanced computing practices, including
4 through data center co-design;
5 ‘‘(iii) consider multiple heterogeneous
6 computing architectures in collaboration
7 with the program established under sub-
8 section (f) including neuromorphic com-
9 puting, persistent computing, and ultrafast
10 networking; and
11 ‘‘(iv) provide, as appropriate, on a
12 competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access
13 for researchers from institutions of higher
14 education, National Laboratories, industry,
15 and other Federal agencies to the energy
16 efficient computing technologies developed
17 pursuant to clause (i).
18 ‘‘(B) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—In se-
19 lecting participants for the partnership estab-
20 lished under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary
21 shall select participants through a competitive,
22 merit review process.
23 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than one year
24 after the date of the enactment of the America
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1 submit to the Committee on Science, Space,
2 and Technology of the House of Representa-
3 tives, and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
4 ural Resources of the Senate, a report on—
5 ‘‘(i) the activities conducted under
6 subparagraph (A); and
7 ‘‘(ii) the coordination and manage-
8 ment of the program under subparagraph
9 (A) to ensure an integrated research pro-
10 gram across the Department.
11 ‘‘(h) ENERGY SCIENCES NETWORK.—
12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
13 for upgrades to the Energy Sciences Network user
14 facility in order to meet the research needs of the
15 Department for highly reliable data transport capa-
16 bilities optimized for the requirements of large-scale
17 science.
18 ‘‘(2) CAPABILITIES.—In carrying out paragraph
19 (1), the Secretary shall ensure the following capabili-
20 ties:
21 ‘‘(A) To provide high bandwidth scientific
22 networking across the continental United States
23 and the Atlantic Ocean.
24 ‘‘(B) To ensure network reliability.
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1 ‘‘(C) To protect the network infrastructure
2 from cyber-attacks.
3 ‘‘(D) To manage transport of exponentially
4 increasing levels of data from the Department’s
5 National Laboratories and sites, user facilities,
6 experiments, and sensors.
7 ‘‘(E) To contribute to the integration of
8 heterogeneous computing frameworks and sys-
9 tems.
10 ‘‘(i) COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE GRADUATE FELLOW-
11 SHIP.—
12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall sup-
13 port the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
14 program in order to facilitate collaboration between
15 graduate students and researchers at the National
16 Laboratories, and contribute to the development of
17 a diverse and inclusive computational workforce to
18 help advance research in areas relevant to the mis-
19 sion of the Department.
20 ‘‘(2) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized
21 to be appropriated for Advanced Scientific Com-
22 puting Research Program, there are authorized to be
23 appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out the
24 activities under this section—
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1 ‘‘(B) $22,050,000 for fiscal year 2023;
2 ‘‘(C) $23,152,500 for fiscal year 2024;
3 ‘‘(D) $24,310,125 for fiscal year 2025;
4 and
5 ‘‘(E) $25,525,631 for fiscal year 2026.
6 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
7 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
8 out the activities described in this section—
9 ‘‘(1) $1,126,350,000 for fiscal year 2022;
10 ‘‘(2) $1,222,674,500 for fiscal year 2023;
11 ‘‘(3) $1,324,320,715 for fiscal year 2024;
12 ‘‘(4) $1,431,660,115 for fiscal year 2025; and
13 ‘‘(5) $1,535,090,121 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
14 (b) QUANTUM SCIENCE NETWORK.—
15 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National
16 Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801) is amend-
17 ed—
18 (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as
19 paragraph (8); and
20 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the
21 following:
22 ‘‘(7) QUANTUM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.—
23 The term ‘quantum network infrastructure’ means
24 any facility, expertise, or capability that is necessary
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1 to enable the development and deployment of scal-
2 able and diverse quantum network technologies.’’.
3 (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NET-
4 WORK INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
5 MENT PROGRAM.—(A) Title IV of the National
6 Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is
7 amended by adding at the end the following:
8 ‘‘SEC. 403. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NETWORK
9 INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
10 MENT PROGRAM.
11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (re-
12 ferred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out
13 a research, development, and demonstration program to
14 accelerate innovation in quantum network infrastructure
15 in order to—
16 ‘‘(1) facilitate the advancement of distributed
17 quantum computing systems through the internet
18 and intranet;
19 ‘‘(2) improve the precision of measurements of
20 scientific phenomena and physical imaging tech-
21 nologies;
22 ‘‘(3) develop secure national quantum commu-
23 nications technologies and strategies; and
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1 ‘‘(4) demonstrate these capabilities utilizing the
2 Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences Network
3 User Facility.
4 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the
5 Secretary shall—
6 ‘‘(1) coordinate with—
7 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Science
8 Foundation;
9 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institute
10 of Standards and Technology;
11 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the Subcommittee on
12 Quantum Information Science of the National
13 Science and Technology Council established
14 under section 103(a); and
15 ‘‘(D) the Chair of the Subcommittee on the
16 Economic and Security Implications of Quan-
17 tum Science;
18 ‘‘(2) conduct cooperative research with indus-
19 try, National Laboratories, institutions of higher
20 education, and other research institutions to facili-
21 tate new quantum infrastructure methods and tech-
22 nologies, including—
23 ‘‘(A) quantum-limited detectors, ultra-low
24 loss optical channels, space-to-ground connec-
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1 tions, and classical networking and cybersecu-
2 rity protocols;
3 ‘‘(B) entanglement and hyper-entangled
4 state sources and transmission, control, and
5 measurement of quantum states;
6 ‘‘(C) quantum interconnects that allow
7 short range local connections between quantum
8 processors;
9 ‘‘(D) transducers for quantum sources and
10 signals between optical and telecommunications
11 regimes and quantum computer-relevant do-
12 mains, including microwaves;
13 ‘‘(E) development of quantum memory
14 buffers and small-scale quantum computers
15 that are compatible with photon-based quantum
16 bits in the optical or telecommunications wave-
17 lengths;
18 ‘‘(F) long-range entanglement distribution
19 at both the terrestrial and space-based level
20 using quantum repeaters, allowing entangle-
21 ment-based protocols between small- and large
22 scale quantum processors;
23 ‘‘(G) quantum routers, multiplexers, re-
24 peaters, and related technologies necessary to
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1 create secure long-distance quantum commu-
2 nication; and
3 ‘‘(H) integration of systems across the
4 quantum technology stack into traditional com-
5 puting networks, including the development of
6 remote controlled, high performance, and reli-
7 able implementations of key quantum network
8 components by leveraging the expertise, infra-
9 structure and supplemental investments in the
10 Energy Sciences Network User Facility;
11 ‘‘(3) engage with the Quantum Economic De-
12 velopment Consortium (QED–C) to transition com-
13 ponent technologies to help facilitate as appropriate
14 the development of a quantum supply chain for
15 quantum network technologies;
16 ‘‘(4) advance basic research in advanced sci-
17 entific computing, particle and nuclear physics, and
18 material science to enhance the understanding, pre-
19 diction, and manipulation of materials, processes,
20 and physical phenomena relevant to quantum net-
21 work infrastructure;
22 ‘‘(5) develop experimental tools and testbeds in
23 collaboration with the Department of Energy’s En-
24 ergy Sciences Network User Facility necessary to
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1 velopment activities with diverse stakeholders from
2 industry, National Laboratories, and institutions of
3 higher education; and
4 ‘‘(6) consider quantum network infrastructure
5 applications that span the Department of Energy’s
6 missions in energy, environment, and national secu-
7 rity.
8 ‘‘(c) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out this section, the
9 Secretary shall leverage resources, infrastructure, and ex-
10 pertise across the Department of Energy and from—
11 ‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and
12 Technology;
13 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation;
14 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
15 ministration;
16 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies;
17 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories;
18 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders;
19 ‘‘(7) institutions of higher education; and
20 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information
21 Science Research Centers.
22 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 180 days
23 after the date of the enactment of the America COM-
24 PETES Act of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the
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1 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
2 and Natural Resources of the Senate, a 4-year research
3 plan that identifies and prioritizes basic research needs re-
4 lating to quantum network infrastructure.
5 ‘‘(e) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall
6 review activities carried out under this section to deter-
7 mine the achievement of technical milestones.
8 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be appro-
9 priated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science,
10 there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out
11 the activities under this section, $100,000,000 for each
12 of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
13 ‘‘SEC. 404. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM USER EX-
14 PANSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
15 PROGRAM.
16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (re-
17 ferred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall establish
18 and carry out a program (to be known as the ‘Quantum
19 User Expansion for Science and Technology program’ or
20 ‘QUEST program’) to encourage and facilitate access to
21 United States quantum computing hardware and quantum
22 computing clouds for research purposes to—
23 ‘‘(1) enhance the United States quantum re-
24 search enterprise;
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1 ‘‘(2) educate the future quantum computing
2 workforce; and
3 ‘‘(3) accelerate the advancement of United
4 States quantum computing capabilities.
5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the
6 Secretary shall—
7 ‘‘(1) coordinate with—
8 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Science
9 Foundation;
10 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institute
11 of Standards and Technology;
12 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the Subcommittee on
13 Quantum Information Science of the National
14 Science and Technology Council established
15 under section 103(a); and
16 ‘‘(D) the Chair of the Subcommittee on the
17 Economic and Security Implications of Quan-
18 tum Science;
19 ‘‘(2) provide researchers based within the
20 United States with access to, and use of, United
21 States quantum computing resources through a com-
22 petitive, merit-reviewed process;
23 ‘‘(3) consider applications from the National
24 Laboratories, multi-institutional collaborations, insti-
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1 and any other entities that the Secretary determines
2 are appropriate to provide national leadership on
3 quantum computing related issues; and
4 ‘‘(4) consult and coordinate with private sector
5 stakeholders, the user community, and interagency
6 partners on program development and best manage-
7 ment practices.
8 ‘‘(c) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out this section, the
9 Secretary shall leverage resources and expertise across the
10 Department of Energy and from—
11 ‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and
12 Technology;
13 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation;
14 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
15 ministration;
16 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies;
17 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories;
18 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders;
19 ‘‘(7) institutions of higher education; and
20 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information
21 Science Research Centers.
22 ‘‘(d) SECURITY.—In carrying out the activities au-
23 thorized by this section, the Secretary, in consultation
24 with the Director of the National Science Foundation and
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1 Technology, shall ensure proper security controls are in
2 place to protect sensitive information, as appropriate.
3 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be ap-
4 propriated for the Department of Energy’s Office of
5 Science, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
6 Secretary to carry out the activities under this section—
7 ‘‘(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
8 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
9 ‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
10 ‘‘(4) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
11 ‘‘(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
12 ‘‘(f) EQUITABLE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COM-
13 PUTING CAPABILITIES.—
14 ‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
15 Congress that machine learning algorithms can ex-
16 hibit biases that cause harm to historically
17 marginalized communities.
18 ‘‘(2) POLICY.—In leveraging high-performance
19 computing systems for research purposes, including
20 through the use of machine learning algorithms for
21 data analysis, the Secretary shall ensure that such
22 capabilities are employed in a manner that mitigates
23 and, to the maximum extent practicable, avoids
24 harmful algorithmic bias and equitably addresses
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1 challenges impacting different populations, including
2 historically marginalized communities.’’.
3 (B) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
4 National Quantum Initiative Act is amended by in-
5 serting after the item relating to section 402 the fol-
6 lowing items:
‘‘Sec. 403. Department of energy quantum network infrastructure research and
development program.
‘‘Sec. 404. Department of energy quantum user expansion for science and tech-
nology program.’’.
7 SEC. 10105. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.
8 (a) FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH.—Section 307 of the
9 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42
10 U.S.C. 18645) is amended—
11 (1) in subsection (b)—
12 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
13 by striking ‘‘As part of’’ and inserting the fol-
14 lowing:
15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of’’;
16 (B) by redesignating—
17 (i) paragraphs (1) and (2) as sub-
18 paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and
19 by adjusting the margins of such subpara-
20 graphs accordingly); and
21 (ii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
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1 (and by adjusting the margins of such
2 clauses accordingly); and
3 (C) by adding at the end the following:
4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
5 Out of funds authorized to be appropriated under
6 subsection (r), there are authorized to be appro-
7 priated to the Secretary to carry out activities de-
8 scribed in paragraph (1) $100,000,000 for each of
9 fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’;
10 (2) in subsection (d)(3)—
11 (A) by striking the period at the end and
12 inserting ‘‘and $40,000,000 for fiscal year
13 2026.’’; and
14 (B) by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’;
15 and
16 (3) in subsection (e)(4)—
17 (A) by striking the period at the end and
18 inserting ‘‘and $75,000,000 for fiscal year
19 2026.’’; and
20 (B) by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’;
21 (4) in subsection (i)(10)—
22 (A) In the matter preceding subparagraph
23 (A), by striking ‘‘(o)’’ and inserting ‘‘(r)’’;
24 (B) in subparagraph (C), strike
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1 (C) in subparagraph (D), strike
2 ‘‘65,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and’’ and in-
3 sert ‘‘$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;’’;
4 (D) in subparagraph (E), strike
5 ‘‘$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’ and insert
6 ‘‘$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and’’; and
7 (E) by adding at the end the following:
8 ‘‘(F) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’;
9 (5) in subsection (j)—
10 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and all
11 that follows through the period and inserting
12 the following:
13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
14 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 180 days
15 of enactment of the America COMPETES Act
16 of 2022, the Director shall establish at least 2
17 national teams, including public-private part-
18 nerships, that will develop conceptual pilot plant
19 designs and technology roadmaps and lead to
20 an engineering design of a pilot plant that will
21 bring fusion to commercial viability.
22 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The national teams
23 shall be composed of developers, manufacturers,
24 universities, national laboratories, and engineer-
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1 ing, procurement, and construction industries.’’;
2 and
3 (B) by adding at the end the following:
4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
5 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
6 activities described in paragraph (1)—
7 ‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
8 ‘‘(B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
9 ‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
10 ‘‘(D) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
11 and
12 ‘‘(E) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’;
13 (6) in subsection (l)—
14 (A) by striking ‘‘sense of Congress that the
15 United States should support’’ and inserting
16 ‘‘sense of Congress that—’’;
17 ‘‘(1) the United States should support’’;
18 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated by
19 subparagraph (A) of this paragraph), by strik-
20 ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
21 and
22 (C) by adding at the end the following:
23 ‘‘(2) the Director shall incorporate the findings
24 and recommendations of the report of the Fusion
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1 ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’ and the
2 report of the National Academies of Science, Engi-
3 neering, and Medicine entitled ‘‘Bringing Fusion to
4 the U.S. Grid’’ into the planning process of the De-
5 partment, including the development of future budg-
6 et requests to Congress.’’;
7 (7) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub-
8 section (r);
9 (8) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol-
10 lowing:
11 ‘‘(o) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION COLLABO-
12 RATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry
14 out a program to conduct and support collaborative
15 research, development, and demonstration of fusion
16 energy technologies, through high-performance com-
17 putation modeling and simulation techniques, in
18 order to—
19 ‘‘(A) support fundamental research in plas-
20 mas and matter at very high temperatures and
21 densities;
22 ‘‘(B) inform the development of a broad
23 range of fusion energy systems; and
24 ‘‘(C) facilitate the translation of research
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1 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the pro-
2 gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall co-
3 ordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and
4 prioritize the following objectives:
5 ‘‘(A) Using expertise from the private sec-
6 tor, institutions of higher education, and the
7 National Laboratories to leverage existing, and
8 develop new, computational software and capa-
9 bilities that prospective users may use to accel-
10 erate research and development of fusion energy
11 systems.
12 ‘‘(B) Developing computational tools to
13 simulate and predict fusion energy science phe-
14 nomena that may be validated through physical
15 experimentation.
16 ‘‘(C) Increasing the utility of the research
17 infrastructure of the Department by coordi-
18 nating with the Advanced Scientific Computing
19 Research program within the Office of Science.
20 ‘‘(D) Leveraging experience from existing
21 modeling and simulation entities sponsored by
22 the Department.
23 ‘‘(E) Ensuring that new experimental and
24 computational tools are accessible to relevant
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1 entities engaged in fusion energy technology de-
2 velopment.
3 ‘‘(F) Ensuring that newly developed com-
4 putational tools are compatible with modern vir-
5 tual engineering and visualization capabilities to
6 accelerate the realization of fusion energy tech-
7 nologies and systems.
8 ‘‘(3) DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall en-
9 sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-
10 plication of, the activities of this program with the
11 activities of—
12 ‘‘(A) other research entities of the Depart-
13 ment, including the National Laboratories, the
14 Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy,
15 the Advanced Scientific Computing Research
16 program; and
17 ‘‘(B) industry.
18 ‘‘(4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR FU-
19 SION INNOVATION CENTER.—In carrying out the
20 program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall,
21 in coordination with the Innovation Network for Fu-
22 sion Energy, establish and operate a national High-
23 Performance Computing for Fusion Innovation Cen-
24 ter (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Center’),
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1 viding, to the extent practicable, a centralized entity
2 for multidisciplinary, collaborative, fusion energy re-
3 search and development through high performance
4 computing and advanced data analytics technologies
5 and processes.
6 ‘‘(5) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select
7 the Center under this subsection on a competitive,
8 merit-reviewed basis. The Secretary shall consider
9 applications from National Laboratories, institutions
10 of higher education, multi-institutional collabora-
11 tions, and other appropriate entities.
12 ‘‘(6) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—The Center may
13 incorporate existing research activities that are con-
14 sistent with the program described in paragraph (1).
15 ‘‘(7) DURATION.—The Center established under
16 this subsection shall receive support for a period of
17 not more than 5 years, subject to the availability of
18 appropriations.
19 ‘‘(8) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of any
20 period of support of the Center, the Secretary may
21 renew support for the Center, on a merit-reviewed
22 basis, for a period of not more than 5 years.
23 ‘‘(9) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the exist-
24 ing authorities of the Department, the Secretary
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1 may terminate the Center for cause during the per-
2 formance period.
3 ‘‘(p) MATERIAL PLASMA EXPOSURE EXPERIMENT.—
4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
5 struct a Material Plasma Exposure Experiment fa-
6 cility as described in the 2020 publication approved
7 by the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
8 titled ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’.
9 The Secretary shall consult with the private sector,
10 universities, National Laboratories, and relevant
11 Federal agencies to ensure that this facility is capa-
12 ble of meeting Federal research needs for steady
13 state, high-heat-flux and plasma-material interaction
14 testing of fusion materials over a range of fusion en-
15 ergy relevant parameters.
16 ‘‘(2) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary
17 shall ensure that the facility described in paragraph
18 (1) will provide the following capabilities:
19 ‘‘(A) A magnetic field at the target of 1
20 Tesla.
21 ‘‘(B) An energy flux at the target of 10
22 MW/m2.
23 ‘‘(C) The ability to expose previously irra-
24 diated plasma facing material samples to plas-
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1 ‘‘(3) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Secretary
2 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
3 ensure that the start of full operations of the facility
4 under this section occurs before December 31, 2027.
5 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized to be
6 appropriated for Fusion Energy Sciences, there are
7 funds authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
8 for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences to carry
9 out to completion the construction of the facility
10 under this section:
11 ‘‘(A) $32,800,000 for fiscal year 2022;
12 ‘‘(B) $13,400,000 for fiscal year 2023;
13 ‘‘(C) $12,600,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
14 ‘‘(D) $400,000 for fiscal year 2025.
15 ‘‘(q) MATTER IN EXTREME CONDITIONS INSTRU-
16 MENT UPGRADE.—
17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
18 for the upgrade to the Matter in Extreme Conditions
19 endstation at the Linac Coherent Light Source as
20 described in the 2020 publication approved by the
21 Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee titled
22 ‘Powering the Future: Fusion and Plasmas’. The
23 Secretary shall consult with the private sector, uni-
24 versities, National Laboratories, and relevant Fed-
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1 of meeting Federal research needs for understanding
2 physical and chemical changes to plasmas at funda-
3 mental timescales, and explore new regimes of dense
4 material physics, astrophysics, planetary physics,
5 and short-pulse laser-plasma interactions.
6 ‘‘(2) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Secretary
7 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
8 ensure that the start of full operations of the facility
9 under this section occurs before December 31,
10 2028.’’; and
11 (9) in subsection (r), as so redesignated, by
12 striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting
13 the following:
14 ‘‘(2) $1,002,900,000 for fiscal year 2022;
15 ‘‘(3) $1,190,707,000 for fiscal year 2023;
16 ‘‘(4) $1,364,368,490 for fiscal year 2024;
17 ‘‘(5) $1,404,042,284 for fiscal year 2025; and
18 ‘‘(6) $1,398,097,244 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
19 (b) ITER CONSTRUCTION.—Section 972 of the En-
20 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16312) is amended
21 in subsection (c)(3)—
22 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
23 the end; and
24 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting
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1 ‘‘(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
2 ‘‘(C) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
3 ‘‘(D) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
4 ‘‘(E) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025;
5 and
6 ‘‘(F) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
7 SEC. 10106. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM.
8 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 305 of the Department of
9 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643)
10 is amended—
11 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d)
12 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and
13 (2) by inserting the following after subsection
14 (a):
15 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized
16 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
17 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out
18 a research program in elementary particle physics and ad-
19 vanced technology research and development to improve
20 the understanding of the fundamental properties of the
21 universe, including constituents of matter and energy and
22 the nature of space and time.
23 ‘‘(c) HIGH ENERGY FRONTIER RESEARCH.—As part
24 of the program described in subsection (b), the Director
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1 and advanced detectors, including accelerators and detec-
2 tors that will function as national user facilities, to create
3 and study interactions of elementary particles and inves-
4 tigate fundamental forces.’’.
5 (b) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—Section
6 305(d) of the Department of Energy Research and Inno-
7 vation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643(d)), as redesignated under
8 subsection (a), is amended to read as follows:
9 ‘‘(d) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Direc-
10 tor shall—
11 ‘‘(1) as practicable and in coordination with
12 other appropriate Federal agencies as necessary, en-
13 sure the access of United States researchers to the
14 most advanced accelerator facilities and research ca-
15 pabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron
16 Collider;
17 ‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, con-
18 tinue to leverage United States participation in the
19 Large Hadron Collider, and prioritize expanding
20 international partnerships and investments in the
21 Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Under-
22 ground Neutrino Experiment; and
23 ‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable,
24 prioritize engagement in collaborative efforts in sup-
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1 vide access to the most advanced accelerator facili-
2 ties in the world to United States researchers.’’.
3 (c) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—Section 305(f)
4 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
5 (42 U.S.C. 18645(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a),
6 is amended to read as follows:
7 ‘‘(f) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—The Director
8 shall carry out research activities on the nature of the pri-
9 mary contents of the universe, including the nature of
10 dark energy and dark matter. These activities shall, to the
11 maximum extent practicable, be consistent with the re-
12 search priorities identified by the High Energy Physics
13 Advisory Panel or the National Academy of Sciences, and
14 may include—
15 ‘‘(1) collaborations with the National Aero-
16 nautics and Space Administration, the National
17 Science Foundation, or international partners on rel-
18 evant projects; and
19 ‘‘(2) the development of space-based, land-
20 based, water-based, and underground facilities and
21 experiments.’’.
22 (d) FURTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 305 of the De-
23 partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42
24 U.S.C. 18645) is further amended by adding at the end
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1 ‘‘(g) FACILITY CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR ITEMS
2 OF EQUIPMENT.—
3 ‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—Consistent with the Office of
4 Science’s project management practices, the Director
5 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, incor-
6 porate the findings and recommendations of the
7 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel
8 (P5) report titled ‘Building for Discovery’, and sup-
9 port construction or fabrication of—
10 ‘‘(A) an international Long-Baseline Neu-
11 trino Facility based in the United States;
12 ‘‘(B) the Proton Improvement Plan II;
13 ‘‘(C) Second Generation Dark Matter ex-
14 periments;
15 ‘‘(D) the Legacy Survey of Space and
16 Time camera;
17 ‘‘(E) upgrades to detectors and other com-
18 ponents of the Large Hadron Collider; and
19 ‘‘(F) other high priority projects rec-
20 ommended in the most recent report of the Par-
21 ticle Physics Project Prioritization Panel of the
22 High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.
23 ‘‘(2) LONG-BASELINE NEUTRINO FACILITY.—
24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
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1 trino Facility to facilitate the international
2 Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment to ex-
3 amine the fundamental properties of neutrinos,
4 explore physics beyond the Standard Model,
5 and better clarify the existence and nature of
6 antimatter.
7 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec-
8 retary shall ensure that the facility described in
9 subparagraph (A) will provide, at a minimum,
10 the following capabilities:
11 ‘‘(i) A neutrino beam with wideband
12 capability of 1.2 megawatts (MW) of beam
13 power and upgradable to 2.4 MW of beam
14 power.
15 ‘‘(ii) Three caverns excavated for a 70
16 kiloton fiducial detector mass and sup-
17 porting surface buildings and utilities.
18 ‘‘(iii) Cryogenic systems to support
19 neutrino detectors.
20 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
21 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
22 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
23 ations of the facility under this subsection oc-
24 curs before December 31, 2031.
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1 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
2 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there
3 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
4 retary to carry out construction of the facility
5 under this subsection—
6 ‘‘(i) $200,000,000 for fiscal year
7 2022;
8 ‘‘(ii) $325,000,000 for fiscal year
9 2023;
10 ‘‘(iii) $400,000,000 for fiscal year
11 2024;
12 ‘‘(iv) $375,000,000 for fiscal year
13 2025; and
14 ‘‘(v) $250,000,000 for fiscal year
15 2026.
16 ‘‘(3) PROTON IMPROVEMENT PLAN–II ACCEL-
17 ERATOR UPGRADE PROJECT.—
18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En-
19 ergy shall support construction of the Proton
20 Improvement Plan II, an upgrade to the
21 Fermilab accelerator complex identified in the
22 2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization
23 Panel (P5) report titled ‘Building for Dis-
24 covery’, to provide the world’s most intense
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1 Baseline Neutrino Facility as well as abroad
2 range of future high energy physics experi-
3 ments. The Secretary of Energy shall work with
4 international partners to enable further signifi-
5 cant contributions to the capabilities of this
6 project.
7 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITIES.—The Sec-
8 retary shall ensure that the facility described in
9 paragraph (1) will provide, at a minimum, the
10 following capabilities:
11 ‘‘(i) A state-of-the-art 800
12 megaelectron volt (MeV) superconducting
13 linear accelerator.
14 ‘‘(ii) Proton beam power of 1.2 MW
15 at the start of LBNF/DUNE, upgradeable
16 to 2.4 MW of beam power.
17 ‘‘(iii) A flexible design to enable high
18 power beam delivery to multiple users si-
19 multaneously and customized beams tai-
20 lored to specific scientific needs.
21 ‘‘(iv) Sustained high reliability oper-
22 ation of the Fermilab accelerator complex.
23 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
24 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
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1 ations of the facility under this section occurs
2 before December 31, 2028.
3 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
4 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there
5 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
6 retary to carry out construction of the facility
7 under this subsection—
8 ‘‘(i) $191,000,000 for fiscal year
9 2022;
10 ‘‘(ii) $150,000,000 for fiscal year
11 2023;
12 ‘‘(iii) $120,000,000 for fiscal year
13 2024;
14 ‘‘(iv) $120,000,000 for fiscal year
15 2025; and
16 ‘‘(v) $100,000,000 for fiscal year
17 2026.
18 ‘‘(4) COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND STAGE
19 4.—
20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of En-
21 ergy, in partnership with the Director of the
22 National Science Foundation, shall support con-
23 struction of the Cosmic Microwave Background
24 Stage 4 project to survey the cosmic microwave
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1 as described in the 2014 Particle Physics
2 Prioritization Panel (P5) report titled ‘Building
3 for Discovery: Strategic Plan for U.S. Particle
4 Physics in the Global Context.’.
5 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary
6 shall consult with the private sector, univer-
7 sities, National Laboratories, and relevant Fed-
8 eral agencies to ensure that this experiment is
9 capable of meeting Federal research needs in
10 accessing the ultra-high energy physics of infla-
11 tion and important neutrino properties.
12 ‘‘(C) EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITIES.—The
13 Secretary shall ensure to the maximum extent
14 practicable that the facility described in sub-
15 section (a) will provide at minimum, 500,000
16 superconducting detectors deployed on an array
17 of mm wave telescopes with the required range
18 in frequency, sensitivity, and survey speed
19 which will provide sufficient capability to enable
20 an order of magnitude advance in observations
21 of the Cosmic Microwave Background, deliv-
22 ering transformative discoveries in fundamental
23 physics, cosmology, and astrophysics.
24 ‘‘(D) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
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1 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
2 ations of the facility under this section occurs
3 before December 31, 2030.
4 ‘‘(E) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
5 to be appropriated under subsection (k), there
6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
7 retary to carry out construction of the facility
8 under this subsection—
9 ‘‘(i) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
10 ‘‘(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
11 ‘‘(iii) $70,000,000 for fiscal year
12 2024;
13 ‘‘(iv) $80,000,000 for fiscal year
14 2025; and
15 ‘‘(v) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
16 ‘‘(h) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR UPGRADES.—
17 The Director shall upgrade accelerator facilities and detec-
18 tors, as necessary and appropriate, to increase beam
19 power, sustain high reliability, and improve precision
20 measurement to advance the highest priority particle phys-
21 ics research programs. In carrying out facility upgrades,
22 the Director shall continue to work with international
23 partners, when appropriate and in the United States’ in-
24 terest, to leverage investments and expertise in critical
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1 technologies to help build and upgrade accelerator and de-
2 tector facilities in the United States.
3 ‘‘(i) ACCELERATOR AND DETECTOR RESEARCH AND
4 DEVELOPMENT.—As part of the program described in
5 subsection (b), the Director shall carry out research and
6 development in particle beam physics, accelerator science
7 and technology, and particle and radiation detection with
8 relevance to the specific needs of the High Energy Physics
9 program, in coordination with the Accelerator Research
10 and Development program authorized in section 310.
11 ‘‘(j) UNDERGROUND SCIENCE.—The Director shall—
12 ‘‘(1) support an underground science program
13 consistent with the missions of the Department and
14 the scientific needs of the High Energy Physics pro-
15 gram, including those articulated in the most recent
16 report of the Particle Physics Project Prioritization
17 Panel of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel,
18 that leverages the capabilities of relevant under-
19 ground science and engineering facilities; and
20 ‘‘(2) carry out a competitive grant program to
21 award scientists and engineers at institutions of
22 higher education, nonprofit institutions, and Na-
23 tional Laboratories to conduct research in under-
24 ground science and engineering.
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1 ‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
3 out the activities described in this section—
4 ‘‘(1) $1,355,690,000 for fiscal year 2022;
5 ‘‘(2) $1,517,628,300 for fiscal year 2023;
6 ‘‘(3) $1,652,112,281 for fiscal year 2024;
7 ‘‘(4) $1,711,460,141 for fiscal year 2025; and
8 ‘‘(5) $1,656,012,351 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
9 SEC. 10107. NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROGRAM.
10 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 308 of the Department of
11 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18646)
12 is amended—
13 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
14 section (d); and
15 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
16 following:
17 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized
18 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
19 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out
20 a research program, and support relevant facilities, to dis-
21 cover and understand various forms of nuclear matter.
22 ‘‘(b) USER FACILITIES.—
23 ‘‘(1) FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS.—
24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
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1 tope Beams to advance the understanding of
2 rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the
3 cosmos.
4 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
5 to be appropriated under subsection (c), there
6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
7 retary to carry out construction of the facility
8 under this subsection $2,000,000 for fiscal year
9 2022.
10 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
11 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
12 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
13 ations of the facility under this section occurs
14 before March 1, 2022.
15 ‘‘(2) ELECTRON-ION COLLIDER.—
16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
17 support construction of an Electron Ion Collider
18 as described in the 2015 Long Range Plan of
19 the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee and
20 the report from the National Academies of
21 Science, Engineering, and Medicine titled ‘An
22 Assessment of U.S.-Based Electron-Ion Collider
23 Science’, in order to measure the internal struc-
24 ture of the proton and the nucleus and answer
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1 fundamental questions about the nature of visi-
2 ble matter.
3 ‘‘(B) FACILITY CAPABILITY.—The Sec-
4 retary shall ensure that the facility meets the
5 requirements in the 2015 Long Range Plan, in-
6 cluding—
7 ‘‘(i) at least 70 percent polarized
8 beams of electrons and light ions;
9 ‘‘(ii) ion beams from deuterium to the
10 heaviest stable nuclei;
11 ‘‘(iii) variable center of mass energy
12 from 20 to 140 GeV;
13 ‘‘(iv) high collision luminosity of
14 1033–34cm-2s-1; and
15 ‘‘(v) the possibility of more than one
16 interaction region.
17 ‘‘(C) START OF OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
18 retary shall, subject to the availability of appro-
19 priations, ensure that the start of full oper-
20 ations of the facility under this section occurs
21 before December 31, 2030.
22 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized
23 to be appropriated under subsection (c), there
24 are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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1 retary to carry out construction of the facility
2 under this subsection—
3 ‘‘(i) $101,000,000 for fiscal year
4 2022;
5 ‘‘(ii) $155,000,000 for fiscal year
6 2023;
7 ‘‘(iii) $250,000,000 for fiscal year
8 2024;
9 ‘‘(iv) $300,000,000 for fiscal year
10 2025; and
11 ‘‘(v) $305,000,000 for fiscal year
12 2026.
13 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
15 out the activities described in this section—
16 ‘‘(1) $780,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
17 ‘‘(2) $879,390,000 for fiscal year 2023;
18 ‘‘(3) $1,025,097,300 for fiscal year 2024;
19 ‘‘(4) $1,129,354,111 for fiscal year 2025; and
20 ‘‘(5) $1,192,408,899 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
21 SEC. 10108. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
22 The Department of Energy Research and Innovation
23 Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after
24 section 309 the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 310. ACCELERATOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized
3 under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
4 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out
5 a research program to—
6 ‘‘(1) advance accelerator science and technology
7 relevant to the Department, other Federal agencies,
8 and U.S. industry;
9 ‘‘(2) foster partnerships to develop, dem-
10 onstrate, and enable the commercial application of
11 accelerator technologies;
12 ‘‘(3) support the development of a skilled, di-
13 verse, and inclusive accelerator workforce; and
14 ‘‘(4) provide access to accelerator design and
15 engineering resources.
16 ‘‘(b) ACCELERATOR RESEARCH.—In carrying out the
17 program authorized under subsection (a), the Director
18 shall support—
19 ‘‘(1) research activities in cross-cutting accel-
20 erator technologies including superconducting
21 magnets and accelerators, beam physics, data ana-
22 lytics-based accelerator controls, simulation software,
23 new particle sources, advanced laser technology, and
24 transformative research; and
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26 Facility.
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1 ‘‘(c) ACCELERATOR DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out
2 the program authorized under subsection (a), the Director
3 shall support partnerships to foster the development, dem-
4 onstration, and commercial application of accelerator tech-
5 nologies including, advanced superconducting wire and
6 cable, superconducting RF cavities, and high efficiency ra-
7 diofrequency power sources for accelerators.
8 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.—In developing
9 accelerator technologies under the program authorized in
10 subsection (a), the Director shall—
11 ‘‘(1) consider the requirements necessary to
12 support translational research and development for
13 medical, industrial, security, and defense applica-
14 tions; and
15 ‘‘(2) leverage investments in accelerator tech-
16 nologies and fundamental research in particle phys-
17 ics by partnering with institutes of higher education,
18 industry, and other Federal agencies to enable the
19 commercial application of advanced accelerator tech-
20 nologies.
21 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
22 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
23 out the activities described in this section—
24 ‘‘(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
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1 ‘‘(3) $27,477,600 for fiscal year 2024;
2 ‘‘(4) $29,401,032 for fiscal year 2025; and
3 ‘‘(5) $31,459,104 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
4 SEC. 10109. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
5 FOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.
6 The Department of Energy Research and Innovation
7 Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is amended by adding after
8 section 310 as added by this title, the following:
9 ‘‘SEC. 311. ISOTOPE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION FOR
10 RESEARCH APPLICATIONS.
11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director—
12 ‘‘(1) shall carry out a program in coordination
13 with other relevant programs across the Department
14 for the production of isotopes, including the develop-
15 ment of techniques to produce isotopes, that the Sec-
16 retary determines are needed for research, medical,
17 industrial, or related purposes, to the maximum ex-
18 tent practicable, in accordance with the 2015 Nu-
19 clear Science Advisory Committee ‘Meeting Isotope
20 Needs and Capturing Opportunities For The Fu-
21 ture’ report; and
22 ‘‘(2) shall ensure that isotope production activi-
23 ties carried out under the program under this para-
24 graph do not compete with private industry unless
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1 ests require the involvement of the Federal Govern-
2 ment.
3 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pro-
5 gram under this section—
6 ‘‘(1) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
7 ‘‘(2) $96,300,000 for fiscal year 2023;
8 ‘‘(3) $103,041,000 for fiscal year 2024;
9 ‘‘(4) $110,253,870 for fiscal year 2025; and
10 ‘‘(5) $117,971,641 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
11 SEC. 10110. SCIENCE LABORATORIES INFRASTRUCTURE
12 PROGRAM.
13 (a) PROGRAM.—Section 309 of the Department of
14 Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18647)
15 is amended by adding at the end the following:
16 ‘‘(c) APPROACH.—In carrying out this section, the
17 Director shall utilize all available approaches and mecha-
18 nisms, including capital line items, minor construction
19 projects, energy savings performance contracts, and utility
20 energy service contracts, alternative financing and expense
21 funding, as appropriate.
22 ‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OF RESEARCH FA-
23 CILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—
24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with section
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1 U.S.C. 2201(g)), the Management and Operating
2 contractors of the Department may enter into the
3 lease-purchase of research facilities and infrastruc-
4 ture under the scope of their contract with the De-
5 partment with the approval of the Secretary or their
6 designee.
7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—To carry out lease-pur-
8 chases approved by the Secretary under subsection
9 (a), the Department shall only be required to have
10 budget authority in an amount sufficient to cover
11 the minimum required lease payments through the
12 period required to exercise a termination provision in
13 the lease agreement, plus any associated lease termi-
14 nation penalties, regardless of whether such leased
15 facility and infrastructure is on or off Government
16 land, and if—
17 ‘‘(A) the Department has established a
18 mission need for the facility or infrastructure to
19 be leased;
20 ‘‘(B) the facility or infrastructure is gen-
21 eral purpose, including offices, laboratories,
22 cafeterias, utilities, and data centers;
23 ‘‘(C) the Department is not a party to and
24 has no financial obligations under the lease-pur-
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1 ment and Operating contractor, other than al-
2 lowability of the lease cost and conveyance of
3 Government land, if needed;
4 ‘‘(D) the lease-purchase has an advance
5 notice termination provision with reasonable
6 pre-defined penalties that the Management and
7 Operating contractor may exercise, at the direc-
8 tion of the Department, if funding for the lease
9 is no longer available or the mission need ceases
10 to exist;
11 ‘‘(E) there is an option for a no cost trans-
12 fer of ownership to the Government once the
13 underlying financing is retired, but neither the
14 Management and Operating contractor nor the
15 Department are obligated to purchase the facil-
16 ity or infrastructure at any time during or after
17 the lease term;
18 ‘‘(F) the lease-purchase transaction, as-
19 suming exercise of the ownership option, is
20 demonstrated to be the lowest lifecycle cost al-
21 ternative for the Government; and
22 ‘‘(G) the cumulative annual base rent for
23 all lease-purchases of facilities and infrastruc-
24 ture, inclusive of any transactions under consid-
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1 agement and Operating contract operating
2 budget for the year the commitment is made for
3 the lease.
4 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after
5 the date of the enactment of the America COM-
6 PETES Act of 2022, and biennially thereafter, the
7 Department shall submit to the Committee on
8 Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee
9 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
10 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
11 sources and the Committee on Appropriations of the
12 Senate, a report on the lease-purchase transactions
13 that the Management and Operating contractors of
14 the Department entered into under subsection (a)
15 that includes—
16 ‘‘(A) a list of the lease-purchase trans-
17 actions entered into by each Management and
18 Operating contractor and their respective costs;
19 ‘‘(B) the annual percentage of each Man-
20 agement and Operating contract operating
21 budget that is used for lease-purchase trans-
22 actions for the year the commitments were
23 made; and
24 ‘‘(C) any other information the Secretary
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1 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION PERIOD.—The lease-pur-
2 chases authorized under paragraph (1) may be en-
3 tered into only during fiscal years 2022 through
4 2026.
5 ‘‘(e) MID-SCALE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM.—
6 The Director, in coordination with each of the programs
7 carried out by the Office of Science, shall establish a mid-
8 scale instrumentation program to enable the development
9 and acquisition of novel, state-of-the-art instruments rang-
10 ing in cost from $1 million to $20 million each that would
11 significantly accelerate scientific breakthroughs at user fa-
12 cilities.
13 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
15 out the activities described in this section $500,000,000
16 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’.
17 SEC. 10111. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS
18 AND SCIENTISTS.
19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
20 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is
21 amended by adding after section 311, as added by this
22 title, the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 312. INCREASED COLLABORATION WITH TEACHERS
2 AND SCIENTISTS.
3 ‘‘The Director shall support the development of a sci-
4 entific workforce through programs that facilitate collabo-
5 ration between K–12, university students, early-career re-
6 searchers, faculty, and the National Laboratories, includ-
7 ing through the use of proven techniques to expand the
8 number of individuals from underrepresented groups pur-
9 suing and attaining skills or undergraduate and graduate
10 degrees relevant to the Office’s mission.’’.
11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
12 3169 of the Department of Energy Science Education En-
13 hancement Act (42 U.S.C. 7381e) is amended—
14 (1) by striking, ‘‘programs’’, and inserting
15 ‘‘programs, including the NSF INCLUDES Na-
16 tional Network,’’; and
17 (2) by striking, ‘‘year 1991’’, and inserting
18 ‘‘years 2022 through 2026’’.
19 (c) BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN WORKFORCE
20 DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND SCIENTISTS.—
21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy
22 Science Education Enhancement Act (42 U.S.C.
23 7381 et seq.) is amended by inserting the following
24 sections after section 3167 (42 U.S.C. 7381c–1):
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3167A. BROADENING PARTICIPATION FOR TEACHERS
2 AND SCIENTISTS.
3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand op-
4 portunities to increase the number and the diversity, eq-
5 uity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, en-
6 gineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals work-
7 ing in Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines
8 and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, in-
9 cluding expanded partnerships with Historically Black
10 Colleges, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions,
11 emerging research institutions, institutions in rural and
12 remote areas, and scientific societies.
13 ‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
14 enactment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, the
15 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science,
16 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
17 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and
18 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
19 of the Senate and make available to the public a plan for
20 broadening participation of underrepresented groups in
21 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in pro-
22 grams supported by the Department programs, includ-
23 ing—
24 ‘‘(1) a plan for supporting and leveraging the
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26 Network;
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1 ‘‘(2) metrics for assessing the participation of
2 underrepresented groups in Department programs;
3 ‘‘(3) experienced and potential barriers to
4 broadening participation of underrepresented groups
5 in Department programs, including recommended
6 solutions; and
7 ‘‘(4) any other activities the Secretary finds ap-
8 propriate.
9 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the
10 amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 3169
11 (42 U.S.C. 7381e), at least $2,000,000 are authorized to
12 be appropriated each fiscal year for the activities described
13 under this subsection.
14 ‘‘SEC. 3167B. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE
15 THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF
16 HIGHLY SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
17 ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
18 PROFESSIONALS.
19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand op-
20 portunities to increase the number and the diversity, eq-
21 uity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, en-
22 gineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals work-
23 ing in Department of Energy mission-relevant disciplines
24 and broaden the recruitment pool to increase diversity, in-
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1 Colleges, Tribal Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions,
2 emerging research institutions, and scientific societies.
3 ‘‘(b) PLAN AND OUTREACH STRATEGY.—
4 ‘‘(1) PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the
5 date of enactment of the America COMPETES Act
6 of 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
7 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
8 House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
9 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 10-year
10 educational plan to fund and expand new or existing
11 programs administered by the Office of Science and
12 sited at the National Laboratories and Department
13 of Energy user facilities to expand educational and
14 workforce opportunities for underrepresented high
15 school, undergraduate, and graduate students as
16 well as recent graduates, teachers and faculty in
17 STEM fields. This may include paid internships, fel-
18 lowships, temporary employment, training programs,
19 visiting student and faculty programs, sabbaticals,
20 and research support.
21 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH CAPACITY.—The Secretary
22 shall include in the plan under paragraph (1) an
23 outreach strategy to improve the advertising, recruit-
24 ment, and promotion of educational and workforce
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1 Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, Minority
2 Serving Institutions, and emerging research institu-
3 tions.
4 ‘‘(c) BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY.—The Sec-
5 retary shall develop programs that strengthen the research
6 capacity relevant to Office of Science disciplines at emerg-
7 ing research institutions, including minority-serving insti-
8 tutions, tribal colleges and universities, Historically Black
9 Colleges and Universities, and colleges and universities.
10 This may include enabling mutually beneficial and jointly
11 managed partnerships between research-intensive institu-
12 tions and emerging research institutions, and soliciting re-
13 search proposals, fellowships, training programs, and re-
14 search support directly from emerging research institu-
15 tions.
16 ‘‘(d) TRAINEESHIPS.—The Secretary shall establish
17 a university-led Traineeship Program to address workforce
18 training needs in STEM fields relevant to the Depart-
19 ment. The focus should be on supporting training and re-
20 search experiences for underrepresented undergraduate
21 and graduate students and increasing participation from
22 underrepresented populations. The traineeships should in-
23 clude opportunities to build the next-generation workforce
24 in research areas critical to maintaining core competencies
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1 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall establish key
2 performance indicators to measure and monitor progress
3 of education and workforce programs and expand Depart-
4 mental activities for data collection and analysis. The Sec-
5 retary shall submit a report 2 years after the date of en-
6 actment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022, and
7 every 2 years thereafter, to the Committee on Science,
8 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
9 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
10 the Senate summarizing progress toward meeting key per-
11 formance indicators.
12 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
13 ‘‘(1) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The
14 term ‘minority-serving institution’ includes the enti-
15 ties described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7)
16 of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of
17 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
18 ‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNI-
19 VERSITIES.—The term ‘Historically Black Colleges
20 and Universities’ has the meaning given in ‘part B
21 institution’ in section 322 of the Higher Education
22 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
23 ‘‘(3) STEM.—The term ‘STEM’ means the
24 field or disciplines listed in section 2 of the STEM
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1 ‘‘(4) TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.—
2 The term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the
3 meaning given in section 316 of the Higher Edu-
4 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c).’’.
5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
6 tents in section 2(b) of the National Defense Au-
7 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 is amended by
8 inserting after the item relating to section 3167 the
9 following:
‘‘Sec. 3167A. Broadening participation for teachers and scientists.
‘‘Sec. 3167B. Expanding opportunities to increase the diversity, equity, and in-
clusion of highly skilled science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) professionals.’’.
10 SEC. 10112. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE;
11 OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS
12 DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE;
13 HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM; AUTHOR-
14 IZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Energy Re-
16 search and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18601 et seq.) is
17 amended by adding at the end the following:
18 ‘‘SEC. 313. HIGH INTENSITY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish a
20 high intensity laser research initiative consistent with the
21 recommendations of the National Academies report, ‘Op-
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23 Brightest Light’, and the report from the Brightest Light
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1 Initiative workshop on ‘The Future of Intense Ultrafast
2 Lasers in the U.S.’. This initiative should include research
3 and development of petawatt-scale and of high average
4 power laser technologies necessary for future facility needs
5 in discovery science and to advance energy technologies,
6 as well as support for a user network of academic and
7 national laboratory high intensity laser facilities.
8 ‘‘(b) LEVERAGE.—The Director shall leverage new
9 laser technologies for more compact, less complex, and
10 low-cost accelerator systems needed for science applica-
11 tions.
12 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate
13 this initiative among all relevant programs within the Of-
14 fice of Science, and the Under Secretary for Science shall
15 coordinate this initiative with other relevant programs
16 within the Department as well as within other Federal
17 agencies.
18 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of
19 funds authorized to be appropriated for the Office of
20 Science there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
21 retary to carry out the activities described in this sec-
22 tion—
23 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
24 ‘‘(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
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1 ‘‘(4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
2 ‘‘(5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.
3 ‘‘SEC. 314. HELIUM CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a
5 program to reduce the consumption of helium for Depart-
6 ment grant recipients and facilities and encourage helium
7 recycling and reuse. The program shall competitively
8 award grants for—
9 ‘‘(1) the purchase of equipment to capture,
10 reuse, and recycle helium;
11 ‘‘(2) the installation, maintenance, and repair
12 of new and existing helium capture, reuse, and recy-
13 cling equipment; and
14 ‘‘(3) helium alternatives research and develop-
15 ment activities.
16 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—In carrying out the program under
17 this section, the Director shall submit to the Committee
18 on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Represent-
19 atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
20 sources of the Senate a report, not later than two years
21 after the date of enactment of the America COMPETES
22 Act of 2022, and every 3 years thereafter, on the purchase
23 of helium as part of research projects and facilities sup-
24 ported by the Department. The report shall include—
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1 ‘‘(1) the quantity of helium purchased for
2 projects and facilities supported by Department
3 grants;
4 ‘‘(2) a cost-analysis for such helium;
5 ‘‘(3) the predominant production sources for
6 such helium;
7 ‘‘(4) expected or experienced impacts of helium
8 supply shortages or prices on the research projects
9 and facilities supported by the Department; and
10 ‘‘(5) recommendations for reducing Department
11 grant recipients’ exposure to volatile helium prices.
12 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program
13 under this section, the Director shall coordinate with the
14 National Science Foundation and other relevant Federal
15 agencies on helium conservation activities.
16 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—The program established under
17 this section shall receive support for a period of not more
18 than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.
19 ‘‘(e) RENEWAL.—Upon expiration of any period of
20 support of the program under this section, the Director
21 may renew support for the program for a period of not
22 more than 5 years.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 315. OFFICE OF SCIENCE EMERGING INFECTIOUS
2 DISEASE COMPUTING RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination
4 with the Director of the National Science Foundation, the
5 Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Admin-
6 istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
7 tration, shall establish within the Office of Science, a
8 cross-cutting research initiative to leverage the Federal
9 Government’s innovative analytical resources and tools,
10 user facilities, and advanced computational and net-
11 working capabilities in order to prevent, prepare for, and
12 respond to emerging infectious diseases, including
13 COVID–19. The Secretary shall carry out this initiative
14 through a competitive, merit-reviewed process, and con-
15 sider applications from National Laboratories, institutions
16 of higher education, multi-institutional collaborations, in-
17 dustry partners and other appropriate entities.
18 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the initiative es-
19 tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordi-
20 nate with programs across the Office of Science and with
21 relevant Federal agencies to determine a comprehensive
22 set of technical milestones for these research activities and
23 prioritize the following objectives—
24 ‘‘(1) supporting fundamental research and de-
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26 ies, materials synthesis, high-performance computing
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1 technologies needed to characterize, model, simulate,
2 and predict complex phenomena and biological mate-
3 rials related to emerging infectious diseases, includ-
4 ing COVID–19 challenges, including a focus on test-
5 ing and diagnostics, experimental data acquisition,
6 sharing and management, advanced manufacturing,
7 and molecular design and modeling;
8 ‘‘(2) using expertise from the private sector, in-
9 stitutions of higher education, and the National
10 Laboratories to develop computational software and
11 capabilities that prospective users may accelerate
12 emerging infectious diseases research and develop-
13 ment;
14 ‘‘(3) leveraging the research infrastructure of
15 the Department, including scientific computing user
16 facilities, x-ray light sources, neutron scattering fa-
17 cilities, nanoscale science research centers, and se-
18 quencing and bio-characterization facilities by co-
19 ordinating with the Advanced Scientific Computing
20 Research, Basic Energy Sciences, and Biological and
21 Environmental Research programs within the Office
22 of Science;
23 ‘‘(4) leveraging experience from existing mod-
24 eling and simulation research and work sponsored by
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1 data sharing between National Laboratories, re-
2 search entities, and user facilities of the Department
3 by providing the necessary access and secure data
4 transfer capabilities; and
5 ‘‘(5) ensuring that new experimental and com-
6 putational tools are accessible to relevant research
7 communities, including private sector entities to ad-
8 dress emerging infectious diseases, including
9 COVID–19 challenges.
10 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this initiative,
11 the Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
12 ticable, coordination of these activities with the Depart-
13 ment of Energy National Laboratories, institutions of
14 higher education, and the private sector.
15 ‘‘(d) EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES HIGH PER-
16 FORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH CONSORTIUM.—
17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary in coordina-
18 tion with the Director of the National Science Foun-
19 dation, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
20 ices, and the Director of the Office of Science and
21 Technology Policy shall establish and operate an
22 Emerging Infectious Diseases High Performance
23 Computing Research Consortium (referred to in this
24 section as the ‘Consortium’), to support the initiative
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1 practicable, a centralized entity for multidisciplinary,
2 collaborative, emerging infectious disease research
3 and development through high performance com-
4 puting and advanced data analytics technologies and
5 processes.
6 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of such con-
7 sortium may include representatives from relevant
8 Federal agencies, the private sector, institutions of
9 higher education, which can each contribute relevant
10 compute time, capabilities, or other resources.
11 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall—
12 ‘‘(A) match applicants with available Fed-
13 eral and private sector computing resources;
14 ‘‘(B) consider supplemental awards for
15 computing partnerships with Consortium mem-
16 bers to qualifying entities on a competitive
17 merit-review basis;
18 ‘‘(C) encourage collaboration and commu-
19 nication among member representatives of the
20 consortium and awardees;
21 ‘‘(D) make available the high-performance
22 computing capabilities, expertise, and user fa-
23 cilities of the Department and the National
24 Laboratories; and
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1 ‘‘(E) submit an annual report to the Sec-
2 retary summarizing the activities of the Consor-
3 tium, including—
4 ‘‘(i) describing each project under-
5 taken by the Consortium;
6 ‘‘(ii) detailing organizational expendi-
7 tures; and
8 ‘‘(iii) evaluating contribution to the
9 achievement of technical milestones as de-
10 termined in subsection (a).
11 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
12 sure the coordination of, and avoid unnecessary du-
13 plication of, the activities of the Consortium with the
14 activities of other research entities of the Depart-
15 ment, institutions of higher education and the pri-
16 vate sector.
17 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date
18 of enactment of the America COMPETES Act of 2022,
19 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science,
20 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives,
21 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
22 of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural
23 Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Com-
24 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
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1 ‘‘(1) the interagency coordination between each
2 Federal agency involved in the research initiative
3 carried out under this section;
4 ‘‘(2) the collaborative research achievements of
5 the initiative, including the achievement of the tech-
6 nical milestones determined under subsection (a);
7 and
8 ‘‘(3) potential opportunities to expand the tech-
9 nical capabilities of the Department.
10 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From within funds authorized to be
11 appropriated for the Department’s Office of Science, there
12 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
13 out the activities under this subsection, $50,000,000 for
14 fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
15 ‘‘(g) PROHIBITION.—
16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act,
17 the Secretary may not carry out gain-of-function re-
18 search of concern.
19 ‘‘(2) GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH DE-
20 FINED.—For the purposes of this subsection, ‘gain-
21 of-function research of concern’ means research ac-
22 tivities with the potential to generate pathogens with
23 high transmissibility and high virulence in humans.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 316. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
3 retary to carry out the activities described in this title—
4 ‘‘(1) $8,801,915,000 for fiscal year 2022;
5 ‘‘(2) $9,546,015,300 for fiscal year 2023;
6 ‘‘(3) $10,395,677,621 for fiscal year 2024;
7 ‘‘(4) $10,948,625,004 for fiscal year 2025; and
8 ‘‘(5) $11,300,798,345 for fiscal year 2026.’’.
9 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the De-
10 partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act is
11 amended in the table of contents by inserting after the
12 item relating to section 309 the following:
‘‘Sec. 310. Accelerator research and development.
‘‘Sec. 311. Isotope Development and Production for Research Applications.
‘‘Sec. 312. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists.
‘‘Sec. 313. High intensity laser research initiative.
‘‘Sec. 314. Helium conservation program.
‘‘Sec. 315. Office of Science Emerging Infectious Disease Computing Research
Initiative.
‘‘Sec. 316. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
13 SEC. 10113. STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES PROHIBITION.
14 (a) INNOVATE IN AMERICA.—In carrying out this
15 title or the amendments made by this title, the Secretary
16 may not award a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to
17 an entity that—
18 (1) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of,
19 or is otherwise related legally or financially to a cor-
20 poration based in a country that—
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22 country (as defined in section 771(18) of the
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1 Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of
2 the date of enactment of this Act;
3 (B) was identified by the United States
4 Trade Representative in the most recent report
5 required by section 182 of the Trade Act of
6 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign
7 country under subsection (a)(2) of that section;
8 and
9 (C) is subject to monitoring by the Trade
10 Representative under section 306 of the Trade
11 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416); or
12 (2) is listed pursuant to section 9(b)(3) of the
13 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (Public
14 Law 116–145).
15 (b) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of subsection (a), the
16 Secretary may issue a waiver, to be made publicly avail-
17 able, to an entity in which the legal or financial connection
18 to a corporation is a minority relationship or investment.
19 (c) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—This section
20 shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obliga-
21 tions of the United States under international agreements.
22 SEC. 10114. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
23 The budgetary effects of this title, for the purpose
24 of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of
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1 ment titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’
2 for this title, submitted for printing in the Congressional
3 Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,
4 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to
5 the vote on passage.
6 SEC. 10115. NATIONAL VIRTUAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORA-
7 TORY.
8 The Office of Science may allocate any funds author-
9 ized under this title to the National Virtual Biotechnology
10 Laboratory so long as such allocation is in conformity with
11 the purpose and any other requirements of such authoriza-
12 tion.
13 SEC. 10116. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH.
14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall
15 support research to advance adoption of integrated rooftop
16 solar, distributed solar, and microgrid technologies.
17 (b) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
18 priated to carry out this section $50,000,000.
19 TITLE II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE
20 OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
21 NOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE
22 ACT OF 2021
23 SEC. 10201. DEFINITIONS.
24 In this title:
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1 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means
2 the Director of the National Institute of Standards
3 and Technology.
4 (2) FRAMEWORK.—The term ‘‘Framework’’
5 means the Framework for Improving Critical Infra-
6 structure Cybersecurity developed by the National
7 Institute of Standards and Technology and referred
8 to in Executive Order No. 13800 issued on May 11,
9 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 22391 et seq.).
10 (3) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNI-
11 VERSITIES.—The term ‘‘historically Black colleges
12 and universities’’ has the same meaning given to the
13 term ‘‘part B institutions’’ in section 322 of the
14 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
15 (4) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means
16 the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
17 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
18 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the
19 meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
20 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
21 (6) INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZA-
22 TION.—The term ‘‘International Standards Organi-
23 zation’’ has the meaning given such term in section
24 451 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19
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1 (7) MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION.—The
2 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’ ’’ means a His-
3 panic-serving institution, an Alaska Native-serving
4 institution, a Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, a
5 Predominantly Black Institution, an Asian American
6 and Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti-
7 tution, or a Native American-serving nontribal insti-
8 tution as described in section 371 of the Higher
9 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
10 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
11 the Secretary of Commerce.
12 (9) TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘tech-
13 nical standard’’ has the meaning given such term in
14 section 12(d)(5) of the National Technology Trans-
15 fer and Advancement Act of 1995.
16 Subtitle A—Appropriations
17 SEC. 10211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
18 (a) FISCAL YEAR 2022.—
19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
20 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
21 $1,409,070,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
22 ards and Technology for fiscal year 2022.
23 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
24 authorized by paragraph (1)—
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1 (A) $915,570,000 is authorized to be ap-
2 propriated for scientific and technical research
3 and services laboratory activities, of which
4 $9,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for
5 the Working Capital Fund;
6 (B) $22,000,000 is authorized to be appro-
7 priated to the Director for the purpose of inves-
8 tigating the building collapse that occurred in
9 Surfside, Florida on June 24, 2021, to under-
10 stand the source of failure, to provide rec-
11 ommendations for how to rectify any short-
12 comings in existing building standards in order
13 to prevent future similar disasters, and to in-
14 form future building codes for similar struc-
15 tures, in coordination with State and local of-
16 fices and other Federal agencies as appropriate,
17 consistent with the Institute’s responsibilities
18 under the National Construction Safety Team
19 Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–231);
20 (C) $140,000,000 is authorized to be ap-
21 propriated for the construction and mainte-
22 nance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is au-
23 thorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capac-
24 ity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs; and
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1 (D) $331,500,000 is authorized to be ap-
2 propriated for industrial technology services ac-
3 tivities, of which $275,000,000 is authorized to
4 be appropriated for the Manufacturing Exten-
5 sion Partnership program under sections 25
6 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards
7 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l)
8 and $56,500,000 is authorized to be appro-
9 priated for the Network for Manufacturing In-
10 novation Program under section 34 of the Na-
11 tional Institute of Standards and Technology
12 Act (15 U.S.C. 278s).
13 (b) FISCAL YEAR 2023.—
14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
15 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
16 $1,518,800,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
17 ards and Technology for fiscal year 2023.
18 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
19 authorized by paragraph (1)—
20 (A) $979,100,000 is authorized to be ap-
21 propriated for scientific and technical research
22 and services laboratory activities, of which
23 $10,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated
24 for the Working Capital Fund;
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1 (B) $200,000,000 is authorized to be ap-
2 propriated for the construction and mainte-
3 nance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is au-
4 thorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capac-
5 ity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including
6 $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and
7 (C) $339,800,000 is authorized to be ap-
8 propriated for industrial technology services ac-
9 tivities, of which $283,300,000 is authorized to
10 be appropriated for the Manufacturing Exten-
11 sion Partnership program under sections 25
12 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards
13 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l)
14 and $56,500,000 is authorized to be appro-
15 priated for the Network for Manufacturing In-
16 novation Program under section 34 of the Na-
17 tional Institute of Standards and Technology
18 Act (15 U.S.C. 278s).
19 (c) FISCAL YEAR 2024.—
20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
21 appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce
22 $1,595,800,000 for the National Institute of Stand-
23 ards and Technology for fiscal year 2024.
24 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount
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1 (A) $1,047,600,000 is authorized to be ap-
2 propriated for scientific and technical research
3 and services laboratory activities, of which
4 $12,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated
5 for the Working Capital Fund;
6 (B) $200,000,000 is authorized to be ap-
7 propriated for the construction and mainte-
8 nance of facilities, of which $80,000,000 is au-
9 thorized to be appropriated for Safety, Capac-
10 ity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs, including
11 $20,000,000 for IT infrastructure; and
12 (C) $348,200,000 is authorized to be ap-
13 propriated for industrial technology services ac-
14 tivities, of which $291,700,000 is authorized to
15 be appropriated for the Manufacturing Exten-
16 sion Partnership program under sections 25
17 and 26 of the National Institute of Standards
18 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l)
19 and $56,500,000 is authorized to be appro-
20 priated for the Network for Manufacturing In-
21 novation Program under section 34 of the Na-
22 tional Institute of Standards and Technology
23 Act (15 U.S.C. 278s).
24 (d) FISCAL YEAR 2025.—
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