119-hr1350

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 1350 Referred in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1350

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 25, 2025

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

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 AN ACT

 To provide for Department of Energy and National Science Foundation 
 research and development coordination, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``DOE and NSF Interagency Research 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH 
 AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (in this section referred 
to as the ``Secretary'') and the Director of the National Science 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ``Director'') shall 
carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development 
activities focused on the joint advancement of Department of Energy and 
National Science Foundation mission requirements and priorities.

    (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary and the Director 
shall coordinate the activities under subsection

    (a) through the 
establishment of a memorandum of understanding, or other appropriate 
interagency agreement. Such memorandum or agreement, as the case may 
be, shall require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, 
which considers applications from Federal agencies, National 
Laboratories, institutions of higher education, non-profit 
institutions, and other appropriate entities.
            (c) Coordination.--In carrying out the activities under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary and the Director may--

    (1) conduct collaborative research in a variety of focus 
 areas, such as--
        (A) basic plasma science and engineering, including 
 applications in astrophysics, materials science, fusion 
 science, and accelerator science;
        (B) fundamental biological and computational 
 science and engineering, including computational 
 neuroscience and neuromorphic computing, including in 
 collaboration with the program authorized under 

section 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation 
 Act (42 U.S.C. 18644);
            (C) modeling and simulation, machine learning, 
 artificial intelligence, data assimilation, large-scale 
 data analytics, predictive analysis, and advanced 
 computational, storage, and networking capabilities in 
 order to optimize algorithms for purposes related to 
 energy and climate;
            (D) quantum information sciences, including quantum 
 computing and quantum network infrastructure, including 
 in collaboration with the programs authorized under 
 sections 403 and 404 of the National Quantum Initiative 
 Act (15 U.S.C. 8853 and 8854);
        (E) energy and materials science and engineering, 
 including artificial photosynthesis, plasma, solar 
 fuels, and fusion, including in collaboration with the 
 programs authorized under sections 303 and 307 of the 
 Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 
 U.S.C. 18641 and 18645), and 

section 973 of the Energy 
 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16313);
        (F) advanced manufacturing technologies, including 
 efficient storage systems and alternatives to high-
 temperature processing, for the purposes of optimizing 
 energy consumption, including in collaboration with the 
 program authorized under 

section 975 of the Department 
 of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
 16315);
        (G) microelectronics, including novel chip 
 architectures, memory systems, and interconnects; and
        (H) advanced physics, including high energy and 
 particle physics, accelerator research and development, 
 and high performance computational tools, including in 
 collaboration with the programs authorized under 
 

section 303 of the Department of Energy Research and 
 Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18641);

    (2) promote collaboration, open community-based 
 development, and data and information sharing between Federal 
 agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of higher 
 education, nonprofit institutions, and other appropriate 
 entities by providing the necessary access and secure data and 
 information transfer capabilities;

    (3) support research infrastructure, including new 
 facilities and equipment, as the Secretary and Director 
 determine necessary; and

    (4) organize education, training, and research initiatives 
 relating to STEM education and workforce development, 
 including--
        (A) internships, fellowships, and other research or 
 work-based learning opportunities;
        (B) educational programming for students at all 
 levels, especially experiential and project-based 
 learning opportunities; and
            (C) professional development opportunities for 
 educators and researchers.
            (d) Agreements.--In carrying out the activities under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary and the Director are authorized to--

    (1) carry out reimbursable agreements between the 
 Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and 
 other entities in order to maximize the effectiveness of 
 research and development; and

    (2) collaborate with other Federal agencies, as 
 appropriate.

    (e) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Director shall submit 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report detailing the following:

    (1) Interagency coordination between each Federal agency 
 involved in the research and development activities carried out 
 under this section.

    (2) Potential opportunities to expand the technical 
 capabilities of the Department of Energy and the National 
 Science Foundation.

    (3) Collaborative research achievements.

    (4) Areas of future mutually beneficial successes.

    (5) Continuation of coordination activities between the 
 Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

    (f) Research Security.--The activities authorized under this 
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with subtitle D of 
title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation 
Act (enacted as division B of Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et 
seq.).

 Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.