3.0.0 3699 2023-02-11T05:18:32Z 2023-02-11T05:18:32Z Senate S 2022-02-17 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2022-03-01T15:00:12Z Referred to 2022-02-17T22:42:24Z 2022-03-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2022-02-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2022-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2022-02-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2022-02-17 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2022-02-17 True Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Alternative and renewable resources Astronomy Atmospheric science and weather Biological and life sciences Chemistry Climate change and greenhouse gases Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Energy Earth sciences Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure Foreign and international corporations Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases International scientific cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Materials Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority education Minority employment Nuclear power Radiation Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Solid waste and recycling Space flight and exploration Teaching, teachers, curricula Water use and supply Science, Technology, Communications 00 2022-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-31T19:46:44Z Department of Energy Science for the Future Act

This bill supports specified research and development activities of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science.

The bill establishes various programs, including

  • a basic energy sciences research and development program;
  • a Carbon Oxide Sequestration Research and Geologic Computing Initiative;
  • a biological systems science and climate and environmental science research and development program;
  • earth and environmental systems science research;
  • a coastal zone research initiative;
  • a Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology program or QUEST program;
  • a research program on the fundamental constituents of matter and energy and the nature of space and time;
  • research activities on the nature of the primary contents of the universe, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter;
  • a research program to discover and understand various forms of nuclear matter;
  • a high intensity laser research initiative; and
  • an Emerging Biological Threat Preparedness Research Initiative.

The DOE Office of Science shall continue to leverage U.S. participation in the Large Hadron Collider and prioritize expanding international partnerships and investments in the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

DOE shall broaden its recruitment pool to increase participation from underrepresented institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities.

DOE may not carry out certain gain-of-function research.

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