[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4656-S4659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2314. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

                  Subtitle I--Department of Energy AI

     SEC. 1096. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of Energy AI 
     Act''.

     SEC. 1097. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the Department has a leading role to play in making the 
     most of the potential of artificial intelligence to advance 
     the missions of the Department relating to national security, 
     science, and energy (including critical materials);
       (2) the 17 National Laboratories employ over 40,000 
     scientists, engineers, and researchers with decades of 
     experience developing world-leading advanced computational 
     algorithms, computer science research, experimentation, and 
     applications in machine learning that underlie artificial 
     intelligence;
       (3) the NNSA manages the Stockpile Stewardship Program 
     established under section 4201 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 2521), which includes the Advanced Simulation 
     and Computing program, that provides critical classified and 
     unclassified computing capabilities to sustain the nuclear 
     stockpile of the United States;
       (4) for decades, the Department has led the world in the 
     design, construction, and operation of the preeminent high-
     performance computing systems of the United States, which 
     benefit the scientific and economic competitiveness of the 
     United States across many sectors, including energy, critical 
     materials, biotechnology, and national security;
       (5) across the network of 34 user facilities of the 
     Department, scientists generate tremendous volumes of high-
     quality open data across diverse research areas, while the 
     NNSA has always generated the foremost datasets in the world 
     on nuclear deterrence and strategic weapons;
       (6) the unrivaled quantity and quality of open and 
     classified scientific datasets of the Department is a unique 
     asset to rapidly develop frontier AI models;
       (7) the Department already develops cutting-edge AI models 
     to execute the broad mission of the Department, including AI 
     models of the Department that are used to forecast disease 
     transmission for COVID-19, and address critical material 
     issues and emerging nuclear security missions;
       (8) the AI capabilities of the Department will underpin and 
     jumpstart a dedicated, focused, and centralized AI program; 
     and
       (9) under section 4.1(b) of Executive Order 14110 (88 Fed. 
     Reg. 75191 (November 1, 2023)) (relating to the safe, secure, 
     and trustworthy development and use of artificial 
     intelligence), the Secretary is tasked to lead development in 
     testbeds, national security protections, and assessment of 
     artificial intelligence applications.

     SEC. 1098. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) AI; artificial intelligence.--The terms ``AI'' and 
     ``artificial intelligence'' have the meaning given the term 
     ``artificial intelligence'' in section 5002 of the National 
     Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 
     9401).
       (2) Alignment.--The term ``alignment'' means a field of AI 
     safety research that aims to make AI systems behave in line 
     with human intentions.
       (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy, including the NNSA.
       (4) Foundation model.--The term ``foundation model'' means 
     an AI model that--
       (A) is trained on broad data;
       (B) generally uses self-supervision;
       (C) contains at least tens of billions of parameters; and
       (D) is applicable across a wide range of contexts; and
       (E) exhibits, or could be easily modified to exhibit, high 
     levels of performance at tasks that pose a serious risk to 
     the security, national economic security, or national public 
     health or safety of the United States.
       (5) Frontier ai.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``frontier AI'' means the leading 
     edge of AI research that remains unexplored and is considered 
     to be the most challenging, including models--
       (i) that exceed the capabilities currently present in the 
     most advanced existing models; and
       (ii) many of which perform a wide variety of tasks.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``frontier AI'' includes AI models 
     with more than 1,000,000,000,000 parameters.
       (6) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (7) NNSA.--The term ``NNSA'' means the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (9) Testbed.--The term ``testbed'' means any platform, 
     facility, or environment that enables the testing and 
     evaluation of scientific theories and new technologies, 
     including hardware, software, or field environments in which 
     structured frameworks can be implemented to conduct tests to 
     assess the performance, reliability, safety, and security of 
     a wide range of items, including prototypes, systems, 
     applications, AI models, instruments, computational tools, 
     devices, and other technological innovations.

     SEC. 1099. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH TO DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Program to Develop and Deploy Frontiers in Artificial 
     Intelligence for Science, Security, and Technology (FASST).--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     centralized AI program to carry out research on the 
     development and deployment of advanced artificial 
     intelligence capabilities for the missions of the Department 
     (referred to in this subsection as the ``program''), 
     consistent with the program established under section 5501 of 
     the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9461).
       (2) Program components.--
       (A) In general.--The program shall advance and support 
     diverse activities that include the following components:
       (i) Aggregation, curation, and distribution of AI training 
     datasets.
       (ii) Development and deployment of next-generation 
     computing platforms and infrastructure.
       (iii) Development and deployment of safe and trustworthy AI 
     models and systems.
       (iv) Tuning and adaptation of AI models and systems for 
     pressing scientific, energy, and national security 
     applications.
       (B) Aggregation, curation, and distribution of ai training 
     datasets.--In carrying out the component of the program 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall develop 
     methods, platforms, protocols, and other tools required for 
     efficient, safe, and effective aggregation, generation, 
     curation, and distribution of AI training datasets, 
     including--
       (i) assembling, aggregating, and curating large-scale 
     training data for advanced AI, including outputs from 
     research programs of the Department and other open science 
     data, with the goal of developing comprehensive scientific AI 
     training databases and testing and validation data;
       (ii) developing and executing appropriate data management 
     plan for the ethical, responsible, and secure use of 
     classified and unclassified scientific data;
       (iii) identifying, curating, and safely distributing, as 
     appropriate based on the application--

       (I) scientific and experimental Departmental datasets; and
       (II) sponsored research activities that are needed for the 
     training of foundation and adapted downstream AI models; and

       (iv) partnering with stakeholders to curate critical 
     datasets that reside outside the Department but are 
     determined to be critical to optimizing the capabilities of 
     open-science AI foundation models, national security AI 
     foundation models, and other AI technologies developed under 
     the program.
       (C) Development and deployment of next-generation computing 
     platforms and infrastructure.--In carrying out the component 
     of the program described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (i) develop early-stage AI testbeds to test and evaluate 
     new software, hardware, algorithms, and other AI-based 
     technologies and applications;
       (ii) develop and deploy new energy-efficient AI computing 
     hardware and software infrastructure necessary for developing 
     and deploying trustworthy frontier AI systems that leverage 
     the high-performance computing capabilities of the Department 
     and the National Laboratories;
       (iii) facilitate the development and deployment of 
     unclassified and classified high-performance computing 
     systems and AI platforms through Department-owned 
     infrastructure data and computing facilities;
       (iv) procure high-performance computing and other resources 
     necessary for developing, training, evaluating, and deploying 
     AI foundation models and AI technologies; and
       (v) use appropriate supplier screening tools available 
     through the Department to ensure that procurements under 
     clause (iv) are from trusted suppliers.
       (D) Development and deployment of safe and trustworthy ai 
     models and systems.--In carrying out the component of the 
     program described in subparagraph (A)(iii), not later than 3 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (i) develop innovative concepts and applied mathematics, 
     computer science, engineering, and other science disciplines 
     needed for frontier AI;
       (ii) develop best-in-class AI foundation models and other 
     AI technologies for open-science and national security 
     applications;
       (iii) research and deploy counter-adversarial artificial 
     intelligence solutions to predict, prevent, mitigate, and 
     respond to threats to critical infrastructure, energy 
     security, and nuclear nonproliferation, and biological and 
     chemical threats;
       (iv) establish crosscutting research efforts on AI risks, 
     reliability, safety, trustworthiness, and alignment, 
     including the creation of unclassified and classified data 
     platforms across the Department; and
       (v) develop capabilities needed to ensure the safe and 
     responsible implementation of AI in the private and public 
     sectors that--

       (I) may be readily applied across Federal agencies and 
     private entities to ensure that open-science models are 
     released responsibly, securely, and in the national interest; 
     and
       (II) ensure that classified national security models are 
     secure, responsibly-managed, and safely implemented in the 
     national interest.

       (E) Tuning and adaptation of ai models and systems for 
     pressing scientific and

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     national security applications.--In carrying out the 
     component of the program described in subparagraph (A)(iv), 
     the Secretary shall--
       (i) use AI foundation models and other AI technologies to 
     develop a multitude of tuned and adapted downstream models to 
     solve pressing scientific, energy, and national security 
     challenges;
       (ii) carry out joint work, including public-private 
     partnerships, and cooperative research projects with 
     industry, including end user companies, hardware systems 
     vendors, and AI software companies, to advance AI 
     technologies relevant to the missions of the Department;
       (iii) form partnerships with other Federal agencies, 
     institutions of higher education, and international 
     organizations aligned with the interests of the United States 
     to advance frontier AI systems development and deployment; 
     and
       (iv) increase research experiences and workforce 
     development, including training for undergraduate and 
     graduate students in frontier AI for science, energy, and 
     national security.
       (3) Strategic plan.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary shall develop a strategic plan with specific short-
     term and long-term goals and resource needs to advance 
     applications in AI for science, energy, and national security 
     to support the missions of the Department, consistent with--
       (A) the 2023 National Laboratory workshop report entitled 
     ``Advanced Research Directions on AI for Science, Energy, and 
     Security''; and
       (B) the 2024 National Laboratory workshop report entitled 
     ``AI for Energy''.
       (b) AI Research and Development Centers.--
       (1) In general.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall select, on a competitive, 
     merit-reviewed basis, National Laboratories to establish and 
     operate not fewer than 8 multidisciplinary AI Research and 
     Development Centers (referred to in this subsection as 
     ``Centers'')--
       (A) to accelerate the safe and trustworthy deployment of AI 
     for science, energy, and national security missions;
       (B) to demonstrate the use of AI in addressing key 
     challenge problems of national interest in science, energy, 
     and national security; and
       (C) to maintain the competitive advantage of the United 
     States in AI.
       (2) Focus.--Each Center shall bring together diverse teams 
     from National Laboratories, academia, and industry to 
     collaboratively and concurrently deploy hardware, software, 
     numerical methods, data, algorithms, and applications for AI 
     and ensure that the frontier AI research of the Department is 
     well-suited for key Department missions, including by using 
     existing and emerging computing systems to the maximum extent 
     practicable.
       (3) Administration.--
       (A) National laboratory.--Each Center shall be established 
     as part of a National Laboratory.
       (B) Application.--To be eligible for selection to establish 
     and operate a Center under paragraph (1), a National 
     Laboratory shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require.
       (C) Director.--Each Center shall be headed by a Director, 
     who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Center and an 
     employee of the National Laboratory described in subparagraph 
     (A), and responsible for--
       (i) successful execution of the goals of the Center; and
       (ii) coordinating with other Centers.
       (D) Technical roadmap.--In support of the strategic plan 
     developed under subsection (a)(3), each Center shall--
       (i) set a research and innovation goal central to advancing 
     the science, energy, and national security mission of the 
     Department; and
       (ii) establish a technical roadmap to meet that goal in not 
     more than 7 years.
       (E) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate, minimize 
     duplication, and resolve conflicts between the Centers.
       (4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (h), each Center shall receive not less than 
     $30,000,000 per year for a duration of not less than 5 years 
     but not more than 7 years, which yearly amount may be renewed 
     for an additional 5-year period.
       (c) AI Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Program.--
       (1) AI risk program.--As part of the program established 
     under subsection (a), and consistent with the missions of the 
     Department, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Director 
     of National Intelligence, the Director of the National 
     Security Agency, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall carry 
     out a comprehensive program to evaluate and mitigate safety 
     and security risks associated with artificial intelligence 
     systems (referred to in this subsection as the ``AI risk 
     program'').
       (2) Risk taxonomy.--
       (A) In general.--Under the AI risk program, the Secretary 
     shall develop a taxonomy of safety and security risks 
     associated with artificial intelligence systems relevant to 
     the missions of the Department, including, at a minimum, the 
     risks described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Risks described.--The risks referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) are the abilities of artificial intelligence--
       (i) to generate information at a given classification 
     level;
       (ii) to assist in generation of nuclear weapons 
     information;
       (iii) to assist in generation of chemical, biological, 
     radiological, nuclear, nonproliferation, critical 
     infrastructure, and energy security threats or hazards;
       (iv) to assist in generation of malware and other cyber and 
     adversarial threats that pose a significant national security 
     risk, such as threatening the stability of critical national 
     infrastructure;
       (v) to undermine public trust in the use of artificial 
     intelligence technologies or in national security;
       (vi) to deceive a human operator or computer system, or 
     otherwise act in opposition to the goals of a human operator 
     or automated systems; and
       (vii) to act autonomously with little or no human 
     intervention in ways that conflict with human intentions.
       (d) Shared Resources for AI.--
       (1) In general.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify, support, and 
     sustain shared resources and enabling tools that have the 
     potential to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and 
     technological innovation with respect to the missions of the 
     Department relating to science, energy, and national 
     security.
       (2) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall consult with relevant experts in industry, 
     academia, and the National Laboratories.
       (3) Focus.--Shared resources and enabling tools referred to 
     in paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) Scientific data and knowledge bases for training AI 
     systems.
       (B) Benchmarks and competitions for evaluating advances in 
     AI systems.
       (C) Platform technologies that lower the cost of generating 
     training data or enable the generation of novel training 
     data.
       (D) High-performance computing, including hybrid computing 
     systems that integrate AI and high-performance computing.
       (E) The combination of AI and scientific automation, such 
     as cloud labs and self-driving labs.
       (F) Tools that enable AI to solve inverse design problems.
       (G) Testbeds for accelerating progress at the intersection 
     of AI and cyberphysical systems.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) 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 (42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.).
       (2) Cybersecurity.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
     integration of robust cybersecurity measures into all AI 
     research-to-deployment efforts authorized under this section 
     to protect the integrity and confidentiality of collected and 
     analyzed data.
       (3) Partnerships with private entities.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to establish 
     partnerships with private companies and nonprofit 
     organizations in carrying out this Act, including with 
     respect to the research, development, and deployment of each 
     of the 4 program components described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A).
       (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall protect any information submitted to or 
     shared by the Department consistent with applicable laws 
     (including regulations).
       (f) STEM Education and Workforce Development.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (h), not less than 10 percent shall be used to 
     foster the education and training of the next-generation AI 
     workforce.
       (2) AI talent.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop the required 
     workforce, and hire and train not fewer than 500 new 
     researchers to meet the rising demand for AI talent--
       (A) with a particular emphasis on expanding the number of 
     individuals from underrepresented groups pursuing and 
     attaining skills relevant to AI; and
       (B) including by--
       (i) providing training, grants, and research opportunities;
       (ii) carrying out public awareness campaigns about AI 
     career paths; and
       (iii) establishing new degree and certificate programs in 
     AI-related disciplines at universities and community 
     colleges.
       (g) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     an annual report describing--
       (1) the progress, findings, and expenditures under each 
     program established under this section; and
       (2) any legislative recommendations for promoting and 
     improving each of those programs.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,400,000,000 
     each year for the 5-year period following the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1099A. FEDERAL PERMITTING.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to improve Federal permitting processes for energy-
     related projects, including critical materials projects, 
     using artificial intelligence.

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       (b) Program Components.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry 
     out activities, including activities that--
       (1) analyze data and provide tools from past environmental 
     and other permitting reviews, including by--
       (A) extracting data from applications for comparison with 
     data relied on in environmental reviews to assess the 
     adequacy and relevance of applications;
       (B) extracting information from past site-specific analyses 
     in the area of a current project;
       (C) summarizing key mitigation actions that have been 
     successfully applied in past similar projects; and
       (D) using AI for deeper reviews of past determinations 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to inform more flexible and effective 
     categorical exclusions; and
       (2) build tools to improve future reviews, including--
       (A) tools for project proponents that accelerate 
     preparation of environmental documentation;
       (B) tools for government reviewers such as domain-specific 
     large language models that help convert geographic 
     information system or tabular data on resources potentially 
     impacted into rough-draft narrative documents;
       (C) tools to be applied in nongovernmental settings, such 
     as automatic reviews of applications to assess the 
     completeness of information; and
       (D) a strategic plan to implement and deploy online and 
     digital tools to improve Federal permitting activities, 
     developed in consultation with--
       (i) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land;
       (iii) the Executive Director of the Federal Permitting 
     Improvement Steering Council established by section 41002(a) 
     of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m-1(a)); and
       (iv) the heads of any other relevant Federal department or 
     agency, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

     SEC. 1099B. RULEMAKING ON AI STANDARDIZATION FOR GRID 
                   INTERCONNECTION.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall 
     initiate a rulemaking to revise the pro forma Large Generator 
     Interconnection Procedures promulgated pursuant to section 
     35.28(f) of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     successor regulations), to require public utility 
     transmission providers to share and employ, as appropriate, 
     queue management best practices with respect to the use of 
     computing technologies, such as artificial intelligence, 
     machine learning, or automation, in evaluating and processing 
     interconnection requests, in order to expedite study results 
     with respect to those requests.

     SEC. 1099C. ENSURING ENERGY SECURITY FOR DATACENTERS AND 
                   COMPUTING RESOURCES.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) assesses--
       (A) the growth of computing data centers and advanced 
     computing electrical power load in the United States;
       (B) potential risks of growth in computing centers or 
     growth in the required electrical power to United States 
     energy and national security; and
       (C) the extent to which emerging technologies, such as 
     artificial intelligence and advanced computing, may impact 
     hardware and software systems used at data and computing 
     centers; and
       (2) provides recommendations for--
       (A) resources and capabilities that the Department may 
     provide to promote access to energy resources by data centers 
     and advanced computing;
       (B) policy changes to ensure domestic deployment of data 
     center and advanced computing resources prevents offshoring 
     of United States data and resources; and
       (C) improving the energy efficiency of data centers, 
     advanced computing, and AI.

     SEC. 1099D. OFFICE OF CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act is amended by inserting after section 215 
     (42 U.S.C. 7144b) the following:

     ``SEC. 216. OFFICE OF CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Critical and emerging technology.--The term `critical 
     and emerging technology' means--
       ``(A) advanced technology that is potentially significant 
     to United States competitiveness, energy security, or 
     national security, such as biotechnology, advanced computing, 
     and advanced manufacturing;
       ``(B) technology that may address the challenges described 
     in subsection (b) of section 10387 of the Research and 
     Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     19107); and
       ``(C) technology described in the key technology focus 
     areas described in subsection (c) of that section (42 U.S.C. 
     19107).
       ``(2) Department capabilities.--The term `Department 
     capabilities' means--
       ``(A) each of the National Laboratories (as defined in 
     section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15801)); and
       ``(B) each associated user facility of the Department.
       ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     Critical and Emerging Technology described in subsection (d).
       ``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of 
     Critical and Emerging Technology established by subsection 
     (b).
       ``(b) Establishment.--There shall be within the Office of 
     the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation an Office of 
     Critical and Emerging Technology.
       ``(c) Mission.--The mission of the Office shall be--
       ``(1) to work across the entire Department to assess and 
     analyze the status of and gaps in United States 
     competitiveness, energy security, and national security 
     relating to critical and emerging technologies, including 
     through the use of Department capabilities;
       ``(2) to leverage Department capabilities to provide for 
     rapid response to emerging threats and technological surprise 
     from new emerging technologies;
       ``(3) to promote greater participation of Department 
     capabilities within national science policy and international 
     forums; and
       ``(4) to inform the direction of research and policy 
     decisionmaking relating to potential risks of adoption and 
     use of emerging technologies, such as inadvertent or 
     deliberate misuses of technology.
       ``(d) Director of Critical and Emerging Technology.--The 
     Office shall be headed by a director, to be known as the 
     `Director of Critical and Emerging Technology', who shall--
       ``(1) be appointed by the Secretary; and
       ``(2) be an individual who, by reason of professional 
     background and experience, is specially qualified to advise 
     the Secretary on matters pertaining to critical and emerging 
     technology.
       ``(e) Collaboration.--In carrying out the mission and 
     activities of the Office, the Director shall closely 
     collaborate with all relevant Departmental entities, 
     including the National Nuclear Security Administration and 
     the Office of Science, to maximize the computational 
     capabilities of the Department and minimize redundant 
     capabilities.
       ``(f) Coordination.--In carrying out the mission and 
     activities of the Office, the Director--
       ``(1) shall coordinate with senior leadership across the 
     Department and other stakeholders (such as institutions of 
     higher education and private industry);
       ``(2) shall ensure the coordination of the Office of 
     Science with the other activities of the Department relating 
     to critical and emerging technology, including the transfer 
     of knowledge, capabilities, and relevant technologies, from 
     basic research programs of the Department to applied research 
     and development programs of the Department, for the purpose 
     of enabling development of mission-relevant technologies;
       ``(3) shall support joint activities among the programs of 
     the Department;
       ``(4) shall coordinate with the heads of other relevant 
     Federal agencies operating under existing authorizations with 
     subjects related to the mission of the Office described in 
     subsection (c) in support of advancements in related research 
     areas, as the Director determines to be appropriate; and
       ``(5) may form partnerships to enhance the use of, and to 
     ensure access to, user facilities by other Federal agencies.
       ``(g) Planning, Assessment, and Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Department of Energy AI Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a critical and emerging 
     technology action plan and assessment, which shall include--
       ``(A) a review of current investments, programs, 
     activities, and science infrastructure of the Department, 
     including under National Laboratories, to advance critical 
     and emerging technologies;
       ``(B) a description of any shortcomings of the capabilities 
     of the Department that may adversely impact national 
     competitiveness relating to emerging technologies or national 
     security; and
       ``(C) a budget projection for the subsequent 5 fiscal years 
     of planned investments of the Department in each critical and 
     emerging technology, including research and development, 
     infrastructure, pilots, test beds, demonstration projects, 
     and other relevant activities.
       ``(2) Updates.--Every 2 years after the submission of the 
     plan and assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress--
       ``(A) an updated emerging technology action plan and 
     assessment; and
       ``(B) a report that describes the progress made toward 
     meeting the goals set forth in the emerging technology action 
     plan and assessment submitted previously.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 91 
     Stat. 565; 119 Stat. 764; 133 Stat. 2199) is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 215 the 
     following:

``Sec. 216. Office of Critical and Emerging Technology.''.
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