108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 34
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and
2007 for the Department of Energy Office of Science, to ensure that the United
States is the world leader in key scientific fields by restoring a healthy
balance of science funding, to ensure maximum utilization of the national
user facilities, and to secure the Nation's supply of scientists for the 21st
century, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2003
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. EHLERS, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BOSWELL,
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. HOLT, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. HONDA, Mr.
ISRAEL, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WAMP, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. HASTINGS
of Washington, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LEACH,
Mr. BOYD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico,
Mr. FILNER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. WELLER,
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr.
RUSH, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. STUPAK) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and
2007 for the Department of Energy Office of Science, to ensure that the United
States is the world leader in key scientific fields by restoring a healthy
balance of science funding, to ensure maximum utilization of the national
user facilities, and to secure the Nation's supply of scientists for the 21st
century, 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 `Energy and Science Research Investment Act of
2003'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Office of Science is the largest Federal sponsor of civilian research
in the physical sciences and plays a major role in supporting interdisciplinary
research that contributes to other scientific fields, including the life
sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and the environmental
sciences.
(2) The Department of Energy's laboratories have scientific capabilities
that are unmatched in typical academic or industrial institutions. Their
scientific teams can develop integrated approaches to grand scientific challenges
that are often beyond the reach of individual experimenters. The Human Genome
Project exemplifies this capability.
(3) The facilities at the Department of Energy's laboratories are invaluable
to scientists across disciplines, including those from academia, industry,
and government.
(4) For more than half a century, science research has had an extraordinary
impact on the economy, national security, medicine, energy, life sciences,
and the environment. In the economic arena, studies show that about half
of all United States post-World War II economic growth is a direct result
of technological innovation stemming from scientific research.
(5) The Department of Energy's Office of Science programs, in constant dollars,
have been flat funded for more than a decade, placing our scientific leadership
in jeopardy and limiting the generation of ideas that will enhance our security
and drive future economic growth.
(6) Because the cost of doing research increases at a faster rate than the
Consumer Price Index, flat funding for the Office of Science has led to
a decline in the number of grants awarded, students trained, and scientists
supported. Flat and erratic funding has also led to an underutilization
of the facilities that the United States has invested hundreds of millions
of dollars to construct.
(7) Higher funding levels for the Office of Science will provide more opportunities
for young Americans to enter the fields of mathematics, engineering, and
the physical sciences, helping to alleviate an increasing over-reliance
on foreign talent in these fields.
TITLE I--OFFICE OF SCIENCE AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) PROGRAM DIRECTION- The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office
of Science, shall--
(1) conduct a comprehensive program of fundamental research, including research
on chemical sciences, physics, materials sciences, biological and environmental
sciences, geosciences, engineering sciences, plasma sciences, mathematics,
and advanced scientific computing;
(2) maintain, upgrade, and expand the scientific user facilities maintained
by the Office of Science and ensure that they are an integral part of the
departmental mission for exploring the frontiers of fundamental science;
(3) maintain a leading-edge research capability in the energy-related aspects
of nanoscience and nanotechnology, advanced scientific computing and genome
research; and
(4) ensure that its fundamental science programs, where appropriate, help
inform the applied research and development programs of the Department.
(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of
Science $3,624,454,000 for fiscal year 2004.
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS- The amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall
be allocated as follows:
(A) General research activities (including university programs, facilities
operations, national laboratory programs, accelerator research and development,
workforce development, construction carryovers from years prior to fiscal
year 2004, and program administration): $3,494,454,000.
(B) Initiatives consistent with interagency guidance (among them nanoscience
centers, advanced complex-simulation computing, and Genomes-to-Life centers):
$80,000,000.
(C) New construction: $50,000,000.
(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of
Science $4,015,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS- The amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall
be allocated as follows:
(A) General research activities (including university programs, facilities
operations, national laboratory programs, accelerator research and development,
workforce development, construction carryovers from years prior to fiscal
year 2004, and program administration): $3,820,000,000.
(B) Initiatives consistent with interagency guidance (among them nanoscience
centers, advanced complex-simulation computing, and Genomes-to-Life centers):
$130,000,000.
(C) New construction: $65,000,000.
(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of
Science $4,618,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS- The amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall
be allocated as follows:
(A) General research activities (including university programs, facilities
operations, national laboratory programs, accelerator research and development,
workforce development, construction carryovers from years prior to fiscal
year 2004, and program administration): $4,243,000,000.
(B) Initiatives consistent with interagency guidance (among them nanoscience
centers, advanced complex-simulation computing, and Genomes-to-Life centers):
$205,000,000.
(C) New construction: $170,000,000.
(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of
Science $5,310,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS- The amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall
be allocated as follows:
(A) General research activities (including university programs, facilities
operations, national laboratory programs, accelerator research and development,
workforce development, construction carryovers from years prior to fiscal
year 2004, and program administration): $4,815,000,000.
(B) Initiatives consistent with interagency guidance (among them nanoscience
centers, advanced complex-simulation computing, and Genomes-to-Life centers):
$215,000,000.
(C) New construction: $280,000,000.
SEC. 102. REPORTING.
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of legislation providing
for the annual appropriation of funds for the Office of Science, the Director
of the Office of Science, henceforth referred to as the Assistant Secretary
of Science, in accordance with section 201(b) of this Act, shall submit to
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a plan for the allocation of
funds authorized by this Act for the corresponding fiscal year. The plan shall
include a description of how the allocation of funding will--
(1) affect trends in research support for major fields and subfields of
the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering, including emerging
multidisciplinary areas;
(2) affect the utilization of the Department's facilities;
(3) address the workforce needs by field of science, mathematics, and engineering;
and
(4) ensure that research in the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering
is adequate to address important research opportunities in these fields.
TITLE II--SCIENCE MANAGEMENT
SEC. 201. IMPROVED COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS.
(a) EFFECTIVE TOP-LEVEL COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS-
Section 202(b) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132(b))
is amended to read as follows:
`(b)(1) There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary for Energy Research
and Science, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be compensated at the
rate provided for at level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314
of title 5, United States Code.
`(2) The Under Secretary for Energy Research and Science shall be appointed
from among persons who--
`(A) have extensive background in scientific or engineering fields; and
`(B) are well qualified to manage the civilian research and development
programs of the Department of Energy.
`(3) The Under Secretary for Energy Research and Science shall--
`(A) serve as the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary;
`(B) monitor the Department's research and development programs in order
to advise the Secretary with respect to any undesirable duplication or gaps
in such programs;
`(C) advise the Secretary with respect to the well-being and management
of the science laboratories under the jurisdiction of the Department;
`(D) advise the Secretary with respect to education and training activities
required for effective short- and long-term basic and applied research activities
of the Department;
`(E) advise the Secretary with respect to grants and other forms of financial
assistance required for effective short- and long-term basic and applied
research activities of the Department; and
`(F) exercise authority and responsibility over Assistant Secretaries carrying
out energy research and development and energy technology functions under
sections 203 and 209, as well as other elements of the Department assigned
by the Secretary.'.
(b) RECONFIGURATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE- Section
209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (41 U.S.C. 7139) is amended
to read as follows:
`OFFICE OF SCIENCE
`SEC. 209. (a) There shall be within the Department an Office of Science,
to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Science, who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who
shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
`(b) The Assistant Secretary of Science shall be in addition to the Assistant
Secretaries provided for under section 203 of this Act.
`(c) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of
Science to carry out the fundamental science and engineering research functions
of the Department, including the responsibility for policy and management
of such research, as well as other functions vested in the Secretary which
he may assign to the Assistant Secretary.'.
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSITION TO ENABLE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT
OF NUCLEAR ENERGY ISSUES- (1) Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended by striking `There shall be in the Department
six Assistant Secretaries' and inserting `Except as provided in section 209,
there shall be in the Department seven Assistant Secretaries'.
(2) It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the leadership for
departmental missions in nuclear energy should be at the Assistant Secretary
level.
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- (1) Section 202 of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7132) is further amended by adding the
following at the end:
`(d) There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary, who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who
shall perform such functions and duties as the Secretary shall prescribe,
consistent with this section. The Under Secretary shall be compensated at
the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314
of title 5, United States Code.
`(e) There shall be in the Department a General Counsel, who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The General
Counsel shall be compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.'.
(2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking `Under
Secretaries of Energy (2)' and inserting `Under Secretaries of Energy (3)'.
(3) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by--
(A) striking `Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy.'; and
(B) striking `Assistant Secretaries of Energy (6)' and inserting `Assistant
Secretaries of Energy (8)'.
(4) The table of contents for the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 note) is amended--
(A) by striking `Section 209' and inserting `Sec. 209';
(B) by striking `213.' and inserting `Sec. 213.';
(C) by striking `214.' and inserting `Sec. 214.';
(D) by striking `215.' and inserting `Sec. 215.'; and
(E) by striking `216.' and inserting `Sec. 216.'.
SEC. 202. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- There shall be in the Office of Science a Science Advisory
Board, comprising the chairs of the advisory panels for each of the programs.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES- The Science Advisory Board shall--
(1) serve as the science advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Science;
(2) advise the Assistant Secretary with respect to the well-being and management
of the multipurpose laboratories;
(3) advise the Assistant Secretary with respect to education and workforce-training
activities required for effective short- and long-term basic and applied
research activities of the Office of Science; and
(4) advise the Assistant Secretary with respect to the well-being of the
university research programs supported by the Office of Science.
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