Senate Energy and Water Subcommittee Includes Fusion Energy Provisions in FY 22 Appropriations Bill
Chairwoman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Dianne Feinstein, along with Ranking Member John Kennedy, included $ million to invest in fusion energy research and $ million for a milestone-based public-private partnership program in their budget for the Senate’s Energy and Water FY 22 Appropriations Bill.
The funding provided in this bill incorporates an additional $ million for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), $ million for ARPA-E, and $ million for Inertial Confinement Fusion. By comparison, the House’s Appropriation Bill allocated $45 million for a new cost-share program, $698 million for FES, $600 million for ARPA-E, and $580 million for Inertial Confinement Fusion. Both the Senate’s and the House’s budget for fusion includes funding that is significantly higher than proposed by President Biden’s budget plan for FY22. (The House is higher but fact check the Senate once their approps bill comes out)
The relevant language from the Committee Report is:
The bill passed through the subcommittee with yea votes on , 2021. The bill will now proceed from the subcommittee to the full Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy, where they will vote on their version of this bill in a full Committee markup on , 2021.
Read the bill report on the Senate’s webpage (link to it).
This post will be updated as the bill continues along the legislative process in the Senate.
More information about the FIA’s efforts to create a new public private partnership program are available through these links:
FIA CEO Andrew Holland Writes OPED for Investment in Fusion Energy as an Infrastructure Priority
Bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus Seeks Energy Department Update on Public-Private Partnerships
Building a Public-Private Partnership Cost-Share Program for Fusion Power
Congress Would Fund Fusion Cost-Share Program in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill
Chairwoman of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Dianne Feinstein, along with Ranking Member John Kennedy, included $ million to invest in fusion energy research and $ million for a milestone-based public-private partnership program in their budget for the Senate’s Energy and Water FY 22 Appropriations Bill.
The funding provided in this bill incorporates an additional $ million for the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), $ million for ARPA-E, and $ million for Inertial Confinement Fusion. By comparison, the House’s Appropriation Bill allocated $45 million for a new cost-share program, $698 million for FES, $600 million for ARPA-E, and $580 million for Inertial Confinement Fusion. Both the Senate’s and the House’s budget for fusion includes funding that is significantly higher than proposed by President Biden’s budget plan for FY22. (The House is higher but fact check the Senate once their approps bill comes out)
The relevant language from the Committee Report is:
The bill passed through the subcommittee with yea votes on , 2021. The bill will now proceed from the subcommittee to the full Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy, where they will vote on their version of this bill in a full Committee markup on , 2021.
Read the bill report on the Senate’s webpage (link to it).
This post will be updated as the bill continues along the legislative process in the Senate.
More information about the FIA’s efforts to create a new public private partnership program are available through these links:
FIA CEO Andrew Holland Writes OPED for Investment in Fusion Energy as an Infrastructure Priority
Bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus Seeks Energy Department Update on Public-Private Partnerships
Building a Public-Private Partnership Cost-Share Program for Fusion Power
Congress Would Fund Fusion Cost-Share Program in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill
