[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4727 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4727 To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to issue a report on fusion innovation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPORT ON FUSION INNOVATION. (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that will identify engineering designs for innovative fusion energy systems that have the potential to demonstrate net energy production not later than 15 years after the start of construction. In this report, the Secretary will identify budgetary requirements that would be necessary for the Department to carry out a fusion innovation initiative to accelerate research and development of these designs. <all>