American Leadership in Fusion Act

This bill expands Department of Energy programs for fusion energy research, supply chains, and new research facilities, and provides direct funding in fiscal year 2027, including $3 billion for a program that pays private companies when they reach agreed milestones toward building a fusion pilot plant. It creates an Office of Fusion within the Department of Energy, led by an Assistant Secretary, and moves the existing Fusion Energy Sciences program into it. It lets private companies in the milestone programs keep rights to their intellectual property and limits when the Department can require U.S.-made materials. It sets up a graded review process for private companies working with National Laboratories. It also authorizes the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy to fund fusion education and workforce programs, including a national coordination hub.

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Sponsors

• Zoe Lofgren Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors