The bill provides $426 M for the OFES, which is $5 M higher than the President's request. The bill does not specifiy how that $5 M should be allocated but does provide the following statement:

Fusion Energy Sciences - The conference agreement provides $426,000,000 for Fusion Energy Sciences. The House proposed $20,000,000 for the laser fusion program at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It also directed the Department of Energy to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the potential of the KrF laser for commercial fusion. The Senate provided no comparable direction. The conference agreement includes no explicit funding for NRL and supports the House reporting requirement. This report is due not later than 60 days following enactment of this Act. The conferees encourage the Secretary to explore all possible opportunities to ensure that this program, which offers unique potential for long-term energy independence, is not abandoned for lack of a bureaucratic home.

The bill also provides the following allocations for the ICF program:

Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield Campaign - The conference agreement provides $457,915,000 for the Inertial Confinement Fusion and High Yield Campaign. The conference agreement provides $16,500,000 above the request for the operation of Z machine and the Omega facility to restore each facility to fiscal year 2009 levels. Further, $4,500,000 above the budget request is provided for the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.