In the draft subcommittee report, "The Committee recommends $341,000,000, a decrease of $75,000,000 below the (President's) request, for Fusion Energy Sciences." The draft report states, "the Committee directs the Department of Energy to work with the Department of State to withdraw from the ITER project. The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for ITER, which includes $50,000,000 to complete existing contracts for the manufacture of ITER components and $25,000,000 for the U.S. ITER Office in Oak Ridge to terminate U.S. involvement in ITER. Withdrawing from ITER requires new prioritization and strategic planning for the fusion program. The Committee directs the Office of Science within 90 days of enactment to convene an independent group of experts that can provide short term guidance on funding priorities for fusion in fiscal year 2016 and within 240 days of enactment submit a new strategic plan to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for fusion without U.S. involvement in ITER. Within the funds for Fusion Energy Sciences, the Committee recommends $17,315,000 for High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas ..."

The $341 M recommended in the draft Senate bill and its recommendation on US ITER participation is in stark contrast to the already passed House bill which recommended $541 M for fusion and $225 M for ITER specifically. The President had requested $416 M for fusion and $150 M for continued US participation in ITER.