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For Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) within the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, the bill provides $763 million, compared to $713 million in FY 2022. Of that, $242 million is provided for the U.S.contribution to the international ITER project, the same as in FY22, and $521 million is for the balance of the program, compared to $471 million in FY22.

For Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) within the NNSA part of DOE, the bill provides $630 million, compared to $580 million in FY22, of which $380 million is for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) compared to $$350 million in FY22, $86 million is for the Omega facility at the University of Rochester compared to $82 million in FY22, and $83 million is for the Z facility at Sandia National Laboratories, compared to $67 million in FY22.

For more information visit: https://www.aip.org/fyi/federal-science-budget-tracker and search for "reference material" under the appropriate program link.