; or (B) the commencement of new programs to accomplish those objectives. (c) Updates Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives an updated 10-year strategic plan in accordance with subsection (b), which shall identify, and provide a justification for, any major deviation from a previous strategic plan submitted under this section. . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 119 Stat. 594) (as amended by section 4(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 958 the following: Sec. 958A. Nuclear energy strategic plan. . 6. Versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source (a) In general Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) (as amended by section 5(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 959. Versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source (a) Definition of fast neutron In this section, the term fast neutron means a neutron with kinetic energy above 100 kiloelectron volts. (b) Requirement The Secretary shall provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility. (c) Consultations required In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with the private sector, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) )), the National Laboratories, and relevant Federal agencies to ensure that the neutron source established under subsection (b) is capable of meeting Federal research needs for neutron irradiation services. (d) Facility capabilities (1) Capabilities The Secretary shall ensure that the user facility described in subsection (b) will provide, at a minimum— (A) fast neutron spectrum irradiation capability