; (B) to enhance the teaching and research of advanced nuclear technologies; (C) to undertake collaboration with industry and National Laboratories; and (D) to bolster or sustain nuclear infrastructure and research facilities of institutions of higher education, such as research and training reactors and laboratories; . (2) Consolidation of Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers program and distinguished scientist program (A) Funding Section 971(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16311(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) For the Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers program under section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 16534 ) and the distinguished scientist program under section 5011 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 16537 ), $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, of which not more than 65 percent of the amount made available for a fiscal year under this paragraph may be used to carry out section 5006 or 5011 of that Act. . (B) Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers Section 5006 of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 16534 ) is amended— (i) in subsection (b)(1)— (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (aa) by inserting average before amount ; and (bb) by inserting for each year before shall ; (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking $80,000 and inserting $190,000 ; and (III) in subparagraph (B), by striking $125,000 and inserting $490,000 ; (ii) in subsection (c)(1)(C)— (I) in clause (i)— (aa) by striking assistant professor or equivalent title and inserting untenured assistant or associate professor ; and (bb) by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; (II) by striking clause (ii); and (III) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii)