; (B) the Associate Director of Biological and Environmental Research shall support systems biology and genomics approaches to understand genetic and physiological pathways connected to photosynthetic mechanisms; and (C) the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall support translational research, development, and validation of physical concepts developed under the program. (3) Standard of review The Secretary shall review activities carried out under the program described in paragraph (1) to determine the achievement of technical milestones. (4) Funding (A) In general From within funds authorized to be appropriated under section 11 of the Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 , for Basic Energy Sciences and Biological and Environmental Research, the Secretary shall make available for carrying out activities under this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2019. (B) Prohibition No funds allocated to the program described in paragraph (1) may be obligated or expended for commercial application of energy technology. . (2) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking the item relating to section 973 and inserting the following: Sec. 973. Solar fuels research initiative. . (g) Electricity storage research initiative (1) In general Section 975 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16315 ) is amended to read as follows: 975. Electricity storage research initiative (a) Initiative (1) In general The Secretary shall carry out a research initiative, to be known as the Electricity Storage Research Initiative (referred to in this section as the Initiative )— (A) to expand theoretical and fundamental knowledge to control, store, and convert— (i) electrical energy to chemical energy; and (ii) chemical energy to electrical energy