; (vii) $435,600,000 for fiscal year 2026; (viii) $387,200,000 for fiscal year 2027; (ix) $338,800,000 for fiscal year 2028; and (x) $290,400,000 for fiscal year 2029. . (i) Inertial fusion energy research and development program Section 307(c) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18645(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Inertial fusion research and development (1) In general The Director shall carry out a program of research and technology development in inertial fusion for energy applications, including ion beam, laser, and pulsed power fusion systems. (2) Laser research initiative The Director shall establish a high intensity laser research program consistent with the recommendations of the National Academy of Science Report, Opportunities in Intense Ultrafast Lasers: Reaching for the Brightest Light and the Brightest Light Initiative workshop report. This program shall include research to develop petawatt-scale laser technologies necessary to facilitate discovery science and to advance energy technologies, and to restore U.S. leadership in high intensity laser facilities. . (j) Alternative and enabling concepts Section 307(d) of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18645(d) ) is amended as follows: (d) Alternative and enabling concepts (1) In general As part of the program described in subsection (a), the Director shall support research and development activities and facility operations at United States universities, national laboratories, and private facilities for a portfolio of alternative and enabling fusion energy concepts that may provide solutions to significant challenges to the establishment of a commercial magnetic fusion power plant, prioritized based on the ability of the United States to play a leadership role in the international fusion research community. (2) Activities Fusion energy concepts and activities explored under this paragraph may include— (A) high magnetic field approaches facilitated by high temperature superconductors