Yes, ITER contributions make up 220 M USD of the 450 M USD that is the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) budget under the DoE. Most of that is paid in-kind, which m

Yes, ITER contributions make up 220 M USD of the 450 M USD that is the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) budget under the DoE. Most of that is paid in-kind, which means domestic manufacturing of components sent to ITER, so it's a bit like a stimulus. The US has also (famously) regularly failed to put in what they budget for, even in the past ten years having some years where they contribute less than half of what they agreed to.