To advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE18EAFA24FD641B785DBA2162A4E9F87: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H336E00E399F94582BA37142463F16764: 101. NRC mission alignment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall, while remaining consistent...
- Section H04DAE73BA03D42169D922FD72F83C19A: 102. Nuclear licensing efficiency Section 181 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2231) is amended— by striking The provisions of and inserting the...
- Section HFB372B87374F4A948207E2EFD6D9C4E9: 103. Strengthening the NRC workforce The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 161A the following:...
- Section H1CB2183FFE7F41C5A5E9C4536828223B: 161B. Commission workforce Notwithstanding section 161 d. of this Act and section 2(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 (94 Stat. 3585; 5 U.S.C. app.), and...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Energy, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Jeff Duncan
R-SC | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an …
Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Foreign Affairs discharged; …
Mr. Duncan (for himself and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
enriched uranium that is fabricated into fuel assemblies for nuclear reactors by an entity that— is owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation or the Government of the People’s Republic of China
a particle accelerator that is capable of— transforming atomic nuclei, through fusion processes, into other elements, isotopes, or particles
an entity that has submitted to the Commission an application for a license for an advanced nuclear reactor under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The term licensee means a person that holds a license issued under section 103 or section 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133
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