HR6544-118

Reported

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.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 1, 2023

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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

Government Operations Energy Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 16, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an …

Feb 16, 2024

Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Foreign Affairs discharged; …

Dec 1, 2023

Mr. Duncan (for himself and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Energy Labor
Actor Mappings
"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

4 terms
"covered fuel" §H00B7E831EFE9489D90E4C82B0EE3B34A

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

"fusion machine" §H04DAE73BA03D42169D922FD72F83C19A

a particle accelerator that is capable of— transforming atomic nuclei, through fusion processes, into other elements, isotopes, or particles

"advanced nuclear reactor applicant" §H600FFE5E5BCF496EA4732A6CDA3E412F

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.)

"Commission" §H616B150FC502411F817DF8D1D6A6C2C7

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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