3.0.0 1065 2023-01-11T13:47:52Z 2023-01-11T13:47:52Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T21:44:46Z 2021-03-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-03-25 True Environmental Protection Advanced technology and technological innovations Chemistry Department of Energy Education programs funding Energy research Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Higher education Radioactive wastes and releases Research administration and funding Small business Environmental Protection 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-13T20:20:55Z Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021

This bill establishes programs and requirements concerning the development and deployment of technology to assist the Office of Environmental Management within the Department of Energy in managing and directing the cleanup of contaminated nuclear weapons manufacturing and testing sites.

Specifically, the office must obtain from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers an independent assessment of the lifecycle costs and schedules of the office's cleanup programs. The office must use the assessment to reevaluate the major cleanup challenges faced by the office, make any adjustments to the programs that are necessary to address those challenges, and evaluate potential savings from the development of new technologies over the life of the cleanup programs.

In addition, the office must design and implement a science and technology management process for identifying, prioritizing, selecting, developing, and deploying the new knowledge and technologies needed to address the cleanup challenges.

The office must also establish an Incremental Technology Development Program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup processes of the office. In carrying out the program, the office may provide grants for technology development, demonstration, and deployment projects to improve such technologies.

Additionally, the office must establish a High-Impact Technology Development Program and a Fundamental Research Program to award grants to address cleanup challenges. The office must also establish the Environmental Management University Program and may provide research grants under the program.

]]> Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 Display Title Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase collaboration between offices within the Department of Energy to develop and deploy technology to assist the mission of the Office of Environmental Management. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Environmental Management Liability Reduction and Technology Development Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1065is/xml/BILLS-117s1065is.xml 2021-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.