[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1698 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1698

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish the Nuclear Industrial 
                 Base Analysis and Sustainment Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2021

  Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish the Nuclear Industrial 
                 Base Analysis and Sustainment Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Industrial Base Act''.

SEC. 2. NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a 
nuclear industrial base analysis and sustainment program, to be known 
as the Nuclear Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program.
    (b) Duties.--In carrying out the Nuclear Industrial Base Analysis 
and Sustainment Program, the Secretary shall--
            (1) support the monitoring and assessment of the nuclear 
        industrial base and its urgent operational needs;
            (2) support efforts to expand the nuclear industrial base 
        by encouraging public-private partnerships and partnerships 
        between individuals and entities that are developing and 
        deploying new nuclear power assets that operate at each stage 
        of the nuclear fuel cycle; and
            (3) highlight and formulate recommendations to address 
        supply chain vulnerabilities of the nuclear industrial base.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Nuclear 
        Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program established 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Nuclear industrial base.--The term ``nuclear industrial 
        base'' means the persons or organizations within the Federal 
        Government and the private sector that are engaged in 
        designing, producing, maintaining, developing, or integrating 
        nuclear energy systems, components, parts, or other assets.
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