[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3487

To expand an advanced nuclear technologies Federal financial assistance 
program to provide assistance to support licensing and construction of 
 advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2023

 Mr. Donalds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand an advanced nuclear technologies Federal financial assistance 
program to provide assistance to support licensing and construction of 
 advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Advanced Nuclear Support Act''.

SEC. 2. ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 10781 of the Public Law 117-167 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``research, development, and 
        demonstration'' and inserting ``financial assistance'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``to support'' and inserting ``to 
                support--''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the research, development, and 
                demonstration of advanced nuclear reactors.'' and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the research, development, and demonstration 
                of advanced nuclear reactors; and
                    ``(B) the commercial planning for, and licensing 
                and construction of, advanced nuclear reactors, and 
                supply chain infrastructure associated with advanced 
                nuclear reactors, including--
                            ``(i) planning for, and licensing and 
                        construction of, transmission and distribution 
                        systems;
                            ``(ii) modernization of generation 
                        facilities;
                            ``(iii) development of microgrids;
                            ``(iv) planning for, and licensing and 
                        construction of, infrastructure for nonelectric 
                        applications; and
                            ``(v) acquisition of relevant rights-of-
                        way.'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``, including multi-
        unit facilities that are partially shut down'' and inserting 
        ``(including multi-unit facilities that are partially shut 
        down), including projects involving analysis, planning, and, as 
        appropriate, management of environmental issues at such fossil 
        fuel electric generation facilities'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to reduce the cost of--
                            ``(i) infrastructure requirements;
                            ``(ii) transmission requirements; and
                            ``(iii) licensing and permitting 
                        requirements;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ``and'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``relating to the 
                research, development, and demonstration of advanced 
                nuclear reactors.'' and inserting ``described in this 
                section;''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) plan to support supply chain infrastructure, 
        including manufacturing, associated with advanced nuclear 
        reactors; and
            ``(5) plan to be cost competitive.'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Secondary Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to 
receive Federal financial assistance under the program, the Secretary 
shall, after giving priority to eligible entities as described in 
subsection (d), give priority to eligible entities that plan to--
            ``(1) develop or provide services to support--
                    ``(A) market analysis, including financing options 
                within the market;
                    ``(B) project structure models;
                    ``(C) models for electricity market analysis; or
                    ``(D) site planning, review, testing, analysis, and 
                preparation for an advanced nuclear reactor; and
            ``(2) support licensing activities, permitting, and 
        environmental impact studies.''.

SEC. 3. WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING.

    Section 954(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16274(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Graduate'';
            (2) by striking ``graduate'' each place it appears;
            (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``community colleges, 
        trade schools, registered apprenticeship programs, pre-
        apprenticeship programs,'' after ``universities,'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2021 through 2025'' and 
        inserting ``2023 through 2027'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Focus areas.--In carrying out the subprogram under 
        this subsection, the Secretary may implement traineeships in 
        focus areas that, in the determination of the Secretary, are 
        necessary to support the nuclear energy sector in the United 
        States, including--
                    ``(A) research and development;
                    ``(B) construction and operation;
                    ``(C) associated supply chains; and
                    ``(D) workforce training and retraining to support 
                transitioning workforces.''.
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