Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 13, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
(Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to enter into a memorandum of understanding to:
- ensure that DOE has sufficient technical expertise to support the civilian nuclear industry's timely development and commercial deployment of safe, innovative advanced reactor technology;
- ensure that the NRC has sufficient technical expertise to support the evaluation of requests for regulatory approval for advanced reactors;
- use computers and software codes to calculate the behavior and performance of advanced reactors based on mathematical models of their physical behavior; and
- ensure that the DOE maintains and develops the facilities to support the civilian nuclear industry's timely development and commercial deployment of safe, innovative reactor technology and that the NRC has access to such facilities, as needed.
(Sec. 5) DOE must submit a report to Congress within 180 days evaluating activities intended to facilitate the testing and demonstration of advanced reactors on DOE land and facilities and the potential for DOE to test and demonstrate on private land. The report must be updated and re-submitted to Congress every two years. Additionally, the report shall address certain issues including safety, cost, liability, facility siting, and options to regulate the advanced reactors.
(Sec. 6) The NRC must develop a plan within one year to implement a regulatory framework for licensing advanced nuclear reactors. The plan shall include options to expedite and streamline the licensing process for advanced reactors, cost estimates, budgets, and specific milestones for implementing the framework by the end of FY2019.
(Sec. 7) This bill also amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to require that the aggregate amount of fees collected by the NRC from licensees and certificate holders in a fiscal year be decreased by the amount of appropriations for activities related to the development of regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear reactor technologies.Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2016 to Jul 5, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 18, 2016 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | May 12, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | May 25, 2016 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 5, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2016Markup May 18, 2016Reported Sep 12, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Apr 22, 2016Markup May 12, 2016Reported May 12, 2016 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2016Discharged Sep 12, 2016 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2016 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 12, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-737, Part I.
- Sep 12, 2016Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
- Sep 12, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
- Sep 12, 2016Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5293, H5295, H5305–H5308Text printed H5305 | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Fred Upton R-MI, Jerry McNerney D-CA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Paul Tonko D-NY, Robert E. Latta R-OH | Sep 12, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 13, 2016H.R. 4979, Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 18, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 59, April 18, 2016, page H1802.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER92 pages | Appropriations Committee | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-141 | H.R. 4979, THE ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016, AND H.R., THE NUCLEAR UTILIZATION OF KEYNOTE ENERGY POLICIES ACT115 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 29, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To foster civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies and enhance the licensing and commercial deployment of such technologies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Energy
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government liability
- Licensing and registrations
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- User charges and fees
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2016Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2016Reported in House
- Sep 12, 2016Engrossed in House
- Apr 18, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
