Nuclear Industrial Base Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1698 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish the Nuclear Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 9, 2021 Mr. LATTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Industrial 4 Base Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 6 SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM. 7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 8 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of En- 9 ergy shall establish a nuclear industrial base analysis and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:27 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1698.IH H1698 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1698 IH sustainment program, to be known as the Nuclear Indus- 1 trial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program. 2 (b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Nuclear Industrial 3 Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, the Secretary 4 shall— 5 (1) support the monitoring and assessment of 6 the nuclear industrial base and its urgent oper- 7 ational needs; 8 (2) support efforts to expand the nuclear indus- 9 trial base by encouraging public-private partnerships 10 and partnerships between individuals and entities 11 that are developing and deploying new nuclear power 12 assets that operate at each stage of the nuclear fuel 13 cycle; and 14 (3) highlight and formulate recommendations to 15 address supply chain vulnerabilities of the nuclear 16 industrial base. 17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 19 the Nuclear Industrial Base Analysis and 20 Sustainment Program established under subsection 21 (a). 22 (2) NUCLEAR INDUSTRIAL BASE.—The term 23 ‘‘nuclear industrial base’’ means the persons or or- 24 ganizations within the Federal Government and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:27 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1698.IH H1698 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1698 IH private sector that are engaged in designing, pro- 1 ducing, maintaining, developing, or integrating nu- 2 clear energy systems, components, parts, or other 3 assets. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:27 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1698.IH H1698 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS