Nuclear Policy Tracker
State Legislation & Regulatory Actions
🔎
← Federal/Bills
US·Bill·114th Congress

HR 4979

Died after passing a chamber

Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-04-18Last action 2016-09-13 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Committees House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Sponsor

Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]R

Cosponsors (18)

Collins, Chris(R-NY)DOYLE, MIKE(D-PA)Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"(R-TN)Flores, Bill(R-TX)GREEN, GENE(D-TX)Guinta, Frank(R-NH)Harper, Gregg(R-MS)Hudson, Richard(R-NC)Johnson, Bill(R-OH)Kinzinger, Adam(R-IL)Long, Billy(R-MO)McKinley, David(R-WV)McNerney, Jerry(D-CA)Moulton, Seth(D-MA)Mullin, Markwayne(R-OK)Olson, Pete(R-TX)Pompeo, Mike(R-KS)Tonko, Paul(D-NY)
⚫
Died after passing a chamber
The 114th Congress ended on 2017-01-03. This bill was passed one chamber when the session adjourned and did not advance to enactment.

Legislative Progress

✓
Introduced
✓
In Committee
✗
Passed Chamber
4
Enacted / Signed

Action History

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.
2016-04-18 · House floor actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2016-04-22 · House committee actions
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-11 · House committee actions
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2016-05-12 · House committee actions
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-12 · House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-17 · House committee actions
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-05-18 · House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-18 · House committee actions
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5305-5306)
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5305-5306)
2016-09-12 · Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4979.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5305-5308)
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-737, Part I.
2016-09-12 · House floor actions
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2016-09-13 · Senate

Committee Hearings

Hearings that discuss this bill, found via full-text search -- not necessarily the exact hearing tied to a specific action above.

The Future of Nuclear Power
2016-09-14 · senate
GovInfo →

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.
Full Bill Text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/hr/4979
View full text →