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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5750 
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Secretary of Agriculture to collaborate to determine the feasi-
bility of creating the Green Nuclear Fertilizer Program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 
Mr. DONALDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Secretary 
of Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture to collabo-
rate to determine the feasibility of creating the Green 
Nuclear Fertilizer Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Green Nuclear Fer-
tilizer Act’’. 
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gen, zero-emissions ammonia, and green nuclear fer-
tilizer; 
(2) believes the pink hydrogen market for am-
monia in fertilizer products could be a considerable 
early market opportunity to assist with providing as-
surance to nuclear supply chain manufacturers while 
decreasing market risks associated with deploying 
advanced nuclear reactors; 
(3) encourages the United States to take advan-
tage of this global leadership opportunity, both by 
assisting with advanced nuclear reactor deployment 
and providing farmers throughout the United States 
and rest of the world with green nuclear fertilizer; 
and 
(4) recognizes the positive environmental im-
pacts that green nuclear fertilizer can have. 
SEC. 4. EXAMINATION OF FEASIBILITY OF GREEN NUCLEAR 
FERTILIZER PROGRAM. 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Secretary 
of Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall collabo-
rate to jointly examine— 
(1) the feasibility of establishing and carrying 
out a program, to be led by the Secretary of Agri-
culture and to be known as the Green Nuclear Fer-
tilizer Program, under which the Nuclear Regulatory 
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Commission, the Secretary of Energy, and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture would— 
(A) act as a liaisons between the energy 
generating industry, the hydrogen production 
industry, the ammonia production industry, the 
fertilizer industry, and the agriculture industry; 
(B) to the extent authorized, ease regu-
latory restrictions associated with green nuclear 
fertilizer, including regulatory restrictions asso-
ciated with licensing and deploying advanced 
nuclear reactors; and 
(C) act as a single source of contact for 
stakeholders interested in producing, pur-
chasing, or selling green nuclear fertilizer such 
that stakeholders could contact and receive nec-
essary information on green nuclear fertilizer, 
including safety information, information about 
the environmental benefits of green nuclear fer-
tilizer, and other information; 
(2) if establishing and carrying the Green Nu-
clear Fertilizer Program is determined to be feasible 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) what the goals of the Green Nuclear 
Fertilizer Program should be; 
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(B) who will have access to the Green Fer-
tilizer Program in both the nuclear industry 
and the agriculture industry, including ad-
vanced nuclear reactor developers, electric utili-
ties, farmers, and fertilizer producers; and 
(C) how the Green Nuclear Fertilizer Pro-
gram could provide resources or other assist-
ance in establishing industry agreements for 
green nuclear fertilizer, including power pur-
chase agreements, offtake agreements, or other 
contractual arrangements for green nuclear fer-
tilizer; 
(3) the economic impacts, both domestically and 
internationally, of producing and using green nu-
clear fertilizers compared to fertilizers that are not 
produced with zero-emissions ammonia; 
(4) the health impacts associated with using 
green nuclear fertilizer, and a comparison of such 
health impacts to the health impacts of using fer-
tilizers that are not produced with zero-emissions 
ammonia; 
(5) whether there is any impact on crops and 
overall yield associated with using green nuclear fer-
tilizer; 
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(6) regulatory changes needed to ease the way 
and prepare for the creation, sale, and procurement 
of green nuclear fertilizer; and 
(7) issues relating to infrastructure for the pro-
duction of green nuclear fertilizer, including— 
(A) whether use of advanced nuclear reac-
tors to produce pink hydrogen would impact ex-
isting fertilizer production infrastructure; 
(B) how advanced nuclear reactors could 
be used with existing infrastructure, including 
currently operational, retiring, and retired in-
frastructure, to produce pink hydrogen; 
(C) challenges associated with retrofitting 
existing infrastructure to deploy advanced nu-
clear reactors to be used for variable purposes, 
such as providing electricity to the electric grid 
and hydrogen production, based on necessity; 
and 
(D) challenges associated with constructing 
new pink hydrogen production facilities that are 
powered by an advanced nuclear reactor. 
SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Sec-
retary of Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
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jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the examination conducted under section 4, 
including— 
(1) a determination on whether the establish-
ment of the Green Nuclear Fertilizer Program is 
feasible and— 
(A) if it is determined to be feasible, a 
plan to develop the Program, and a description 
of steps for Congress to take to make the Pro-
gram successful; and 
(B) if it is determined not to be feasible, 
a description of why it is not feasible, and pos-
sible solutions to make the Program feasible; 
and 
(2) an analysis of how such a Program would— 
(A) increase market demand for the de-
ployment of advanced nuclear reactors in the 
United States; and 
(B) benefit the agriculture industry. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCE NUCLEAR REACTOR.—The term 
‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3(1) of the Nuclear Energy In-
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novation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215 
note). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
(3) GREEN NUCLEAR FERTILIZER.—The term 
‘‘green nuclear fertilizer’’ means fertilizer that is 
produced with zero-emissions ammonia. 
(4) PINK HYDROGEN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘pink hydro-
gen’’ means hydrogen that is produced through 
electrolysis generated by nuclear energy. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘pink hydro-
gen’’ does not include thermal hydrogen. 
(5) ZERO-EMISSIONS
AMMONIA.—The term 
‘‘zero-emissions ammonia’’ means ammonia that is 
produced with pink hydrogen and nitrogen. 
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