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‘‘(G) fuel recycling and transmutation technologies, 
including advanced reprocessing technologies such as 
electrochemical and molten salt technologies, and advanced 
redox extraction technologies; 
‘‘(H) advanced materials to be used in subparagraphs 
(A) through (G); and 
‘‘(I) other areas as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure all activities and designs incorporate state 
of the art safeguards technologies and techniques to reduce 
risk of proliferation; 
‘‘(B) consult with the Administrator of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration to integrate safeguards 
and security by design; 
‘‘(C) consider the potential benefits and other impacts 
of those activities for civilian nuclear applications, environ-
mental health and safety, and national security, including 
consideration of public consent; and 
‘‘(D) consider the economic viability of all activities 
and designs. 
‘‘(3) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the program under this subsection $60,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
‘‘(b) ADVANCED FUELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an advanced 
fuels research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application program on next-generation light water reactor and 
advanced reactor fuels that demonstrate the potential for 
improved— 
‘‘(A) performance; 
‘‘(B) accident tolerance; 
‘‘(C) proliferation resistance; 
‘‘(D) use of resources; 
‘‘(E) environmental impact; and 
‘‘(F) economics. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall focus on the development 
of advanced technology fuels, including fabrication techniques, 
that offer improved accident-tolerance and economic perform-
ance with the goal of initial commercial application by 
December 31, 2025. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes how the tech-
nologies and concepts studied under this program would impact 
reactor economics, the fuel cycle, operations, safety, prolifera-
tion, and the environment. 
‘‘(4) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the program under this subsection $125,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
(c) NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT.—Section 954 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16274) is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘university nuclear’’ and 
inserting ‘‘nuclear’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately; 
(3) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
appropriately; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘this subsection’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘this sub-
section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’; 
(7) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as para-
graphs (1) through (4), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(8) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as paragraphs 
(7) and (8), respectively; 
(9) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) RADIOLOGICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program under which the Secretary shall provide project 
management, technical support, quality engineering and 
inspection, and nuclear material handling support to 
research reactors located at universities. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of any 
amounts appropriated to carry out the program under this 
subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out the program under this paragraph 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
‘‘(6) NUCLEAR ENERGY UNIVERSITY PROGRAM.—In carrying 
out the programs under this section, the Department shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, allocate 20 percent of funds 
appropriated to nuclear energy research and development pro-
grams annually to fund university-led research and university 
infrastructure projects through an open, competitive solicitation 
process.’’; 
(10) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(a) UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING SUP-
PORT.—’’; and 
(11) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) NUCLEAR ENERGY GRADUATE TRAINEESHIP SUBPROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a nuclear energy
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graduate traineeship subprogram under which the Secretary 
shall competitively award graduate traineeships in coordination 
with universities to provide focused, advanced training to meet 
critical mission needs of the Department, including in industries 
that are represented by skilled labor unions. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the subprogram 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) 
encourage 
appropriate 
partnerships 
among 
National Laboratories, affected universities, and industry; 
and 
‘‘(B) on an annual basis, evaluate the needs of the 
nuclear 
energy 
community 
to 
implement 
graduate 
traineeships for focused topical areas addressing mission- 
specific workforce needs. 
‘‘(3) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the subprogram under this subsection $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 58; 119 Stat. 600) 
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 952 through 
954 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 952. Reactor concepts research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
application. 
‘‘Sec. 953. Fuel cycle research, development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cation. 
‘‘Sec. 954. Nuclear science and engineering support.’’. 
(e) UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 313 
of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (42 U.S.C. 16274a), is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 313. UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, the Administrator 
of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Chairman 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall jointly establish a 
program, to be known as the ‘University Nuclear Leadership Pro-
gram’. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
amounts made available to carry out the Program shall be 
used to provide financial assistance for scholarships, fellow-
ships, and research and development projects at institutions 
of higher education in areas relevant to the programmatic 
mission of the applicable Federal agency, with an emphasis 
on providing the financial assistance with respect to research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application activi-
ties relevant to civilian advanced nuclear reactors including, 
but not limited to— 
‘‘(A) relevant fuel cycle technologies; 
‘‘(B) project management; and 
‘‘(C) advanced construction, manufacturing, and fab-
rication methods. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), amounts 
made available to carry out the Program may be used to provide 
financial assistance for a scholarship, fellowship, or multiyear 
research and development project that does not align directly 
with a programmatic mission of the Department of Energy,
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if the activity for which assistance is provided would facilitate 
the maintenance of the discipline of nuclear science or 
engineering. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTOR; INSTITUTION OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.—The terms ‘advanced nuclear reactor’ and ‘institu-
tion of higher education’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16271). 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means the University 
Nuclear Leadership Program established under this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the Program for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025— 
‘‘(1) $30,000,000 to the Secretary of Energy, of which 
$15,000,000 shall be for use by the Administrator of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration; and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.’’. 
(f) NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.—Section 955 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16275) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘MISSION 
NEED’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘determine the 
mission need’’ and inserting ‘‘provide’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(7) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
to completion the construction of the facility under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) $295,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $348,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $525,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $534,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(E) $584,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(3) in subsection (c) paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) GATEWAY FOR ACCELERATED INNOVATION IN NUCLEAR.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the programs under this 
subtitle, the Secretary is authorized to establish a new initiative 
to be known as the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in 
Nuclear (GAIN). The initiative shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable and consistent with national security, provide the 
nuclear energy industry with access to cutting edge research 
and development along with the technical, regulatory, and 
financial support necessary to move innovative nuclear energy 
technologies toward commercialization in an accelerated and 
cost-effective fashion. The Secretary shall make available, as 
a minimum— 
‘‘(A) experimental capabilities and testing facilities; 
‘‘(B) computational capabilities, modeling, and simula-
tion tools; 
‘‘(C) access to existing datasets and data validation 
tools; and 
‘‘(D) technical assistance with guidance or processes 
as needed.
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‘‘(2) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select industry 
partners for awards on a competitive merit-reviewed basis. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting industry partners 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the information disclosed by the Department 
as described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) any existing facilities the Department will 
provide for public private partnership activities.’’. 
(g) ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 959A. ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DEFINED.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term ‘demonstration project’ means an advanced 
nuclear reactor operated in any manner, including as part of the 
power generation facilities of an electric utility system, for the 
purpose of demonstrating the suitability for commercial application 
of the advanced nuclear reactor. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a program 
to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commer-
cial application of domestic advanced, affordable, nuclear energy 
technologies by— 
‘‘(1) demonstrating a variety of advanced nuclear reactor 
technologies, including those that could be used to produce— 
‘‘(A) safer, emissions-free power at a competitive cost 
of electricity compared to other new energy generation 
technologies on the date of enactment of the Energy Act 
of 2020; 
‘‘(B) heat for community heating, industrial purposes, 
heat storage, or synthetic fuel production; 
‘‘(C) remote or off-grid energy supply; or 
‘‘(D) backup or mission-critical power supplies; 
‘‘(2) identifying research areas that the private sector is 
unable or unwilling to undertake due to the cost of, or risks 
associated with, the research; and 
‘‘(3) facilitating the access of the private sector— 
‘‘(A) to Federal research facilities and personnel; and 
‘‘(B) to the results of research relating to civil nuclear 
technology funded by the Federal Government. 
‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—In carrying out demonstration 
projects under the program established in subsection (b), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) include, as an evaluation criterion, diversity in designs 
for the advanced nuclear reactors demonstrated under this 
section, including designs using various— 
‘‘(A) primary coolants; 
‘‘(B) fuel types and compositions; and 
‘‘(C) neutron spectra; 
‘‘(2) consider, as evaluation criterions— 
‘‘(A) the likelihood that the operating cost for future 
commercial units for each design implemented through a 
demonstration project under this subsection is cost-competi-
tive in the applicable market, including those designs
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configured as integrated energy systems as described in 
section 952(c); 
‘‘(B) the technology readiness level of a proposed 
advanced nuclear reactor technology; 
‘‘(C) the technical abilities and qualifications of teams 
desiring to demonstrate a proposed advanced nuclear 
reactor technology; and 
‘‘(D) the capacity to meet cost-share requirements of 
the Department; 
‘‘(3) ensure that each evaluation of candidate technologies 
for the demonstration projects is completed through an external 
review of proposed designs, which review shall— 
‘‘(A) be conducted by a panel that includes not fewer 
than 1 representative that does not have a conflict of 
interest of each within the applicable market of the design 
of— 
‘‘(i) an electric utility; 
‘‘(ii) an entity that uses high-temperature process 
heat for manufacturing or industrial processing, such 
as a petrochemical or synthetic fuel company, a manu-
facturer of metals or chemicals, or a manufacturer 
of concrete; 
‘‘(iii) an expert from the investment community; 
‘‘(iv) a project management practitioner; and 
‘‘(v) an environmental health and safety expert; 
and 
‘‘(B) include a review of each demonstration project 
under this subsection which shall include consideration 
of cost-competitiveness and other value streams, together 
with the technology readiness level, the technical abilities 
and qualifications of teams desiring to demonstrate a pro-
posed advanced nuclear reactor technology, the capacity 
to meet cost-share requirements of the Department, if Fed-
eral funding is provided, and environmental impacts; 
‘‘(4) for federally funded demonstration projects, enter into 
cost-sharing agreements with private sector partners in accord-
ance with section 988 for the conduct of activities relating 
to the research, development, and demonstration of advanced 
nuclear reactor designs under the program; 
‘‘(5) consult with— 
‘‘(A) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(B) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(C) traditional end users (such as electric utilities); 
‘‘(D) potential end users of new technologies (such as 
users of high-temperature process heat for manufacturing 
processing, including petrochemical or synthetic fuel 
companies, manufacturers of metals or chemicals, or manu-
facturers of concrete); 
‘‘(E) developers of advanced nuclear reactor technology; 
‘‘(F) environmental and public health and safety 
experts; and 
‘‘(G) non-proliferation experts; 
‘‘(6) seek to ensure that the demonstration projects carried 
out under this section do not cause any delay in the progress 
of an advanced reactor project by private industry and the 
Department of Energy that is underway as of the date of 
enactment of this section;
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‘‘(7) establish a streamlined approval process for expedited 
contracting between awardees and the Department; 
‘‘(8) identify technical challenges to candidate technologies; 
‘‘(9) support near-term research and development to 
address the highest risk technical challenges to the successful 
demonstration of a selected advanced reactor technology, in 
accordance with— 
‘‘(A) paragraph (8); 
‘‘(B) the research and development activities under 
section 952(b); and 
‘‘(C) the research and development activities under 
section 958; and 
‘‘(10) establish such technology advisory working groups 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to advise the 
Secretary regarding the technical challenges identified under 
paragraph (8) and the scope of research and development pro-
grams to address the challenges, in accordance with paragraph 
(9), to be comprised of— 
‘‘(A) private sector advanced nuclear reactor technology 
developers; 
‘‘(B) technical experts with respect to the relevant tech-
nologies at institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(C) technical experts at the National Laboratories; 
‘‘(D) environmental and public health and safety 
experts; 
‘‘(E) non-proliferation experts; and 
‘‘(F) any other entities the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) MILESTONE-BASED DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—The Sec-
retary may carry out demonstration projects under subsection (c) 
as a milestone-based demonstration project under section 9005 of 
the Energy Act of 2020. 
‘‘(e) NONDUPLICATION.—Entities may not receive funds under 
this program if receiving funds from another reactor demonstration 
program at the Department in the same fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program under 
this subsection— 
‘‘(1) $405,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $405,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(3) $420,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $455,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $455,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 594) 
is amended— 
(A) in the items relating to sections 957, 958, and 
959, by inserting ‘‘Sec.’’ before ‘‘95’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 959 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959A. Advanced reactor demonstration program.’’. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.), as amended by subsection 
(g), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 959B. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall carry out a program— 
‘‘(1) to collaborate in international efforts with respect to 
research, development, demonstration, and commercial applica-
tion of nuclear technology that supports diplomatic, financing, 
nonproliferation, climate, and international economic objectives 
for the safe, secure, and peaceful use of such technology; and 
‘‘(2) to develop collaboration initiatives with respect to such 
efforts with a variety of countries through— 
‘‘(A) preparations for research and development agree-
ments; 
‘‘(B) the development of coordinated action plans; and 
‘‘(C) new or existing multilateral cooperation commit-
ments including— 
‘‘(i) the International Framework for Nuclear 
Energy Cooperation; 
‘‘(ii) the Generation IV International Forum; 
‘‘(iii) the International Atomic Energy Agency; 
‘‘(iv) the Organization for Economic Co-operation 
and Development Nuclear Energy Agency; and 
‘‘(v) any other international collaborative effort 
with respect to advanced nuclear reactor operations 
and safety.’’. 
(2) TABLE
OF
CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 594), 
as amended by subsection (g), is further amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 959A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959B. International nuclear energy cooperation.’’. 
SEC. 
2004. 
HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
COMPUTATION 
COLLABORATIVE 
RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 957 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16277) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall ensure the coordination 
of, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities of the pro-
gram under subsection (a) with the activities of— 
‘‘(1) other research entities of the Department, including 
the National Laboratories, the Advanced Research Projects 
Agency–Energy, and the Advanced Scientific Computing 
Research program; and 
‘‘(2) industry.’’. 
SEC. 2005. NUCLEAR ENERGY BUDGET PLAN. 
Section 959 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) BUDGET PLAN ALTERNATIVE 1.—One of the budget plans 
submitted under subsection (a) shall assume constant annual 
funding for 10 years at the appropriated level for the current 
fiscal year for the civilian nuclear energy research and development 
of the Department.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘;’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
(4) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the following:
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‘‘(4) a description of the progress made under the programs 
described in section 959A.’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) UPDATES.—Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate updated 10-year 
budget plans which shall identify, and provide a justification for, 
any major deviation from a previous budget plan submitted under 
this section.’’. 
SEC. 2006. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle E of title IX of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271 et seq.), as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘SEC. 959C. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary 
shall coordinate activities, and effectively manage crosscutting 
research priorities across programs of the Department and other 
relevant Federal agencies, including the National Laboratories. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this subtitle, the Sec-
retary shall collaborate with industry, National Laboratories, 
other relevant Federal agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, including minority-serving institutions and research 
reactors, Tribal entities, including Alaska Native Corporations, 
and international bodies with relevant scientific and technical 
expertise. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall encourage research projects that promote collabora-
tion between entities specified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS AND PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
The Secretary shall, except to the extent protected from disclosure 
under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code, publish the 
results of projects supported under this subtitle through Depart-
ment websites, reports, databases, training materials, and industry 
conferences, including information discovered after the completion 
of such projects. 
‘‘(d) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—In carrying out the activities 
described in this subtitle, the Secretary shall support education 
and outreach activities to disseminate information and promote 
public understanding of nuclear energy. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out this subtitle, for 
the purposes of supporting technical, nonhardware, and informa-
tion-based advances in nuclear energy development and operations, 
the Secretary shall also conduct technical assistance and analysis 
activities, including activities that support commercial application 
of nuclear energy in rural, Tribal, and low-income communities. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM REVIEW.—At least annually, all programs in this 
subtitle shall be subject to an annual review by the Nuclear Energy 
Advisory Committee of the Department or other independent entity, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(g) SENSITIVE INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall not publish 
any information generated under this subtitle that is detrimental 
to national security, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 594), as amended
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by this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 959B the following: 
‘‘Sec. 959C. Organization and administration of programs.’’. 
SEC. 2007. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPORTA-
TION OF URANIUM FROM RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3112A of the USEC Privatization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h–10a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) SUSPENSION
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘Suspension 
Agreement’ has the meaning given that term in section 
3102(13).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘United States to support’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘United States— 
‘‘(1) to support’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) to reduce reliance on uranium imports in order to 
protect essential national security interests; 
‘‘(3) to revive and strengthen the supply chain for nuclear 
fuel produced and used in the United States; and 
‘‘(4) to expand production of nuclear fuel in the United 
States.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(II) in clause (vii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) in calendar year 2021, 596,682 kilograms; 
‘‘(ix) in calendar year 2022, 489,617 kilograms; 
‘‘(x) in calendar year 2023, 578,877 kilograms; 
‘‘(xi) in calendar year 2024, 476,536 kilograms; 
‘‘(xii) in calendar year 2025, 470,376 kilograms; 
‘‘(xiii) in calendar year 2026, 464,183 kilograms; 
‘‘(xiv) in calendar year 2027, 459,083 kilograms; 
‘‘(xv) in calendar year 2028, 344,312 kilograms; 
‘‘(xvi) in calendar year 2029, 340,114 kilograms; 
‘‘(xvii) in calendar year 2030, 332,141 kilograms; 
‘‘(xviii) in calendar year 2031, 328,862 kilograms; 
‘‘(xix) in calendar year 2032, 322,255 kilograms; 
‘‘(xx) in calendar year 2033, 317,536 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxi) in calendar year 2034, 298,088 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxii) in calendar year 2035, 294,511 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxiii) in calendar year 2036, 286,066 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxiv) in calendar year 2037, 281,272 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxv) in calendar year 2038, 277,124 kilograms; 
‘‘(xxvi) in calendar year 2039, 277,124 kilograms; 
and
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‘‘(i) a recommendation on the use of all publicly 
available data to ensure accurate forecasting by sce-
nario data to comport to actual demand for low- 
enriched uranium for nuclear reactors in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) an identification of the steps to be taken to 
adjust the import limitations described in paragraph 
(2)(A) based on the most accurate scenario data.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by clause 
(ii), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘2040’’; 
(E) in paragraph (12)(B), by inserting ‘‘or the Suspen-
sion Agreement’’ after ‘‘the Russian HEU Agreement’’; and 
(F) by striking ‘‘(2)(B)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘(2)(C)’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
apply with respect to uranium imported from the Russian Federa-
tion on or after January 1, 2021. 
SEC. 2008. FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Section 307 of the Department of Energy 
Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18645) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as sub-
sections (b) through (h), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized under sec-
tion 209 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7139) and section 972 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
16312), the Director shall carry out a fusion energy sciences 
research and enabling technology development program to effec-
tively address the scientific and engineering challenges to building 
a cost competitive fusion power plant and to support the develop-
ment of a competitive fusion power industry in the United States. 
As part of this program, the Director shall carry out research 
activities to expand the fundamental understandings of plasma 
and matter at very high temperatures and densities for fusion 
applications and for other engineering and plasma science applica-
tions.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INERTIAL FUSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a program 
of research and technology development in inertial fusion for 
energy applications, including ion beam, laser, and pulsed 
power fusion systems. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program described in para-
graph (1), the Director shall support activities at and partner-
ships with universities and the National Laboratories to— 
‘‘(A) develop novel target designs; 
‘‘(B) support modeling of various inertial fusion energy 
concepts and systems; 
‘‘(C) develop diagnostic tools; and 
‘‘(D) improve inertial fusion energy driver technologies. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (o), there are
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authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (d) $25,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE AND ENABLING CONCEPTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall support research and 
development activities and facility operations at institutions 
of higher education, National Laboratories, and private facilities 
in the United States for a portfolio of alternative and enabling 
fusion energy concepts that may provide solutions to significant 
challenges to the establishment of a commercial magnetic fusion 
power plant, prioritized based on the ability of the United 
States to play a leadership role in the international fusion 
research community. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Fusion energy concepts and activities 
explored under paragraph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) alternative fusion energy concepts, including— 
‘‘(i) advanced stellarator concepts; 
‘‘(ii) non-tokamak confinement configurations oper-
ating at low magnetic fields; 
‘‘(iii) magnetized target fusion energy concepts; or 
‘‘(iv) other promising fusion energy concepts identi-
fied by the Director; 
‘‘(B) enabling fusion technology development activities, 
including— 
‘‘(i) high magnetic field approaches facilitated by 
high temperature superconductors; 
‘‘(ii) liquid metals to address issues associated with 
fusion plasma interactions with the inner wall of the 
encasing device; and 
‘‘(iii) advanced blankets for heat management and 
fuel breeding; and 
‘‘(C) advanced scientific computing activities. 
‘‘(3) INNOVATION NETWORK FOR FUSION ENERGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Science, shall support a program to provide fusion 
energy researchers with access to scientific and technical 
resources and expertise at facilities supported by the 
Department, including such facilities at National Labora-
tories and universities, to advance innovative fusion energy 
technologies toward commercial application. 
‘‘(B) AWARDS.—Financial assistance under the program 
established in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) shall be awarded on a competitive, merit- 
reviewed basis; and 
‘‘(ii) may be in the form of grants, vouchers, equip-
ment loans, or contracts to private entities. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (o), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (e) $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) MILESTONE-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using the authority of the Secretary 
under section 646(g) of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7256(g)), notwithstanding paragraph (10) of such
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section, the Secretary shall establish, not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this section, a milestone-based 
fusion energy development program that requires projects to 
meet particular technical milestones before a participant is 
awarded funds by the Department. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program established 
by paragraph (1) shall be to support the development of a 
U.S.-based fusion power industry through the research and 
development of technologies that will enable the construction 
of new full-scale fusion systems capable of demonstrating 
significant improvements in the performance of such systems, 
as defined by the Secretary, within 10 years of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—Any entity is eligible to participate in 
the program provided that the Secretary has deemed it as 
having the necessary resources and expertise. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the milestone-based 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, for each 
relevant project— 
‘‘(A) request proposals from eligible entities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, that include proposed technical 
milestones, including estimated project timelines and total 
costs; 
‘‘(B) set milestones based on a rigorous technical review 
process; 
‘‘(C) award funding of a predetermined amount to 
projects that successfully meet proposed milestones under 
paragraph (1), or for expenses deemed reimbursable by 
the Secretary, in accordance with terms negotiated for an 
individual award; and 
‘‘(D) communicate regularly with selected eligible enti-
ties and, if the Secretary deems appropriate, exercise small 
amounts of flexibility for technical milestones as projects 
mature. 
‘‘(5) AWARDS.—For the program established under para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) an award recipient shall be responsible for all 
costs until milestones are achieved, or reimbursable 
expenses are reviewed and verified by the Department; 
‘‘(B) should an awardee not meet the milestones 
described in paragraph (4), the Secretary may end the 
partnership with an award recipient and use the remaining 
funds in the ended agreement for new or existing projects 
carried out under this section; and 
‘‘(C) consistent with the existing authorities of the 
Department, the Secretary may end the partnership with 
an award recipient for cause during the performance period. 
‘‘(6) APPLICATIONS.—Any project proposal submitted to the 
program under paragraph (1) shall be evaluated based upon 
its scientific, technical, and business merits through a peer- 
review process, which shall include reviewers with appropriate 
expertise from the private sector, the investment community, 
and experts in the science and engineering of fusion and plasma 
physics. 
‘‘(7) PROJECT MANAGEMENT.—In carrying out projects under 
this program and assessing the completion of their milestones 
in accordance with paragraph (4), the Secretary shall consult
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with experts that represent diverse perspectives and profes-
sional experiences, including those from the private sector, 
to ensure a complete and thorough review. 
‘‘(8) PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW.—Not later than 4 years after 
the Secretary has established 3 milestones under this program, 
the Secretary shall enter into a contractual arrangement with 
the National Academy of Sciences to review and provide a 
report describing the findings of this review to the House Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources on the program estab-
lished under this paragraph (1) that assesses— 
‘‘(A) the benefits and drawbacks of a milestone-based 
fusion program as compared to traditional program struc-
ture funding models at the Department; 
‘‘(B) lessons-learned from program operations; and 
‘‘(C) any other matters the Secretary determines 
regarding the program. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—As part of the annual budget request 
submitted for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide the 
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a report 
describing partnerships supported by the program established 
under paragraph (1) during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(10) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (o), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the activities described in subsection (i), to remain available 
until expended— 
‘‘(A) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(E) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(j) FUSION REACTOR SYSTEM DESIGN.—The Director shall sup-
port research and development activities to design future fusion 
reactor systems and examine and address the technical drivers 
for the cost of these systems. 
‘‘(k) GENERAL
PLASMA
SCIENCE
AND
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Director shall support research in general plasma science and high 
energy density physics that advance the understanding of the sci-
entific community of fundamental properties and complex behavior 
of matter to control and manipulate plasmas for a broad range 
of applications, including support for research relevant to advance-
ments in chip manufacturing and microelectronics. 
‘‘(l) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should support a robust, diverse program in 
addition to providing sufficient support to, at a minimum, meet 
its commitments to ITER and maintain the schedule of the project 
as determined by the Secretary in coordination with the ITER 
Organization at the time of the enactment of this section. It is 
further the sense of Congress that developing the scientific basis 
for fusion, providing research results key to the success of ITER, 
and training the next generation of fusion scientists are of critical 
importance to the United States and should in no way be diminished 
by participation of the United States in the ITER project. 
‘‘(m) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION.—The Director shall—