ADVANCE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1111
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Appalachian Regional Commission
Asia
Belarus
Burma
Canada
Chemistry
China
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Department of Energy
Education programs funding
Employee hiring
Employee performance
Employment and training programs
Energy research
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Europe
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Great Lakes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
India
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
International scientific cooperation
Iran
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Materials
Mining
North Korea
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Radioactive wastes and releases
Russia
Science and engineering education
Scientific communication
South Asia
Syria
Technology assessment
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Venezuela
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 

Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2023 or the ADVANCE Act of 2023

 
This bill sets forth provisions to develop and deploy advanced nuclear fuel for the United States and certain allied countries, restrict the possession or ownership of enriched uranium from Russia or China, clean up hazardous land, and establish related requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill provides incentives for developing and deploying new nuclear technologies, such as reduced licensing fees and prize awards for deploying such technologies. It also extends through 2045 the indemnification policy under the Price-Anderson Act that limits liability related to the nuclear industry.
 
It also requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to (1) develop a process that enables timely licensing of nuclear production facilities or utilization facilities at brownfield sites, and (2) establish an initiative to enhance preparedness and coordination with respect to the qualification and licensing of advanced nuclear fuel. NRC may hire specialized staff without regard to civil service laws to address its critical licensing or regulatory oversight needs.
 
The NRC must also coordinate certain international nuclear activities and may establish an International Nuclear Reactor Export and Innovation Branch within the Office of International Programs. The bill allows certain foreign entities to receive licenses under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for nuclear utilization facilities as specified by the bill.
 
The bill also allows the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct activities to assist in cleaning up certain abandoned mining sites on tribal lands that are hazardous.

action_date: 2023-07-10
text: 

Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy Act of 2023 or the ADVANCE Act of 2023

 
This bill sets forth provisions to develop and deploy advanced nuclear fuel for the United States and certain allied countries, restrict the possession or ownership of enriched uranium from Russia or China, clean up hazardous land, and establish related requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill provides incentives for developing and deploying new nuclear technologies, such as reduced licensing fees and prize awards for deploying such technologies. It also extends through 2045 the indemnification policy under the Price-Anderson Act that limits liability related to the nuclear industry.
 
It also requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to (1) develop a process that enables timely licensing of nuclear production facilities or utilization facilities at brownfield sites, and (2) establish an initiative to enhance preparedness and coordination with respect to the qualification and licensing of advanced nuclear fuel. NRC may hire specialized staff without regard to civil service laws to address its critical licensing or regulatory oversight needs.
 
The NRC must also coordinate certain international nuclear activities and may establish an International Nuclear Reactor Export and Innovation Branch within the Office of International Programs. The bill allows certain foreign entities to receive licenses under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for nuclear utilization facilities as specified by the bill. 
 
The bill also allows the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct activities to assist in cleaning up certain abandoned mining sites on tribal lands that are hazardous.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-182.
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-182.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-07-10
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2023-05-31
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate