,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hbb #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fadj ,report ,no4 #aae-ajef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ai1 #bjah ,mr4 ,flores 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,november #bi1 #bjah;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,rush ,november #bi1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #ai1 #bjah ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,energy to establish and carry out a program to support the availability of ,,ha-,,leu for domestic commercial use1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advanced ,nuclear ,fuel ,availability ,act4 #b4 ,program 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary shall establish and carry out1 through the ,office of ,nuclear ,energy1 a program to support the availability of ,,ha-,,leu for domestic commercial use4 7b7 ,program elements ,in carrying out the program under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary-- 7#a7 may provide financial assistance to assist commercial entities to design and license transportation packages for ,,ha-,,leu1 including canisters for metal1 gas1 and other ,,ha-,,leu compositions2 7#b7 shall1 to the extent practicable-- 7,a7 by ,january #a1 #bjba1 have commercial entities submit such transportation package designs to the ,commission for certification by the ,commission under part #ga of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 and 7,b7 encourage the ,commission to have such transportation package designs so certified by the ,commission by ,january #a1 #bjbc2 7#c7 not later than ,january #a1 #bjbj1 shall submit to ,congress a report on the ,department's uranium inventory that may be available to be processed to ,,ha-,,leu for purposes of such program1 which may not include any uranium allocated by the ,secretary for use in support of the atomic energy defense activities of the ,national ,nuclear ,security ,administration2 7#d7 not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and biennially thereafter through ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 shall conduct a survey of stakeholders to estimate the quantity of ,,ha-,,leu necessary for domestic commercial use for each of the five subsequent years2 7#e7 shall assess options available for the ,secretary to acquire ,,ha-,,leu for such program1 including an assessment1 for each such option1 of the cost and amount of time required2 7#f7 shall establish a consortium1 which may include entities involved in any stage of the nuclear fuel cycle1 to partner with the ,department to support the availability of ,,ha-,,leu for domestic commercial use1 including by-- 7,a7 providing information to the ,secretary for purposes of surveys conducted under paragraph 7#d72 and 7,b7 purchasing ,,ha-,,leu made available to members of the consortium by the ,secretary under the program2 7#g7 shall1 prior to acquiring ,,ha-,,leu under paragraph 7#h71 in coordination with the consortium established pursuant to paragraph 7#f71 develop a schedule for cost recovery of ,,ha-,,leu made available to members of the consortium pursuant to paragraph 7#h72 7#h7 may1 beginning not later than #c years after the establishment of a consortium under paragraph 7#f71 acquire ,,ha-,,leu1 in order1 to the extent practicable1 to make such ,,ha-,,leu available to members of the consortium beginning not later than ,january #a1 #bjbe1 in amounts that are consistent1 to the extent practicable1 with the quantities estimated under the surveys conducted under paragraph 7#d72 and 7#i7 shall develop1 in consultation with the ,commission1 criticality benchmark data to assist the ,commission in-- 7,a7 the licensing and regulation of category ,,ii spent nuclear material fuel fabrication and enrichment facilities under part #gj of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 and 7,b7 certification of transportation packages under part #ga of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7c7 ,applicability of ,,usec ,privatization ,act ,the requirements of subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,c7 of section #caab7;d77#b7 of the ,,usec ,privatization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbig;h-#aj7;d77#b77 shall apply to a sale or transfer of ,,ha-,,leu by the ,secretary to a member of the consortium under this section4 7d7 ,funding for transportation package design 7#a7 ,cost share ,the ,secretary shall ensure that not less than #bj percent of the costs of design and license activities carried out pursuant to subsection 7b77#a7 are paid by a non-,federal entity4 7#b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 #a1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 7,b7 #a1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 and 7,c7 #a1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4 7e7 ,sunset ,the authority of the ,secretary to carry out the program under this section shall expire on ,september #cj1 #bjcc4 #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #ab months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit to ,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 identification of updates to regulations1 certifications1 and other regulatory policies that the ,commission determines are necessary in order for ,,ha-,,leu to be commercially available1 including-- 7,a7 guidance for material control and accountability of category ,,ii special nuclear material2 7,b7 certifications relating to transportation packaging for ,,ha-,,leu2 and 7,c7 licensing of enrichment1 conversion1 and fuel fabrication facilities for ,,ha-,,leu1 and associated physical security plans for such facilities2 7#b7 a description of such updates2 and 7#c7 a timeline to complete such updates4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4 7#b7 ,department ,the term ,department means ,department of ,energy4 7#c7 ,,ha-,,leu ,the term ,,ha-,,leu means high-assay low-enriched uranium4 7#d7 ,high-assay low-enriched uranium ,the term high-assay low-enriched uranium means uranium having an assay greater than #e4j percent and less than #bj4j percent enrichment of the uranium-#bce isotope4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 ,november #bi1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed