,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bd1  
#bjai,mr4 ,risch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish an   
integrated energy systems research1     
development1 and demonstration program1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,integrated ,energy ,systems ,act of    
#bjai4  #b4 ,integrated ,energy ,systems
 ,program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,program ,the term program
 means the ,integrated ,energy ,systems 
,program established under subsection   
7b77#a74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  7b7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
a program within the ,office of ,nuclear
 ,energy1 to be known as the ,integrated

 ,energy ,systems ,program--  7,a7 to   
maximize energy production and          
efficiency2  7,b7 to provide reliable1  
competitive1 and environmentally        
sustainable electricity to the grid2    
7,c7 to expand the use of               
emissions-reducing energy technologies  
into nonelectric sectors to achieve     
dramatic reductions in environmental    
emissions2 and  7,d7 to enable the      
energy infrastructure of the ,united    
,states to support the quantity1        
variability in type1 and variability in 
size of generation devices and smart    
load devices4  7#b7 ,program            
administration2 partners ,the program   
shall be carried out by the ,office of  
,nuclear ,energy1 in partnership with-- 
7,a7 multiple offices of the ,department
 of ,energy1 including--  7i7 the       
,office of ,energy ,efficiency and      
,renewable ,energy2  7ii7 the ,office of
 ,fossil ,energy2  7iii7 the ,office of 
,electricity2 and  7iv7 the ,office of  
,cybersecurity1 ,energy ,security1 and  

,emergency ,response2  7,b7 ,national   
,laboratories2  7,c7 institutions of    
higher education2 and  7,d7 the private 
sector4  7#c7 ,goals and milestones ,the
 ,secretary shall establish goals and   
milestones for the program1 including   
the goals of--  7,a7 expanding          
emissions-reducing energy technologies  
to the transportation and industrial    
sectors by leveraging--  7i7 the nuclear
 reactor fleet of the ,united ,states2  
7ii7 advanced nuclear2  7iii7 renewable 
energy2  7iv7 carbon capture1 use1 and  
storage2 and  7v7 the energy storage    
resources of the ,united ,states2  7,b7 
ensuring the competitiveness of the     
,united ,states in best value1          
emissions-reducing energy development2  
7,c7 modernizing energy infrastructure  
with emissions-reducing technology to   
promote-- 7i7 grid stability2  7ii7     
ramping load following2  7iii7 rapid    
start2  7iv7 intermittency2 and  7v7    
resiliency2  7,d7 establishing a        
domestic supply chain of-- 7i7 nuclear  

reactor and appurtenant equipment2 and  
7ii7 advanced coolants2  7,e7 enhancing 
and accelerating domestic manufacturing 
and desalinization technologies and     
processes by optimally using clean      
energy sources2 and  7,f7 mitigating    
vulnerability to-- 7i7 transmission     
congestion on the power grid2  7ii7     
cyberattack2  7iii7 physical attack2 and
  7iv7 natural phenomena4  7c7 ,research
 goals ,research goals under the program
 shall include--  7#a7 technology       
innovation to further the expansion of  
emissions-reducing energy technologies  
to accommodate a modern1 resilient grid 
system by--  7,a7 effectively leveraging
 multiple energy sources2  7,b7         
enhancing and streamlining engineering  
design2  7,c7 carrying out process      
demonstrations to optimize performance2 
7,d7 addressing safety by design2 and   
7,e7 streamlining regulatory review2    
7#b7 the most efficient use of          
emissions-reducing energy technologies  
for hydrogen production to support      

transportation and industrial needs2    
7#c7 water processing and purification  
to support industrial and municipal     
potable and cooling water needs2  7#d7  
conversion of carbon feedstock 7such as 
coal1 biomass1 natural gas1 and refuse  
waste7 to higher value nonelectric      
commodities2  7#e7 the use of carbon    
dioxide in nonelectric commodities2     
7#f7 advanced power cycles1 extraction1 
and processing of complex hydrocarbons  
to produce high-value chemicals2  7#g7  
more effective thermal energy use1      
transport1 and storage2  7#h7 the       
demonstration of nuclear energy delivery
 for--  7,a7 the production of          
chemicals1 metals1 and fuels2  7,b7 the 
capture1 use1 and storage of carbon2 and
  7,c7 renewable integration with an    
integrated energy system2 and  7#i7 the 
development of new analysis capabilities
 to identify the best ways--  7,a7 to   
leverage multiple energy sources in a   
given region2 and  7,b7 to quantify the 
benefits of integrated energy systems4  

7d7 ,grants ,the ,secretary may award   
grants under the program to support the 
goals of the program4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out the program     
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbi4