,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ad1 #bjbc,mr4 ,donalds 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,ms4 ,salazar1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and ,ms4 ,mace7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,nuclear ,energy ,innovation and ,modernization ,act to assist small businesses that seek to engage in the research1 development1 and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying onerous licensing fees1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,nuclear ,assistance for ,america's ,small ,businesses ,act4 #b4 ,small business assistance 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajb7;b7 of the ,nuclear ,energy ,innovation and ,modernization ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dci2 #acb ,stat4 #eefe7 is amended by adding at the end following3 7#d7 ,small business assistance 7,a7 ,pre-application fees ,beginning #a year after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 the ,commission shall1 upon request by an eligible owner1 delay collection of up to #ej percent of fees that are assessed for activities relating to a covered application before the date on which such covered application is docketed4 7,b7 ,post-application fees ,the ,commission shall1 upon request by an eligible owner1 delay collection of up to #ce percent of fees that are assessed during-- 7i7 the period that begins on the date that a covered application for a construction permit is docketed and ends on the date that the applicable operating license is issued2 7ii7 the period that begins on the date a covered application for a combined license is docketed and ends on the date that the finding required under section #eb4ajc7;g7 of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations7 for the combined license is made2 or 7iii7 any appropriate period of time that begins on the date a covered application is docketed1 as determined by the ,commission1 under the framework developed in accordance with section #ajc7;a77#d74 7,c7 ,collection of delayed fees 7i7 ,default collection plan ,for any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 the ,commission shall collect1 from the applicable eligible owner1 #aj percent of the amount of such delayed fees-- 7,i7 7aa7 on the date that the ,commission-- 7,,aa7 issues the applicable operating license2 or 7,,bb7 makes a finding required under section #eb4ajc7;g7 of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations71 for a combined license2 or 7bb7 for fees assessed for any period described in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 not later than #a day after the date that the period ends2 and 7,,ii7 annually thereafter for a period of #aj years4 7ii7 ,failure to submit a covered application 7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 in the event an eligible owner does not submit a covered application within #e years after the date such eligible owner provides a formal response to the ,,ris-#bj-jb1 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 #be percent of any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 beginning on a date the ,commission determines appropriate and annually thereafter for a period of #d years4 7,,ii7 ,exception ,if an eligible owner described in subclause 7,i7 submits an applicable covered application within the #d-year period described in subclause 7,i71 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 in accordance with clause 7i74 7iii7 ,denied application 7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 in the event that a covered application submitted by an eligible owner is docketed and then denied by the ,commission1 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 #be percent of any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 beginning on the date that is #a year after the date such denial is issued4 7,,ii7 ,exception ,if an eligible owner described in subclause 7,i7 submits or resubmits a covered application within #a year of the original denial is issued1 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 in accordance with clause 7i74 7iv7 ,withdrawn or temporarily suspended covered applications 7,i7 ,withdrawn covered applications ,in the event a covered application submitted by an eligible owner is docketed and then such covered application is withdrawn by such eligible owner1 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 #be percent of any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 beginning on a date that is #a year after the date such covered application is withdrawn4 7,,ii7 ,temporarily suspended covered applications 7aa7 ,delay collection ,in the event a covered application submitted by an eligible owner is docketed and then such covered application is temporarily suspended from review by such eligible owner1 the ,commission shall delay collection of any fees assessed prior to the temporary suspension until the sooner of-- 7,,aa7 such eligible owner resumes review of the covered application2 or 7,,bb7 a period of #c years4 7bb7 ,collection ,in the event that a covered application is temporarily suspended1 as described in item 7aa71 and an eligible owner has not resumed review of such covered application before the end the #c year period described in item 7aa77,,bb71 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 #be percent of any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to item 7aa7 beginning on the date that is #c years after the date the eligible owner temporarily suspends a covered application4 7cc7 ,exception ,if an eligible owner described in item 7bb7 resumes review of a covered application within #c years after the date such covered application is temporarily suspended1 the ,commission shall collect1 from such eligible owner1 any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to item 7aa71 in accordance with item 7bb74 7,d7 ,excluded activity from cost-recovery requirement ,any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered an excluded activity under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7,e7 ,report ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbi1 the ,commission shall prepare and submit a report to the appropriate committees describing the views of the ,commission on the continued appropriateness and necessity of providing eligible owners with the ability to defer the collection of the fees in accordance with this paragraph4 7,f7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,appropriate committees ,the term appropriate committees means-- 7,i7 the ,committee on ,appropriations and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,,ii7 the ,committee on ,appropriations and the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate4 7ii7 ,combined license ,the term combined license has the meaning given such term in section #eb4a of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations74 7iii7 ,construction permit ,the term construction permit means a construction permit described in and issued under part #ej of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations74 7iv7 ,covered application ,the term covered application means an application1 to be submitted to the ,commission1 for a construction permit1 operating license1 or a combined license1 for an advanced nuclear reactor4 7v7 ,eligible owner ,the term eligible owner means an owner of a small business that-- 7,i7 seeks to engage in the research1 development1 and deployment of an advanced nuclear reactor2 and 7,,ii7 has submitted a response to the ,,ris-#bj-jb4 7vi7 ,operating license ,the term operating license means an operating license described in and issued under part #ej of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations74 7vii7 ,,ris-#bj-jb ,the term ,,ris-#bj-jb means the ,,nrc ,regulatory ,issue ,summary #bjbj-jb published by the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission on ,august #ca1 #bjbj4 7viii7 ,small business ,the term small business means a small business concern that is assigned a ,north ,american ,industry ,classification ,system code of #bbaaac4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ajb7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,nuclear ,energy ,innovation and ,modernization ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dci2 #acb ,stat4 #eefe7 is amended by adding at the end following3 7iv7 ,any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to paragraph 7#d74 4