,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,baird 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 and ,mr4 ,harrigan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,energy to establish a working group on the commercialization and industrialization of small modular reactors and to modernize thresholds for electrical output of small modular reactors4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,small ,modular ,reactor ,commercialization ,act of #bjbe4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,treatment of modular reactors with increased efficiency4 ,sec4 #c4 ,defined small modular reactor output range4 ,sec4 #d4 ,published guidance on small modular reactors4 ,sec4 #e4 ,financial assistance eligibility for efficient small modular reactor development1 demonstration1 and deployment4 ,sec4 #f4 ,small modular reactor commercialization and industrialization competitiveness working group4 ,sec4 #g4 ,definitions4 #b4 ,treatment of modular reactors with increased efficiency ,paragraph 7#e77;,b7 of section #agj b4 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbaj7;b77#e77;,b77 is amended by striking #cjj1jjj electrical kilowatts1 with a combined rated capacity of not more than #a1cjj1jjj electrical kilowatts and inserting #ejj1jjj electrical kilowatts1 with a combined rated capacity of not more than #a1ejj1jjj electrical kilowatts4 #c4 ,defined small modular reactor output range ,section #djcba7;a77#e77;,a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgea7;a77#e77;,a77 is amended by striking #cjj and inserting #ejj4 #d4 ,published guidance on small modular reactors ,the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission and ,secretary of ,energy shall revise ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission and ,department of ,energy guidance relating to maximum electrical output of small modular reactors and microreactors to align such guidance with the definitions of small modular reactor and microreactor in section #g of this ,act4 #e4 ,financial assistance eligibility for efficient small modular reactor development1 demonstration1 and deployment 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in providing any funding assistance to support the development1 demonstration1 or deployment of grid-scale small modular reactors1 shall not exclude from award eligibility projects or reactor technologies on the basis that a single reactor unit output exceeds any electrical megawatt threshold between #ej and #ejj electrical megawatts4 7b7 ,treatment of existing programs ,nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the authority of the ,secretary of ,energy to make awards within the explicit scope of ,department of ,energy solicitations issued prior to the date of enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,small modular reactor commercialization and industrialization competitiveness working group 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall establish a working group to be known as the ,small ,modular ,reactor ,commercialization and ,industrialization ,competitiveness ,working ,group 7in this section referred to as the ,working ,group74 7b7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,working ,group shall include the following3 7#a7 ,to identify small modular reactor technologies the design for which an application has been submitted or received approval from the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission1 or a foreign nuclear regulator with a signed memorandum of cooperation with the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4 7#b7 ,to assess1 and recommend initiatives to improve1 the ability of the ,united ,states to-- 7,a7 serve as the preeminent geography to commercialize small modular reactor technologies after initial or first-of-a-kind deployment2 and 7,b7 secure and attract long-term manufacturing industrial base investment in small modular reactor fabrication4 7#c7 ,to recommend policy changes that would improve the ability of the ,united ,states to host the manufacturing of small modular reactor technologies identified in paragraph 7#a7 that are undergoing first-of-a-kind deployment outside of the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,to assess1 and recommend initiatives to improve1 workforce readiness in the ,united ,states to enable small modular reactor commercialization at scale4 7#e7 ,to identify strategic research objectives supporting industrialization and small modular reactor fabrication cost-reduction following first-of-a-kind reactor deployment4 7c7 ,chairperson ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 or a designee of the ,secretary1 shall serve as the ,chairperson of the ,working ,group4 7d7 ,membership 7#a7 ,mandatory members ,the ,working ,group shall be composed of1 at a minimum1 representatives from-- 7,a7 the ,department of ,energy 7including1 as the ,secretary of ,energy determines appropriate1 offices in such ,department1 such as the ,office of ,nuclear ,energy and any ,national ,laboratory72 7,b7 the ,department of ,defense2 7,c7 the ,department of ,state2 7,d7 the ,department of ,commerce2 7,e7 the ,department of the ,interior2 7,f7 the ,department of the ,treasury2 and 7,g7 the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4 7#b7 ,additional members ,the ,secretary of ,energy may add members to the ,working ,group1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7e7 ,annual report ,not later than ,december #a of each year through #bjcj1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall submit a report to the ,committees on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology and ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate on the findings and recommendations of the ,working ,group4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,advanced nuclear reactor ,the term advanced nuclear reactor has the meaning given such term in section #iea7;b77#a7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afbga7;b77#a774 7#b7 ,microreactor ,the term microreactor means an advanced nuclear reactor with a rated capacity of less than #ej electrical megawatts4 7#c7 ,small modular reactor ,the term small modular reactor means an advanced nuclear reactor-- 7,a7 with a rated capacity of less than #ejj electrical megawatts2 and 7,b7 that can be constructed and operated in combination with similar reactors at a single site4