,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bchi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,kim 7for himself and ,mr4    
,sheehy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
the ,army to carry out a pilot program  
to provide resilient energy to critical 
infrastructure of installations of the  
,army through the use of advanced       
nuclear reactors1 to authorize          
multi-year contracts for such reactors1 
and to include nuclear energy and       
technology as a covered technology      
category for the ,office of ,strategic  
,capital of the ,department of ,defense1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,advanced ,reactor ,modernization for   
,operational ,resilience ,act of #bjbe  
or the ,,armor ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,pilot program to provide resilient     
energy to critical infrastructure of    

installations of the ,army  7a7 ,pilot  
program required ,the ,secretary of the 
,army 7in this section referred to as   
the ,secretary71 in conjunction with the
 ,director of the ,defense ,innovation  
,unit1 shall carry out a pilot program  
to provide resilient energy to critical 
infrastructure of installations of the  
,department of the ,army through the    
deployment of a fixed facility advanced 
nuclear micro-reactor or small modular  
reactor 7in this section referred to as 
the pilot program74  7b7 ,locations ,the
 ,secretary shall carry out the pilot   
program at installations in the ,united 
,states under the jurisdiction of the   
,secretary that are identified by the   
,secretary for purposes of the pilot    
program4  7c7 ,objectives ,the objective
 of the pilot program is to develop and 
provide a source of resilient energy for
 critical infrastructure of             
installations of the ,department of the 
,army selected under subsection 7b7 by  
not later than ,december #ca1 #bjcj1    

utilizing a fixed facility advanced     
nuclear reactor4  7d7 ,considerations   
,in carrying out the pilot program1 the 
,secretary shall consider whether a     
fixed facility advanced nuclear reactor 
under the pilot program-- 7#a7 should be
 owned and operated by a contractor2    
7#b7 should be licensed as a commercial 
reactor by the ,nuclear ,regulatory     
,commission1 with advice and consent of 
the ,secretary2 or  7#c7 as feasible and
 consistent with military requirements1 
should be co-located with artificial    
intelligence infrastructure and data    
centers4  7e7 ,capabilities ,in carrying
 out the pilot program1 the ,secretary  
shall ensure that a fixed facility      
advanced nuclear reactor under the pilot
 program-- 7#a7 is capable of power     
generation output of up to #cjj         
megawatts2 and  7#b7 as feasible and    
consistent with military requirements1  
is capable of connecting to the         
commercial grid in order to sell excess 
energy pursuant to section #biaf of     

title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7  
,licensing priority ,licensing of       
advanced reactors covered under the     
pilot program shall1 consistent with the
 ,accelerating ,deployment of           
,versatile1 ,advanced ,nuclear for      
,clean ,energy ,act of #bjbd 7division  
,b of ,public ,law #aah-fg2 #ach ,stat4 
#addh71 be prioritized by the ,office of
 ,nuclear ,reactor ,regulation and the  
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission4  7g7  
,expansion of pilot program ,upon       
request to the ,secretary of ,defense1  
and with notice to the congressional    
defense committees 7as defined in       
section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code71 the ,secretary of       
another military department may         
participate in the pilot program to     
provide resilient energy to critical    
infrastructure at installations under   
the jurisdiction of that ,secretary     
through the deployment of a fixed       
facility advanced nuclear micro-reactor 
or small modular reactor4  7h7 ,funding 

,all costs of the pilot program may be  
paid from any appropriation available   
for the purposes of the pilot program4  
7i7 ,termination date ,the authority to 
develop and construct a fixed facility  
advance nuclear micro-reactor or small  
modular reactor under this section shall
 terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjce4  #c4
 ,authority for multi-year contracts for
 energy from advanced nuclear reactors  
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #agc of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bibb,k4        
,multi-year contracts for energy from   
advanced nuclear reactors  7a7 ,in      
general ,subject to subsection 7b71 the 
,secretary of a military department may 
enter into a contract or contracts for a
 duration of not more than #ej years for
 the operation of an energy production  
facility through the use of an advanced 
nuclear reactor1 as that term is defined
 in section #iea7;b77#a7 of the ,energy 
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#afbga7;b77#a774  7b7 ,funding ,the     
costs of any contract under this section
 may be paid from any appropriation     
available for that purpose4  7c7        
,consideration ,as part of any          
consideration under a contract made     
under this section for the operation of 
an energy production facility1 the      
,secretary of a military department may 
include the value of land leased for the
 siting of the energy production        
facility4  4  #d4 ,modification of      
covered technology category for ,office 
of ,strategic ,capital ,section         
#adi7;e77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,,hh7 ,nuclear 
energy4  7,,ii7 ,nuclear technologies4  
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