HR 1007 — Nuclear Assistance for America’s Small Businesses Act

Summary

To amend the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to assist small businesses that seek to engage in the research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying onerous licensing fees, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html February 14, 2023

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This bill creates new provisions to assist small businesses in deferring certain licensing fees associated with advanced nuclear reactors under the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act.

• Section 102(b) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

  (4) Small business assistance.-- (A) Pre-application fees.--Beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall, upon request by an eligible owner, delay collection of up to 50 percent of fees that are assessed for activities relating to a covered application before the date on which such covered application is docketed. (B) Post-application fees.--The Commission shall, upon request by an eligible owner, delay collection of up to 35 percent of fees that are assessed during--(i) 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 issued; (ii) 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 52.103(g) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) for the combined license is made; or (iii) any appropriate period of time that begins on the date a covered application is docketed, as determined by the Commission, under the framework developed in accordance with section 103(a)(4). (C) Collection of delayed fees.--(i) Default collection plan.--For any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), the Commission shall collect, from the applicable eligible owner, 10 percent of the amount of such delayed fees--(I)(aa) on the date that the Commission--(AA) issues the applicable operating license; or (BB) makes a finding required under section 52.103(g) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), for a combined license; or (bb) for fees assessed for any period described in subparagraph (B)(iii), not later than 1 day after the date that the period ends; and (II) annually thereafter for a period of 10 years.

  This addition allows the Commission to delay the collection of significant portions of licensing fees for small businesses engaged in advanced nuclear reactor applications.

• Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act

  (iv) Any fees the collection of which is delayed pursuant to paragraph (4).

  This modifies the existing law to include delayed fees as an excluded activity from the cost-recovery requirements.

Action History

1. February 14, 2023

   Introduced in House

2. February 14, 2023

   Introduced in House

3. February 14, 2023

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4. February 24, 2023

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Sponsors

• Byron Donalds · Primary
• Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann · Cosponsor
• Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor
• Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor
• Dan Bishop · Cosponsor
• Randy K. Sr. Weber · Cosponsor
• Nancy Mace · Cosponsor
• Earl L. "Buddy" Carter · Cosponsor
• Brandon Williams · Cosponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · Cosponsor
• Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor

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