On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1760) to require the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program to support the availability of HA-LEU for domestic commercial use, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1760 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act''. SEC. 2. PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out, through the Office of Nuclear Energy, a program to support the availability of HA-LEU for domestic commercial use. (b) Program Elements.--In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary-- (1) may provide financial assistance to assist commercial entities to design and license transportation packages for HA-LEU, including canisters for metal, gas, and other HA-LEU compositions; (2) shall, to the extent practicable-- (A) by January 1, 2022, have commercial entities submit such transportation package designs to the Commission for certification by the Commission under part 71 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; and (B) encourage the Commission to have such transportation package designs so certified by the Commission by January 1, 2024; (3) not later than January 1, 2021, shall submit to Congress a report on the Department's uranium inventory that may be availa…





