S.Amdt. 1537

SA 1537. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S.
2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and
development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLIV of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2581 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 4410. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
``(1) designate, as a federally funded research and
development center, a research center at an institution of
higher education not designated as a federally funded
research and development center or a university-affiliated
research center as of the date of the enactment of this
section; and
``(2) enter into a formal arrangement with that research
center to carry out a partnership program to research,
develop, and demonstrate new advancements with respect to
nuclear containment ventilation systems.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) shall
remain available until expended.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the
Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 4409 the following new item:

``Sec. 4410. Nuclear filtration testing and research program.''.
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