S.Amdt. 2596

SA 2596. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Kelly)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. BRIEFING ON A SECOND PILOT PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED
REACTORS.

(a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a briefing describing the requirements for,
and components of, a pilot program to provide resilience for
critical national security infrastructure at Department of
Defense facilities with high energy intensity requirements by
contracting with a commercial entity to site, construct, and
operate at least one licensed reactor, capable of producing
at least 60 megawatts of power, at a facility selected for
purposes of the pilot program by December 31, 2029.
(b) Contents.--The briefing submitted pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of how a public-private partnership for
the reactor could reduce ratepayer costs and avoid financial
risk to the mission of the Department of Defense.
(2) Identification of potential locations to site,
construct, and operate a reactor at either--
(A) a commercial site that serves critical mission
interests of the Department; or
(B) a Department facility that contains critical national
security infrastructure that the Secretary determines may not
be energy resilient.
(3) Assessments of different nuclear technologies,
including technologies capable of producing at least 60
megawatts of power, to provide energy resiliency for critical
national security infrastructure.
(4) A survey of potential commercial stakeholders with
which to enter into a contract under the pilot program to
construct and operate a licensed reactor and, if appropriate,
share offtake needs.
(5) A description of options to enter into long-term
contracting, including various financial mechanisms for such
purpose.
(6) Identification of requirements for reactors to provide
energy resilience to mission-critical functions at facilities
identified under paragraph (2).
(7) An estimate of the costs of the pilot program.
(8) A timeline with milestones for the pilot program.
(9) An analysis of the existing authority of the Secretary
to permit the siting, construction, and operation of a
reactor, if different than authorities for micro-reactors.
(10) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative
action as the Secretary determines necessary for the
Department to permit the siting, construction, or operation
of a reactor under the pilot program.
(11) A strategy for deploying additional reactors at other
sites to increase the order book for such reactors, including
through public-private partnerships.
(12) A plan for implementing the pilot program, to begin
implementation no later than three months after submission of
the report.
(c) Consultation.--In preparing the briefing required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the
following:
(1) The Secretary of Energy.
(2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(3) The Administrator of the General Services
Administration.
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