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Sec. 311 · H.R. 6938

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Division B — ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 › Title III — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Passed the House · Sec. 311

(a) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), $3,100,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading Nuclear Energy that remain available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall only be available for the not more than two competitive awards for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment projects described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), the two awards for demonstration projects made prior to the date of enactment of this Act under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations, as described under the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94). (b) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), $375,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading Grid Deployment Office that remain available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be available for necessary expenses to carry out a program to enhance the domestic supply chain for the manufacture of distribution and power transformers, components, and materials, and electric grid components, including financial assistance, technical assistance, and competitive awards for procurement and acquisition. (c) Of the amounts provided in this title that remain available until expended, the following amounts shall be derived by transfer from the funds specified in subsection (d): (1) $1,150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; (2) $100,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Nuclear Energy; (3) $140,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Fossil Energy; (4) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Science; and (5) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided in the second paragraph under the heading Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program. (d) The funds specified in this subsection are the unobligated balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act, from amounts provided in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58, as follows: (1) $1,281,141,701 of the amounts made available to carry out section 40323 of division D of Public Law 117–58; (2) $1,500,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (3) $1,040,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 969D of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (4) $950,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out subparagraph (B) or subparagraph (C) of section 962(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and (5) $393,858,299 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (e) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that details the amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section: Provided, That such report shall be delineated by both source and destination by Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbol and statutory authority (including by subparagraph for funds specified in subsection (d)(4)). (f) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5.

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Final version sent to the President · Sec. 311

(a) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), $3,100,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading Nuclear Energy that remain available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall only be available for the not more than two competitive awards for Generation 3+ small modular reactor deployment projects described in section 311(a)(1)(A) of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42), the two awards for demonstration projects made prior to the date of enactment of this Act under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, as authorized under section 959A of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279a), and Risk Reduction for Future Demonstrations, as described under the heading Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program in the explanatory statement accompanying division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94). (b) Of the amounts specified in subsection (d), $375,000,000 shall be transferred to, and merged with, amounts provided in this Act under the heading Grid Deployment Office that remain available until expended, and in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be available for necessary expenses to carry out a program to enhance the domestic supply chain for the manufacture of distribution and power transformers, components, and materials, and electric grid components, including financial assistance, technical assistance, and competitive awards for procurement and acquisition. (c) Of the amounts provided in this title that remain available until expended, the following amounts shall be derived by transfer from the funds specified in subsection (d): (1) $1,150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; (2) $100,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Nuclear Energy; (3) $140,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Fossil Energy; (4) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided under the heading Science; and (5) $150,000,000 of the amounts provided in the second paragraph under the heading Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program. (d) The funds specified in this subsection are the unobligated balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act, from amounts provided in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58, as follows: (1) $1,281,141,701 of the amounts made available to carry out section 40323 of division D of Public Law 117–58; (2) $1,500,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out subtitle J of title IX of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (3) $1,040,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 969D of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (4) $950,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out subparagraph (B) or subparagraph (C) of section 962(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and (5) $393,858,299 of the amounts provided under the heading Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. (e) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Energy shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that details the amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section: Provided, That such report shall be delineated by both source and destination by Treasury Appropriations Fund Symbol and statutory authority (including by subparagraph for funds specified in subsection (d)(4)). (f) Amounts repurposed or transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118–5.

•HR 6938 ENRSEC. 311

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