ANS Nuclear Policy Wire November 10, 2020

 

November 10, 2020

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Draft Spending Bills Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) released drafts of all 12 annual spending bills for 2021, setting up negations for a deal ahead of the December 11 deadline to keep the government running. Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have indicated that they'd like to finish FY2021 appropriations in the lame-duck session.   For the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the SAC Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development spending bill includes $1.5 billion for nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration activities, an increase of $11.9 million above FY2020 enacted and $325.4 million above the budget request. The bill also continues funding for the Advanced Reactors Demonstration Program.   This spending bill also includes $19.8 billion for DOE nuclear security programs, an increase of $3.1 billion above FY2020 enacted and an increase of $53 million above the budget request. This includes: $15.6 billion for Weapons Activities; $1.68 billion for Naval Reactors; and $2.1 billion for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.   More information on the SAC Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development bill as well as the other 11 Senate spending bills can be found HERE.