Sec. 501. Nuclear energy workforce development
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Section 313 of division C of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 16274a ) is amended— in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking in each of fiscal years 2009 to 2019 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030, ; and by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term Commission means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ).
The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ). The Commission shall establish, as a subprogram of the Integrated University Program established under this section, a workforce development subprogram under which the Commission, in coordination with institutions of higher education and trade schools, shall competitively award traineeships that provide focused training to meet critical mission needs of the Commission and nuclear workforce needs, including needs relating to— nuclear criticality safety; and the nuclear tradecraft workforce.
In carrying out the workforce development program described in paragraph (2), the Commission shall— coordinate with the Secretary to prioritize the funding of traineeships that focus on— nuclear workforce needs; and critical mission needs of the Commission; encourage appropriate partnerships among— National Laboratories; institutions of higher education; trade schools; and the nuclear energy industry; and on an annual basis, evaluate nuclear workforce needs for the purpose of implementing traineeships in focused topical areas that— address the workforce needs of that community; and support critical mission needs of the Commission. .
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