Within the US Energy Department, the bill provides $1.8bn for renewable energy research and development and demonstration; $899m for nuclear energy, up $9.8m from a year ago; and $593m for fossil fuel technologies, a $30.9m increase.
Overall proposed funding for DOE energy programs is $10.3bn, an increase of $113m. In a statement, the committee says within this total, the bill prioritizes and increases funding for such programs that encourage economic competitiveness and that help advance the nation’s goal of an “all of the above solution to energy independence.”
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