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LOOKING TOWARDS 2020

THE FY 2020 BUDGET, POLITICAL CALENDAR, AND UPCOMING PRIORITIES FY 2020 BUDGET

2 FY 2020 BUDGET BILLS PASSED

Energy Appropriations National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Overall DOE budget ($38.5 billion) • New NNSA Office of Environmental workforce/apprenticeship Management ($7.5 billion) program NNSA ($16.7 billion) • Requires 80 plutonium pits Office of Nuclear Energy ($1.49 produced per year by 2030 billion) • Prohibits high-level waste Office of Science ($7 billion) interpretation in Washington Office of Legacy Management • Clarifies DNFSB access to ($162 million) facilities

3 See the full chart at www.energyca.org/budget-tracker

4 ECA’S NEW ONLINE BUDGET TRACKER

• Follow each step as Congress advances key budget bills— energy appropriations, defense appropriations, and the NDAA • Charts detailing individual site budgets

5 6 DOE LEADERSHIP

7 NEW SECRETARY CONFIRMED IN DECEMBER

Secretary Dan Brouillette

• Confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of Energy on December 2nd, 2019. • Previously served as Deputy Secretary of Energy under former Secretary . • Previously served as the Senior Vice President and head of public policy for USAA and as a vice president of . • Earlier in his career, Brouillette served as chief of staff for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and as Assistant Secretary of Energy for congressional and intergovernmental affairs from 2001-2003.

8 DOE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Federal Energy Regulatory DOE Secretary Commission Chair Not yet nominated *Boxes corresponding to Nominated Deputy Secretary Inspector General divisions, rather than Confirmed positions, refer to the head of said division Political appointee position Chief of Staff Ombudsman

Office of the Under U.S. Energy Information Advanced Research Secretary for Nuclear Office of the Under Office of the Under Administration Projects Agency - Energy Security & National Secretary for Science Secretary of Energy Nuclear Security Assistant Secretary for Assistant Secretary for Administration Congressional & International Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs

Deputy Administrator for Deputy Admin. for Defense Assistant Secretary for Assistant Secretary for Office of Enterprise Office of Science Cybersecurity, Energy Security & Office of Public Affairs Defense Programs Nuclear Nonproliferation Emergency Response Fossil Energy Assessments

Office of the General Office of the Chief Deputy Administrator for Associate Administrator for Office of Artificial Assistant Secretary for Office of Policy Counsel Financial Officer Naval Reactors Emergency Operations Intelligence & Technology Nuclear Energy Office of the Chief Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Information Officer Associate Administrator for Chief Administrator for Office of Technology Indian Energy Policy & Assistant Secretary for Safety, Infrastructure & Energy Efficiency & Operations Defense Nuclear Security Transitions Programs Renewable Energy Office of Small & Office of Management Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office of Project Associate Administrator for Associate Administrator Assistant Secretary for Counter-terrorism & Counter- Loan Programs Office Management Oversight & Office of Intelligence & Office of Economic proliferation for External Affairs Environmental Management Assessments Counterintelligence Impact & Diversity

Associate Administrator for Associate Administrator for Office of Legacy Associate Under Secretary for Assistant Secretary for Office of Hearings & Acquisition & Project Environment, Health, Safety & Management & Budget Management Management Security Electricity Appeals

Associate Administrator for National Laboratory Bonneville Power Southeastern Power Southwestern Power Western Area Power Office of General Counsel Information Management & Chief Information Officer Operations Board Administration Administration Administration Administration

Sources: Department of Energy, Washington Post.

9 2020 ELECTIONS

10 KEY UPCOMING DATES

Feb 3 Iowa Caucus Feb 11 New Hampshire Primary Feb 22 Nevada Caucus March 3 Super Tuesday July 13-16 Democratic Convention Aug 10 - Sep 7 Congress in recess Aug 24-27 Republican Convention Oct 1 FY 2021 begins Nov 3 Election Day

11 2020 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY SCHEDULE

■ Primary for both parties ■ Democratic primary ■ Republican Primary February March April

May June Conventions Democratic National Convention: July 13-16

Republican National Convention: August 24-27

Sources: 270 to Win.

12 CANDIDATES VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Oppose construction Oppose construction Support expansion of of new plants and of new plants at this Unclear/No response nuclear power support phasing out time nuclear power

Bennet Delaney Bloomberg Buttigieg Sanders Gabbard Biden Klobuchar

Yang Patrick Steyer Warren

Sources: Washington Post.

13 CANDIDATES’ VIEWS ON EXPANDING NUCLEAR ENERGY AND YUCCA MOUNTAIN

Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository Candidate Nuclear energy expansion construction

Trump ✓ ✓

Biden N/A X

Warren X X

Sanders X X

Buttigieg X X

Bloomberg X N/A

Klobuchar N/A X

Yang ✓ ✓

Steyer X N/A

Gabbard X N/A

Bennet ✓ N/A

Delaney ✓ N/A

Patrick X N/A

Sources: Washington Post, Axios, E&E News, Nevada Independent, Las Vegas Sun.

14 MORE REPUBLICANS THAN DEMOCRATS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR RETIREMENTS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION Retirements from Congress, by election cycle ■ Republicans ■ Democrats

2020 7 25

2018 18 37

2016 10 20

2014 15 16

2012 21 14

2010 14 13

2008 3 27

2006 6 9

2004 10 13

2002 7 16

2000 7 18

1998 15 11

1996 28 18

1994 25 9

1992 35 23

1990 5 9

*Data includes retirements; does not include members of Congress seeking a different office or members of Congress who resigned before the election Sources: FiveThirtyEight; , Ballotpedia.

15 CONGRESSIONAL RETIREMENTS WILL IMPACT ECA COMMUNITIES • Tennessee • Sen. (R), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Energy & Water Development Subcommittee • New Mexico • Sen. Tom Udall (D), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee • *Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D) (running for Senate) • • Rep. Mac Thornberry (R), Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee • Other Notable Retirements • Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy • Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee

16 POTENTIAL NEW HOUSE COMMITTEE LEADERS IN THE 117TH CONGRESS

NAMES IN ITALICS DENOTE CHAIRS/RANKING MEMBERS WHO HOLD THE POSITION IN THE 116TH CONGRESS

Committee Dem Leader GOP Leader Nita Lowey (NY) (retiring) Marcy Kaptur (OH) vs. Appropriations Kay Granger (TX) Rosa DeLauro (CT) vs. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) Mac Thornberry (TX) (retiring) Joe Wilson (SC) vs. Armed Services Adam Smith (WA) Michael Turner (OH) vs. Mike Rogers (AL) Greg Walden (OR) (retiring) Michael Burgess (TX) vs. Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone (NJ) Steve Scalise (LA) (Whip) vs. Bob Latta (OH) vs. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA) Rob Bishop (UT) (retiring) Natural Resources Raul Grijalva (AZ) Liz Cheney (WY) (GOP leadership) John Curtis (UT)

Sources: National Journal Research;

17 POTENTIAL SENATE COMMITTEE LEADERS IN THE 117TH CONGRESS

NAMES IN ITALICS DENOTE CHAIRS/RANKING MEMBERS WHO HOLD THE POSITION IN THE 116TH CONGRESS

Committee Dem Leader GOP Leader (WY) (retiring) Budget Bernie Sanders (VT) Mike Crapo (ID) Lindsey Graham (SC) (AK) (term limit) Energy & Natural Resources (WV) John Barrasso (WY) Mike Lee (UT)

Sources: National Journal Research

18 2020 PRIORITIES IN CONGRESS

19 STATUS OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 116TH CONGRESS ■ Progress ■ Stalled in the Senate ■ No progress

Reform campaign ethics and voting rights Address climate change • The Democratic House passed H.R. 1 – For the • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) and Sen. People Act of 2019 (D-MA) introduced a Green New Deal • The legislation addresses voter access, election resolution in February 2019; the resolution integrity and security, political spending, and ultimately failed in the Senate ethics for the three branches of government • In May 2019, the House passed H.R.9 – Climate Action Now Act, which requires the president to • The bill passed the House in March 2019, but has uphold its commitments made in the Paris Climate made no headway in the Senate Agreement

Reduce drug prices Revamp US infrastructure • Speaker Pelosi announced the introduction of H.R. • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12), Senate 3 – Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and • The proposal allows CMS to negotiate for lower President Trump agreed in April to a $2 trillion prices on a number of the most expensive drugs, infrastructure plan requires drug manufacturers pay rebates for • The plan would include funding for road and covered drug costs above government price bridge repairs, water projects, and broadband maximums, and caps seniors’ out-of-pocket drug • However, Trump announced that infrastructure costs would take a backseat to the USMCA agreement • The bill passed the House in December 2019

Raise the minimum wage Roll back GOP tax reforms • The House passed H.R. 582 – Raise the Wage Act, • The House announced hopes to increase the tax which would increase federal minimum wage to rate for corporations and high-earning individuals; $15 an hour in six years; the Senate bill has not no substantive action has been taken made progress

Sources: Congress.gov, Roll Call, CNN, CNBC, NPR, .

20 STATUS OF SENATE GOP’S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 116TH CONGRESS

■ Progress ■ Stalled No progress

Confirm Trump’s nominees Acquit Trump in impeachment trial • The Senate continues to confirm Trump’s circuit court • The Senate will most likely hold an impeachment trial of nominees at a faster rate than at this point in previous President Trump in January, after the House sends the presidencies articles of impeachment to the Senate • As of January 6, 2020, the Senate has confirmed 184 • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has judicial nominees and 515 key positions in the strongly criticized the House impeachment process and administration has said that the Senate should vote to acquit Trump

Ratify the USMCA Repeal the federal estate tax • The House passed the USMCA in December 2019; the • Senators have sought to repeal the federal estate tax; Senate is expected to take up and ratify the agreement Sen. (R-SD) introduced S.215 – Death Tax • Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that the Senate Repeal Act of 2019 in early 2019 with 34 cosponsors Finance Committee would begin the markup in January

Improve infrastructure Roll back Obamacare • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12), Senate Minority • After numerous efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and President Trump Act in Congress, the ACA now remains in the hands of agreed in April to a $2 trillion infrastructure plan the Judiciary • The plan would include funding for road and bridge • The panel in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled repairs, water projects, and broadband that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, • However, Trump announced that infrastructure would sending the case back to a district judge to conduct take a backseat to the USMCA agreement an inquiry into how much of the ACA can remain in place without this individual mandate

Sources: , National Journal, Bloomberg, NBC News, , Congress.gov.

21 NUCLEAR LEGISLATION TO WATCH

H.R. 2699: Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019 Introduced Passed Passed in House committee Sponsor: Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-9) House 5/14/19 11/20/19 • Assists in the resolution of the pending permanent Differences Signed repository license, which will allow the formal resolved into law Introduced Passed Passed licensing process to determine if the Yucca in Senate committee Senate Mountain site can be licensed and constructed, 11/20/19 and other purposes.

S. 903: Nuclear Energy Leadership Act Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Introduced Passed Passed in House • Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish committee House 6/18/19 advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, Differences Signed resolved into law reactor-based fast neutron source, make available Introduced Passed Passed high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, in Senate committee Senate development, and demonstration of advanced 3/27/19 9/24/19 nuclear reactor concepts.

S. 2368: Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019 Introduced Passed Passed Sponsor: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) in House committee House • Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Differences Signed Energy Policy Act of 2005 to support licensing and resolved into law Introduced Passed Passed relicensing of certain nuclear facilities and nuclear in Senate committee Senate energy research, demonstration, and development. 7/31/19 12/17/19

Sources: Congress.gov

22 ECA CONGRESSIONAL VOTING GUIDE

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23 2020 ECA MEETING TIMELINE

ECA Annual Conference* * Event will also feature Date: January 30-31, 2020 an ECA Board of Directors Location: Washington, DC meeting (open to all ECA members).

Peer Exchange: Workforce Development Date: May 13-14, 2020 Tentative: Santa Fe

PROPOSAL Peer Exchange: Nuclear Energy Date: August 2020 Tentative: Idaho Falls 2020 National Cleanup Workshop* Date: September 16-18. 2020 Location: Alexandria, VA www.cleanupworkshop.com 2020 Intergovernmental Meeting with DOE* Date: November 17-19, 2020 Location: TBD

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