ARC Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3814 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3814 To provide enhanced provisions for advanced nuclear energy projects receiving loan guarantees through the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2026 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide enhanced provisions for advanced nuclear energy projects receiving loan guarantees through the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Reliable Capacity Act of 2026'' or the ``ARC Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ACCELERATING RELIABLE CAPACITY PROGRAM. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase cost certainty for capital-intensive projects for which a guarantee is provided under section 1703 or 1706 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513, 16517). (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Account.--The term ``account'' means the Accelerating Reliable Capacity Program Account established by subsection (c)(1). (2) Advanced nuclear energy project.--The term ``advanced nuclear energy project'' means a project for 1 or more advanced nuclear reactors. (3) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)), except that, for purposes of this section, the reference to ``reactors operating on the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020'' in paragraph (1)(A) of that section shall be deemed to read `