I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2017 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Knight , Mr. Smith of Texas , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Peters , Mr. Hultgren , and Mr. Rohrabacher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes.