; and (II) the establishment of an industry capable of providing high-assay, low-enriched uranium; (vi) industry needs for high-assay, low-enriched uranium predicted over a 10-year period, as determined by surveying industry stakeholders; and (vii) research and development plans to develop testing to provide criticality benchmark data for the validation of fuel use, transportation, and storage. (4) High-assay, low-enriched uranium transportation package research program (A) In general The Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application under which the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to entities that the Secretary determines appropriate, on a competitive basis, to establish the capability to safely and securely transport gaseous or solid high-assay, low-enriched uranium. (B) Requirement The focus of the program under this subsection shall be to establish 1 or more high-assay, low-enriched uranium transportation packages for commercial application to transport high-assay, low-enriched uranium to the various facilities involved in producing or using nuclear fuel containing high-assay, low-enriched uranium, such as— (i) fuel processing facilities; (ii) fuel fabrication facilities; and (iii) nuclear reactors. (5) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the program under this subsection— (A) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; (B) $33,075,000 for fiscal year 2022; (C) $34,728,750 for fiscal year 2023; (D) $36,465,188 for fiscal year 2024