; and (ii) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by inserting and fusion machine license applications after commercial advanced nuclear reactor license applications . (B) Definitions Section 3 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2215 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Fusion machine The term fusion machine has the meaning given such term in subsection kk. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. . (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall submit to Congress a report on— (A) the results of a study, conducted in consultation with Agreement States (as defined in section 3 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2215 note) and the private fusion sector, on risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for mass-manufactured fusion machines (as defined in subsection kk. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by this subsection), that includes evaluation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s design, manufacturing, and operations certification process for aircraft as a potential model for mass-manufactured fusion machine regulations; and (B) the estimated timeline for the Commission to issue consolidated guidance or regulations for licensing mass-manufactured fusion machines, taking into account the results of such study and the anticipated need for such guidance or regulations. 103. Strengthening the NRC workforce (a) Commission workforce (1) General authority The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 161A the following: 161B. Commission workforce (a) Direct hire authority (1) In general Notwithstanding section 161 d. of this Act and section 2(b) of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 (94 Stat. 3585