; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) a technology-inclusive, regulatory framework for optional use by fusion energy machine applicants for new license applications. ; and (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by inserting and fusion energy machine license applications after commercial advanced nuclear reactor license applications . (2) 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: (16) Fusion energy machine The term fusion energy machine has the meaning given such term in subsection kk. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. . (c) 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— (1) the results of a study, conducted in consultation with Agreement States (as defined in section 3(3) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2215 note (3)) and the private fusion sector, on risk- and performance-based, design-specific licensing frameworks for mass-manufactured fusion energy machines (as defined in subsection kk. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as added by this section), 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 energy machine regulations; and (2) the estimated timeline for the Commission to issue consolidated guidance or regulations for licensing mass-manufactured fusion energy machines, taking into account the results of such study and the anticipated need for such guidance or regulations.