1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fusion Energy Act of 2024 . 2. Clarification on fusion regulation (a) Definitions of fusion machine and byproduct material Section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended— (1) in subsection e. (3)(B)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting , including by use of a fusion machine after particle accelerator ; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting if made radioactive by use of a particle accelerator that is not a fusion machine, before is produced ; (2) in each of subsections ee. through hh., by inserting a subsection heading, the text of which comprises the term defined in the subsection; (3) by redesignating subsections ee., ff., gg., hh., and jj. as subsections jj., gg., hh., ii., and ff., respectively, and moving the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order; (4) in subsection dd., by striking dd. The and inserting the following: ee. High-Level radioactive waste; spent nuclear fuel The ; and (5) by inserting after subsection cc. the following: dd. Fusion machine The term fusion machine means a machine that is capable of— (1) transforming atomic nuclei, through fusion processes, into different elements, isotopes, or other particles; and (2) directly capturing and using resultant products, including particles, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. . (b) Technology-Inclusive regulatory framework (1) In general Section 103(a) of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 note; Public Law 115–439 ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking inclusive, and inserting inclusive ; (ii) by inserting (other than new nuclear fusion reactor license applications) before the period at the end; (iii) by striking Not later and inserting the following: (A) Advanced nuclear reactors other than fusion reactors Not later