To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment and collection of fees and charges.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9199 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9199

     To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy 
  Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications 
reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude 
   reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from the 
  Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment and collection of 
                           fees and charges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2024

  Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Williams of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Nuclear Energy 
  Innovation and Modernization Act to limit the type of applications 
reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and to exclude 
   reviews by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards from the 
  Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment and collection of 
                           fees and charges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVIEWS BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS.

    (a) License Applications.--
            (1) In general.--Section 182 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
        1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232(b)) is amended by striking ``The Advisory 
        Committee'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee''.
            (2) Limitation on review.--Section 182 of the Atomic Energy 
        Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) is amended by inserting at the end 
        of subsection b., as amended by paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(2) Limitation on review.--With respect to the 
        applications described in paragraph (1), the Advisory Committee 
        on Reactor Safeguards may only review such applications that 
        present a novel issue or an issue of significant safety 
        concern, based on a risk-informed determination by the 
        Committee.''.
    (b) Fees and Charges.--Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear Energy 
Innovation and Modernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215(b)(1)(B)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) Any review conducted by the Advisory 
                        Committee on Reactor Safeguards under section 
                        182 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.''.
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