,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ab1 #bjag,mr4 ,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 and ,mr4 ,lewis of ,minnesota7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb to authorize the ,secretary of ,energy to enter into contracts for the storage of certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel1 take title to certain high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel1 and make certain expenditures from the ,nuclear ,waste ,fund4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,interim ,consolidated ,storage ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definition of interim consolidated storage facility ,section #b of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja7 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ce7 ,the term interim consolidated storage facility means a facility that possesses a specific license issued by the ,commission that authorizes storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel received from the ,secretary or from two or more persons that generate or hold title to high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel generated at a civilian nuclear power reactor4 4 #c4 ,interim consolidated storage of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel 7a7 ,storage of spent nuclear fuel ,section #ace7;h7 of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaee7;h77 is amended by striking ,notwithstanding any other provisions of law and inserting ,except as provided in section #cjb1 and subtitle ,i of title ,i4 7b7 ,interim consolidated storage ,title ,i of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,i ,interim ,consolidated ,storage #aij4 ,interim consolidated storage 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may enter into contracts for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel with any person that holds a license for an interim consolidated storage facility4 7b7 ,definition of ,high-,level ,radioactive ,waste ,for purposes of this subtitle and section #cjb1 the term high-level radioactive waste includes ,greater than ,class ,c waste as defined in section #gb4c of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 ,nothing in this section or section #aia shall be interpreted to affect existing judicial interpretation of the term high-level radioactive waste or to require the disposal of ,greater than ,class ,c waste in a repository4 #aia4 ,contracts 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may enter into new contracts or modify existing contracts with any person who generates or holds title to high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin for the acceptance of title and subsequent storage of such waste or fuel at an interim consolidated storage facility1 with priority for storage given to high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel located on sites without an operating nuclear reactor4 7b7 ,contract terms ,a contract entered into or modified under this section shall provide that acceptance by the ,secretary1 and transfer of title under subsection 7d71 of any high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for an interim consolidated storage facility satisfies the ,secretary's responsibility under a contract entered into under section #cjb7;a7 to accept title to such waste or fuel for disposal1 with respect to such accepted waste or fuel4 7c7 ,limitation ,the ,secretary shall not require a person to settle claims against the ,united ,states for the breach of a contract entered into under section #cjb7;a7 for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel as a condition precedent of entering into or modifying a contract under this section4 7d7 ,title to material ,delivery1 and acceptance by the ,secretary1 of any high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel for an interim consolidated storage facility shall constitute a transfer to the ,secretary of title to such waste or fuel4 4 7c7 ,nuclear waste fund ,section #cjb7;d7 of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbbb7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking in a monitored1 retrievable storage site and inserting in an interim consolidated storage facility or monitored retrievable storage site12 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 by striking a monitored1 retrievable storage site and inserting an interim consolidated storage facility site1 a monitored retrievable storage site12 7,b7 by striking such repository1 monitored1 retrievable storage facility and inserting such repository1 interim consolidated storage facility1 monitored retrievable storage facility12 and 7,c7 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 7#d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7 the following3 7#f7 the fees and costs in connection with the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel in an interim consolidated storage facility2 and 2 and 7#e7 by inserting ,for purposes of the preceding sentence1 fees and costs described in paragraph 7#f7 shall not be considered amounts for the construction or expansion of any facility4 after this or subsequent legislation44 7d7 ,appropriations from the waste fund ,section #cjb7;e77#b7 of the ,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbbb7;e77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 before ,the ,secretary shall submit2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 subject to subparagraph 7,c71 necessary amounts shall be available to the ,secretary from the ,waste ,fund without additional appropriations to pay for the following3 7i7 ,costs described in subsection 7d77#d7 in connection with storage in an interim consolidated storage facility4 7ii7 ,costs described in subsection 7d77#e7 in connection with an interim consolidated storage facility4 7iii7 ,fees and costs described in subsection 7d77#f74 7,c7 ,the ,secretary shall not expend1 on fees for dry modes of storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel1 amounts totaling more than the cumulative amount of interest generated by the ,waste ,fund each fiscal year1 beginning in fiscal year #bjah4 4