,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aijc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #b1 #bjag ,ms4 
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to assi/           
communities affect$ by /r&$ nucle> wa/e1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title     
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s5sible1     
,timely ,relief = ,am]ica's ,nucle>     
,di/ricts' ,economic ,developm5t ,act ( 
#bjag or ! ,,/r&$ ,act ( #bjag4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 9 #aihb1 
,congress au?oriz$ ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 
& ! ,*airman ( ! ,nucle> ,regulatory    
,commission to safely manage & dispose (
 ! mo/ highly radioactive nucle> wa/e ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a responsibility t     
includes--  7,a7 remov+ sp5t nucle> fuel
 f comm]cial nucle> p[] plants = a fee2 
&  7,b7 transport+ ! sp5t fuel to--  7i7
 a p]man5t geological repository2 or    
7ii7 an int]im /orage facility be=e     
p]man5t disposal2  7#b7 = m ?an #cj     
ye>s1 nucle> p[] plants h op]at$ 9 good 

fai? t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t w\ld e/abli% a
 p]man5t geological repository2  7#c7   
communities ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
includ+ communities 9 ! ,/ates (        
,cali=nia1 ,connecticut1 ,florida1      
,ill9ois1 ,ma9e1 ,m>yl&1 ,mi*igan1 ,new 
,york1 ,v]mont1 & ,wiscons91 are task$ )
 deal+ ) /r&$ nucle> wa/e2  7#d7        
communities affect$ by /r&$ nucle> wa/e 
are 9 fact int]im nucle> wa/e /orage    
sites2  7#e7 ! ,nucle> ,wa/e ,policy    
,act ( #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et   
seq47--  7,a7 direct$ ! ,secret>y to    
make annual impact assi/ance paym5ts to 
,/ates or appropriate units ( local     
gov]nm5t to mitigate ! social & economic
 impacts ( ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation (    
int]im nucle> wa/e /orage capacity )9 ! 
jurisdictional b\nd>ies ( an affect$    
community2 &  7,b7 e/abli%$ ! rate =    
impact assi/ance paym5ts at #ae p]      
kilogram ( sp5t nucle> fuel2  7#f7      
decommission+ a comm]cial nucle> p[]    
plant is (t5 cata/rophic = ! ho/        
community because nucle> p[] plants are 

major employ]s & ! prim>y s\rce ( local 
tax rev5ue2  7#g7 /r&$ nucle> wa/e is a 
pr(\nd ob/acle to future economic gr[?1 
det]r+ pot5tial employ]s & resid5ts f   
consid]+ ! ho/ community2  7#h7 /r&$    
nucle> wa/e prev5ts economic developm5t 
9 communities 9 :i* ! /r&$ nucle> wa/e  
is locat$2 &  7#i7 x is critical to     
provide res\rces to communities t-- 7,a7
 are *all5g$ by /r&$ nucle> wa/e2 or    
7,b7 w be *all5g$ by /r&$ nucle> wa/e   
dur+ ! #aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,academy ,! t]m ,academy
 means ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces4 
7#b7 ,affect$ community ,! t]m affect$  
community means a municipality t conta9s
 /r&$ nucle> wa/e )9 ! b\nd>ies ( !     
municipality1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 
7#c7 ,eligible civilian nucle> p[] plant
 ,! t]m eligible civilian nucle> p[]    
plant means a nucle> p[] plant t-- 7,a7 
has be5 decommission$2 or  7,b7 is 9 !  
process ( be+ decommission$4  7#d7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      

,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#e7 ,/r&$ nucle>  
wa/e ,! t]m /r&$ nucle> wa/e means      
nucle> wa/e or sp5t nucle> fuel /or$ 9  
dry casks or sp5t fuel pools at a       
decommission$ or decommission+ nucle>   
facility4  #d4 ,innovative solutions    
/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all ent] into an arrangem5t  
"u :i* ! ,academy1 9 collaboration ) !  
,national ,laboratories 7z ! t]m is     
def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy   
,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771   
%all conduct a /udy to det]m9e :e!r     
opportunities exi/ = affect$ communities
 to consid] alt]natives to nucle>       
facilities1 g5]at+ sites1 & wa/e sites4 
7b7 ,completion ,! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,academy--  7#a7 
completes ! /udy describ$ 9 subsection  
7a72 &  7#b7 submits to ! appropriate   
,committees ( ,congress a report        
describ+ f9d+s & recomm5dations bas$ on 
! /udy4  #e4 ,/r&$ ,nucle> ,wa/e ,task  

,=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a task =ce1 to be kn[n z ! ,/r&$
 ,nucle> ,wa/e ,task ,=ce-- 7#a7 to     
conduct a /udy on exi/+ public & private
 res\rces & fund+ = :i* affect$         
communities may be eligible2 &  7#b7 to 
develop imm$iate & long-t]m economic    
adju/m5t plans tailor$ to ! ne$s ( ea*  
affect$ community4  7b7 ,/udy ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,/r&$ ,nucle> ,wa/e ,task   
,=ce %all complete & submit to ,congress
 ! /udy describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  #f4 
,economic impact grants  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% & c>ry out a noncompetitive     
grant program to provide f9ancial       
assi/ance to units ( local gov]nm5t )9 !
 jurisdictional b\nd>y ( :i* an eligible
 civilian nucle> p[] plant is locat$ to 
(fset ! economic & social impacts ( /r&$
 nucle> wa/e 9 affect$ communities4  7b7
 ,eligibility ,a unit ( local gov]nm5t t
 is an affect$ community %all be        

eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section = a fiscal ye>4  7c7 ,aw>ds     
7#a7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant aw>d$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all be equal to #ae =   
ea* kilogram ( sp5t nucle> fuel /or$ at 
! eligible civilian nucle> p[] plant 9 !
 affect$ community4  7#b7 ,numb] &      
frequ5cy ,) respect to ea* eligible     
civilian nucle> p[] plant1 ! ,secret>y  
may only aw>d #a grant "u subsection 7a7
 to ea* eligible unit ( local gov]nm5t =
 ea* fiscal ye>4  #g4 ,tax inc5tives =  
affect$ communities  7a7 ,new m>kets tax
 cr$it ,section #de;,d ( ! ,int]nal     
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7b77#a77;,b71 by ins]t+ or   
qualifi$ nucle> affect$ community       
inve/m5ts be=e ! comma2  7#b7 9         
subsection 7b77#c71 by ins]t+ or        
qualifi$ nucle> affect$ community       
inve/m5ts be=e ! p]iod2  7#c7 9         
subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 by /rik+ =1 &  
all t foll[s & ins]t+ 8=--  7i7         
l[-income communities or l[-income      
p]sons1 or  7ii7 nucle> affect$         

communities or individuals resid+ 9     
nucle> affect$ communities1  2  7#d7 9  
subsection 7c77#a77;,b71 by ins]t+ or   
nucle> affect$ communities1 :i*ev] is   
applicable1 aft] l[-income communities2 
7#e7 9 subsection 7d7--  7,a7 by /rik+  
l[-income community 9 ! head+2  7,b7 by 
/rik+ ,9 g5]al 9 ! head+ ( p>agraph 7#a7
 & ins]t+ ,qualifi$ l[-income community 
inve/m5t2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,qualifi$    
nucle> affect$ community inve/m5t ,! t]m
 qualifi$ nucle> affect$ community      
inve/m5t means any inve/m5t1 loan1 loan 
pur*ase1 or s]vice :i* w\ld be a        
qualifi$ l[-income community inve/m5t if
 p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c7 7 appli$  
by sub/itut+ nucle> affect$ community & 
nucle> affect$ communities = l[-income  
community & l[-income communities1      
respectively1 ea* place !y appe>4  2    
7#f7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ &
 nucle> affect$ community aft] community
 9 ! head+2  7,b7 by /rik+ ,9 g5]al 9 ! 
head+ ( p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+          

,l[-income community2  7,c7 9 p>agraph  
7#c71 by /rik+ ,9 & ins]t+ ,= purposes (
 p>agraph 7#a71 92 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7 ,nucle>
 affect$ community ,! t]m nucle> affect$
 community means an affect$ community z 
def9$ 9 section #c7b7 ( ! ,,/r&$ ,act ( 
#bjag & any o!r municipality :i* bord]s 
on a municipality :]e a comm]cial nucle>
 p[] plant :i* has be5 decommission$ or 
is 9 ! process ( be+ decommission$ is   
locat$4  2 &  7#g7 9 subsection         
7f77#b77;,b71 by ins]t+ or qualifi$     
nucle> affect$ community inve/m5ts aft] 
qualifi$ l[-income community inve/m5ts4 
7b7 ,fir/-,"t homebuy] cr$it  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #cf ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code ( #aihf is am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+
 = nucle> affect$ communities aft] cr$it
 9 ! head+2  7,b7 9 subsection 7a71 by  
/rik+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ins]t+ 9 a    
nucle> affect$ community2  7,c7 9       
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#b7 
& 7#c7 & r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z     
p>agraph 7#b72  7,d7 9 subsection 7c71  

by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 & by ins]t+ aft] 
p>agraph 7#c7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 ,nucle> affect$ community ,! t]m   
nucle> affect$ community means an       
affect$ community1 z def9$ 9 section    
#c7b7 ( ! ,,/r&$ ,act ( #bjag4  2 &     
7,e7 by /rik+ subsections 7f71 7g71 &   
7h74  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (  
sections = subp>t ,c ( "p ,,iv (        
sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] #a ( su* ,code is   
am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section 
#cf & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4  
#cf4 ,fir/-"t homebuy] cr$it = nucle>   
affect$ communities4  4  7c7 ,effective 
dates  7#a7 ,new m>kets tax cr$it ,!    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to allocations ( cr$its "u section
 #de;,d ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (    
#aihf 9 cal5d> ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,fir/-"t  
homebuy] cr$it ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7b7 %all apply to ! pur*ase (
 a pr9cipal resid5ce aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #h4 ,au?orization 
( appropriations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is  

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #id1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjah ?r\gh #bjbd4  7b7 ,no (fset ,none
 ( ! funds made available "u ?is section
 may be us$ to (fset ! fund+ = any o!r  
,f$]al program4