,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,duncan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,flores7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission to    
submit a report on facilitating         
efficient1 timely environmental reviews 
of nuclear reactors through expanded use
 of categorical exclusions1             
environmental assessments1 and generic  
environmental impact statements1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,modernize    
,nuclear ,reactor ,environmental        
,reviews ,act4  #b4 ,facilitation of    
efficient environmental reviews  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,environment
 and ,public ,works of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 

of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report on facilitating efficient1 timely
 environmental reviews of nuclear       
reactors through expanded use of        
categorical exclusions1 environmental   
assessments1 and generic environmental  
impact statements4  7b7 ,report ,in     
completing the report under subsection  
7a71 the ,nuclear ,regulatory           
,commission shall-- 7#a7 consider-- 7,a7
 the use of categorical exclusions1     
environmental assessments1 and generic  
environmental impact statements by other
 ,federal agencies and the applicability
 of such categorical exclusions1        
environmental assessments1 and generic  
environmental impact statements for     
actions relating to nuclear reactors2   
7,b7 existing categorical exclusions1   
environmental assessments1 and generic  
environmental impact statements of the  
,commission that could be applied in    
whole or in part to construction        
permits1 early site permits1 or combined
 license applications for nuclear       

reactors2  7,c7 the potential to use    
other ,federal or ,state environmental  
permitting1 or permitting from units of 
local government1 in lieu of some       
portion of the environmental impact     
statement1 or environmental assessment1 
for an action relating to a nuclear     
reactor2  7,d7 opportunities to         
coordinate the development of           
environmental assessments or            
environmental impact statements with    
other ,federal agencies for greater     
efficiency2 and  7,e7 new categorical   
exclusions that could be applied to     
actions relating to advanced nuclear    
reactors 7as defined in section #c of   
the ,nuclear ,energy ,innovation and    
,modernization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbae
 note772 and  7#b7 include a schedule   
for promulgating the rule required under
 subsection 7c74  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #c years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,nuclear ,regulatory          
,commission shall promulgate a final    

rule-- 7,a7 establishing an optional    
generic environmental impact statement  
for actions relating to nuclear reactors
 that may be used in the process for    
issuing a construction permit1 early    
site permit1 or combined license2 and   
7,b7 amending section #ea4bj of title   
#aj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
eliminate the list in such section of   
types of actions that require an        
environmental impact statement or a     
supplement to an environmental impact   
statement to allow for the use of       
environmental assessments and           
categorical exclusions for such actions1
 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,requirements ,to
 the maximum extent practicable1 in     
promulgating the final rule under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,nuclear ,regulatory
 ,commission shall take into account the
 considerations described in subsection 
7b77#a74