,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
,duncan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,flores7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,nucle> ,regulatory
 ,commission to submit a report on      
facilitat+ effici5t1 timely environm5tal
 reviews ( nucle> reactors ?r\gh exp&$  
use ( categorical exclusions1           
environm5tal assessm5ts1 & g5]ic        
environm5tal impact /atem5ts1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mod]nize ,nucle> ,reactor 
,environm5tal ,reviews ,act4  #b4       
,facilitation ( effici5t environm5tal   
reviews  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission %all  
submit to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives a report on facilitat+  
effici5t1 timely environm5tal reviews ( 

nucle> reactors ?r\gh exp&$ use (       
categorical exclusions1 environm5tal    
assessm5ts1 & g5]ic environm5tal impact 
/atem5ts4  7b7 ,report ,9 complet+ !    
report "u subsection 7a71 ! ,nucle>     
,regulatory ,commission %all-- 7#a7     
consid]-- 7,a7 ! use ( categorical      
exclusions1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 &  
g5]ic environm5tal impact /atem5ts by   
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies & ! applicability (  
su* categorical exclusions1 environm5tal
 assessm5ts1 & g5]ic environm5tal impact
 /atem5ts = actions relat+ to nucle>    
reactors2  7,b7 exi/+ categorical       
exclusions1 environm5tal assessm5ts1 &  
g5]ic environm5tal impact /atem5ts ( !  
,commission t c\ld be appli$ 9 :ole or 9
 "p to con/ruction p]mits1 e>ly site    
p]mits1 or comb9$ lic5se applications = 
nucle> reactors2  7,c7 ! pot5tial to use
 o!r ,f$]al or ,/ate environm5tal       
p]mitt+1 or p]mitt+ f units ( local     
gov]nm5t1 9 lieu ( "s portion ( !       
environm5tal impact /atem5t1 or         
environm5tal assessm5t1 = an action     

relat+ to a nucle> reactor2  7,d7       
opportunities to coord9ate ! developm5t 
( environm5tal assessm5ts or            
environm5tal impact /atem5ts ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies = great] effici5cy2 &    
7,e7 new categorical exclusions t c\ld  
be appli$ to actions relat+ to advanc$  
nucle> reactors 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( 
! ,nucle> ,en]gy ,innovation &          
,mod]nization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbae 
note772 &  7#b7 include a s*$ule =      
promulgat+ ! rule requir$ "u subsection 
7c74  7c7 ,rulemak+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory       
,commission %all promulgate a f9al      
rule-- 7,a7 e/abli%+ an optional g5]ic  
environm5tal impact /atem5t = actions   
relat+ to nucle> reactors t may be us$ 9
 ! process = issu+ a con/ruction p]mit1 
e>ly site p]mit1 or comb9$ lic5se2 &    
7,b7 am5d+ section #ea4bj ( title #aj1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to elim9ate
 ! li/ 9 su* section ( types ( actions t
 require an environm5tal impact /atem5t 

or a supplem5t to an environm5tal impact
 /atem5t to all[ = ! use ( environm5tal 
assessm5ts & categorical exclusions =   
su* actions1 z appropriate4  7#b7       
,requirem5ts ,to ! maximum ext5t        
practicable1 9 promulgat+ ! f9al rule "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory   
,commission %all take into acc\nt !     
consid]ations describ$ 9 subsection     
7b77#a74