,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hegb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,rouda 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,neal1 and ,mr4 ,levin of ,california7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require   
the ,secretary of ,energy1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 to conduct a study1 and      
submit to ,congress a report1 on an     
auction process or other system for     
selecting and entering into contracts   
with non-,federal entities for          
consolidated interim storage facilities1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,securing ,america's ,nuclear ,waste    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,nuclear 
,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 dictated that 
the ,federal ,government would identify 
repositories and begin disposal of      

high-level radioactive waste and spent  
nuclear fuel beginning not later than   
,january #ca1 #aiih4  7#b7 ,it has been 
#fj years since the first civilian      
nuclear power reactor became            
operational1 and the ,united ,states    
still lacks a long-term management      
solution for the disposal of spent      
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste4  7#c7 ,there are approximately   
#ajj sites across at least #cd ,states  
where spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste is currently stored4  
7#d7 ,the need to develop a long-term   
nuclear waste storage plan for the      
,united ,states is well recognized by   
many experts1 institutions1 and         
organizations1 including the ,department
 of ,energy and the ,nuclear ,energy    
,institute4  7#e7 ,with the future of   
the repository at the ,yucca ,mountain  
site in doubt1 providing interim storage
 for spent nuclear fuel currently in    
repose at sites of both decommissioned  
and active civilian nuclear power       

reactors has become an imperative4  7#f7
 ,the purpose of a consolidated interim 
storage facility is to begin the process
 of accepting spent nuclear fuel and    
high-level radioactive waste1 while also
 developing and perfecting protocols and
 procedures for transportation and      
storage of such spent nuclear fuel and  
high-level radioactive waste4  7#g7 ,in 
recent decades1 ,federal agencies have  
used auctions and other market          
mechanisms to reduce costs to taxpayers 
and allocate resources in efficient and 
transparent ways4  #c4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,consolidated interim   
storage facility ,the term consolidated 
interim storage facility means a        
facility for the consolidated storage of
 spent nuclear fuel and high-level      
radioactive waste generated by multiple 
persons or the ,secretary of ,energy    
pending the disposal of the spent       
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste in a repository4  7#b7 ,high-level
 radioactive waste ,the term high-level 

radioactive waste has the meaning given 
the term in section #b of the ,nuclear  
,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja74  7#c7 ,repository    
,the term repository has the meaning    
given the term in section #b of the     
,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja74  7#d7 ,spent    
nuclear fuel ,the term spent nuclear    
fuel has the meaning given the term in  
section #b of the ,nuclear ,waste       
,policy ,act of #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajaja74  #d4 ,study on risks of current
 storage of spent nuclear fuel and      
high-level radioactive waste ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall submit to 
,congress a report on the risks to      
current storage locations for spent     
nuclear fuel1 including spent nuclear   
fuel from civilian nuclear power        
reactors1 and high-level radioactive    
waste1 including-- 7#a7 risks that are  
related to global weather patterns and  

geography1 including-- 7,a7 extreme     
weather events 7including hurricanes1   
tornadoes1 and other storms71 fires1    
drought1 flooding 7whether or not the   
spent nuclear fuel is located in a      
floodplain72 and  7,b7 earthquakes and  
proximity to fault lines2  7#b7 site    
specific risks1 including-- 7,a7 whether
 a site stores its spent nuclear fuel   
and high-level radioactive waste in     
spent fuel pools or dry casks2  7,b7 the
 location of spent nuclear fuel and     
high-level radioactive waste within the 
overall layout of the site2  7,c7 how   
much spent nuclear fuel and high-level  
radioactive waste is stored on-site2    
7,d7 whether any applicable civilian    
nuclear power reactor is decommissioned1
 active1 or another status2 and  7,e7   
the population of the surrounding area2 
and  7#c7 a description of how          
implementation of consolidated interim  
storage of spent nuclear fuel and       
high-level radioactive waste could      
address the risks described in          

paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  #e4 ,study on
 economic benefits of consolidated      
interim storage ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget shall conduct a 
study1 and submit to ,congress a report1
 on the economic benefits of            
consolidated interim storage of spent   
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste1 including economic benefits      
associated with-- 7#a7 job growth2 and  
7#b7 redeveloping sites of              
decommissioned civilian nuclear power   
reactors4  #f4 ,study on process for    
contracts for consolidated interim      
storage facilities  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
conduct a study1 and submit to ,congress
 a report1 on an auction process or     
other system for selecting and entering 
into contracts with non-,federal        

entities for consolidated interim       
storage facilities-- 7#a7 that are      
located at a site without an operating  
nuclear reactor2 and  7#b7 for which a  
non-,federal entity will hold a license 
issued by the ,nuclear ,regulatory      
,commission4  7b7 ,inclusions ,in       
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in      
coordination with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury1 shall develop or identify an 
auction process or other system         
described in such subsection-- 7#a7 that
 includes-- 7,a7 a competitive bidding  
system2 and  7,b7 appropriate bidding   
methodology2  7#b7 under which the      
,secretary of ,energy may not select and
 enter into a contract with a           
non-,federal entity unless-- 7,a7 the   
consolidated interim storage facility   
with respect to which the contract will 
apply has been licensed by the ,nuclear 
,regulatory ,commission2  7,b7 the      
,secretary of ,energy has approval to   
store high-level radioactive waste or   

spent nuclear fuel resulting from       
civilian nuclear activities to which the
 ,department of ,energy holds title at  
such consolidated interim storage       
facility from each of-- 7i7 the ,state  
in which the facility is to be located2 
7ii7 any unit of local government with  
jurisdiction over the area in which the 
facility is to be located2 and  7iii7   
any impacted ,indian ,tribe2 and  7,c7  
the ,secretary of ,energy or the        
non-,federal entity has conducted #a or 
more public hearings in the vicinity of 
the site where the consolidated interim 
storage facility is to be located and in
 at least #a other location within the  
,state in which such facility is to be  
located to solicit public comments and  
recommendations4