,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,=eign ,affairs1 &       
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
e/abli% ! ,am]ican ,nucle> ,lead]%ip    
,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,am]ican ,nucle> ,lead]%ip ,commission  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a      
commission )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy to be
 kn[n z ! ,am]ican ,nucle> ,lead]%ip    
,commission 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !   
,commission74  7b7 ,duties  7#a7 ,/udy  
,! ,commission %all conduct a /udy ( !  
curr5t /atus & ! future ( ! civilian    
nucle> p[] indu/ry ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
includ+ exam9ation (-- 7,a7 ! process by
 :i* nucle> reactors are develop$1      

con/ruct$1 & op]at$ = civilian comm]cial
 purposes )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! 
process =-- 7i7 nucle> reactors curr5tly
 9 op]ation2 &  7ii7 advanc$ reactor    
designs2  7,b7 pot5tial m>ket           
opportunities = advanc$ reactors        
dome/ically & int]nationally2  7,c7 !   
*all5ges pos$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dome/ic
 nucle> fuels lifecycle on ! front end  
7m9+1 mill+1 & reprocess+7 & on ! back  
end 7/orage ( sp5t nucle> fuel72  7,d7 !
 curr5t indu/rial capacity ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates = ! design & manufacture ( nucle>
 reactors2  7,e7 ! export competitiv5ess
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = nucle> reactors    
design$ & built 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     
comp>ison to ! export competitiv5ess (  
o!r c\ntries = nucle> reactors design$ &
 built 9 su* c\ntries2  7,f7 :e!r ! use 
( advanc$ reactor designs c mitigate !  
economic *all5ges pos$ by high          
con/ruction co/s1 l[ en]gy prices1 &    
limit$ s\rces ( capital2  7,g7 !        
environm5tal impacts ( civilian nucle>  
p[]1 specifically on ! air & wat]       

emissions ( pollutants1 includ+ c>bon   
dioxide1 across ! lifecycle ( a civilian
 nucle> p[] plant2 &  7,h7 exi/+        
regulations & /atutes t may limit !     
exp&$ use ( new nucle> reactors =       
civilian p[] g5]ation )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & exports abroad4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all prep>e &   
submit to ,congress & ! ,presid5t a     
report on ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 t     
includes a detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+ &   
conclusions ( ! ,commission1 toge!r )   
its recomm5dations1 includ+ any         
recomm5dations = legislation or         
adm9i/rative acts1 t ! ,commission      
consid]s appropriate4  7#c7 ,public     
meet+s & comm5t ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 & prep>+ ! report "u      
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission %all       
solicit public comm5t & hold public     
meet+s ) /akehold] gr\ps4  7c7 ,memb]%ip
  7#a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,commission %all be compos$ ( #aj   
memb]s1 z foll[s3 7i7 ,! ,secret>y (    

,en]gy 7or ! ,secret>y's delegate74     
7ii7 ,n9e memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !   
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 aft]       
consid]ation ( recomm5dations f !       
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !  
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 ! m9ority    
lead] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !  
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7,b7         
,appo9tm5t ,appo9tm5ts ( memb]s to !    
,commission %all be made n lat] ?an #fj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,qualifications ,memb]s ( ! 
,commission %all include individuals    
:o-- 7,a7 repres5t ! int]e/s (-- 7i7 !  
civilian nucle> p[] sector ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7ii7 nucle> reactor design &   
manufactur+ companies2  7iii7 ! nucle>  
fuels indu/ry2  7iv7 electric grid      
op]ators1 su* z electric utilities2  7v7
 ,f$]al & ,/ate policy mak]s2  7vi7     
en]gy sector f9anc+ exp]ts2 &  7vii7    
nucle> nonprolif]ation exp]ts2 &  7,b7 h
 demon/rat$ exp]i5ce & und]/&+ ( !      
civilian nucle> p[] sector1 nucle>      
eng9e]+ or physics1 civilian nucle>     

en]gy project f9anc+1 or ,/ate or ,f$]al
 regulations t impact ! developm5t ( new
 civilian nucle> p[] projects4  7#c7    
,p>tisan%ip ,n m ?an #e memb]s ( !      
,commission may be memb]s ( ! same      
political p>ty4  7#d7 ,t]ms & vacancies 
7,a7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ = 
! life ( ! ,commission4  7,b7 ,vacancies
 ,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all be     
fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al        
appo9tm5t1 except ! individual appo9t$  
to fill ! vacancy %all s]ve only = !    
unexpir$ portion ( ! t]m = :i* !        
individual's pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$4  7d7 
,rules & proc$ures  7#a7 ,selection (   
*airp]son ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy 7or !   
,secret>y's delegate7 %all s]ve z       
,*airp]son ( ! ,commission4  7#b7       
,quorum requirem5ts ,to meet a quorum1  
at lea/ #f memb]s ( ! ,commission1      
includ+ ! ,*airp]son1 ne$ to be pres5t  
ei!r 9 p]son or via video conf]5c+4     
7#c7 ,=mulat+ o!r rules ( proc$ure ,!   
,commission %all set its own rules (    
proc$ure = ann\ncem5ts1 meet+s1 &       

report+ to ,congress & ! ,presid5t4  7e7
 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,fir/ meet+ ,!           
,commission %all hold its fir/ meet+ n  
lat] ?an #cj days aft] all memb]s h be5 
appo9t$ to ! ,commission4  7#b7         
,subsequ5t meet+s ,! ,commission %all   
hold meet+s on a qu>t]ly basis ?r\gh\t !
 life ( ! ,commission4  7f7 ,co/s &     
fund+ ,fund+ = ! ,commission %all be    
d]iv$ f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's annual   
appropriat$ funds4