,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #c1 #bjba,mr4    
,duncan 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 ! ef=ts ( ! 
,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission to      

facilitate effici5t1 timely environm5tal
 reviews ( nucle> reactors1 includ+     
?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 exclusions & support+
 analyses1 environm5tal assessm5ts &    
support+ analyses1 & g5]ic environm5tal 
impact /atem5ts & support+ analyses1 by 
o!r ,f$]al ag5cies & ! applicability (  
su* categorical exclusions1 environm5tal
 assessm5ts1 g5]ic environm5tal impact  
/atem5ts1 & support+ analyses1 = actions
 relat+ to nucle> reactors2  7,b7 exi/+ 
categorical exclusions & support+       
analyses1 environm5tal assessm5ts &     
support+ analyses1 & g5]ic environm5tal 
impact /atem5ts & support+ analyses ( ! 
,commission1 t c\ld be appli$ 9 :ole or 
9 "p to actions relat+ to nucle>        
reactors2  7,c7 ! pot5tial to use       
mitigat$ categorical exclusions1 &      

mitigat$ f9d+s ( no significant impact1 
= actions relat+ to nucle> reactors to  
r$uce ! impact ( ! applicable propos$   
action to a level t is n significant2   
7,d7 ! pot5tial to use o!r ,f$]al or    
,/ate environm5tal p]mitt+1 or p]mitt+ f
 units ( local gov]nm5t1 includ+ relat$ 
support+ analyses1 9 lieu ( "s portion (
 ! environm5tal impact /atem5t1 or      
environm5tal assessm5t1 = an action     
relat+ to a nucle> reactor2  7,e7       
opportunities to coord9ate ! developm5t 
( environm5tal assessm5ts or            
environm5tal impact /atem5ts ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies = great] effici5cy2  7,f7
 opportunities to enhance =mal & in=mal 
consultations or coord9ation ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate ag5cies1 & units (
 local gov]nm5t to facilitate timely &  
effici5t reviews & au?orization         
decisions relat+ to nucle> reactors by  
su* ag5cies & units1 z applicable2  7,g7
 opportunities to improve ! analyses (  
alt]natives to propos$ actions t are    
requir$ 9 environm5tal impact /atem5ts2 

7,h7 new categorical exclusions t c\ld  
be appli$ to actions relat+ to nucle>   
reactors2 &  7,i7 pot5tial revisions to 
"p #ea ( title #aj1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations1 to-- 7i7 facilitate       
effici5t environm5tal reviews ( actions 
relat+ to nucle> reactors2  7ii7 assi/  
decision-mak+ ab\t relevant environm5tal
 issues2  7iii7 ma9ta9 op5ness ) !      
public2  7iv7 meet obligations "u !     
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi2 &  7v7 r$uce burd5s on lic5sees1 
applicants1 & ! ,nucle> ,regulatory     
,commission2 &  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 t may be us$
 9 ! lic5s+ process = nucle> reactors1  
includ+ ! process = issu+ a con/ruction 
p]mit1 e>ly site p]mit1 op]at+ lic5se1  
or comb9$ lic5se2 &  7,b7 am5d+ section 

#ea4bj ( title #aj1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations1 to elim9ate or modify !   
li/ 9 su* section ( types ( actions t   
require an environm5tal impact /atem5t  
or a supplem5t to an environm5tal impact
 /atem5t to all[ = ! use ( environm5tal 
assessm5ts & categorical exclusions =   
su* actions1 z appropriate4  7#b7       
,requirem5ts ,to ! maximum ext5t        
practicable1 9 promulgat+ ! f9al rule "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory   
,commission %all take into acc\nt !     
consid]ations describ$ 9 subsection     
7b77#a74