,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjbb,mr4     
,he9ri* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al funds = !   
private int]im /orage ( sp5t nucle>     
fuel1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4            
,prohibition on use ( ,f$]al funds =    
private int]im /orage ( sp5t nucle> fuel
 until su* "t t a p]man5t repository is 
available to accept ! sp5t nucle> fuel  
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,disposal2 monitor$ retrievable /orage  
facility2 repository2 sp5t nucle> fuel2 
/orage ,! t]ms disposal1 monitor$       
retrievable /orage facility1 repository1
 sp5t nucle> fuel1 & /orage h ! mean+s  
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #b ( ! ,nucle>    
,wa/e ,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja74  7#b7 ,monitor$      
retrievable /orage ,! t]m monitor$      
retrievable /orage has ! same mean+ z 9 

subtitle ,c ( title ,i ( ! ,nucle> ,wa/e
 ,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajafa et seq474  7b7 ,prohibition  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law & subject to subsection 7c71 dur+ ! 
p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 7d71 no     
,f$]al funds made available "u any ,act1
 includ+ am\nts made available "u !     
p]man5t judgm5t appropriation e/abli%$  
pursuant to section #acjd ( title #ca1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
,judgm5t ,fund71 = any fiscal ye> may be
 us$ = any co/s associat$ ) !           
id5tification1 developm5t1 lic5s+1      
grant+ ( rights-(-way1 con/ruction1     
op]ation1 decommission+1 or             
po/-decommission+ ma9t5ance & monitor+ (
 any privately own$-- 7,a7 monitor$     
retrievable /orage facility2  7,b7      
consolidat$ int]im /orage facility t    
s]ves ! purpose & function ( monitor$   
retrievable /orage "u ! ,nucle> ,wa/e   
,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaja et seq472 or  7,c7 sp5t nucle>   
fuel /orage facility t-- 7i7 is n-- 7,i7

 colocat$ at ! site ( a nucle> fuel     
production1 fabrication1 or utilization 
facility2 or  7,,ii7 9 op]ation z ( !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7ii7     
s]ves ! purpose & function ( monitor$   
retrievable /orage "u ! ,nucle> ,wa/e   
,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajaja et seq474  7#b7 ,scope ,!        
prohibition describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7    
ext5ds to contract+ = ! s]vices ( a     
private company = any /orage ( sp5t     
nucle> fuel at1 or transportation ( sp5t
 nucle> fuel to1 a privately own$       
facility t s]ves ! purpose & function ( 
monitor$ retrievable /orage "u ! ,nucle>
 ,wa/e ,policy ,act ( #aihb 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 = ! purpose ( 
consolidat+ ! /orage ( dome/ic sp5t     
nucle> fuel at #a or m facilities until 
su* "t t a repository is available to   
accept ! sp5t nucle> fuel = p]man5t     
disposal4  7c7 ,limitations ,subsection 
7b7 does n prohibit-- 7#a7 a manufactur]
 ( nucle> reactors or fabricator (      
nucle> fuel f accept+ sp5t nucle> fuel  

at ! site :]e ! sp5t nucle> fuel is     
fabricat$ or g5]at$2  7#b7 an op]at+ or 
decommission$ nucle> p[] plant f accept+
 sp5t nucle> fuel = int]im /orage at !  
site ( ! plant2  7#c7 ! use ( ,f$]al    
funds = ! co/s describ$ 9 t subsection t
 are associat$ ) ! activities describ$ 9
 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b72  7#d7 ! use (   
,f$]al funds = /orage ( sp5t nucle> fuel
 at1 or ! transportation ( sp5t nucle>  
fuel to1 f$]ally own$ facilities at     
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy sites 9 exi/5ce z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#e7 ! 
transf] ( sp5t nucle> fuel own$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy betwe5 ,dep>tm5t (   
,en]gy sites4  7d7 ,p]iod ( prohibition 
describ$ ,! p]iod ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7b7 is ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ! date on 
:i* ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy c]tifies to    
,congress t a p]man5t repository is     
available to accept ! sp5t nucle> fuel4 
7e7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy funds ,no funds (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy %all be us$ to pay
 to any privately own$ facility describ$

 9 subsection 7b7 any damages aw>d$ 9   
any civil action 9 an appropriate       
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates relat+ to
 ! prohibition "u subsection 7b74  7f7  
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to imply t1 prior to !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 any         
privately own$ facility describ$ 9      
subsection 7b7 may receive any funds f !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t = ! activities        
prohibit$ "u t subsection4  7g7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy %all submit to ,congress a report
 detail+-- 7#a7 possible locations1 or a
 description ( a possible sit+ process1 
= future consolidat$ int]im /orage      
facilities & repositories ( sp5t nucle> 
fuel if ,congress 7 to au?orize ! sit+1 
con/ruction1 & op]ation ( new /orage    
facilities or repositories ?r\gh ! use (
 a cons5t-bas$ sy/em2 &  7#b7 ! e/imat$ 
co/s & risks ( t future consolidat$     
int]im /orage4