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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,atomic 
,en]gy ,act ( #aied to cl>ify !         
organization & duties ( ! ,advisory     
,committee on ,reactor ,safegu>ds1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,advisory ,committee on
 ,reactor ,safegu>ds ,re=m ,act or !    
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,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission  
79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,commission7  
%\ld take a m active approa* 9          
collaborat+ ) ! ,*airman ( ! ,advisory  
,committee on ,reactor ,safegu>ds 79 ?is
 ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,committee7 = !     
purpose ( mod]niz+ & evaluat+ ! scope ( 
! ,committee1 9 fur!rance ( !           
requirem5ts set out 9 ! ,nucle> ,en]gy  
,innovation & ,mod]nization ,act along )
 role ( ! ,committee 9 indep5d5tly      

review+ & resolv+ key application       
issues2  7#b7 ! ,commission /aff %\ld   
improve its prep>ation = engagem5ts ) ! 
,committee to bett] optimize ! review ( 
p5d+ application topics2  7#c7 !        
,commission & ,committee /aff %\ld      
collaborate & review practices to       
id5tify be/ practices t lead to effici5t
 & effective ,committee reviews2  7#d7 !
 ,committee %\ld focus its reviews on   
novel & safety-significant issues 9 its 
review process2  7#e7 ! ,committee      
%\ldn't heavily focus on review+ !      
aspects ( reactor te*nologies t are well
 kn[n & well und]/ood2  7#f7 !          
,committee %\ld recognize & und]/& t !  
,commission /aff "t is valuable 9       
ultimately /reaml9+1 & approv+1 nucle>  
reactor applications2  7#g7 ! ,committee
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 /aff to ensure x's appropriately /aff$ 
to ensure x c meet ! anticipat$ future  
influx ( applications2  7#h7 !          
,committee %\ld be mod]niz$ by improv+ !
 int]nal processes associat$ ) !        

,committee indep5d5t review process2    
7#i7 ! ,committee %\ld consid] modify+  
its ,memb]%ip ,balance ,plan to ensure  
adequate exp]tise & exp]i5ce1 :ile      
simultane\sly ensur+ increas$ memb]     
div]sity1 includ+ b n limit$ to e/abli%+
 c]ta9 t]m limits to c>ry =? ?is        
int5tion2  7#aj7 ,congress recognizes t 
! ,committee orig9ally provid$          
significant value 9 provid+ an indep5d5t
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decades ( accumulat+ exp]i5ce & va/     
*anges 9 nucle> te*nology1 ! ,committee 
no long] s]ves ! same role z x orig9ally
 did2 &  7#aa7 ,congress und]/&s !      
,committee has ! pot5tial to play a     
valuable role 9 ! ,commission lic5s+    
review process1 b its purpose1          
processes1 & practices ne$ to be        
improv$1 economiz$1 & mod]niz$4  #c4    
,advisory ,committee on ,reactor        
,safegu>ds ,re=m  7a7 ,selection (      
,,acrs ,*airman ,section #bi ( ! ,atomic
 ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjci7 is am5d$ by /rik+ by ! ,committee

 z its ,*airman 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce & ins]t+
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majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission4    
7b7 ,lic5se applications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #ahb b4 ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act
 ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbcb7;b77 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ ,! ,advisory ,committee &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,advisory ,committee  4  7#b7           
,limitation on review ,section #ahb ( ! 
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bbcb7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ at !
 end ( subsection b41 z am5d$ by        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! foll[+3  7#b7          
,limitation on review ,) respect to !   
applications describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,advisory ,committee on ,reactor       
,safegu>ds may only review su*          
applications t pres5t a novel issue or  
an issue ( significant safety conc]n1   
bas$ on a risk-in=m$ det]m9ation by !   
,committee4  4  7c7 ,fee recov]y        
exemption ,section #ajb7;b77#a77;,b7 ( !
 ,nucle> ,en]gy ,innovation &           
,mod]nization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       

#bbae7;b77#a77;,b7 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7iv7 ,co/s associat$ )  
any reviews conduct$ by ! ,advisory     
,committee on ,reactor ,safegu>ds1      
e/abli%$ "u section #bi ( ! ,atomic     
,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjci71 includ+ any direct or indirect  
co/s relat+ to prep>+ =1 or att5d+1     
meet+s held by ! ,advisory ,committee on
 ,reactor ,safegu>ds4  4  7d7 ,,acrs    
organization ,section #bi ( ! ,atomic   
,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjci7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,!re is 
h]eby & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,!re is h]eby  2  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7b7 ,prohibition on          
subcommittees ,! ,committee e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7a7 may n =m subcommittees4  
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