,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbc,mr4  
,donalds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,nucle> 
,en]gy ,innovation & ,mod]nization ,act 
to direct ! ,nucle> ,regulatory         
,commission to fur!r utilize a          
risk-in=m$ & p]=mance-bas$ approa* to   
lic5s+1 to am5d ! he>+ requirem5ts =    
c]ta9 lic5ses "u ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act (
 #aied1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nucle> 
,r$ ,tape ,r$uction ,act4  #b4          
,te*nology-inclusive regulatory         
framework = nucle> lic5s+ ,section      
#c7ad7 ( ! ,nucle> ,en]gy ,innovation & 
,mod]nization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbae 
note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ :]e     
appropriate & ins]t+ to ! maximum ext5t 
practicable2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 7consi/5t
 ) ! docum5t issu$ by ! ,commission on  
,june #bb1 #aiih1 & titl$ ,:ite ,pap] on
 ,risk-,in=m$1 ,p]=mance-,bas$          

,regulation 7,,secy-#ih-add77 aft]      
risk-in=m$ & p]=mance-bas$ te*niques4   
#c4 ,he>+s & judicial review "u !       
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #ahi;a47#a77;,a7 ( !     
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bbci7;a77#a77;,a77 is am5d$  
to read z foll[s3  7,a7 7i7 ,9 any      
proce$+ "u ?is ,act1 = ! grant+1        
susp5d+1 revok+1 or am5d+ ( any lic5se  
or con/ruction p]mit1 or application to 
transf] control1 & 9 any proce$+ = !    
issuance or modification ( rules &      
regulations deal+ ) ! activities (      
lic5ses1 & 9 any proce$+ = ! paym5t (   
comp5sation1 an aw>d or royalties "u    
sections #aec1 #aeg1 #ahf c41 or #ahh1 !
 ,commission %all1 subject to clause    
7ii71 grant a he>+ ^u ! reque/ ( any    
p]son ^: int]e/ may be affect$ by !     
proce$+1 & %all admit any su* p]son z a 
p>ty to su* proce$+4  7ii7 ,!           
,commission may only hold a he>+ "u ?is 
subp>agraph = an application = a lic5se 
"u section #ajc = a con/ruction p]mit if

 ! ,commission receives a reque/ = a    
he>+ "u clause 7i7 by a p]son describ$ 9
 su* clause by n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
notice & publication ( ! application = !
 lic5se 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]4  7iii7 ,!   
,commission %all hold a he>+ aft] #cj   
days notice & publication once 9 !      
,f$]al ,regi/]1 on ea* application "u   
section #ajd b4 = a con/ruction p]mit = 
a facility1 & on any application "u     
section #ajd c4 = a con/ruction p]mit = 
a te/+ facility4  7iv7 ,9 cases :]e su* 
a con/ruction p]mit has be5 issu$ foll[+
 ! hold+ ( su* a he>+1 ! ,commission    
may1 9 ! abs5ce ( a reque/ !re= by any  
p]son ^: int]e/ may be affect$1 issue an
 op]at+ lic5se or an am5dm5t to a       
con/ruction p]mit or an am5dm5t to an   
op]at+ lic5se )\t a he>+1 b ^u #cj days 
notice & publication once 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] ( its int5t to d s4  7v7 ,!     
,commission may disp5se ) su* #cj days  
notice & publication ) respect to any   
application = an am5dm5t to a           
con/ruction p]mit or an am5dm5t to an   

op]at+ lic5se ^u a det]m9ation by !     
,commission t ! am5dm5t involves no     
significant haz>ds consid]ation4  4  7b7
 ,comb9$ lic5ses ,section               
#ahi;a47#a77;,b77i7 ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy  
,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bbci7;a77#a77;,b77i77 is am5d$ by /rik+
 )9 #fj days & ins]t+ )9 #de days4  #d4 
,report on t]ms ( r5ew$ ,nucle>         
,regulatory ,commission lic5ces ,n lat] 
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory         
,commission %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate 
a report t describes--  7#a7 ! au?ority 
( ! ,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission to  
det]m9e ! t]ms ( r5ew$ lic5ses "u !     
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq471 includ+ h[ !  
,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission det]m9es
 ! maximum t]m = su* r5ew$ lic5ses & 9  
:i* circum/ances ! ,nucle> ,regulatory  
,commission may issue a r5ew$ lic5ce = a

 t]m 9 excess ( #bj ye>s2 &  7#b7 !     
mean+ ( adequacy ( lic5see programs z   
us$ on page #fdifd ( ! f9al rule titl$  
,nucle> ,p[] ,plant ,lic5se ,r5ewal &   
publi%$ ,decemb] #ac1 #aiia 7#ef ,f$4   
,reg4 #fdidc74