,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,levin 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,issa1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1   
,mr4 ,lawler1 and ,mr4 ,peters7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb to
 prioritize the acceptance of high-level
 radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel
 from certain civilian nuclear power    
reactors1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,spent ,fuel ,prioritization ,act of
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,acceptance priority for   
high-level radioactive waste and spent  
nuclear fuel ,section #cjb7;a7 of the   
,nuclear ,waste ,policy ,act of #aihb   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbbb7;a77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7#g7 
,in determining the order in which the  
,secretary will accept high-level       
radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel 

for disposal or storage1 the ,secretary 
shall prioritize high-level radioactive 
waste or spent nuclear fuel from a      
civilian nuclear power reactor based on 
the operating status of the civilian    
nuclear power reactor1 the population of
 the area in which the civilian nuclear 
power reactor is located1 the earthquake
 hazard of the area in which the        
civilian nuclear power reactor is       
located1 and national security risk     
related to the continued storage of     
high-level radioactive waste or spent   
nuclear fuel in the area in which the   
civilian nuclear power reactor is       
located1 giving highest priority to a   
civilian nuclear power reactor that is--
 7,a7 decommissioned or decommissioning2
  7,b7 located in an area1 as determined
 by the ,secretary1 the population of   
which is the largest2  7,c7 located in  
an area with the highest hazard of an   
earthquake1 as indicated by the ,seismic
 ,hazard ,maps published by the         
,director of the ,united ,states        

,geological ,survey pursuant to section 
#e7;b77#c77;,j7 of the ,earthquake      
,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg2 and  
7,d7 located in an area1 as determined  
by the ,secretary 7in consultation with 
the ,secretary of ,defense and the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security71     
where the continued storage of          
high-level radioactive waste or spent   
nuclear fuel poses a significant        
national security concern4  4