,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fffe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,nehls 7= himself & ,mr4      
,jackson ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit ! ,nucle> ,regulatory          
,commission f issu+ c]ta9 lic5ses = !   
/orage ( sp5t nucle> fuel & high-level  
radioactive wa/e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,consolidat$ ,int]im ,/orage ,facility  
,re/riction ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,prohibition on ,nucle> ,regulatory     
,commission lic5ses = c]ta9 /orage (    
sp5t nucle> fuel & high-level           
radioactive wa/e  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! nucle> indu/ry (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is l>gely gov]n$ &     
regulat$ pursuant to au?orities "u !    
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied1 ! ,en]gy   
,reorganization ,act ( #aigd1 & !       
,nucle> ,wa/e ,policy ,act ( #aihb4     
7#b7 ,! ,commission issues & en=ces     

c]ta9 regulations relat+ to su* nucle>  
indu/ry4  7#c7 ,congress ma9ta9s !      
con/itutional au?ority to repeal or     
o!rwise prohibit ?r\gh legislation c]ta9
 actions tak5 by ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &     
ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,commission1 "u      
section #h ( article ,i ( ! ,con/itution
 7commonly ref]r$ to z ! necess>y &     
prop] clause74  7#d7 ,! ,commission has 
conclud$ t x possesses ! /atutory       
au?ority to issue a lic5se au?oriz+ a   
private entity to /ore sp5t nucle> fuel 
or high-level radioactive wa/e at       
privately own$ away f reactor /orage    
sites1 commonly ref]r$ to z consolidat$ 
int]im /orage facilities1 & h issu$ su* 
lic5ses4  7#e7 ,! au?ority ( !          
,commission to issue su* lic5ses has    
s9ce be5 *all5g$ 9 c\rt1 result+ 9 a    
circuit split betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! #aj? ,circuit & !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,circuit1 v]sus !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! #e?  
,circuit4  7#f7 ,! transportation &     

/orage ( sp5t nucle> fuel & high-level  
radioactive wa/e pose significant ?reats
 to ! heal? & safety ( ! public4  7#g7  
,sp5t nucle> fuel & high-level          
radioactive wa/e require /able long-t]m 
facilities = safe /orage1 & su* /orage  
requires prop] ov]sight f ,congress & ! 
,commission to ensure ! heal? & safety (
 ! public4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,commission lacks
 express /atutory au?ority to issue a   
lic5se specifi$ 9 subsection 7a77#d74   
7c7 ,prohibition on issuance ( lic5ses  
,beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 not)/&+ any provision ( ! ,atomic 
,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa
 et seq471 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory        
,commission may n issue a lic5se        
au?oriz+-- 7#a7 ! int]im /orage ( sp5t  
nucle> fuel or high-level radioactive   
wa/e at a facility o!r ?an--  7,a7 a    
facility ) an op]at+ civilian nucle> p[]
 reactor f :i* su* sp5t fuel or wa/e 0  
g5]at$2 or  7,b7 a f$]ally own$ int]im  
/orage facility2 or  7#b7 ! long-t]m    

/orage1 or p]man5t disposal1 ( sp5t     
nucle> fuel or high-level radioactive   
wa/e at a facility o!r ?an a f$]ally    
own$ repository "u su* ,act4  7d7       
,nullification ( curr5t lic5ses ,any    
lic5se specifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 9      
effect z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act %all be deem$ null & void4  7e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,civilian nucle> p[] reactor2 disposal2 
high-level radioactive wa/e2 repository2
 sp5t nucle> fuel2 /orage ,! t]ms       
civilian nucle> p[] reactor1 disposal1  
high-level radioactive wa/e1 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 ,commission ,! 
t]m ,commission means ! ,nucle>         
,regulatory ,commission4