,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #b1 #bjbf,ms4  
,castor of ,florida introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to increase transparency    
relating to the ,department of ,energy's
 authorizations of certain nuclear      
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,department of     
,energy ,nuclear ,transparency ,act4    
#b4 ,public announcement requirements   
for ,department of ,energy actions      
relating to certain nuclear facilities  
7a7 ,alterations to directives and      
safety standards  7#a7 ,public          
announcement ,not later than #bd hours  
after altering a directive or safety    
standard relating to covered ,,doe      
nuclear facilities1 the ,secretary of   
,energy shall post1 on a publicly       
accessible website of the ,department of
 ,energy1 an announcement regarding such
 alteration4  7#b7 ,inclusion ,each     

announcement under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
include a summary of how the relevant   
directive or safety standard was        
altered4  7b7 ,documented safety        
analysis  7#a7 ,public announcement ,not
 later than #bd hours after issuing any 
preliminary documented safety analysis  
or documented safety analysis with      
respect to a covered ,,doe nuclear      
facility1 the ,secretary of ,energy     
shall post1 on a publicly accessible    
website of the ,department of ,energy1  
an announcement regarding the issuance  
of such preliminary documented safety   
analysis or documented safety analysis4 
7#b7  ,inclusion  7,a7  ,analysis       
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 each     
announcement under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
include the relevant preliminary        
documented safety analysis or documented
 safety analysis4  7,b7  ,commercially  
sensitive information  ,the ,secretary  
of ,energy may modify a preliminary     
documented safety analysis or documented
 safety analysis included in an         

announcement under paragraph 7#a7 only  
to ensure that such preliminary         
documented safety analysis or documented
 safety analysis does not include any   
commercially sensitive information4  7c7
 ,authorizations ,not later than #bd    
hours after entering into an agreement  
to authorize a covered ,,doe nuclear    
facility1 the ,secretary of ,energy     
shall post1 on a publicly accessible    
website of the ,department of ,energy1  
an announcement regarding such          
agreement1 including information        
regarding any conditions applying to    
such agreement4  7d7 ,report ,not later 
than ,january #ca of each year1 the     
,secretary of ,energy shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources of the ,senate a report      
detailing any activities the ,secretary 
of ,energy took to authorize covered    
,,doe nuclear facilities during the     
previous calendar year4  7e7            

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered ,,doe nuclear facility ,the    
term covered ,,doe nuclear facility     
means any of the ,hazard ,category #a1  
#b1 and #c ,,doe nuclear facilities 7as 
such term is defined in section         
#hcj4c7;a7 of title #aj1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on  
the date of enactment of this section77 
that the ,secretary of ,energy holds    
authority over pursuant to section #aaj 
a4 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #badj7;a774  7#b7        
,documented safety analysis2 preliminary
 documented safety analysis ,the terms  
documented safety analysis and          
preliminary documented safety analysis  
have the meanings given such terms1     
respectively1 in section #hcj4c7;a7 of  
title #aj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this section74