,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,harshbarger 7for herself and ,mr4      
,goldman of ,texas7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to update the role of the   
,advisory ,committee on ,reactor        
,safeguards in the licensing and        
oversight of nuclear reactor facilities1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,nuclear ,advisory ,committee ,reform   
,act4  #b4 ,advisory ,committee on      
,reactor ,safeguards  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bi of the ,atomic ,energy ,act
 of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjci7 is      
amended--  7#a7 by striking ,there is   
and inserting the following3  7a7       
,establishment ,there is  2  7#b7 by    
inserting 7referred to in this section  
as the ,committee74 after ,reactor      
,safeguards2  7#c7 by striking          
consisting of and all that follows2 and 

7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,membership ,the ,committee shall 
consist of a maximum of #ae members1 to 
be appointed by the ,commission1 who    
shall represent a diverse background of 
technical expertise relevant to the     
mission of the ,commission4  7c7 ,terms 
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission may     
appoint a member of the ,committee for  
not more than #b terms of #d years each4
  7#b7 ,exception ,the ,commission may  
appoint a member of the ,committee for  
more than #b terms if the ,commission   
determines that there is a compelling   
need for the member's continued service4
  7#c7 ,applicability ,this subsection  
shall apply with respect to members     
appointed after the date of enactment of
 the ,nuclear ,advisory ,committee      
,reform ,act4  7d7 ,committee actions   
,the ,committee shall take the following
 actions3 7#a7 ,review applications and 
submit reports in accordance with       
section #ahb b4  7#b7 ,advise the       

,commission1 as specifically requested  
by the ,commission1 with respect to--   
7,a7 the hazards of proposed or existing
 reactor facilities2 and  7,b7 the      
adequacy of proposed reactor safety     
standards4  7#c7 ,perform such other    
duties as the ,commission may           
specifically request4  7e7 ,focus of    
,committee ,in taking an action pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of    
subsection 7d71 the ,committee shall1 to
 the extent practicable1 focus on issues
 that-- 7#a7 directly relate to reactor 
design2  7#b7 are safety significant2   
7#c7 are novel2 and  7#d7 have not been 
previously acted on by the ,committee4  
7f7 ,policies for efficient and timely  
action ,the ,commission shall maintain  
and1 if necessary1 modify policies to   
ensure efficient and timely action by   
the ,committee1 including efficient and 
timely coordination between the         
,committee and staff of the ,commission4
  7g7 ,proposals from the ,committee    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,committee may    

propose to the ,commission that the     
,committee take an action pursuant to   
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,commission       
request required ,the ,committee may not
 take an action proposed under paragraph
 7#a7 unless the ,commission            
specifically requests the ,committee    
take the action pursuant to subsection  
7d74  7h7 ,chairperson ,the ,commission 
shall designate #a member of the        
,committee as the ,chairperson of the   
,committee4  7i7 ,per diem ,the members 
of the ,committee shall receive--  7#a7 
a per diem compensation for each day    
spent in meetings1 conferences1 or other
 work of the ,committee2 and  7#b7      
compensation for necessary traveling or 
other expenses while engaged in the work
 of the ,committee4  7j7 ,applicability 
,section #afc shall apply to the        
,committee4  4  7b7 ,license application
 review ,section #ahb b4 of the ,atomic 
,energy ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bbcb7;b77 is amended to read as        
follows3  b4 ,review by ,advisory       

,committee on ,reactor ,safeguards ,the 
,advisory ,committee on ,reactor        
,safeguards established under section   
#bi shall-- 7#a7 if the ,commission     
specifically requests1 review--  7,a7 an
 application for a license under section
 #ajc or subsection a41 b41 or c4 of    
section #ajd2 and  7,b7 an application  
for an amendment to a license issued    
under section #ajc or subsection a41 b41
 or c4 of section #ajd2 and  7#b7 submit
 to the ,commission a report with       
respect to a review carried out under   
paragraph 7#a71 which shall be made part
 of the record of the applicable        
application and available to the public1
 except to the extent that security     
classification prevents disclosure4  4  
7c7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7        
,advisory ,committees ,section #afc of  
the ,atomic ,energy ,act of #aied 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7 is amended--  7,a7 by  
striking members of the ,general        
,advisory committee established pursuant
 to section #bf and the2 and  7,b7 by   

striking sections #bha1 #bhc1 or #bhd   
and inserting sections #bjc1 #bje1 or   
#bjg4  7#b7 ,temporary operating license
 ,section #aib a4 of the ,atomic ,energy
 ,act of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdb7;a77
 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking          
,safeguards required by section #ahb b42
 and inserting ,safeguards submitted    
under section #ahb b4 7if applicable722 
and  7,b7 by striking and the ,nuclear  
,regulatory ,commission staff's first   
supplement to the report prepared in    
response to the report of the ,advisory 
,committee on ,reactor ,safeguards for  
the facility and inserting 1 and the    
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission staff's
 first supplement to the report prepared
 in response to the report of the       
,advisory ,committee on ,reactor        
,safeguards for the facility 7if        
applicable74