,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ageg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a 7= himself & ,mr4 
,coons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied  
to provide = m effici5t he>+s on nucle> 
facility con/ruction applications1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,effici5t ,nucle>  
,lic5s+ ,he>+s ,act4  #b4  ,updat+ he>+ 
proc$ures  7a7  ,he>+s & judicial review
  ,section #ahi a4 ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy   
,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbci7;a77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 9 ! fir/      
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,9 any proce$+ "u ?is  
,act & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,9 any     
proce$+ "u ?is ,act  2 &  7ii7 9 clause 
7i7 7z s designat$71 by /rik+ ,!        
,commission %all hold a he>+ & all t    
foll[s ?r\gh ^u a det]m9ation by !      
,commission t ! am5dm5t involves no     

significant haz>ds consid]ation4 &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,! ,commission   
may1 9 ! abs5ce ( a reque/ = a he>+ by  
any p]son ^: int]e/ may be affect$1     
issue a con/ruction p]mit1 an op]at+    
lic5se1 a comb9$ con/ruction p]mit &    
op]at+ lic5se1 an am5dm5t to a          
con/ruction p]mit1 an am5dm5t to an     
op]at+ lic5se1 or an am5dm5t to a comb9$
 con/ruction p]mit & op]at+ lic5se "u   
section #ajc1 #ajd b41 #ajd c41 or #ahe 
b4 = a facility or a te/+ facility1 )\t 
a he>+1 b ^u ?irty days notice &        
publication once 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] (   
its int5t to d s4 ,! ,commission may    
disp5se ) su* ?irty days notice &       
publication ) respect to any application
 = an am5dm5t to a con/ruction p]mit1 an
 am5dm5t to an op]at+ lic5se1 or an     
am5dm5t to a comb9$ con/ruction p]mit & 
op]at+ lic5se ^u a det]m9ation by !     
,commission t ! am5dm5t involves no     
significant haz>ds consid]ation4  7iii7 
,! ,commission %all use in=mal          
adjudicatory proc$ures = any he>+ held  

by ! ,commission pursuant to ?is        
subp>agraph4  2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b77iv7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ in=mal be=e    
he>+ proc$ures2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 1 :e!r 
in=mal or =mal adjudicatory12 &  7#b7 9 
p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 9 ! second s5t5ce1  
by /rik+ requir$ he>+ & ins]t+ he>+ held
 by ! ,commission "u ?is section4  7b7  
,con/ruction p]mits & op]at+ lic5ses    
,section #ahe b4 ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act
 ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbce7;b77 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ ,aft] hold+ a public he>+
 "u section #ahi a4 7#a77;,a71 & ins]t+ 
,aft] ! ?irty days notice & publication 
p]iod or hold+ a he>+1 z applicable1 "u 
section #ahi a4 7#a77;,a714  7c7        
,lic5s+ ( uranium enri*m5t facilities   
,section #aic7;b7 ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy    
,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdc7;b77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by /rik+ on ! record2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 
if a p]son ^: int]e/ may be affect$ by  
su* con/ruction & op]ation has reque/$ a
 he>+ reg>d+ ! lic5s+ ( ! con/ruction & 
op]ation ( ! facility aft] & #fc2 &     

7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,su* he>+
 & ins]t+ ,if a he>+ is held "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! he>+4  7d7  ,applicability  ,! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to all applications & proce$+s p5d+ be=e
 ! ,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission on or
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4