,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,ms4  
,lummis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,atomic
 ,energy ,act of #aied to align the     
licensing of uranium enrichment         
facilities with other fuel cycle        
facilities under that ,act1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,modernizing   
,outdated ,regulations to ,expand       
,american ,fuel ,act of #bjbf or the    
,,more ,american ,fuel ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,licensing of uranium enrichment    
facilities  7a7 ,amendments ,section    
#aic of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of     
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdc7 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#a71 by striking construction
 and2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 
by striking the hearing on2 and  7ii7 by

 striking construction and2  7#b7 in    
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,the ,commission 
shall conduct a single adjudicatory     
hearing on the record and inserting ,in 
accordance with section #ahi            
a47#a77;,a71 the ,commission shall grant
 a hearing2  7ii7 by striking           
construction and2 and  7iii7 by         
inserting on the request of any person  
whose interest is affected by the       
operation of the uranium enrichment     
facility and shall admit that person as 
a party to the proceeding after and #fc2
  7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72  7,c7
 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as     
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,d7 in paragraph  
7#b7 7as so redesignated71 in the       
paragraph heading1 by striking ,single  
proceeding and inserting ,no further    
action required2  7#c7 in subsection    
7c71 by striking construction and2 and  
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7g7 ,pre-,license construction        
,nothing in this section prohibits the  

construction of a uranium enrichment    
facility prior to issuance of a license 
authorizing operation of that facility  
under sections #ec and #fc1 subject to  
the conditions that the construction--  
7#a7 commences after the date on which  
the ,commission dockets the application2
  7#b7 complies with all applicable     
,federal laws and regulations2 and  7#c7
 is entirely at the risk of the         
applicant4  4  7b7 ,notification of     
enrichment construction ,as part of an  
application for a license under sections
 #ec and #fc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act
 of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgc1 #bjic7  
for operation of a uranium enrichment   
facility1 the ,nuclear ,regulatory      
,commission 7referred to in this section
 as the ,commission7 shall require that 
an applicant submit a certification     
that1 not fewer than #ae days before    
commencing construction of the uranium  
enrichment facility pursuant to         
subsection 7g7 of section #aic of that  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdc71 the         

applicant will submit a written         
notification with respect to commencing 
construction to-- 7#a7 the ,governor of 
the ,state in which the uranium         
enrichment facility is to be located2   
7#b7 the chief executive and governing  
body of each unit of local government in
 which the facility is to be located2   
and  7#c7 the governing body of each    
,indian ,tribe with jurisdiction over   
land that would be included in the      
geographic area of the emergency plan of
 the uranium enrichment facility        
prepared pursuant to section            
#gj4bb7;i77#a77;ii7 of title #aj1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or a successor
 regulation71 if applicable4  7c7       
,regulations required  7#a7 ,in general 
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall promulgate regulations
 to revise part #gj of title #aj1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 as appropriate
 to reflect the amendments made by      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,pending          

applications ,with respect to an        
applicant for a license under sections  
#ec and #fc of the ,atomic ,energy ,act 
of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjgc1 #bjic7   
for the operation of a uranium          
enrichment facility the application for 
which was submitted before the date on  
which the regulations required under    
paragraph 7#a7 take effect1 the         
,commission may grant an exemption from 
the requirements of the regulations in  
effect on the date on which the         
application was submitted in accordance 
with this ,act and the amendments made  
by this ,act4  7d7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this ,act1 or an amendment 
made by this ,act1 limits or otherwise  
affects the authority of the ,commission
 to regulate construction as necessary  
to license and oversee the operation of 
a uranium enrichment facility4  7e7     
,savings clause ,nothing in this ,act1  
or an amendment made by this ,act-- 7#a7
 limits or otherwise affects the        
authority of the ,commission to deny an 

application for a license to operate a  
uranium enrichment facility because the 
applicant failed to construct or operate
 the uranium enrichment facility in     
accordance with applicable regulatory   
requirements2 or  7#b7 affects judicial 
review of a final action by the         
,commission otherwise available under   
section #ahi of the ,atomic ,energy ,act
 of #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbci74