Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act
- Last Action
- 9/26/2018
Actions
- 2018-09-26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 2018-09-25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2018-09-25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8789-8791)
- 2018-09-25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8789-8791)
- 2018-09-25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1320.
- 2018-09-25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8789-8792)
- 2018-09-25Mr. Olson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2018-09-07Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717.
- 2018-09-07Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-924.
- 2018-09-07Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-924.
- 2018-07-12Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2018-07-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2018-06-21Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- 2018-06-21Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-02 (00)
Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act
This bill revises the functions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) by establishing new transparency and accountability measures on the commission's budget and fee structure and developing the regulatory framework necessary to enable the licensing of advanced nuclear reactors.
The bill amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to remove amounts appropriated for the Advanced Reactor Program from the NRC's fee recovery requirement. The NRC must ensure that the collection of fees is equal to its budget authority. The NRC may collect fees through: (1) fees for services that specifically benefit a particular person or entity, and (2) annual fees to fund regulatory costs. The bill places a cap on the amount of the annual fee that may be charged to an operating reactor, which the NRC may waive if the cap compromises its safety and security mission.
The Government Accountability Office must study and report on: (1) the feasibility and implications of repealing restrictions on issuing licenses for certain nuclear facilities to an alien or foreign entity, and (2) the impact of the elimination of mandatory hearings for uncontested licensing and construction permit applications under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
The NRC must: (1) follow specified procedures when reviewing an application for an early site permit, construction permit, operating license, or combined construction permit and operating license for a nuclear production or utilization facility; and (2) initiate a rulemaking proceeding to address the regulatory framework for decommissioning nuclear reactors.
Cosponsors (3)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- GENE GREEN (D-TX)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Congressional oversight
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Energy research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear power
- Public participation and lobbying
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- User charges and fees
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