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Calendar No. 153 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 865 

[Report No. 109–99] 

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson 

provisions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 20, 2005 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. CARPER) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

JULY 1, 2005 

Reported by Mr. INHOFE, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize 

the Price-Anderson provisions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Price-Anderson 

5 Amendments Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY. 

2 (a) INDEMNIFICATION OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY

3 COMMISSION LICENSEES.—Section 170c. of the Atomic 

4 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LI6 CENSES’’ and inserting ‘‘LICENSEES’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘December 1, 2003’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘December 1, 2025’’; and 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ each 

10 place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

11 2025’’. 

12 SEC. 3. REPORTS. 

13 Section 170p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

14 U.S.C. 2210(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘August 1, 1998’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2025’’. 

16 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

17 The amendments made by this Act take effect on De18 cember 1, 2003. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Price-Anderson Amend21 ments Act of 2005’’. 

22 SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF MODULAR REACTORS. 

23 Section 170 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

24 U.S.C. 2210(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of this section only, the 

2 Commission shall consider a combination of facilities 

3 described in subparagraph (B) to be a single facility 

4 having a rated capacity of 100,000 electrical kilo5 watts or more. 

6 ‘‘(B) A combination of facilities referred to in 

7 subparagraph (A) is 2 or more facilities located at a 

8 single site, each of which has a rated capacity of 

9 100,000 electrical kilowatts or more but not more 

10 than 300,000 electrical kilowatts, with a combined 

11 rated capacity of not more than 1,300,000 electrical 

12 kilowatts.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY. 

14 Section 170c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

15 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended— 

16 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LI17 CENSES’’ and inserting ‘‘LICENSEES’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ each place 

19 it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

20 SEC. 4. REPORTS. 

21 Section 170p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

22 U.S.C. 2210(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘August 1, 1998’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2023’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT. 

2 Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 

3 U.S.C. 2210) is amended— 

4 (1) in the second proviso of the third sentence of 

5 subsection b.(1)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$63,000,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$95,800,000’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 in any 1 

9 year’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 in any 1 year 

10 (subject to adjustment for inflation under sub11 section t.)’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection t.(1)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘total and annual’’ after 

14 ‘‘amount of the maximum’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment 

16 of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2004’’; and 

18 (C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘such 

19 date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘August 1, 

20 2004’’. 

21 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

22 The amendments made by this Act take effect on the 

23 date of enactment of this Act. 

Calendar No. 153 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 865 

[Report No. 109–99] 

A BILL 

To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 

reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions. 

JULY 1, 2005 

Reported with an amendment