(C) or (D)(i) of paragraph (2) or paragraph 
(3)(C)(i) by not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the proposed PSDAR or an applica-
tion for transfer of a license, as applicable, is 
submitted to the Commission under subsection 
c. (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) PROPOSED INTERMEDIATE LICENSE 
TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION
OF
PROPOSED
IN-
TERMEDIATE LICENSE TRANSFER.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘proposed inter-
mediate license transfer’ means a proposed 
transfer of license— 
‘‘(I) for a covered facility on be-
half of which a proposed PSDAR has 
been submitted by the licensee to the 
Commission 
under 
subsection 
c. 
(1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(II) the notice of which is sub-
mitted to the Commission under sub-
section c. (1)(A)(ii) before the applica-
ble deadline under subparagraph (A) 
for the issuance by the Commission of 
a decision document relating to the 
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proposed PSDAR described in sub-
clause (I). 
‘‘(ii) DEADLINE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), in any case in which a licensee 
submits to the Commission a notice of a 
proposed intermediate license transfer of a 
covered facility, the Commission shall issue 
a decision document relating to the pro-
posed PSDAR of the covered facility by 
not later than 1 year after the date of re-
ceipt of the application for transfer of a li-
cense. 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION.—If there are unforeseen 
circumstances, including unexpected technical 
issues, site-specific characteristics, or other ex-
ternal factors that could affect the ability of the 
Commission to issue a decision document by a 
deadline specified in subparagraph (A) or 
(B)(ii), the Commission may extend the applica-
ble deadline for a reasonable period of time, as 
determined by the Commission. 
‘‘f. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTION BY TRANSFEREES.—On transfer 
of a license for a covered facility by a licensee to a 
transferee in accordance with this section, the trans-
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feree shall conduct consultation in accordance with 
subsection b. with respect to each proposed PSDAR 
developed by the transferee for the covered facility. 
‘‘(2) STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW
COMPLI-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the Commission shall not approve a pro-
posed PSDAR or license transfer under this section 
unless the proposed PSDAR or license transfer for 
a covered facility includes a requirement that the li-
censee and the transferee, if applicable, shall comply 
with applicable State law relating to air, water, or 
soil quality or radiological standards with respect to 
the implementation of the proposed PSDAR or li-
cense transfer in any case in which the applicable 
State law is more restrictive than an applicable Fed-
eral law. 
‘‘g. APPLICATION TO EXISTING DECOMMISSIONING 
ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall no-
tify— 
‘‘(A) each licensee or transferee, if applica-
ble, of the opportunity to develop and submit to 
the Commission for approval a revised PSDAR 
for any covered facility of the licensee for 
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which, as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) decontamination and dismantle-
ment activities described in the PSDAR 
have not commenced at the covered facil-
ity; or 
‘‘(ii) decontamination and dismantle-
ment activities described in the PSDAR 
have been commenced at the covered facil-
ity for a period of less than 5 years; and 
‘‘(B) each affected State with respect to a 
covered facility described in subparagraph (A) 
of the opportunity to consult with a licensee or 
transferee described in that subparagraph in 
accordance with subsection b. 
‘‘(2) PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraphs (3) and (4), if a licensee or trans-
feree described in paragraph (1)(A) elects to 
submit to the Commission a revised PSDAR 
under that paragraph, the process for consider-
ation and approval of the revised PSDAR shall 
be carried out in accordance with— 
‘‘(i) the process for consideration and 
approval of a proposed PSDAR for a cov-
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ered facility under subsections b., c., d., 
and f.; and 
‘‘(ii) the process for support, condi-
tional support, or nonsupport by the host 
State under subsection e. 
‘‘(B) NONSELECTION.—If a licensee or 
transferee described in paragraph (1)(A) elects 
not to revise an original PSDAR under that 
paragraph, the host State may file a statement 
of support, conditional support, or nonsupport 
for the original PSDAR in accordance with the 
process for support, conditional support, or 
nonsupport by a host State under subsection e. 
‘‘(3) DECISION DOCUMENT.—A decision docu-
ment for a revised PSDAR submitted under para-
graph (1)(A), or for an original PSDAR in any case 
in which the licensee or transferee elects not to re-
vise the original PSDAR, shall be issued in accord-
ance with subparagraph (C) or (D)(I) of subsection 
e. (2) or subsection e. (3)(C), as applicable, except 
that the Commission shall issue the decision docu-
ment by the date that is 1 year after the date on 
which the applicable decontamination and dismantle-
ment activities commence at the applicable covered 
facility. 
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‘‘(4) REVISION AFTER DETERMINATION OF IN-
ADEQUACY.—If the Commission rejects a revised 
PSDAR submitted by a licensee or transferee under 
paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with subsection e. 
(2)(D) or subsection e. (3)(E), the licensee or trans-
feree shall develop and submit to the Commission a 
new revised PSDAR in accordance with this sub-
section by not later than 2 years after the date of 
the rejection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 is amended— 
(A) in section 103 (42 U.S.C. 2133)— 
(i) in subsection d., in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘any any’’ and inserting 
‘‘any’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subsection f. as 
subsection e.; and 
(B) in section 111 (42 U.S.C. 2141), by 
striking the section designation and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘The Nuclear’’ in subsection a. 
and inserting the following: 
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