‘‘(D) An amount equal to 20 percent of 
2017 Waste Fund amounts, on the date on 
which monitoring of the repository during the 
decommissioning period commences, for waste 
package and drip shield fabrication activities. 
‘‘(E) An amount equal to the amount of 
any fee collected pursuant to subsection (a)(3) 
after the date of enactment of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, on the 
date on which such fee is collected, for costs as-
sociated with construction and operation of a 
repository or facilities at the Yucca Mountain 
site. 
‘‘(2) 2017 WASTE FUND AMOUNTS.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘2017 Waste Fund 
amounts’ means the amounts in the Waste Fund on 
the date of enactment of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Amendments Act of 2017.’’. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. CERTAIN STANDARDS AND CRITERIA. 
(a) GENERALLY APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND CRI-
TERIA.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY 
STANDARDS.— 
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(A) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—Not 
later than 2 years after the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission has issued a final decision approv-
ing or disapproving the issuance of a construc-
tion authorization for a repository under section 
114(d)(1) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
1982 (42 U.S.C. 10134(d)) (as so designated 
by this Act), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall— 
(i) determine if the generally applica-
ble standards promulgated under section 
121(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
1982 (42 U.S.C. 10141(a)) should be up-
dated; and 
(ii) submit to Congress a report on 
such determination. 
(B) RULE.—If the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency determines, 
under subparagraph (A), that the generally ap-
plicable standards promulgated under section 
121(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
(42 U.S.C. 10141(a)) should be updated, the 
Administrator, not later than 2 years after sub-
mission of the report under subparagraph 
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(A)(ii), shall, by rule, promulgate updated gen-
erally applicable standards under such section. 
(2) COMMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
CRI-
TERIA.—Not later than 2 years after the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency pro-
mulgates updated generally applicable standards 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall, 
by rule, promulgate updated technical requirements 
and criteria under section 121(b) of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10141(b)) as 
necessary to be consistent with such updated gen-
erally applicable standards. 
(b) SITE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS
AND CRITERIA.— 
Nothing in this section shall affect the standards, tech-
nical requirements, and criteria promulgated by the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Yucca Moun-
tain site under section 801 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 10141 note). 
SEC. 602. APPLICATION. 
Section 135 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
(42 U.S.C. 10155) is amended by striking subsection (h) 
and redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h). 
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SEC. 603. OFFICE OF CIVILIAN RADIOACTIVE WASTE MAN-
AGEMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY 
ACT OF 1982.—Subsection (b) of section 304 of the Nu-
clear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10224(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) FUNCTIONS.—The Director of the Office 
shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of 
the Secretary under this Act. The Director of the 
Office shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of the 
Office shall be appointed from among persons who 
have extensive expertise and experience in organiza-
tional and project management. 
‘‘(3) TENURE.—The Director of the Office may 
serve not more than two 5-year terms. 
‘‘(4) SERVICE DURING INTERIM PERIOD.—Upon 
expiration of the Director’s term, the Director may 
continue to serve until the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date on which a new Director is 
confirmed; or 
‘‘(B) the date that is one year after the 
date of such expiration. 
‘‘(5) REMOVAL.—The President may remove 
the Director only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or 
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malfeasance in office. If the President removes the 
Director, the President shall submit to Congress a 
statement explaining the reason for such removal.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 203(a) of the De-
partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
7133(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (8). 
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—The functions 
described in the paragraph (8) stricken by the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be trans-
ferred to and performed by the Office of Civilian Ra-
dioactive Waste Management, as provided in section 
304 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
U.S.C. 10224). 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2(17) of the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(17)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 305’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 304’’. 
Æ 
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