(BB) How to make the budget and fee 
processes of the Commission more transparent. 
(CC) Whether the Commission is taking 
appropriate actions to hire highly skilled, tech-
nical individuals to prepare for the future influx 
of licensing new nuclear reactors. 
(DD) Whether the Federal Government 
should standardize the definition of nuclear 
waste. 
(EE) The effectiveness of topical reports in 
the licensing process, how topical reports im-
prove the efficiency of the licensing process, any 
challenges that are involved with topical re-
ports, and suggestions on how to improve the 
timeliness of reviewing and approving topical 
reports. 
(FF) In the event the use of a topic report 
is not applicable, the effectiveness of other 
forms of preapplication engagement, including 
how the Commission and potential applicants 
may reach a resolution or binding conclusions 
on key issues in a timely manner. 
(GG) How the Commission could navigate 
environmental impact statements in an efficient 
and effective manner, and any challenges that 
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arise while performing and reviewing environ-
mental impact statements. 
(HH) Any lessons the Commission can 
learn from foreign governmental agencies that 
govern nuclear energy. 
(II) Any other question that the inspector 
general, in consultation with the Commissioners 
of the Commission, determines appropriate. 
(4) 
ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE.—The 
survey 
drafted and distributed under paragraph (1) shall 
include at the top of the survey a statement that— 
(A) describes the intent of this Act in rela-
tion to the purpose of the survey drafted and 
distributed under paragraph (1); and 
(B) assures covered employees that there 
will be no repercussions or consequences from 
taking such survey. 
(d) STAKEHOLDER SURVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector gen-
eral shall, if feasible, draft and distribute a survey 
similar to the survey under subsection (c) to stake-
holders in the nuclear industry in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(2) PARTICIPATION.— 
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(A) STAKEHOLDER REQUEST.—If feasible, 
in distributing a survey under paragraph (1), 
the inspector general shall distribute such sur-
vey to a stakeholder in the nuclear industry 
only upon request by such stakeholder. 
(B) ANONYMITY.—If feasible, the inspector 
general shall establish a process that allows 
stakeholders in the nuclear industry to anony-
mously request to participate in the survey 
under subsection (a). 
(C) NOTIFICATION.—If stakeholders in the 
nuclear industry are able to anonymously re-
quest to participate in the survey under this 
subsection, not later than 5 days after the date 
the Commission distributes the survey described 
in subsection (c), the inspector general shall no-
tify such stakeholders that have previously en-
gaged with the Commission, and such stake-
holders that are engaged in discussions with the 
Commission at a time after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, about the opportunity to par-
ticipate in the survey under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of distributing the survey described in para-
graph (1), the inspector general shall transmit to the 
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appropriate congressional committees a report, ac-
companying the report in subsection (c)(2), con-
taining— 
(A) an unbiased cumulative summary of 
the responses to each question of such survey; 
(B) a document that contains each indi-
vidual response to each question of such survey; 
and 
(C) any other information the inspector 
general determines necessary or appropriate. 
(e) EXCLUDED ACTIVITY FROM COST-RECOVERY RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 102(b)(1)(B) of the Nuclear En-
ergy Innovation and Modernization Act (Public Law 115– 
439; 132 Stat. 5565) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) Costs for activities related to 
drafting and distributing surveys under the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Survey 
Act.’’. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(3) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means any applicable employee of the 
Commission. 
(4) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The term ‘‘inspec-
tor general’’ means the inspector general of the 
Commission. 
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