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(2) the promotion of shared savings contracts; 
and 
(3) the use and implementation of such other 
similar technologies and innovations as the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development considers to be 
appropriate. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Section 202(2) of the Native Amer-
ican Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4132(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘improvement to 
achieve greater energy efficiency,’’ after ‘‘planning,’’. 
SEC. 506. CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES. 
In carrying out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act, the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary shall, 
as appropriate and to the maximum extent practicable, in-
volve and consult with Indian tribes in a manner that is 
consistent with the Federal trust and the government-to-gov-
ernment relationships between Indian tribes and the United 
States. 
TITLE VI—NUCLEAR MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Price-Anderson Act 
Amendments 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Price-Anderson 
Amendments Act of 2005’’.
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SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) INDEMNIFICATION
OF
NUCLEAR
REGULATORY 
COMMISSION LICENSEES.—Section 170 c. of the Atomic En-
ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LI-
CENSES’’ and inserting ‘‘LICENSEES’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2003’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
(b) INDEMNIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
CONTRACTORS.—Section 170 d.(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)(1)(A)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2025’’. 
(c) INDEMNIFICATION OF NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 170 k. of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘August 
1, 2002’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 603. MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT. 
Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2210) is amended— 
(1) in the second proviso of the third sentence of 
subsection b.(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$63,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$95,800,000’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 in any 1 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 in any 1 year 
(subject to adjustment for inflation under sub-
section t.)’’; and 
(2) in subsection t.(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘total and annual’’ after 
‘‘amount of the maximum’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the date of the enactment 
of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988’’ 
and inserting ‘‘August 20, 2003’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘such 
date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘August 20, 
2003’’. 
SEC. 604. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LIABILITY LIMIT. 
(a) INDEMNIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
CONTRACTORS.—Section 170 d. of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)) (as amended by section 602(b)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) In an agreement of indemnification entered into 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may require the contractor to provide and 
maintain financial protection of such a type and in 
such amounts as the Secretary determines to be ap-
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propriate to cover public liability arising out of or in 
connection with the contractual activity; and 
‘‘(B) shall indemnify the persons indemnified 
against the liability above the amount of the financial 
protection required, in the amount of $10,000,000,000 
(subject to adjustment for inflation under subsection 
t.) in the aggregate, for all persons indemnified in 
connection with the contract and for each nuclear in-
cident, including such legal expenses incurred by the 
contractor as are approved by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AMENDMENTS.—Section 170 d. of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)) (as amend-
ed by section 602(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) All agreements of indemnification under which 
the Department of Energy (or predecessor agencies) may 
be required to indemnify any person under this section shall 
be considered to be amended, on the date of enactment of 
the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005, to reflect the 
amount of indemnity for public liability and any applica-
ble financial protection required of the contractor under this 
subsection.’’. 
(c) LIABILITY LIMIT.—Section 170 e.(1)(B) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(e)(1)(B)) is 
amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘the maximum amount of finan-
cial protection required under subsection b. or’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3) of subsection d., 
whichever amount is more’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2) of subsection d.’’. 
SEC. 605. INCIDENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) AMOUNT OF INDEMNIFICATION.—Section 170 d.(5) 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)(5)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000’’. 
(b) LIABILITY LIMIT.—Section 170 e.(4) of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(e)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000,000’’. 
SEC. 606. REPORTS. 
Section 170 p. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2210(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘August 1, 1998’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 607. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT. 
Section 170 t. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2210(t)) (as amended by section 603(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: