nuclear reactor for the 4-year period for 
which credits would be allocated; and 
(iv) a detailed plan to sustain oper-
ations at the conclusion of the applicable 
4-year period for which credits would be 
allocated— 
(I) without receiving additional 
credits; or 
(II) with the receipt of additional 
credits of a lower amount than the 
credits allocated during that 4-year 
credit period. 
(B) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall ac-
cept applications described in subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) until the date that is 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(ii) not less frequently than every year 
thereafter. 
(C) PAYMENTS FROM STATE PROGRAMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The owner or oper-
ator of a nuclear reactor that receives a 
payment from a State zero-emission credit, 
a State clean energy contract, or any other 
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State program with respect to that nuclear 
reactor shall be eligible to submit an appli-
cation under subparagraph (A) with re-
spect to that nuclear reactor during any 
application period beginning after the 120- 
day period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(ii) REQUIREMENT.—An application 
submitted by an owner or operator de-
scribed in clause (i) with respect to a nu-
clear reactor described in that clause shall 
include all projected payments from State 
programs in determining the average pro-
jected annual operating loss described in 
subparagraph (A)(i)(I), unless the credits 
allocated to the nuclear reactor pursuant 
to that application will be used to reduce 
those payments. 
(2) DETERMINATION TO CERTIFY.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the applicable date under sub-
paragraph (B) of paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall determine whether to certify, 
in accordance with clauses (ii) and (iii), 
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each nuclear reactor for which an applica-
tion is submitted under subparagraph (A) 
of that paragraph. 
(ii) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall only certify a nuclear reactor 
under clause (i) if— 
(I) after considering the informa-
tion 
submitted 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(A)(i), the Secretary determines 
that the nuclear reactor is projected 
to cease operations due to economic 
factors; 
(II) after considering the esti-
mate 
submitted 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii), the Secretary determines 
that pollutants would increase if the 
nuclear reactor were to cease oper-
ations and be replaced with other 
types of power generation; and 
(III) the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission has reasonable assurance 
that the nuclear reactor— 
(aa) will continue to be oper-
ated in accordance with the cur-
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rent licensing basis (as defined in 
section 54.3 of title 10, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations)) of the nuclear reac-
tor; and 
(bb) poses no significant 
safety hazards. 
(iii) 
PRIORITY.—In 
determining 
whether to certify a nuclear reactor under 
clause (i), the Secretary shall give priority 
to a nuclear reactor that uses, to the max-
imum extent available, uranium that is 
produced, converted, enriched, and fab-
ricated into fuel assemblies in the United 
States. 
(B) NOTICE.—For each application re-
ceived under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
shall provide to the applicable owner or oper-
ator, as applicable— 
(i) a notice of the certification of the 
applicable nuclear reactor; or 
(ii) a notice that describes the reasons 
why the certification of the applicable nu-
clear reactor was denied. 
(d) BIDDING PROCESS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall establish a deadline by which 
each certified nuclear reactor shall submit to the 
Secretary a sealed bid that— 
(A) describes the price per megawatt-hour 
of the credits desired by the certified nuclear 
reactor, which shall not exceed the average pro-
jected annual operating loss described in sub-
section (c)(1)(A)(i)(I); and 
(B) includes a commitment, subject to the 
receipt of credits, to provide a specific number 
of megawatt-hours of generation during the 4- 
year period for which credits would be allocated. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The deadline established 
under paragraph (1) shall be not later than 30 days 
after the first date on which the Secretary has made 
the determination described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
of subsection (c) with respect to each application 
submitted under paragraph (1)(A) of that sub-
section. 
(e) ALLOCATION.— 
(1) AUCTION.—Notwithstanding section 169 of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2209), 
the Secretary shall— 
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(A) in consultation with the heads of appli-
cable Federal agencies, establish a process for 
evaluating bids submitted under subsection 
(d)(1) through an auction process; and 
(B) select certified nuclear reactors to be 
allocated credits. 
(2) CREDITS.—Subject to subsection (f)(2), on 
selection under paragraph (1), a certified nuclear re-
actor shall be allocated credits for a 4-year period 
beginning on the date of the selection. 
(3) REQUIREMENT.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall use the amounts 
made available for credits under this section to allo-
cate credits to as many certified nuclear reactors as 
possible. 
(f) RENEWAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The owner or operator of a 
certified nuclear reactor may seek to recertify the 
nuclear reactor in accordance with this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, the Secretary may not allo-
cate any credits after September 30, 2031. 
(g) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) AUDIT.—During the 4-year period begin-
ning on the date on which a certified nuclear reactor 
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first receives a credit, the Secretary shall periodically 
audit the certified nuclear reactor. 
(2) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by regu-
lation, provide for the recapture of the allocation of 
any credit to a certified nuclear reactor that, during 
the period described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) terminates operations; or 
(B) does not operate at an annual loss in 
the absence of an allocation of credits to the 
certified nuclear reactor. 
(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish procedures to ensure that any confidential, 
private, proprietary, or privileged information that is 
included in a sealed bid submitted under this section 
is not publicly disclosed or otherwise improperly 
used. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2024, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report with respect to the credits allocated to 
certified nuclear reactors, which shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
credits in avoiding air pollutants while ensuring grid 
reliability; 
(2) a quantification of the ratepayer savings 
achieved under this section; and 
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(3) any recommendations to renew or expand 
the credits. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $6,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 3. NUCLEAR CLOSURE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.—The term 
‘‘community advisory board’’ means a community 
committee or other advisory organization that aims 
to foster communication and information exchange 
between a licensee planning for and involved in de-
commissioning activities and members of the com-
munity that decommissioning activities may affect. 
(2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommis-
sion’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
successor regulations). 
(3) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122). 
(4) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, 
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Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(5) 
NUCLEAR
CLOSURE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘‘nuclear closure community’’ means a unit of 
local government, including a county, city, town, vil-
lage, school district, or special district that has been 
impacted, or reasonably demonstrates to the satis-
faction of the Secretary of Commerce, that it will be 
impacted, by a nuclear power plant licensed by the 
Commission that has ceased operation or has pro-
vided a written notification to the Commission that 
it will cease operations as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall establish a grant program to provide grants 
to eligible recipients— 
(1) to provide financial assistance to local gov-
ernments who have experienced, or are anticipating, 
major revenue shortfalls due to the closure, or an-
nounced closure, of a nuclear power plant; 
(2) to assist with economic development in nu-
clear closure communities; and 
(3) to fund community advisory boards in nu-
clear closure communities. 
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(c) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this section, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Com-
merce shall implement the recommendations described in 
the report submitted to Congress under section 108 of the 
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (Public 
Law 115–439; 132 Stat. 5577) entitled ‘‘Best Practices 
for Establishment and Operation of Local Community Ad-
visory Boards Associated with Decommissioning Activities 
at Nuclear Power Plants’’. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall establish a formula to ensure, to the max-
imum extent practicable, geographic diversity among 
grant recipients under this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce— 
(A) 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(b)(1), 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027; 
(B) 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(b)(2), 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027; and 
(C) 
to 
carry 
out 
subsection 
(b)(3), 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2024. 
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(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 
under this section shall remain available for a period 
of 5 years beginning on the date on which the 
amounts are made available. 
(3) NO
OFFSET.—None of the funds made 
available under this section may be used to offset 
the funding for any other Federal program. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE 
COVID–19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress and make 
publicly available a report on actions taken by the Com-
mission during the public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID–19. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) an identification of the processes, proce-
dures, and other regulatory policies that were re-
vised or temporarily suspended during the public 
health emergency described in subsection (a); 
(2) a review of actions, if any, taken by the 
Commission that examines how any revision or tem-
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porary suspension of a process, procedure, or other 
regulatory policy identified under paragraph (1) may 
or may not have compromised the ability of the 
Commission to license and regulate the civilian use 
of radioactive materials in the United States to pro-
tect public health and safety, promote the common 
defense and security, and protect the environment; 
(3) a description of any process efficiencies or 
challenges that resulted from the matters identified 
under paragraph (1); 
(4) a discussion of lessons learned from the 
matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); 
(5) a list of actions that the Commission may 
take to incorporate into the licensing activities and 
regulations of the Commission, without compro-
mising the mission of the Commission— 
(A) the lessons described in paragraph (4); 
and 
(B) the information provided under para-
graphs (2) and (3); and 
(6) a description of when the actions described 
in paragraph (5) may be implemented. 
Æ 
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