(c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years after the 
submission of the report under subsection (a), the Com-
mission shall promulgate a final rule implementing, to the 
maximum extent practicable, measures considered by the 
Commission under subsection (b)(2) that are necessary to 
streamline the Commission’s review of nuclear reactor ap-
plications. 
SEC. 122. NUCLEAR FOR BROWNFIELD SITES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BROWNFIELD SITE.—The term ‘‘brownfield 
site’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(3) COVERED SITE.—The term ‘‘covered site’’ 
means a brownfield site, a retired fossil fuel site, or 
a site that is both a retired fossil fuel site and a 
brownfield site. 
(4) PRODUCTION
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘pro-
duction facility’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014). 
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(5) RETIRED
FOSSIL
FUEL
SITE.—The term 
‘‘retired fossil fuel site’’ means the site of 1 or more 
fossil fuel electric generation facilities that are re-
tired or scheduled to retire, including multiunit fa-
cilities that are partially shut down. 
(6) UTILIZATION FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utiliza-
tion facility’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2014). 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF REGULATORY ISSUES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall evaluate the extent to which modification of 
regulations, guidance, or policy is needed to enable 
efficient, timely, and predictable licensing reviews 
for, and to support the oversight of, production fa-
cilities or utilization facilities at covered sites. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Commission shall consider how licensing re-
views for production facilities or utilization facilities 
at covered sites may be expedited by— 
(A) siting and operating a production facil-
ity or a utilization facility at or near existing 
site infrastructure to support the reuse of such 
infrastructure, including— 
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(i) electric switchyard components and 
transmission infrastructure; 
(ii) heat-sink components; 
(iii) steam cycle components; 
(iv) roads; 
(v) railroad access; and 
(vi) water availability; 
(B) using early site permits; 
(C) using plant parameter envelopes or 
similar standardized site parameters on a por-
tion of a larger site; and 
(D) using a standardized application for 
similar sites. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 14 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report describing any regulations, guidance, 
and policies evaluated under paragraph (1). 
(c) LICENSING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall, based on the evaluation under subsection (b)— 
(A) develop and implement strategies to 
enable efficient, timely, and predictable licens-
ing reviews for, and to support the oversight of, 
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production facilities or utilization facilities at 
covered sites; and 
(B) initiate a rulemaking to enable effi-
cient, timely, and predictable licensing reviews 
for, and to support the oversight of, production 
facilities or utilization facilities at covered sites. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), consistent with the mission of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall consider matters re-
lating to— 
(A) the use of existing site infrastructure; 
(B) existing emergency preparedness orga-
nizations and planning; 
(C) the availability of historical site-spe-
cific environmental data; 
(D) previously completed environmental re-
views required by the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
(E) activities associated with the potential 
decommissioning of facilities or decontamina-
tion and remediation at covered sites; and 
(F) community engagement and historical 
experience with energy production. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
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the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate a report describing the 
actions taken by the Commission under subsection (c)(1). 
SEC. 123. ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY OVER-
SIGHT. 
(a) IMPLEMENTING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 
COVID–19 HEALTH EMERGENCY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report on actions taken by the Commis-
sion during the public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to 
COVID–19. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any processes, procedures, and 
other regulatory policies that the Commission 
revised or temporarily suspended during the 
public health emergency described in paragraph 
(1); 
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