(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with a significant representation of 
communities of color, low-income communities, or 
Tribal and indigenous communities that experiences, 
or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 
human health or environmental effects, as compared 
to other communities. 
(2) EPA REPRESENTATIVE.—The term ‘‘EPA 
representative’’ means the member of the Task 
Force appointed under subsection (c)(2)(B)(i). 
(3) HIGH-LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE
WASTE.—The 
term ‘‘high-level radioactive waste’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101). 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means an Indian tribe included on the list published 
by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(5) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.—The term ‘‘spent 
nuclear fuel’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
U.S.C. 10101). 
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(6) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the task force established under subsection 
(b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall establish a task force, 
to be known as ‘‘Task Force on the Implications of 
Amending the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to Remove Ex-
emptions from Environmental Laws for Spent Nuclear 
Fuel And High-Level Radioactive Waste to Allow for Con-
sent-Based Siting of Geologic Repositories’’— 
(1) to continue the work of the 2012 Blue Rib-
bon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future, 
which found that consent was necessary to success-
fully arrive at permanent disposal sites for nuclear 
waste; and 
(2) to analyze the implications of amending the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) to remove exemptions from environmental laws 
for spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors and 
high-level radioactive waste from defense and com-
mercial origins in order to create a consent-driven 
pathway to addressing the disposal challenges of 
commercial and defense nuclear waste. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall in-
clude a balanced representation of— 
(A) Federal, State, Tribal, and local gov-
ernment agencies; 
(B) nongovernmental organizations; 
(C) unions; and 
(D) the private sector. 
(2) MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall 
be composed of not more than 30 members who 
represent entities that— 
(i) are currently affected by the stor-
age, treatment, or management of commer-
cial or defense nuclear waste; or 
(ii) have cognizable and well-under-
stood interests in the objectives of the 
Task Force. 
(B) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—Not more than 
5 members of the Task Force shall be rep-
resentatives of the Federal Government, of 
whom— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to represent the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
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(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Energy to represent the Depart-
ment of Energy; 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed by the Nu-
clear Regulatory Commission to represent 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
(iv) 1 shall be appointed by the Direc-
tor of the White House Office of Science 
and Technology Policy to represent the 
White House Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; and 
(v) 1 shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Transportation to represent the 
Department of Transportation. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the EPA representative shall 
appoint the non-Federal members of the 
Task Force. 
(ii) STATE GOVERNMENT REPRESENT-
ATIVES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The EPA rep-
resentative shall select not fewer than 
7 States, representing a geographical 
balance 
from 
across 
the 
United 
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States, the governments of which shall 
be represented on the Task Force. 
(II) APPOINTMENT.—The Gov-
ernor of a State selected under sub-
clause (I), or an appropriate agency of 
the State, such as a State department 
of ecology or State environment de-
partment, if the Governor determines 
it to be appropriate, shall appoint the 
representative of the State govern-
ment who shall serve on the Task 
Force. 
(iii) 
OTHER
NON-FEDERAL
MEM-
BERS.— 
(I) GEOGRAPHIC
AND
HISTOR-
ICAL BALANCE.—In selecting the non- 
Federal members of the Task Force, 
the EPA representative shall ensure— 
(aa) a geographical balance 
among the non-Federal members 
from across the United States; 
and 
(bb) a balance of historical 
concerns with respect to nuclear 
waste. 
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(II) 
INTERESTS.—In 
selecting 
the non-Federal members of the Task 
Force, the EPA representative shall 
ensure that not fewer than 18 mem-
bers are selected from among rep-
resentatives of— 
(aa) Indian Tribes; 
(bb) national environmental 
interest groups; 
(cc) regional environmental 
justice groups; 
(dd) industry; 
(ee) labor organizations; 
(ff) 
professional 
societies; 
and 
(gg) safety- and health-re-
lated organizations. 
(D) SELECTION OF CHAIR.—The non-Fed-
eral members of the Task Force appointed 
under subparagraph (C) shall select the Chair 
of the Task Force from among the non-Federal 
members. 
(3) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.— 
(A) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
Task Force shall serve without compensation. 
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