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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6613 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for consultation with 
State, Tribal, and local governments, the consideration of State, Tribal, 
and local concerns, and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning 
activities reports by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2025 
Ms. BALINT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for 
consultation with State, Tribal, and local governments, 
the consideration of State, Tribal, and local concerns, 
and the approval of post-shutdown decommissioning ac-
tivities reports by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Plant Decom-
missioning Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES 
REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 113. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVI-
TIES REPORTS. 
‘‘a. DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AFFECTED
STATE.—The term ‘affected 
State’ means— 
‘‘(A) the host State of a covered facility; 
and 
‘‘(B) each State located within 50 miles of 
a covered facility. 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
‘‘(3) COVERED FACILITY.—The term ‘covered 
facility’ means a facility of a licensee for which a 
PSDAR is required. 
‘‘(4) COVERED MATERIAL.—The term ‘covered 
material’ means— 
‘‘(A) high-level radioactive waste; 
‘‘(B) spent nuclear fuel; 
‘‘(C) transuranic waste; 
‘‘(D) byproduct material that meets the re-
quirements of section 11 e. (2); and 
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‘‘(E) any other nuclear or radioactive 
waste or material for which the Commission de-
termines that a material change by the licensee 
in the manner of handling, storing, or disposing 
of that waste or material should be preceded by 
consultation under subsection b. 
‘‘(5) COVERED
PSDAR.—The term ‘covered 
PSDAR’ means— 
‘‘(A) the initial PSDAR for a covered facil-
ity; and 
‘‘(B) any subsequent PSDAR for a covered 
facility in which the licensee proposes, as deter-
mined by the Commission— 
‘‘(i) a significant update to the decom-
missioning strategy; or 
‘‘(ii) a material change in the manner 
in which covered material is handled, 
stored, or disposed of. 
‘‘(6) HOST
STATE.—The term ‘host State’ 
means the State in which a covered facility is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(7) LICENSE; LICENSEE.—The terms ‘license’ 
and ‘licensee’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations). 
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‘‘(8) PSDAR.—The term ‘PSDAR’ means a 
post-shutdown decommissioning activities report 
submitted to the Commission and affected States 
under section 50.82(a)(4)(i) of title 10, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(9) 
TRANSFEREE.—The 
term 
‘transferee’ 
means an entity to which a licensee proposes to 
transfer a license for a covered facility. 
‘‘(10) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘Tribal 
government’ means the governing body of an Indian 
Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304)). 
‘‘b. CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including regulations), a li-
censee may not submit to the Commission a proposed cov-
ered PSDAR, or transfer to another entity the license, for 
a covered facility until the licensee and the transferee, if 
applicable, conduct consultation regarding the develop-
ment of the proposed covered PSDAR or the proposed li-
cense transfer, as applicable, with— 
‘‘(1) each affected State; and 
‘‘(2) each unit of State government or Tribal 
government that— 
‘‘(A) is located in an affected State; and 
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‘‘(B) has jurisdiction over land located 
within 50 miles of the covered facility. 
‘‘c. SUBMISSION
TO COMMISSION; PUBLIC AVAIL-
ABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After carrying out the con-
sultation required under subsection b. with respect 
to a proposed covered PSDAR or transfer of a li-
cense for a covered facility, the licensee shall— 
‘‘(A) submit to the Commission, as appli-
cable— 
‘‘(i) the proposed covered PSDAR; or 
‘‘(ii) an application for transfer of a 
license; and 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (3), make the 
proposed covered PSDAR or application for 
transfer of a license, as applicable, available to 
the public. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On receipt of a 
proposed covered PSDAR or application for transfer 
of a license under paragraph (1)(A), the Commission 
shall, subject to paragraph (3), make the proposed 
covered PSDAR or application for transfer of a li-
cense, as applicable, available to the public. 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 
In making a proposed covered PSDAR or applica-
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tion for transfer of a license, as applicable, available 
to the public under paragraph (1)(B) or (2), the 
Commission or the licensee, as applicable, may re-
dact such information as the Commission or the li-
censee, as applicable, determines to be necessary to 
protect— 
‘‘(A) trade secrets and commercial or fi-
nancial information under section 552(b)(4) of 
title 5, United States Code; or 
‘‘(B) national security. 
‘‘d. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—For a period of not 
less than 90 days beginning on the date on which a li-
censee submits a proposed covered PSDAR to the Com-
mission under subsection c. (1)(A) or the date on which 
the Commission dockets an application for transfer of a 
license under section 2.101 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or successor regulations), as applicable, the 
Commission shall solicit in the host State public comments 
regarding the proposed covered PSDAR or notice of pro-
posed license transfer, including through— 
‘‘(1) the solicitation of written comments; and 
‘‘(2) the conduct of not fewer than 2 public 
meetings. 
‘‘e. SUPPORT, CONDITIONAL SUPPORT, OR NON-
SUPPORT BY HOST STATE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of receipt of a proposed covered 
PSDAR or the date on which the Commission dock-
ets an application for transfer of a license under sec-
tion 2.101 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations), as applicable, for a cov-
ered facility, the Commission shall notify the host 
State of the opportunity to file with the Commission, 
by the date that is 60 days after the date on which 
the host State receives the notification— 
‘‘(A) a statement of support for the pro-
posed covered PSDAR or license transfer; 
‘‘(B) a statement of conditional support 
for the proposed covered PSDAR or license 
transfer, together with specific recommenda-
tions for changes that could lead the host State 
to support the proposed covered PSDAR or li-
cense transfer; or 
‘‘(C) a statement of nonsupport for the 
proposed covered PSDAR or license transfer. 
‘‘(2) STATEMENT
OF
SUPPORT
OR
NON-
SUPPORT; FAILURE TO SUBMIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the host State files 
with the Commission a statement of support 
under paragraph (1)(A) or a statement of non-
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support under paragraph (1)(C), or fails to file 
a statement with the Commission by the dead-
line specified in paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall issue a determination regarding whether 
the proposed covered PSDAR is adequate or in-
adequate or a determination regarding whether 
to provide consent for the proposed license 
transfer, as applicable— 
‘‘(i) based on the considerations de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) after taking into consideration— 
‘‘(I) any written comments sub-
mitted by the host State, other af-
fected States, and local communities 
with respect to the proposed covered 
PSDAR or license transfer; and 
‘‘(II) any input from the public 
under subsection d. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Commission 
shall consider a proposed covered PSDAR or li-
cense transfer to be adequate under subpara-
graph (A) if the Commission determines that— 
‘‘(i) the proposed covered PSDAR or 
license transfer provides for— 
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‘‘(I) the overall protection of 
human health and the environment; 
and 
‘‘(II) adequate protection to the 
health and safety of the public and 
the common defense and security; 
‘‘(ii) the licensee (and, if applicable, 
the transferee) has a substantial likelihood 
of implementing the proposed covered 
PSDAR or license transfer within the 
timeframe described in the proposed cov-
ered PSDAR or license transfer applica-
tion; 
‘‘(iii) the proposed covered PSDAR or 
license transfer is in accordance with appli-
cable law (including regulations); and 
‘‘(iv) the licensee (and, if applicable, 
the transferee) has demonstrated that the 
licensee has, or will have, the funds re-
quired to fully implement the proposed cov-
ered PSDAR or license transfer within the 
timeframe described in the proposed cov-
ered PSDAR or license transfer applica-
tion, based on— 
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‘‘(B) 
CHANGES.—Notwithstanding 
the 
adequate protection of public health and safety 
or the common defense and security, for each 
change recommended by the host State under 
paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(i) provide for the inclusion of the 
change into the final covered PSDAR or li-
cense transfer, unless the Commission de-
termines the change to be inappropriate 
for inclusion, based on clear and con-
vincing evidence that— 
‘‘(I) the change violates applica-
ble law; or 
‘‘(II) the total costs of the 
change substantially outweigh the 
safety, economic, or environmental 
benefits of the change to the host 
State; and 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, provide the ration-
ale for each determination of inappropri-
ateness under clause (i). 
‘‘(C) DECISION DOCUMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to para-
graph (4), based on the determinations 
made under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
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the Commission shall issue a decision doc-
ument relating to a proposed covered 
PSDAR or license transfer that, as appli-
cable— 
‘‘(I) approves the proposed cov-
ered PSDAR or license transfer with 
any changes recommended by the host 
State that are not determined to be 
inappropriate 
under 
subparagraph 
(B); or 
‘‘(II) rejects the proposed covered 
PSDAR or license transfer. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE
LAW.—A decision 
document issued under clause (i) or sub-
paragraph (C) or (D)(i) of paragraph (2) 
shall be considered to be a final order en-
tered in a proceeding under section 189 a. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT ON APPROVAL.—On ap-
proval by the Commission of a proposed covered 
PSDAR or license transfer under subparagraph 
(C)(i)(I) or paragraph (2)(C)— 
‘‘(i) the covered PSDAR or approval 
of the license transfer by the Commission 
shall be final; and 
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‘‘(ii) the licensee may begin implemen-
tation of the covered PSDAR. 
‘‘(E) REJECTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission 
rejects a proposed covered PSDAR or li-
cense 
transfer 
under 
subparagraph 
(C)(i)(II), the licensee may develop and 
submit to the Commission a new proposed 
covered PSDAR or license transfer appli-
cation in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN COVERED PSDARS.—If 
the Commission rejects a proposed covered 
PSDAR that is the initial PSDAR for a 
covered facility, the licensee shall develop 
and submit to the Commission a new pro-
posed covered PSDAR in accordance with 
this section not later than 2 years after the 
date of cessation of operations at the cov-
ered facility. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE FOR DECISION DOCUMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Commission shall issue 
a decision document relating to a proposed cov-
ered PSDAR or license transfer under subpara-
graph (C) or (D)(i)(I) of paragraph (2) or 
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paragraph (3)(C)(i) by not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the proposed covered 
PSDAR or an application for transfer of a li-
cense, as applicable, is submitted to the Com-
mission under subsection c. (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) PROPOSED INTERMEDIATE LICENSE 
TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION
OF
PROPOSED
IN-
TERMEDIATE LICENSE TRANSFER.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘proposed inter-
mediate license transfer’ means a proposed 
transfer of license— 
‘‘(I) for a covered facility on be-
half of which a proposed covered 
PSDAR has been submitted by the li-
censee to the Commission under sub-
section c. (1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(II) the notice of which is sub-
mitted to the Commission under sub-
section c. (1)(A)(ii) before the applica-
ble deadline under subparagraph (A) 
for the issuance by the Commission of 
a decision document relating to the 
proposed covered PSDAR described in 
subclause (I). 
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‘‘(ii) DEADLINE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), in any case in which a licensee 
submits to the Commission a notice of a 
proposed intermediate license transfer of a 
covered facility, the Commission shall issue 
a decision document relating to the pro-
posed covered PSDAR of the covered facil-
ity by not later than 1 year after the date 
of receipt of the application for transfer of 
a license. 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION.—If there are unforeseen 
circumstances, including unexpected technical 
issues, site-specific characteristics, or other ex-
ternal factors that could affect the ability of the 
Commission to issue a decision document by a 
deadline specified in subparagraph (A) or 
(B)(ii), the Commission may extend the applica-
ble deadline for a reasonable period of time, as 
determined by the Commission. 
‘‘f. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ACTION BY TRANSFEREES.—On transfer 
of a license for a covered facility by a licensee to a 
transferee in accordance with this section, the trans-
feree shall conduct consultation in accordance with 
subsection b. with respect to each proposed covered 
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PSDAR developed by the transferee for the covered 
facility. 
‘‘(2) STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW
COMPLI-
ANCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, the Commission shall not approve a pro-
posed covered PSDAR or license transfer under this 
section unless the proposed covered PSDAR or li-
cense transfer for a covered facility includes a re-
quirement that the licensee and the transferee, if ap-
plicable, shall comply with applicable State law relat-
ing to air, water, or soil quality or radiological 
standards with respect to the implementation of the 
proposed covered PSDAR or license transfer in any 
case in which the applicable State law is more re-
strictive than an applicable Federal law. 
‘‘g. APPLICATION TO EXISTING DECOMMISSIONING 
ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall no-
tify— 
‘‘(A) each licensee or transferee, if applica-
ble, of the opportunity to develop and submit to 
the Commission for approval a revised covered 
PSDAR for any covered facility of the licensee 
for which, as of the date of enactment of this 
section— 
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‘‘(i) decontamination and dismantle-
ment activities described in an existing 
covered PSDAR have not commenced at 
the covered facility; or 
‘‘(ii) decontamination and dismantle-
ment activities described in an existing 
covered PSDAR have been commenced at 
the covered facility for a period of less 
than 5 years; and 
‘‘(B) each affected State with respect to a 
covered facility described in subparagraph (A) 
of the opportunity to consult with a licensee or 
transferee described in that subparagraph in 
accordance with subsection b. 
‘‘(2) PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraphs (3) and (4), if a licensee or trans-
feree described in paragraph (1)(A) elects to 
submit to the Commission a revised covered 
PSDAR under that paragraph, the process for 
consideration and approval of the revised cov-
ered PSDAR shall be carried out in accordance 
with— 
‘‘(i) the process for consideration and 
approval of a proposed covered PSDAR for 
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tion and dismantlement activities commence at the 
applicable covered facility. 
‘‘(4) REVISION AFTER DETERMINATION OF IN-
ADEQUACY.—If the Commission rejects a revised 
covered PSDAR submitted by a licensee or trans-
feree under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with 
subsection 
e. 
(2)(D)(i)(I) 
or 
subsection 
e. 
(3)(C)(i)(II), the licensee or transferee shall develop 
and submit to the Commission a new revised covered 
PSDAR in accordance with this subsection by not 
later than 2 years after the date of the rejection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 is amended— 
(A) in section 103 (42 U.S.C. 2133), by 
redesignating subsection f. as subsection e.; and 
(B) in section 111 (42 U.S.C. 2141), by 
striking the section designation and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘The Nuclear’’ in subsection a. 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 111. LICENSING BY NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS-
SION OF DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN MATE-
RIALS BY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 
‘‘a. The Nuclear’’. 
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(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 
919; 126 Stat. 2216) is amended by striking the 
items relating to chapter 10 of title I and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 10. ATOMIC ENERGY LICENSES 
‘‘Sec. 101. License required. 
‘‘Sec. 102. Utilization and production facilities for industrial or commercial 
purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 103. Commercial licenses. 
‘‘Sec. 104. Medical therapy and research and development. 
‘‘Sec. 105. Antitrust provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 106. Classes of facilities. 
‘‘Sec. 107. Operators’ licenses. 
‘‘Sec. 108. War or national emergency. 
‘‘Sec. 109. Component and other parts of facilities. 
‘‘Sec. 110. Exclusions. 
‘‘Sec. 111. Licensing by Nuclear Regulatory Commission of distribution of cer-
tain materials by Department of Energy. 
‘‘Sec. 112. Domestic medical isotope production. 
‘‘Sec. 113. Post-shutdown decommissioning activities reports.’’. 
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES 
OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS. 
(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) a licensee planning for and involved in 
decommissioning activities; and 
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(B) members of a community that may be 
affected by the decommissioning activities of 
that licensee. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(3) 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). 
(4) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(5) SMALL, RURAL, OR DISADVANTAGED COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘‘small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community’’ means an area that— 
(A) has a population of fewer than 50,000 
individuals; or 
(B) is disadvantaged with respect to geo-
graphic, socioeconomic, public health, or envi-
ronmental hazard criteria, as determined by the 
Commission. 
(b) SHORT-TERM GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
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(A) a State in which a civilian nuclear 
power plant or nuclear power generation unit, 
as determined by the Commission, is decommis-
sioned or is in the process of being decommis-
sioned during the 3-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) an Indian Tribe the land of which con-
tains a civilian nuclear power plant or nuclear 
power generation unit, as determined by the 
Commission, that is decommissioned or is in the 
process of being decommissioned during the 3- 
year period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall establish a grant program under which the 
Commission shall award grants to eligible entities to 
support the activities of community advisory boards. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 
a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
Commission an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Commission may require. 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.— 
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(A) AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS.—An eligi-
ble entity shall use a grant awarded under this 
subsection to make subgrants to community ad-
visory boards for use in accordance with sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) USE OF SUBGRANTS.—A community 
advisory board may use a subgrant awarded 
under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) to hire or consult with experts; 
(ii) for administrative costs; 
(iii) to cover travel expenses; 
(iv) for website and social media 
maintenance; 
(v) for the preparation of annual re-
ports and other communications; 
(vi) to contract for services; 
(vii) to reimburse volunteers; and 
(viii) to cover other reasonable and 
necessary expenses of the community advi-
sory board, as determined to be appro-
priate by the Commission. 
(5) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Commis-
sion shall establish a formula to ensure, to the max-
imum extent practicable, geographic diversity among 
grant recipients under this subsection. 
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(6) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Commission, to the maximum extent 
practicable, 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 Advisory Boards 
Associated with Decommissioning Activities at Nu-
clear Power Plants’’. 
(7) 
COST
SHARING.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, with respect to a subgrant 
awarded under this subsection, neither the Commis-
sion nor an eligible entity may impose a cost-sharing 
requirement on a community advisory board with re-
spect to— 
(A) any activity that is carried out on be-
half of, for the benefit of, or to foster commu-
nication and information exchange with, a 
small, rural, or disadvantaged community; or 
(B) any activity of the community advisory 
board if— 
(i) the applicable nuclear power plant 
or nuclear power generation unit is located 
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in a small, rural, or disadvantaged commu-
nity; or 
(ii) a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community may be disproportionately im-
pacted by the applicable decommissioning 
activities of the licensee. 
(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to carry out this subsection $12,500,000 for 
the period of fiscal years 2026 through 2028, to re-
main available until the date that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) LONG-TERM GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(i) a State in which a civilian nuclear 
power plant or nuclear power generation 
unit, as determined by the Commission, is 
decommissioned or is in the process of 
being decommissioned more than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(ii) an Indian Tribe the land of which 
contains a civilian nuclear power plant or 
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nuclear power generation unit, as deter-
mined by the Commission, that is decom-
missioned or is in the process of being de-
commissioned more than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 
Community Advisory Board Fund established 
under paragraph (2). 
(C) PSDAR.—The term ‘‘PSDAR’’ means 
a post-shutdown decommissioning activities re-
port submitted to the Commission and affected 
States under section 50.82(a)(4)(i) of title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regu-
lations). 
(2) COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FUND.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a 
fund, to be known as the ‘‘Community Advisory 
Board Fund’’. 
(B) DEPOSITS.—Each fiscal year, there 
shall be deposited in the Fund an amount equal 
to the total amount collected by the Commis-
sion pursuant to the regulations promulgated 
under paragraph (7) for the fiscal year. 
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(C) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall be available to the Commission, without 
further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, 
for making grants under this subsection. 
(3) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GRANT
PROGRAM.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall establish a grant 
program under which the Commission shall award 
grants to eligible entities to support the activities of 
community advisory boards. 
(4) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring 
a grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
Commission an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Commission may require. 
(5) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) AWARDING OF SUBGRANTS.—An eligi-
ble entity shall use a grant awarded under this 
subsection to make subgrants to community ad-
visory boards for use in accordance with sub-
paragraph (B). 
(B) USE OF SUBGRANTS.—A community 
advisory board may use a subgrant awarded 
under subparagraph (A)— 
(i) to hire or consult with experts; 
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(ii) for administrative costs; 
(iii) to cover travel expenses; 
(iv) for website and social media 
maintenance; 
(v) for the preparation of annual re-
ports and other communications; 
(vi) to contract for services; 
(vii) to reimburse volunteers; and 
(viii) to cover other reasonable and 
necessary expenses of the community advi-
sory board, as determined to be appro-
priate by the Commission. 
(6) 
COST
SHARING.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, with respect to a subgrant 
awarded under this subsection, neither the Commis-
sion nor an eligible entity may impose a cost-sharing 
requirement on a community advisory board with re-
spect to— 
(A) any activity that is carried out on be-
half of, for the benefit of, or to foster commu-
nication and information exchange with, a 
small, rural, or disadvantaged community; or 
(B) any activity of the community advisory 
board if— 
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(i) the applicable nuclear power plant 
or nuclear power generation unit is located 
in a small, rural, or disadvantaged commu-
nity; or 
(ii) a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community may be disproportionately im-
pacted by the applicable decommissioning 
activities of the licensee. 
(7) RULEMAKING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall promulgate regulations 
requiring a licensee submitting to the Commis-
sion a PSDAR relating to the decommissioning 
of a nuclear power plant or a nuclear power 
generation unit, as determined by the Commis-
sion, for which consultation is required under 
section 113 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 to certify that the licensee has paid to the 
Commission for deposit into the Fund— 
(i) in the case of a PSDAR relating to 
the decommissioning of 1 or more nuclear 
power plants, $500,000 for each of those 
power plants; or 
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(ii) in the case of a PSDAR relating 
to the decommissioning of 1 or more nu-
clear power generation units, as deter-
mined by the Commission, $500,000 for 
each nuclear power plant in which those 
units are located. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
regulations 
promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall pro-
vide that— 
(i) for each subsequent PSDAR relat-
ing to a nuclear power plant for which a 
PSDAR was previously submitted relating 
to the power plant or any nuclear power 
generation unit located in the power 
plant— 
(I) if consultation is required 
under section 113 b. of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 with respect to 
the subsequent PSDAR or any decom-
missioning activities relating to the 
subsequent PSDAR, the licensee sub-
mitting the subsequent PSDAR shall 
certify that the licensee has paid to 
the Commission for deposit into the 
Fund $500,000, which shall be in ad-
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(I) clause (i) or (ii) of subpara-
graph (A); or 
(II) subclause (I) of clause (i). 
(C) LIMITATION.—A licensee that has paid 
to the Commission the amount described in 
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) with re-
spect to a nuclear power plant shall not be re-
quired to pay that amount with respect to the 
same power plant on submission of any subse-
quent PSDAR relating to the decommissioning 
of that power plant or any nuclear power gen-
eration unit located in that power plant if con-
sultation is not required with respect to that 
PSDAR or any decommissioning activities relat-
ing to that PSDAR under section 113 b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 
(8) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Commission, to the maximum extent 
practicable, 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 Advisory Boards 
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Associated with Decommissioning Activities at Nu-
clear Power Plants’’. 
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE FOR NUCLEAR HOST COMMUNITIES. 
(a) FUNDING.—Section 701(f)(1) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3231(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2029’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2034’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 209(e)(2)(A) 
of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(e)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, including through capacity building and economic resil-
ience activities’’ after ‘‘communities’’. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 204(c) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3144(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) CERTAIN NUCLEAR HOST COMMUNITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a grant 
to a nuclear host community under section 
209(e) that is a small, rural, or disadvantaged 
community, the Federal share of the cost of the 
project or activity carried out with the grant 
shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
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‘‘(i) NUCLEAR
HOST
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘nuclear host community’ has the 
meaning 
given 
the 
term 
in 
section 
209(e)(1). 
‘‘(ii) SMALL, RURAL, OR
DISADVAN-
TAGED
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘small, 
rural, or disadvantaged community’ means 
an area that— 
‘‘(I) has a population of fewer 
than 50,000 individuals; or 
‘‘(II) is disadvantaged with re-
spect to geographic, socioeconomic, 
public health, or environmental hazard 
criteria, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 5. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES WITH 
STRANDED NUCLEAR WASTE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘af-
fected community’’ means a unit of local govern-
ment, including a county, city, town, village, school 
district, or special district, that contains stranded 
nuclear waste within the boundaries of the unit of 
local government, as determined by the Secretary. 
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(2) 
ELIGIBLE
CIVILIAN
NUCLEAR
POWER 
PLANT.—The term ‘‘eligible civilian nuclear power 
plant’’ means a nuclear power plant that— 
(A) has been decommissioned; or 
(B) is in the process of being decommis-
sioned. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(4) STRANDED
NUCLEAR
WASTE.—The term 
‘‘stranded nuclear waste’’ means nuclear waste or 
spent nuclear fuel stored in dry casks or spent fuel 
pools at a decommissioned or decommissioning nu-
clear facility. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish and carry out a noncompetitive grant program to 
provide financial assistance to units of local government 
within the jurisdictional boundary of which an eligible ci-
vilian nuclear power plant is located to offset the economic 
and social impacts of stranded nuclear waste in affected 
communities. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A unit of local government that is 
an affected community shall be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section for a fiscal year. 
(d) AWARDS.— 
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(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant awarded 
under subsection (b) shall be equal to $15 for each 
kilogram of spent nuclear fuel stored at the eligible 
civilian nuclear power plant in the affected commu-
nity. 
(2) NUMBER AND FREQUENCY.—With respect 
to each eligible civilian nuclear power plant, the Sec-
retary may only award 1 grant under subsection (b) 
to each eligible unit of local government for each fis-
cal year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2035. 
(2) NO
OFFSET.—None of the funds made 
available under this subsection may be used to offset 
the funding for any other Federal program. 
SEC. 6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HOST COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CERTIFICATION OF PERMANENT CESSATION 
OF OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘certification of perma-
nent cessation of operations’’ means a written cer-
tification of the determination of a licensee to per-
manently cease operations of a civilian nuclear 
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power plant required to be submitted to the Com-
mission under section 50.82 of title 10, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or successor regulations). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 
(3) COVERED
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘covered 
facility’’ means a civilian nuclear power plant for 
which decommissioning activities will be carried out 
after the date of enactment of this Act, including— 
(A) new and existing civilian nuclear power 
plants for which decommissioning activities 
have not begun as of that date of enactment; 
and 
(B) existing civilian nuclear power plants 
for which decommissioning activities have begun 
as of that date of enactment. 
(4) 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). 
(5) HOST COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘host com-
munity’’ means a State, unit of Tribal government, 
or unit of local government, including a county, city, 
town, village, school district, or special district, that 
contains a decommissioning civilian nuclear power 
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plant within the boundaries of the State, unit of 
Tribal government, or unit of local government, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(6) HOST
COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC
RECOVERY 
ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘host community economic re-
covery account’’ means a host community economic 
recovery account established by the Secretary under 
subsection (b)(1). 
(7) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion). 
(8) NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING TRUST.—The 
term ‘‘nuclear decommissioning trust’’ means a nu-
clear plant decommissioning trust fund described in 
section 35.32 of title 18, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the As-
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Devel-
opment. 
(b) HOST COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RECOVERY AC-
COUNTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each covered facil-
ity, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in 
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the Treasury of the United States an account, to be 
known as a ‘‘host community economic recovery ac-
count’’. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Each host community eco-
nomic recovery account shall be administered by the 
Secretary. 
(3) FUNDING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually, each licensee of a covered facility 
shall— 
(i) if a nuclear decommissioning trust 
has been established for the covered facil-
ity, transfer to the Secretary, from that 
nuclear decommissioning trust, an amount 
sufficient to ensure that the balance of the 
host community economic recovery account 
relating to that covered facility is not less 
than 2 percent of the sum obtained by 
adding— 
(I) the balance of that nuclear 
decommissioning trust; and 
(II) the balance of that host com-
munity economic recovery account; or 
(ii) if a nuclear decommissioning trust 
has not been established for the covered fa-
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cility, transfer to the Secretary an amount 
sufficient to ensure that the balance of the 
host community economic recovery account 
relating to that covered facility is not less 
than 2 percent of the greater of— 
(I) the sum obtained by adding— 
(aa) the total amount of fi-
nancial assurance for decommis-
sioning of that covered facility 
provided by the licensee using a 
method other than a nuclear de-
commissioning trust; and 
(bb) the balance of that host 
community economic recovery ac-
count; and 
(II) the sum obtained by add-
ing— 
(aa) the applicable minimum 
amount determined under section 
50.75(c) of title 10, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or a successor 
regulation), for the covered facil-
ity; and 
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(bb) the balance of that host 
community economic recovery ac-
count. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Any amounts distrib-
uted by the Secretary to host communities 
under subsection (c)(1) from a host community 
recovery account shall be considered to be part 
of the balance of that host community recovery 
account for purposes of subparagraph (A). 
(4) DEPOSITS.—Amounts transferred to the 
Secretary under paragraph (3) shall be deposited in 
the applicable host community economic recovery ac-
count. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in a host 
community economic recovery account under sub-
section (b)(4) shall be used by the Secretary to pro-
vide grants to host communities within the bound-
aries of which the applicable covered facility is lo-
cated. 
(2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.—Amounts pro-
vided to a host community under paragraph (1) 
shall be used for— 
(A) economic development planning (as de-
fined by the Secretary); or 
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(B) carrying out a comprehensive economic 
development strategy (as defined in section 3 of 
the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122)). 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts deposited in a host 
community economic recovery account under sub-
section (b)(4) shall be available to the Secretary 
without appropriation or fiscal year limitation for 
providing grants in accordance with this section. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall begin the 
process for making grants to applicable host commu-
nities under subsection (c)(1) not later than the ear-
lier of— 
(A) the date that is 5 years before sched-
uled shutdown of the applicable covered facility; 
and 
(B) the date on which the applicable li-
censee submits to the Commission a certifi-
cation of permanent cessation of operations 
with respect to the applicable covered facility. 
(3) 
COST
SHARING.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may not impose 
a cost-sharing requirement with respect to— 
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(A) a grant provided under subsection 
(c)(1) to a host community that is a small, 
rural, or disadvantaged community (as defined 
in section 4(a)); or 
(B) any activity carried out by, or for the 
benefit of, a small, rural, or disadvantaged com-
munity (as so defined) using a grant provided 
under that subsection. 
(e) CERTAIN COVERED FACILITIES.— 
(1) DEFINITION
OF
CURRENTLY
DECOMMIS-
SIONING
FACILITY.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘currently decommissioning facility’’ means a cov-
ered facility for which decommissioning activities 
have begun as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) FUNDING OF HOST COMMUNITY ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY ACCOUNTS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each licensee of 
a currently decommissioning facility shall— 
(A) if a nuclear decommissioning trust has 
been established for the currently decommis-
sioning facility, transfer to the Secretary, from 
that nuclear decommissioning trust, an amount 
equal to 2 percent of the balance of that nu-
clear decommissioning trust as of that date of 
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enactment for deposit in accordance with sub-
section (b)(4); or 
(B) if a nuclear decommissioning trust has 
not been established for the currently decom-
missioning facility, transfer to the Secretary, 
for deposit in accordance with subsection 
(b)(4), an amount equal to 2 percent of the 
greater of— 
(i) the total amount of financial as-
surance for decommissioning of that cov-
ered facility provided by the licensee using 
a method other than a nuclear decommis-
sioning trust as of that date of enactment; 
and 
(ii) the applicable minimum amount 
determined under section 50.75(c) of title 
10, Code of Federal Regulations (or a suc-
cessor regulation), for the covered facility 
as of that date of enactment. 
(3) DEADLINE.—With respect to a currently 
decommissioning facility, the Secretary shall begin 
the process for making grants to applicable host 
communities under subsection (c)(1) not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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