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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KINZINGER:H.R. 7406.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause); and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause).[[Page H2673]][Page H2672]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Nuclear Licensing Efficiency Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the permitting and licensing process for nuclear production or utilization facilities.</p> <p>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must follow specified procedures when reviewing an application for an early site permit, construction permit, operating license, or combined construction permit and operating license for a nuclear production or utilization facility.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must study and report on the effects of eliminating mandatory hearings for uncontested licensing and construction permit applications under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.</p> <p>The bill revises the composition of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, and provides specific timelines for the committee to complete its review for a construction permit or an operating license for a nuclear facility.</p> <p>The bill also places a limit on the amount of annual fees that may be charged to a nuclear fuel facility, with specified exceptions.</p>]]></text>
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