Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9613 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9613 To update the role of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in the licensing and oversight of nuclear reactor facilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2026 Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself and Mr. Goldman of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To update the role of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in the licensing and oversight of nuclear reactor facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act''. SEC. 2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS. (a) In General.--Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2039) is amended-- (1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting the following: ``(a) Establishment.--There is''; (2) by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the `Committee').'' after ``Reactor Safeguards''; (3) by striking ``consisting of'' and all that follows; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of a maximum of 15 members, to be appointed by the Commission, who shall represent a diverse background of technical expertise relevant to the mission of the Commission. ``(c) Terms.-- ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission may appoint a member of the Committee for not more than 2 terms of 4 years each. ``(2) Exception.--The Commission may appoint a member of the Committee for more than 2 terms if the Commission determines that there is a compelling need for the me