Limitation relating to reclassification of high-level waste

(a) Limitation Except as provided by subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Energy to apply the interpretation of high-level radioactive waste described in the notice published by the Secretary titled Supplemental Notice Concerning U.S. Department of Energy Interpretation of High-Level Radioactive Waste (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or successor notice, with respect to such waste located in the State of Washington. (b) Waiver The Secretary may waive the limitation under subsection (a) relating to the reclassification of high-level radioactive waste if— (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of the waiver that includes— (A) a justification for such reclassification; (B) documentation from both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington that indicates that such Agency and Department, respectively, concur with such reclassification, as required by the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, signed on January 10, 2025; and (2) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the submission of such notice. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(a) Limitation Except as provided by subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Energy may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Energy to apply the interpretation of high-level radioactive waste described in the notice published by the Secretary titled Supplemental Notice Concerning U.S. Department of Energy Interpretation of High-Level Radioactive Waste (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or successor notice, with respect to such waste located in the State of Washington. (b) Waiver The Secretary may waive the limitation under subsection (a) relating to the reclassification of high-level radioactive waste if— (1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of the waiver that includes— (A) a justification for such reclassification; (B) documentation from both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington that indicates that such Agency and Department, respectively, concur with such reclassification, as required by the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, signed on January 10, 2025; and (2) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the submission of such notice. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The Subcommittees on Energy and Water Development of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.