CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.

SEC. 639. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. Section 170A b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210a(b)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by striking “b. The Commission” and inserting the following: “b. Evaluation.— “(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission” ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Nuclear regulatory commission.—Notwithstanding any conflict of interest, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may enter into a contract, agreement, or arrangement with the Department of Energy or the operator of a Department of Energy facility, if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determines that— “(A) the conflict of interest cannot be mitigated; and “(B) adequate justification exists to proceed without mitigation of the conflict of interest.” .