1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Nuclear Waste from our Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Definition of interim consolidated storage facility Section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10101 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (35) The term interim consolidated storage facility means a facility that possesses a specific license issued by the Commission that authorizes storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel received from the Secretary or from two or more persons that generate or hold title to high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel generated at a civilian nuclear power reactor. . 3. Interim consolidated storage of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel (a) Storage of spent nuclear fuel Section 135(h) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10155(h) ) is amended by striking Notwithstanding any other provision of law and inserting Except as provided in section 302, and subtitle I of title I . (b) Interim consolidated storage Title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: I Interim Consolidated Storage 190. Interim consolidated storage (a) In general The Secretary may enter into contracts for the storage of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel with any person that holds a license for an interim consolidated storage facility. (b) Definition of high-Level radioactive waste For purposes of this subtitle and section 302, the term high-level radioactive waste includes Greater than Class C waste as defined in section 72.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Nothing in this section or section 191 shall be interpreted to affect existing judicial interpretation of the term high-level radioactive waste or to require the disposal of Greater than Class C waste in a repository. 191. Contracts (a) In general The Secretary may enter into new contracts or modify existing contracts with any person who generates or holds