; and (6) recommendations for a mechanism to ensure that any spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste stored at a consolidated storage facility pursuant to this section shall move to deep geologic disposal capacity, following a consent-based approval process for that deep geologic disposal capacity consistent with subsection (d), within a reasonable time after the issuance of a license to construct and operate the consolidated storage facility. (g) Public participation Prior to choosing a site for the construction of a consolidated storage facility under this section, the Secretary shall conduct one or more public hearings in the vicinity of each potential site and in at least one other location within the State in which the site is located to solicit public comments and recommendations. (h) Use of nuclear waste fund The Secretary may make expenditures from the Nuclear Waste Fund to carry out this section, subject to appropriations. 308. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act, including prior Acts, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of any contractor detailed to a Congressional Committee or Member Office or to the Executive Branch for longer than a 24-month period: Provided, That the term contractor is defined in this section to means any contracted employee of a Department of Energy Laboratory, as defined by Section 2 (3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ). 309. Section 322 of Public Law No 118–5 is hereby repealed. 310. (a) The fifty-first proviso under the heading Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking three percent each place it appears and inserting five percent . (b) The eighth proviso under the heading Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in title III of division J of Public Law 117–58 is amended by striking three percent each place it appears and inserting five percent . (c) The tenth proviso under the heading Electricity in title III of division J of Public Law