[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1165 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 555

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1165

                          [Report No. 103-331]

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                                 A BILL

    To provide for judicial review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
decisions on petitions for enforcement actions, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            August 11, 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 555
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1165

                          [Report No. 103-331]

    To provide for judicial review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
decisions on petitions for enforcement actions, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 25 (legislative day, June 22), 1993

 Mr. Lieberman  (for himself and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

                            August 11, 1994

               Reported by Mr. Baucus, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for judicial review of Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
decisions on petitions for enforcement actions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Nuclear Enforcement 
Accountability Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT PETITIONS AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    Section 189 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Enforcement Petitions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person may petition the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission to institute a proceeding to modify, 
        suspend, or revoke a license issued under this Act, or to take 
        such other action as may be proper.
            ``(2) Standards for granting petitions.--The Commission 
        shall institute a proceeding to modify, suspend, or revoke such 
        a license, or shall take such other action as may be proper, if 
        the petitioner demonstrates material evidence reasonably 
        indicating that--
                    ``(A) the holder of the license with respect to 
                which a request has been made under paragraph (1) is in 
                significant noncompliance with the terms of the 
                license, this chapter, or the regulations of the 
                Commission; or
                    ``(B) the activities under the license present a 
                substantial hazard to the public health and safety or 
                common defense and security.
            ``(3) Judicial review.--Any Commission decision under 
        paragraph (2) in response to a petition submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be subject to judicial review in accordance 
        with chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code, and chapter 7 
        of title 5, United States Code. If a court of appeals 
        determines that an appeal under this paragraph is frivolous, 
        the court may award just damages and single or double costs to 
        the appellee.''.