[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2877 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2877

        To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

   Mr. Ballenger (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer 
  of Colorado, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
 Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
        To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

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

SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS.

    Section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) The Secretary shall not establish any performance measures 
for any subordinate within the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (including any regional director, area director, 
supervisor, or inspector) with respect to the number of inspections 
conducted, citations issued, or penalties assessed.''.
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