[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2879 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2879

        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. EMPLOYER LIABILITY.

    Section 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C 658) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) An employer may not be cited for a violation of this section 
if the employer--
            ``(1) has no employees exposed to the violation; and
            ``(2) has not created the condition that caused the 
        violation or assumed responsibility for ensuring compliance by 
        other employers on the work site.''.
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