[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4446 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4446

To ensure that the Secretary of Energy may continue to exercise certain 
    authorities under the Price-Anderson Act through the Assistant 
        Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2000

   Mr. Barton  of Texas (for himself and Mr. Boucher) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that the Secretary of Energy may continue to exercise certain 
    authorities under the Price-Anderson Act through the Assistant 
        Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health.

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

SECTION 1. EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRICE-ANDERSON ACT AUTHORITIES THROUGH 
              THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ENERGY FOR ENVIRONMENT, 
              SAFETY, AND HEALTH.

    (a) Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Department of Energy 
Safety Regulations.--Section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2282a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``e. The Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
exercise any authority under this section through the Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on March 1, 2000.
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