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[H.R. 4446 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 445
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4446

                  [Report No. 106-694, Parts I and II]

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

                             June 23, 2000

 Reported from the Committee on Commerce, referred to the Committee on 
 Armed Services for a period ending not later than July 21, 2000, for 
    consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(c), rule X

                             July 21, 2000

  Reported from the Committee on the Armed Services with amendments, 
   committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

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

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on March 1, 2000.</DELETED>

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

    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. With respect to any element of the Department of Energy other 
than the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Secretary may 
exercise any authority under this section through the Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health. With respect 
to the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Secretary may 
exercise any authority under this section only through the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security, consistent with the delegation 
authority of the Secretary under section 202(c)(3) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (as added by section 3202 of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (title XXXII of Public Law 106-65; 
113 Stat. 954; 42 U.S.C. 7132(c))).''.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to clarify the 
        manner in which the Secretary of Energy may exercise certain 
        authorities under the Price-Anderson Act with respect to the 
        National Nuclear Security Administration and other elements of 
        the Department of Energy.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 445

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4446

                  [Report No. 106-694, Parts I and II]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 21, 2000

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed