[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2292 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2292

 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to renew the authority of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission to indemnify its licensees, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 23, 2000

  Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to renew the authority of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission to indemnify its licensees, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. INDEMNIFICATION OF LICENSEES.

    Section 170c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``August 1, 2002'' and 
inserting ``August 1, 2012''.

SEC. 3. MAXIMUM ANNUAL DEFERRED PREMIUM.

    Section 170b.(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2210(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
``$20,000,000''.

SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Section 170p.(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2210(p)(1)) is amended by striking ``August 1, 1998'' and inserting 
``August 1, 2008''.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act apply with respect to nuclear 
incidents occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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