[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 651 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 651

 To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to modify the 
            provisions relating to citations and penalties.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 1999

 Mr. Wellstone (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to modify the 
            provisions relating to citations and penalties.

    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 ``Wrongful Death Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. OSHA CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 666) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``fine of not more than $10,000'' 
                and inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of 
                title 18, United States Code,'';
                    (B) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``10 
                years'';
                    (C) by striking ``fine of not more than $20,000'' 
                and inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of 
                title 18, United States Code,'';
                    (D) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``20 
                years''; and
                    (E) by inserting ``under this subsection or 
                subsection (i)'' after ``first conviction of such 
                person'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``fine of not more than 
        $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months,'' and 
        inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
        United States Code, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 
        years,''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``fine of not more than 
        $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months,'' and 
        inserting ``fine in accordance with section 3571 of title 18, 
        United States Code, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 
        year,''.
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