[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 723 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 723

  To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove an exemption from 
      civil penalties for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit 
                             institutions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove an exemption from 
      civil penalties for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit 
                             institutions.

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

SECTION 1. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    (a) Repeal of Automatic Remission.--Section 234A b. (2) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking the last sentence.
    (b) Limitation for Nonprofit Institutions.--Subsection d. of 
section 234A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282a(d)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``d. Notwithstanding subsection a., a contractor, subcontractor, or 
supplier described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code shall not be 
subject to a civil penalty for a violation under subsection a. in 
excess of the amount of any discretionary fee paid to such contractor, 
subcontractor, or supplier under the contract under which such 
violation occurs.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall not 
apply to any violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 occurring under 
a contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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