[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 156 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 156

    To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-
                          Anderson provisions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 14, 2003

  Mr. Voinovich (for himself and 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 reauthorize the Price-
                          Anderson provisions.

    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 
2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INDEMNIFICATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Indemnification of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensees.--
Section 170c. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Licenses'' and 
        inserting ``Licensees''; and
            (2) by striking ``August 1, 2002'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``August 1, 2012''.

SEC. 3. REPORTS.

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

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act take effect on August 1, 2002.
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