[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 977 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 977

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to 
                        enforcement provisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

  Mr. Tiahrt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to 
                        enforcement provisions.

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

SECTION 1. RIGHT TO CORRECT VIOLATIVE CONDITION.

    Section 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 658) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary may not assess a penalty under section 17 in 
connection with the initial issuance of a citation, with the exception 
of willful violations, if the employer corrects the violative condition 
and provides the Secretary an abatement certification within 72 
hours.''.
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