[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 865 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 865

    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

                             April 20, 2005

 Mr. Voinovich 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 
2005''.

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'';
            (2) by striking ``December 1, 2003'' and inserting 
        ``December 1, 2025''; and
            (3) by striking ``December 31, 2003'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

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, 
2025''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act take effect on December 1, 2003.
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