[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1394 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1394

    To allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 
continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and 
                     confirmed in a timely manner.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 20 (legislative day, July 19), 2011

Mr. Webb (for himself and Mr. Alexander) 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 allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 
continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and 
                     confirmed in a timely manner.

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

SECTION 1. COMMISSIONER TERMS.

    Section 201(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5841(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) Each member'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Term.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), each member'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``For the purpose'' 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Expiration of term.--For the purpose'';
            (3) in paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by 
        striking ``appointment; and except that'' and all that follows 
        through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
        ``appointment.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any member who is appointed to 
                fill a vacancy that occurs prior to the expiration of 
                the term of the predecessor of that member shall be 
                appointed for the remainder of the term of the 
                predecessor.
                    ``(B) Applicability of term limitation.--
                Notwithstanding the term limitation under paragraph 
                (1), any member who has not been removed by the 
                President under subsection (e) may continue to serve on 
                the Commission until the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date on which the successor of 
                        the member has been appointed and confirmed; or
                            ``(ii) the date on which the first new 
                        Congress begins after the term of the member 
                        has expired.''.
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