[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S4036]
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      By Mr. VOINOVICH:
  S. 865. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize 
the Price-Anderson provisions; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.
  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 865

       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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