United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-03-22 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-00-135 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135 P0b002ee18039b4d6 f:rc00135t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135 T-RCED-00-135 Nuclear facility safety Safety standards Occupational safety Safety regulation Nuclear facility security Accident prevention Occupational health standards Proposed legislation Testimony RCED GAO provides its views on the following three bills, which are intended to improve worker and nuclear facility safety and health as well as enhance security for the Department of Energy (DOE): (1) H.R. 3383, which would amend the Atomic Energy Act by eliminating the exemption that currently allows certain nonprofit contractors to avoid paying civil penalties if they violate DOE's nuclear safety rules; (2) H.R. 3906, which would legislatively establish an office of independent security oversight within DOE that reports directly to the Secretary of Energy; and (3) H.R. 3907, which would eliminate self-regulation of health and safety activities at DOE by authorizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to regulate and enforce nuclear safety and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce occupational health and safety for all DOE facilities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135.pdf GAO/T-RCED-00-135 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-00-135 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-00-135; Department of Energy: Views on Proposed Civil Penalties,; Nuclear facility safety Safety standards Occupational safety Safety regulation Nuclear facility security Accident prevention Occupational health standards Proposed legislation