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H.R. 1961 108th Congress House

To provide for the external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at the Department of Energy.

Introduced: May 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
May 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 6, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminates Department of Energy (DOE) regulatory or enforcement authority at any nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory in connection with responsibilities for nuclear safety and for occupational safety and health.

Grants the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) nuclear safety regulatory and enforcement responsbilities, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) occupational safety and health regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with regard to such facilities.

Authorizes the NRC to regulate both the DOE and DOE contractors through licensing and certification.

Holds a contractor operating a DOE nonmilitary energy laboratory harmless from facility decommissioning costs or from any violation of NRC decommissioning requirements if such violation results from DOE failure to authorize or fund decommissioning activities.

States OSHA and the NRC both share regulatory and enforcement responsibilities regarding a hazard at a nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory that presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 10, 2003
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 6, 2003
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