PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Creates an Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management inside the Department of Energy. The office is led by a Director who is appointed by the President with the Senate’s approval and paid at the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (see section 5315 of title 5). The Director must carry out the Secretary’s duties under this chapter and reports directly to the Secretary. The Director must send Congress a yearly report on the office’s activities and spending. If either House of Congress (or a committee) asks, or if the Comptroller General thinks it’s needed, the Government Accountability Office will audit the office. The Comptroller General can set audit rules, review the office’s records, and must report the audit results.

Title 42, §10224

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment

There hereby is established within the Department of Energy an Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.

(b)Functions of Director (c) Annual report to Congress

The Director of the Office shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this chapter, subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. The Director of the Office shall be directly responsible to the Secretary.

(d)Audit by GAO

If requested by either House of the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered necessary by the Comptroller General, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”. 1995—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–66 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually make an audit of the Office, in accordance with such

Regulations

as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (c) of this section relating to annual submittal of report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 13th item on page 91 of House Document No. 103–7.

§10224 Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management