PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The private corporation must follow the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) starting on the privatization date. Within 90 days after April 26, 1996, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration must make a written agreement on how they will handle safety at the gaseous diffusion plants, including inspections, investigations, enforcement, and rulemaking. For antitrust law, a “matched import” contract under the Suspension Agreement counts as made before privatization if, at privatization, the parties had agreed on all important terms and the Secretary of Commerce had confirmed it. The private corporation and its contractors must follow section 5851 of this title like any employer, and directors and officers must follow section 5846 when operating leased facilities.

Title 42, §2297h–13

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

(a)OSHA

(1)As of the privatization date, the private corporation shall be subject to and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).

(2)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall, within 90 days after April 26, 1996, enter into a memorandum of agreement to govern the exercise of their authority over occupational safety and health hazards at the gaseous diffusion plants, including inspection, investigation, enforcement, and rulemaking relating to such hazards.

(b)Antitrust laws

For purposes of the antitrust laws, the performance by the private corporation of a “matched import” contract under the Suspension Agreement shall be considered to have occurred prior to the privatization date, if at the time of privatization, such contract had been agreed to by the parties in all material terms and confirmed by the Secretary of Commerce under the Suspension Agreement.

(c)Energy Reorganization Act requirements

(1)The private corporation and its contractors and subcontractors shall be subject to the provisions of section 5851 of this title to the same extent as an employer subject to such section.

(2)With respect to the operation of the facilities leased by the private corporation, section 5846 of this title shall apply to the directors and officers of the private corporation.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 91–596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, which is classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 651 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 651 of Title 29 and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the USEC Privatization Act and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which comprises this chapter.

§2297h–13 Application of Certain Laws