ML20128G090
| ML20128G090 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/27/1979 |
| From: | Kammerer C NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Gilinsky, Hendrie, Kennedy NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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MEliORA!!DUM FOR:
Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Kennedy Corxaissioner Bradford Comissioner Ahearne FROM:
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SUBJECT:
MARK-UP 0F NRC AUTHORIZATIOWH.R. 2608 On ';.Apr.i.1.t. 26,1979 the Subcomittee on Energy and the Environment of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs held mark-up of the NRC Authorization, H. R. 2608 (enclosure 1). Members present included Chaiman Udall ~ (D-Arz.) and Representatives Weaver (D-Ore.), Syms (R-Idaho), Cheney (R-Wyo.), Vento (D-Minn.), Carr (D-Mich), Marriott (R-Utah), Sharp (D-Ind.), Evans (R-V.I.), Bereuter (R-Neb.), Mathis (D-Ga.), Kostmayer (D-Pa.), Corrada (D-P.R.), Murphy (D-Pa.),
Edwards (R-0ka. ), Markey (D-Mass. ), Lujan (R-N.M. ), Marlenee (R-Mont'.)
Rahall (D-W.V.) and Binghati (D-N.Y.).
Chaiman Udall opened the session by indicating that the Subcommittee staff would soon have a. schedule for the Subcomittee's inquiry into the role of nuclear power in the United States. Mr. Udall indicated that the incident at Three Mile Island would be the starting point.for the inquiry. Mr. Udall also proposed that the Subcomittee visit the NFS facility at West Valley, N.Y. on May 4,1979, and return to Washington via Harrisburg, Pa.
Proposed NRC amendments tp 8.R. '2608 for the presence requirement, statutory recognition of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement, and on safeguards information were passed.
The Subcor.raittee rejected the NRC's proposal for increasing civil penalties, accepting an alternate proposal offered by Rep. Kostmayer (enclosure 2).
The Subcomittee added the following amendments:
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An amendment offered by Rep. Bingham that $60,000 should be available for the employment of two individuals to N
be assigned for implementation of the US-IAEA Safeguards treaty following its ratification (enclosure 3).
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An amendment offered by Rep. Lujan that the fiRC~ allocate funds for gas cooled reactors (enclosure 4).
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An amendment to delete Title II of the bill (enclosure 6).
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Correction of a printing error appearing in the bill (enclosure 7).
lirr t!eaver offered an amendment (enclosure 8) that no monies be expended by the liRC for licensing the construction or operation of nuclear power plants until the Comittee notifies the Commission that it has completed an investigation of the nuclear safety issues and Congress by resolution, has approved the expediture. The Subcomittee adjourned acting on the amendment.
The Subcommittee' plans to meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 1,1979, in itoom-2257 of the Rayburn House Office Building to continue mark-up.
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To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 5,1979 Mr. UDALL intTOduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs A BILL To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-sion in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, a's amended, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and. House of Representa-2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3
TITLE I-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 4
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980 5
SECTION 1. (3) There is hereby authorized to be appro-6 priated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance I-E
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I with the provisions of section 261 of the Atomic snergy Act 2 of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2017), and section 305 of 3 the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (42 4 U.S.C. 5875), for the fiscal year 1980 to remain available 5 until expended $373,300,000 to be allocated as follows:
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$57,040,000, 8
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$41,200,000, 10
' (3) For " Standards Development", $14,270,000, 11 (4) For " Nuclear Material Safety and Safe-12 guards", $29,605,000, 13 (5)
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" Nuclear Regulatory Research",
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$14,925,000, 17 (7) For " Program Direction and Administration",
18 S30,690,000.
19 (b) Of the total amount authorized under section 1(a),
20 the Commission may reprogram from or into program.activi-21 ties specified in subsection (a) an amount not exceeding 22 S10,000,000 except that the amount transferred from or into 23 any of the major program activities spccified in subsection (a) 24 shcIl not exceed 15 per centum of the amount so specified.
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a 1 the provisions of this subsection, where such amount is in 2 excess of $500,000, the Commission shallinform the appro-3 priate congressional committees. Such reprograming may be 4 made notwithstanding the limitations of subsection (a).
5 SEC. 2. Moneys received by the Commission for the co-6 operative nuclear research programs may be retained and 7 used for salaries and expenses associated with those pro-8 grams, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the 9 Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), and shall remain available 3
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12 may be made to other agencies of the Government for the 13 performance of the work for which the appropriation is made, 14 and in such cases the sums so transferred.
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20 TITLE III-AUTHORITY TO MAEE PAYMENTS 21 SEc.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this l
22 Act, no authority to make payments under this Act shall be 23 effective except to such extent or in such amounts as are 24 provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
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Dear Mr. -Chairman:
, The Conmittee on Foreign Affairs has completed its review of the proposed Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bud t for fiscal year 1980. l.'e have . paid particular attenti'cn this year to '(1)gethe proposed increase _of funds for
- the Office of International Programs (OIP), and (2) recent reorganization-efforts within the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS).
'Together, these offices have. major new responsibilities pursuant to the Nuclear b._ Nonproliferation - Act of 1978 to upgrade ' international safeguards, strengthen the. export and import. licensing process', and _ explore further international cooperation in'the area o.f nuclear health and safety. The Committee notes that the proposed fiscal year 1980 budget increase of 5244,000 for four additional OIP'professionais is ccTmensurate with the . increase in the ' number and intensity of export license reviews, and with the: .ne:d.for greater NRC participation in the renegotiation of agreements for cooperation and the consideration of. foreign retransfer and reprocessing reo'uests. One of the four reauested professionals will also assist in efforts relating 1to outstanding international health and safety matters, and implementation of the-. President's recent Executive Order on international environmental controls. It is interesting to observe that even with this increase, the OIP consumes 'less than ene _ percent of the Comission's total funds, while international . nuclear policy issues clearly make up more than a third of the Comission's ~ workload. Based on its review of recent efforts to upgrade the international safeguards office within' NMSS, the Committee cri Foreign Affairs rectnended in its March 15 budcat resolution a S60,000 funding increase in fiscai year 1930. Suecificall.y, the orcoosed increase would provide for 'an additional two cers:nnel to impierent the voluntary submission agree:en. concluded between tne U.S. and the IAEA. and now pending Senate ratification. Ho. ever, it has su:se:uently becc.e clear that further internal char.ges are passible within V55..hich would sa.isfy the Ec nittee's objectives witn:ut incr.:.asing tna tota'. If su:r-badpe:. re:ues;, and withou; cenalty to otner signifi:ent "55 programs.
LThe' Honorable Morris K. Udall March.28, 1979 Page 2 a directive can be 'provided for in the course of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; markup of the fiscal year 1980 NRC authorization, H.R. 2608, the ~ -Foreign Affairs Committee will have no need to seek a sequential. referral on ~~ _this legislation.- This would be done, of course, without prejudice to the ~ Foreign Affairs Committee's jurisdiction in this area. .I understand that the above proposed action has been discussed in detail by the respective committee staffs and that they are in agreement both ~ I am pleased, therefore, that it may,, with respe'ct to substance and procedure. Lonce.again be possible.for our two committees to work in concert on the NRC authorization bill. The Foreign Affairs Committee respectfully recuests thet this letter be included in your report' on H.R. 2608. -With warm. regards, I am Sincerely yours, V. Chairman CJZ:dfc I 6 a 6
D,1TibM.%U 3 J AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2608 Offered by Mr. Bingham. Page 2.', in.line 12 after $29;605,000,, insert ' ' ' (of which amount not.less than $60,000 shall be available only for the emploPment'.by the Commission of two qualified individuals to '6e assighed' bytihe', Commission t'p ~ t .. a.. ; '. A ~ ;. '. 3 : 4-. n '.. - ~:& v 1 ? ~' . i.mpleme'ntatfo'n ? 6f ! he'I '/Sfl. A'. E.d.- Sh' e'gudrd' " re~atp - I t U f sT .' 'f: 'following ^ ratification of.such treaty by clie United States ~ Senate). I .I [ e '1 4 s SS 9 - 4 y -,e.- 7 r.-.- ,, -,., -, - - ~ - - .----..,-.,9 r
~ -Amendment offered by Congressman Lujan to H.R. 2608 'Page 2 line 7 - Nuclear Reactor Regulation After the last comma on line 7 add the'following language: "of wh'ich an amount not to exceed $1',000,000 is authorized to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled thermal reactor. preapplication review" Page 2, line 14 - Nuclear Regulatory Research 'After the,last comma on line 14 add the following language: "o'f which an amount not to exceed $3,700,000 ~ is authorized to accelerate the effort in gas-cooled k thermal' reactor safety research" $m, 4 9 e 4-e 1 I e 64 -r
l . Amendment to H.R. 2608 h:- - Page?3,'after line 4, insert: " (b) No amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commission to enter into any contract providing funds in excess of $20,000'emccmpassing research, ~ t study,.or'. technical assistance on domestic safeguards ~ ~~ .., matters except as directed by the Commission, by majority a-- fote, following-receipt by the Commission of a recommendation from the Executive Director for Operations supporting the nedd for such contract." O Ie-O 4 e u W g 4 ) t._ I. ((
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S100,000 and by striking out the second sentence L thereof. ( P O H y e C O f I b I
a, Amendment to H.R.2608 Offered by Mr. Weaverl Page 3, after line 24, insert: Title IV--Miscellaneous -SEC. 401. No amount authorized to be appropriated under this_Act may be expended by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for purposes of licensing the construction or operation of any nuclear powerplant until after such time as the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives notifies the Commission that it-has completed an investigation of nuclear powerplant safety issues and the Congress has, by concurrent resolution v enacted after the date o'f the enactment of this Act, approved the expenditure of such amount. l ( w..c .}}