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[CITE: 42USC2213]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
                        Division A--Atomic Energy
 
            SUBCHAPTER XIII--GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION
 
Sec. 2213. Nuclear Regulatory Commission annual charges


(1) In general

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall assess and collect annual 
charges from its licensees on a fiscal year basis, except that--
        (A) the maximum amount of the aggregate charges assessed 
    pursuant to this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed an 
    amount that, when added to other amounts collected by the Commission 
    for such fiscal year under other provisions of law, is estimated to 
    be equal to 33 percent of the costs incurred by the Commission with 
    respect to such fiscal year, except as otherwise provided by law; 
    and
        (B) any such charge assessed pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
    reasonably related to the regulatory service provided by the 
    Commission and shall fairly reflect the cost to the Commission of 
    providing such service.

(2) Establishment of amount by rule

    The amount of the charges assessed pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be established by rule.

(Pub. L. 99-272, title VII, Sec. 7601, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 146; Pub. 
L. 100-203, title V, Sec. 5601, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-275; Pub. 
L. 101-239, title III, Sec. 3201, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2132; Pub. L. 
101-508, title VI, Sec. 6101(e), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-299.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985, and not as part of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 which comprises this chapter.


                               Amendments

    1990--Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 101-508 substituted ``except as otherwise 
provided by law'' for ``except that for fiscal year 1990 such maximum 
amount shall be estimated to be equal to 45 percent of the costs 
incurred by the Commission for fiscal year 1990''.
    1989--Pub. L. 101-239 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions requiring assessment and collection of charges on a fiscal 
year basis, with exceptions, and directing that amount is to be 
established by rule for provisions requiring submission of report on 
feasibility and necessity of system of assessment and collection and 
requiring assessment and collection on a fiscal year basis upon 
expiration of 45-day period following receipt of such report, with 
exceptions.
    1987--Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 100-203 inserted before semicolon 
at end ``; except that for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, such percentage 
shall be increased an additional 6 percent of such costs plus all other 
assessments made by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pursuant to House 
Joint Resolution 395, 100th Congress, 1st Session, as enacted; but in no 
event shall such percentage be less than a total of 45 percent of such 
costs in each such fiscal year''.
