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[CITE: 42USC2297h-13]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 23--DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY
 
            Division B--United States Enrichment Corporation
 
   SUBCHAPTER VIII--UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION
 
Sec. 2297h-13. Application of certain laws


(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.

(Pub. L. 104-134, title III, Sec. 3115, Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-
348.)

                       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, as 
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 15 (Sec. 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.
    The antitrust laws, referred to in subsec. (b), are classified 
generally to section 1 et seq. of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

                          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.
