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Pub. Law 85-256
71 Stat. 579.
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September 2, 1957
made available to the public, to the parties involved and to the Report to Congress. courts. The Commission shall report to the Joint Committee by April 1, 1958, and every year thereafter on the operations under this section.
Contracts in ad- vanoe of appro- priations.
31 U 65.
42 USC 2203.
License appli- oations.
68 Stat. 953; 70 Stat. 1069. 42 USC 2232.
Report.
42 USC 2133, 2134.
42 USC 2239.
Hearing. Publication in F.R.
42 USC 2133, 2134.
"j. In administering the provisions of this section, the Com- mission may make contracts in advance of appropriations and incur obligations without regard to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.
SEC. 5. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding thereto a new section, making the appropriate amendment to the table of contents, as follows:
"SEC. 29. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACtor SafeguarDS.-There is hereby established an Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards consisting of a maximum of fifteen members appointed by the Com- mission for terms of four years each. The Committee shall review safety studies and facility license applications referred to it and shall make reports thereon, shall advise the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities and the adequacy of proposed reactor safety standards, and shall perform such other duties as the Commission may request. One member shall be desig- nated by the Committee as its Chairman. The members of the Com- mittee shall receive a per diem compensation for each day spent in meetings or conferences, or other work of the Committee, and all members shall receive their necessary traveling or other expenses while engaged in the work of the Committee. The provisions of sec- tion 163 shall be applicable to the Committee."
SEC. 6. Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by redesignating subsection b. as subsection c. and sub- section c. as subsection d., and by inserting the following subsection as a new subsection b. immediately after subsection a.:
"b. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards shall review each application under section 103 or 104 b. for a license for a facility, any application under section 104 c. for a testing facility, and any application under section 104 a. or c. specifically referred to it by the Commission, and shall submit a report thereon, which shall be made part of the record of the application and available to the public, ex- cept to the extent that security classification prevents disclosure.”
SEC. 7. Section 189 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1951, as amended, is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The Commission shall hold a hearing after thirty days notice and publication once in the Federal Register on each applica- tion under section 103 or 104 b. for a license for a facility, and on any application under section 104 c. for a license for a testing facility."
Approved September 2, 1957.
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