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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``China Human Rights Protection Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign 
                Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the 
                Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
                on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee 
                on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland 
                Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the Senate.
            (2) Gross violations of internationally recognized human 
        rights.--The term ``gross violations of internationally 
        recognized human rights'' includes--
                    (A) extrajudicial killings;
                    (B) torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading 
                treatment or punishment;
                    (C) prolonged arbitrary detention, causing the 
                disappearance of individuals by the abduction and 
                clandestine detention of those individuals;
                    (D) forced abortion or sterilization;
                    (E) psychiatric or medical experimentation or organ 
                harvesting of individuals without consent or obtained 
                in detention; and
                    (F) other flagrant denial of the right to life, 
                liberty, or the security of an individual.
            (3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or of any jurisdiction within the United 
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS FOR GROSS VIOLATIONS OF 
              INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall impose the sanctions described 
in subsection (b) with respect to an individual who is a national of 
the People's Republic of China the President determines, based on 
credible information--
            (1) is responsible for gross violations of internationally 
        recognized human rights committed against other individuals in 
        the People's Republic of China, particularly those individuals 
        who seek to obtain, exercise, defend, or promote 
        internationally recognized human rights and freedoms, such as 
        the freedoms of religion, expression, association, and 
        assembly, and the rights to a fair trial and democratic 
        elections;
            (2) acted as an agent of or on behalf of another individual 
        who is a national of the People's Republic of China in a matter 
        relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); or
            (3) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
        financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or 
        services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) Inadmissibility to united states.--
                    (A) In general.--Ineligibility of the individual to 
                receive a visa to enter the United States or to be 
                admitted to the United States.
                    (B) Revocation.--If the individual has been issued 
                a visa or other documentation, revocation, in 
                accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and 
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), of the visa or 
                other documentation.
            (2) Blocking of property.--
                    (A) In general.--The blocking, in accordance with 
                the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
                U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), of all transactions in all 
                property and interests in property of the individual if 
                such property and interests in property are in the 
                United States, come within the United States, or are or 
                come within the possession or control of a United 
                States person.
                    (B) Inapplicability of national emergency 
                requirement.--The requirements of section 202 of the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701) shall not apply for purposes of this section.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 4. WAIVER AUTHORITY AND EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS 
              HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.

    (a) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the application of 
sanctions under section 3 with respect to an individual who is a 
national of the People's Republic of China if the President--
            (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national 
        security interests of the United States; and
            (2) not later than 30 days prior to granting such a waiver, 
        submits to the appropriate congressional committees notice of, 
        and a justification for, the waiver.
    (b) Exception To Comply With United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement.--Sanctions under sections 3(b)(1) shall not apply to an 
individual who is a national of the People's Republic of China if 
admitting the individual into the United States is necessary to permit 
the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 
1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United 
Nations and the United States, or other applicable international 
obligations of the United States.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.

    The President may terminate the application of sanctions under 
section 3 with respect to an individual who is a national of the 
People's Republic of China if the President determines and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 15 days before 
the termination of the sanctions that--
            (1) credible information exists that the individual did not 
        engage in the activity for which sanctions were imposed;
            (2) the individual has been prosecuted appropriately for 
        the activity for which sanctions were imposed; or
            (3) the individual has credibly demonstrated a significant 
        change in behavior, has paid an appropriate consequence for the 
        activity for which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly 
        committed to not engage in an activity described in section 3 
        in the future.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTATION CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to provide for 
the establishment of and provide funding for an independent, 
nongovernmental organization, to be referred to as the China Human 
Rights Documentation Center, to--
            (1) compile, publish, and archive credible evidence of 
        nationals of the People's Republic of China who commit gross 
        violations of internationally recognized human rights against 
        individuals in the People's Republic of China;
            (2) receive evidence of such violations from 
        nongovernmental organizations and governmental entities;
            (3) establish an online and searchable database, in English 
        and in Chinese, and establish other multi-media information 
        platforms, in English and in Chinese, of credible evidence of 
        such violations for research and educational purposes; and
            (4) compile, publish, and archive credible evidence of 
        individuals who are nationals of the People's Republic of China 
        who are engaged in--
                    (A) censorship of the Internet, restrictions on the 
                freedom of expression, the free flow of news and 
                information, and the silencing of peaceful dissent 
                against government policy or practice;
                    (B) threats, surveillance, censorship, detention, 
                beatings, or the denials or delays of visas of United 
                States or other foreign journalists working in China;
                    (C) threats, beatings, surveillance, detention, or 
                threats to the loss of jobs or professional status made 
                against--
                            (i) individuals who are human rights 
                        lawyers seeking to represent clients detained 
                        in extra-legal detention centers;
                            (ii) individuals considered by the United 
                        Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to 
                        be detained arbitrarily in China, including 
                        Tibetans, Uyghurs, and individuals who are 
                        members of the Falun Gong;
                            (iii) individuals who are democracy, labor, 
                        environmental, or free speech advocates;
                            (iv) individuals who are petitioners or 
                        bloggers;
                            (v) individuals accused in governmental 
                        anti-corruption campaigns; and
                            (vi) individuals from religious communities 
                        that are independent of government-approved 
                        religious organizations;
                    (D) restrictions on the right to freedom of 
                religion and the ability to exercise peaceful religious 
                practice, in public and private, independent of 
                government restrictions or oversight of religious 
                teachings or choice of religious leaders, particularly 
                the arrest and detention of religious leaders, the 
                destruction of property or heavy fines, and the 
                ``patriotic education'' of religious leaders;
                    (E) implementing China's population control 
                policies, including through the coercive and persistent 
                monitoring of fertility, the issuing of heavy fines, 
                and threats made for the loss of employment or the 
                denial of residency and other government benefits to 
                children born beyond the government-prescribed limit;
                    (F) profiting from or overseeing slave labor, 
                particularly in detention facilities, or from sex or 
                bride trafficking or those engaged in beating, 
                threatening, or detaining individuals seeking to 
                disrupt trafficking in persons networks;
                    (G) profiting from the sale of organs harvested 
                from an individual without consent or while an 
                individual is in detention;
                    (H) disrupting or prohibiting, through violence, 
                intimidation, discrimination, or threats, attempts to 
                organize independent trade unions or to engage in 
                efforts of collective bargaining; or
                    (I) prosecuting, sentencing, or those involved in 
                the continued detention of individuals determined by 
                the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 
                to have been detained arbitrarily.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of State for each fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, such funds as may be 
necessary to carry out this section are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section for such fiscal year.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--The President shall issue such 
regulations, licenses, and orders as are necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 7. USE OF CREDIBLE EVIDENCE FOR SANCTIONS DETERMINATIONS AND 
              REPORTS.

    In making determinations to impose sanctions under section 3 and 
for purposes of preparing and submitting reports to Congress under 
sections 8 and 9, the President should use any credible evidence--
            (1) compiled and published by the China Human Rights 
        Documentation Center established under section 6;
            (2) compiled and published by the Department of State and 
        other appropriate Federal departments and agencies; and
            (3) submitted to the President by the chairperson and 
        ranking member of appropriate congressional committees.

SEC. 8. REPORTS BY PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis a 
        report that includes--
                    (A) a list of individuals who are nationals of the 
                People's Republic of China with respect to which the 
                President imposed sanctions pursuant to section 3 
                during the calendar year preceding the submission of 
                the report;
                    (B) a description of the type of sanctions imposed 
                with respect to each individual;
                    (C) the number of individuals with respect to which 
                the President imposed sanctions under section 3(a) 
                during that year;
                    (D) the dates on which such sanctions were imposed 
                or terminated, as the case may be;
                    (E) the reasons for imposing or terminating such 
                sanctions; and
                    (F) a description of the efforts of the President 
                to encourage the governments of other countries to 
                impose sanctions that are similar to the sanctions 
                authorized by section 3.
            (2) Dates for submission.--
                    (A) Initial report.--The President shall submit the 
                initial report required by this subsection not later 
                than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act.
                    (B) Subsequent reports.--
                            (i) In general.--The President shall submit 
                        each subsequent report required by this 
                        subsection on December 10, or the first day 
                        thereafter on which both Houses of Congress are 
                        in session, of--
                                    (I) the calendar year in which the 
                                initial report is submitted if the 
                                initial report is submitted before 
                                December 10 of such calendar year; and
                                    (II) each subsequent calendar year.
                            (ii) Congressional statement.--Congress 
                        notes that December 10 of each calendar year 
                        has been recognized in the United States and 
                        internationally since 1950 as ``Human Rights 
                        Day'' and thus the importance of December 10 of 
                        each calendar year as the date of submission of 
                        the subsequent reports required by this 
                        subsection.
    (b) Form of Report.--
            (1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
        classified annex.
            (2) Exception.--The name of an individual who is a national 
        of the People's Republic of China to be included in the list 
        required by subsection (a)(1) by reason of the imposition of 
        sanctions pursuant to section 3 may be submitted in the 
        classified annex authorized by paragraph (1) only if the 
        President--
                    (A) determines that it is vital for the national 
                security interests of the United States to do so; and
                    (B) uses the annex in a manner consistent with 
                congressional intent and the purposes of this Act.
    (c) Public Availability.--
            (1) In general.--The unclassified portion of the report 
        required by subsection (a) shall be made available to the 
        public, including through publication in the Federal Register.
            (2) Nonapplicability of confidentiality requirement with 
        respect to visa records.--The President shall publish the list 
        required by subsection (a)(1) without regard to the 
        requirements of section 222(f) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with respect to 
        confidentiality of records pertaining to the issuance or 
        refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States.

SEC. 9. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
              THIS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of submission 
of the initial report to Congress under section 8, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the following:
            (1) A description and assessment of the process--
                    (A) to determine whether an individual who is a 
                national of the People's Republic of China has engaged 
                in an activity described in section 3 and whether 
                sanctions under section 3 should be imposed with 
                respect to the individual;
                    (B) to determine whether the identity of an 
                individual who is a national of the People's Republic 
                of China with respect to which the President has 
                imposed sanctions pursuant to section 3 should be 
                classified; and
                    (C) whether the inclusion of the identity of an 
                individual who is a national of the People's Republic 
                of China in the unclassified version of the report has 
                had any noticeable positive benefits in curtailing 
                gross violations of internationally recognized human 
                rights in the People's Republic of China.
            (2) An assessment of the implementation of this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--The Comptroller General shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees and nongovernmental organizations 
for purposes of preparing the report required by subsection (a).

SOLUTION: China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015  Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who:   is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms;  acted as an agent of or on behalf of a national of China in such activities; or  has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities.  Authorizes the President, with regard to such sanctions, to:   waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and  terminate them under specified conditions.   States that sanctions shall not apply if necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters, or other applicable international obligations of the United States.   Declares that the Secretary of State shall seek to provide for the establishment of, and provide funding for, a nongovernmental China Human Rights Documentation Center to:   compile, publish, and archive evidence of nationals of China who commit gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against individuals in China, and against others seeking to expand freedoms in China; and  establish an online and searchable database, in English and in Chinese of evidence of such violations for research and educational purposes.  Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition.  Directs the Government Accountability Office to assess for Congress:    the process to determine whether a foreign person has engaged in a sanctionable activity, whether sanctions should be imposed, and whether the identity of a sanctioned foreign person should be classified; and   implementation of this Act. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Captive Primate Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF NONHUMAN PRIMATES TO DEFINITION OF PROHIBITED 
              WILDLIFE SPECIES.

    Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or any 
nonhuman primate''.

SEC. 3. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``or'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
                        ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or subsection 
                (e)'' before the period; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
                (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``(e)'' and all that follows 
                through ``Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply'' in 
                paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to import, 
        export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in 
        interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of any 
        prohibited wildlife species.
            ``(2) Limitation on application.--This subsection--
                    ``(A) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian who is 
                licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the 
                United States, solely for the purpose of providing 
                veterinary care to the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries written documentation issued by 
                        the veterinarian, including the appointment 
                        date and location;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for that 
                        species of primate;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the 
                        public, other than the veterinarian and other 
                        authorized medical personnel providing 
                        veterinary care; and
                            ``(iv) such transportation and provision of 
                        veterinary care is in accordance with all 
                        otherwise applicable State and local laws, 
                        regulations, permits, and health certificates;
                    ``(B) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver for 
                the nonhuman primate as a result of the death of the 
                preceding owner of the nonhuman primate, if--
                            ``(i) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate is carrying legal documentation to 
                        support the need for transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate to the legally designated caregiver;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure appropriate for the 
                        species;
                            ``(iii) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any other animals or members of the public 
                        while being transported to the legally 
                        designated caregiver; and
                            ``(iv) all applicable State and local 
                        restrictions on such transport, and all 
                        applicable State and local requirements for 
                        permits or health certificates, are complied 
                        with;
                    ``(C) does not apply to a person transporting a 
                nonhuman primate solely for the purpose of assisting an 
                individual who is permanently disabled with a severe 
                mobility impairment, if--
                            ``(i) the nonhuman primate is a single 
                        animal of the genus Cebus;
                            ``(ii) the nonhuman primate was obtained 
                        from, and trained at, a licensed nonprofit 
                        organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
                        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the nonprofit 
                        tax status of which was obtained--
                                    ``(I) before July 18, 2008; and
                                    ``(II) on the basis that the 
                                mission of the organization is to 
                                improve the quality of life of severely 
                                mobility-impaired individuals;
                            ``(iii) the person transporting the 
                        nonhuman primate is a specially trained 
                        employee or agent of a nonprofit organization 
                        described in clause (ii) that is transporting 
                        the nonhuman primate to or from a designated 
                        individual who is permanently disabled with a 
                        severe mobility impairment, or to or from a 
                        licensed foster care home providing specialty 
                        training of the nonhuman primate solely for 
                        purposes of assisting an individual who is 
                        permanently disabled with severe mobility 
                        impairment;
                            ``(iv) the person transporting the nonhuman 
                        primate carries documentation from the 
                        applicable nonprofit organization that includes 
                        the name of the designated individual referred 
                        to in clause (iii);
                            ``(v) the nonhuman primate is transported 
                        in a secure enclosure that is appropriate for 
                        that species;
                            ``(vi) the nonhuman primate has no contact 
                        with any animal or member of the public, other 
                        than the designated individual referred to in 
                        clause (iii); and
                            ``(vii) the transportation of the nonhuman 
                        primate is in compliance with--
                                    ``(I) all applicable State and 
                                local restrictions regarding the 
                                transport; and
                                    ``(II) all applicable State and 
                                local requirements regarding permits or 
                                health certificates; and
                    ``(D) does not apply'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph 
                (B))--
                            (i) by striking ``a'' before ``prohibited'' 
                        and inserting ``any'';
                            (ii) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                        ``(3)'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by 
                                striking ``animals listed in section 
                                2(g)'' each place it appears and 
                                inserting ``prohibited wildlife 
                                species''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``animals'' and inserting ``prohibited 
                                wildlife species''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``animal'' each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``prohibited wildlife species'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
                ``(3)''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(C)'' 
                        and inserting ``this subsection''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2004 through 2008'' and 
                        inserting ``2011 through 2015''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 4(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (c) Criminal Penalties.--Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) and in the first 
        sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``subsections (b), (d),'' each place it appears; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, (e),'' after 
        ``subsection (d)''.
    (d) Effective Date; Regulations.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subsections (a) through (c), and the 
        amendments made by those subsections, shall take effect on the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) the date of promulgation of regulations under 
                paragraph (2); and
                    (B) the expiration of the period referred to in 
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        promulgate regulations implementing the amendments made by this 
        section.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY PROVISION AMENDMENT.

    Section 3 of the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 2871; 
Public Law 108-191) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--
        Section 3'' and inserting ``Section 3''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate regulations to 
        implement section 3(e).''.

SOLUTION: Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce.

Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment.

Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``External Regulation of the 
Department of Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Department of Energy has studied external 
        regulation for nine years.
            (2) The Department has already conducted a successful pilot 
        program that demonstrated the utility of moving to external 
        regulation of the nonmilitary energy laboratory complex.
            (3) Managers of the nonmilitary energy laboratories, the 
        General Accounting Office, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
        and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration all agree 
        that external regulation is both workable and desirable.
            (4) The safety of the Department of Energy's nonmilitary 
        energy laboratories, both for the workers in the laboratories 
        and the people that live near them, is of paramount importance.
            (5) Putting the Department of Energy out of the self-
        regulation business would free up more resources in the 
        nonmilitary energy laboratories to conduct the critical 
        scientific missions for which those laboratories have been 
        established.
            (6) It is time to terminate the Department of Energy's 
        self-regulation of nuclear and worker safety in the nonmilitary 
        energy laboratory complex and move to external regulation by 
        the experts in these issues, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
        and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORITY.

    Effective October 1, 2003, the Department of Energy shall have no 
regulatory or enforcement authority with respect to nuclear safety and 
occupational safety and health responsibilities assumed by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission under section 4 or by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration under section 5 at any nonmilitary energy 
laboratory owned or operated by the Department.

SEC. 4. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Nuclear Safety Regulatory and Enforcement Responsibilities.--
Effective October 1, 2003, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
assume the nuclear safety regulatory and enforcement responsibilities 
of the Department of Energy under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with 
regard to nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the 
Department.
    (b) Licensed Entities.--For the purposes of carrying out at 
nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the Department of 
Energy regulatory and enforcement responsibilities described in 
subsection (a), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may regulate, through 
licensing, certification, or other appropriate means, the Department, 
the Department's contractors, or both.
    (c) Decommissioning.--A contractor operating a nonmilitary energy 
laboratory owned by the Department of Energy shall not be responsible 
for the costs of decommissioning that facility. No enforcement action 
may be taken against such contractor for any violation of Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission decommissioning requirements, if such violation 
is the result of a failure of the Department to authorize or fund 
decommissioning activities. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
Department shall, not later than January 1, 2004, enter into a 
memorandum of understanding establishing decommissioning procedures and 
requirements for nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by 
the Department.
    (d) Administration.--The responsibilities assumed by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission under this section shall be administered by the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, not by States.
    (e) Judicial Review.--Section 189 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239(b)) is amended by adding the following paragraph 
after paragraph (4):
            ``(5) Any final order or regulation of the Commission 
        establishing standards to govern nonmilitary energy 
        laboratories owned or operated by the Department of Energy that 
        are issued to implement the Commission's responsibilities under 
        the External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act, and 
        any final determination of the Commission relating to whether a 
        nonmilitary energy laboratory owned or operated by the 
        Department is in compliance with such standards and all 
        applicable Commission regulations or orders.''.
    (f) Employee Protection.--Any Department of Energy contractor 
operating a nonmilitary energy laboratory that is regulated by the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission under this section shall be subject to 
section 211 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (41 U.S.C. 5851) 
to the same extent as any other employer subject to such section 211.
    (g) Conflict of Interest.--Section 170A of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210a) applies to contracts, agreements, or other 
arrangements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed or entered 
into pursuant to its responsibilities assumed under this section.

SEC. 5. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.

    (a) OSHA Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding section 4(b)(1) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653(b)(1)) and 
any other provision of law, effective October 1, 2003, the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration shall assume the regulatory and 
enforcement responsibilities of the Department of Energy relating to 
matters covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with 
regard to all nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the 
Department, except as provided in subsection (b). Any Department 
contractor operating such a laboratory shall, with respect to matters 
relating to occupational safety and health, be considered to be an 
employer for purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970.
    (b) Regulation of Hazards Containing Radiological and Non-
Radiological Component.--If a hazard at a nonmilitary energy laboratory 
owned or operated by the Department presents a risk of occupational 
exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological 
component, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall, effective October 1, 2003, share 
regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with respect to the hazard 
in accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into 
pursuant to section 6.

SEC. 6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration shall, before January 1, 2003, enter into and 
transmit to the Congress a memorandum of understanding to govern the 
exercise of their respective authorities over nuclear safety and 
occupational safety and health at nonmilitary energy laboratories owned 
or operated by the Department of Energy.

SEC. 7. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    The Department of Energy's contractor operating a nonmilitary 
energy laboratory owned or operated by the Department shall not be 
liable for civil penalties under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 for any actions taken before 
October 1, 2003, pursuant to the instructions of a Federal agency in 
preparation for the transfer of regulatory and enforcement 
responsibilities required by this Act.

SEC. 8. INDEMNIFICATION.

    The Secretary of Energy shall continue to indemnify nonmilitary 
energy laboratories owned or operated by the Department in accordance 
with the provisions of section 170 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    By April 1, 2003, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Science, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, a plan for the termination of the 
Department's regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for 
nonmilitary energy laboratories owned or operated by the Department 
required by this Act. The report shall include--
            (1) a detailed transition plan, drafted in coordination 
        with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Administration, giving the schedule for 
        termination of self-regulation authority as outlined in section 
        3, including the activities to be coordinated with the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration;
            (2) a description of any issues remaining to be resolved 
        with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety 
        and Health Administration, or other external regulators, and a 
        timetable for resolving such issues before October 1, 2003; and
            (3) an estimate of--
                    (A) the annual cost of administering and 
                implementing self-regulation of the nuclear safety and 
                occupational safety and health responsibilities 
                described in sections 4 and 5 at nonmilitary energy 
                laboratories owned or operated by the Department;
                    (B) the number of Federal and contractor employees 
                administering and implementing such self-regulation; 
                and
                    (C) the extent and schedule by which the Department 
                and the staffs at its nonmilitary energy laboratories 
                will be reduced as a result of implementation of this 
                Act.

SOLUTION:
External Regulation of the Department of Energy Act - Eliminates Department of Energy (DOE) regulatory or enforcement authority at any nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory in connection with responsibilities for nuclear safety and for occupational safety and health that are granted under this Act to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).Authorizes the NRC to regulate through licensing and certification both the DOE and DOE contractors.Holds a contractor operating a DOE nonmilitary energy laboratory harmless from facility decommissioning costs or from any violation of NRC decommissioning requirements if such violation results from DOE failure to authorize or fund decommissioning activities.States OSHA and the NRC both share regulatory and enforcement responsibilities regarding a hazard at a nonmilitary DOE energy laboratory that presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component.