§ 10224. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1983

   Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

   Pub. L. 97–425 title III § 304 · 96 Stat. 2201

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10224

   Pub. L. 97–425, title III, § 304, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2261

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 97–425, title III, § 304, Jan. 7, 1983, 96 Stat. 2261

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   Sec. 304. office of civilian radioactive waste management (a) Establishment.— There hereby is established within 42 USC 10224. the Department of Energy an Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Functions of Director.— The Director of the Office shall be responsible for carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this Act, subject to the general supervision of the Secretary. The Director of the Office shall be directly responsible to the Secretary. (c) Annual Report to Congress.— The Director of the Office shall annually prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive report on the activities and expenditures of the Office. (d) Annual Audit by Comptroller General.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually make an audit of the Office, in accordance with such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation Report to Congress. of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.

2. 1995

   Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–66 title I § 1052 · 109 Stat. 707

   Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 10224(d)

   Pub. L. 104–66 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually make an audit of the Office, in accordance with such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–66 amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually make an audit of the Office, in accordance with such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.”

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   SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED. (a) Reports on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy Efficiency and Industrial Insulation Audit Guidelines.— (1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended— (A) in the language preceding paragraph (1), by striking “Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter” and inserting “Not later than October 24, 1995, and biennially thereafter”; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(6) the information required under section 133(c).”. (2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended— (A) by striking, “the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “October 24, 1995”; and (B) by inserting “as part of the report required under section 132(d),” after “and biennially thereafter,”. (b) Report on Agency Requests for Waiver From Federal Energy Management Requirements.— Section 543(b)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(b)(2)) is amended— (1) by inserting “, as part of the report required under section 548(b),” after “the Secretary shall”; and (2) by striking “promptly”. (c) Report on the Progress, Status, Activities, and Results of Programs Regarding the Procurement and Identification of Energy Efficient Products.— Section 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by striking “of each year thereafter,” and inserting “thereafter as part of the report required under section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act,”. (d) Report on the Federal Government Energy Management Program.— Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: “(B) the information required under section 543(b)(2); and”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” after the semicolon; (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) the information required under section 161(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.”. (e) Report on Alternative Fuel Use by Selected Federal Vehicles.— Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “, and annually thereafter”. (f) Report on the Operation of State Energy Conservation Plans.— Section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(c)) is amended by striking “report annually” and inserting “, as part of the report required under section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, report”. (g) Report on the Department of Energy.— Section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is amended by inserting after “section 15 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,” the following: “section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, section 304(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982,”. (h) Report on Cost-Effective Ways To Increase Hydropower Production at Federal Water Facilities.— Section 2404 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army,” and inserting “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary,”; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of the Army,”. (i) Report on Progress Meeting Fusion Energy Program Objectives.— Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “The President shall include in the President. budget submitted to the Congress each year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report prepared by the Secretary describing the progress made in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and schedules established in the management plan.”. (j) Report on High-Performance Computing Activities.— Section 203(d) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended to read as follows: “(d) Reports.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and thereafter as part of the report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Secretary of Energy shall report on activities taken to carry out this Act.”. (k) Report on National High-Performance Computing Program.— Section 101(a)(4) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(4)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: “(E) include the report of the Secretary of Energy required by section 203(d); and”. (l) Report on Nuclear Waste Disposal Program.— Section 304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10224(d)) is amended to read as follows: “(d) Audit By GAO.— If requested by either House of the Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered necessary by the Comptroller General, the General Accounting Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under this section.”.

3. 2004

   GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

   Pub. L. 108–271 § 8(b) · 118 Stat. 811

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 10224(d)

   Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) References.— Any reference to the General Accounting Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Accountability Office.

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