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10 U.S.C. § 6261 — Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities
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**(a) Training Grant Program.—**
(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants to organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such organizations—
(A) to provide training and education to persons who are or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.
(2)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the Secretary) capabilities in—
(i) implementing and conducting effective training and education programs relating to the general health and safety of workers; and
(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or emergency response.
(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of grants under this section to employee organizations and joint labor-management training programs that are grant recipients under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ([42 U.S.C. 9660a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9660a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall carry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.
**(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)—
(A) employs individuals who are engaged in haza
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**(a) Training Grant Program.—**
(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants to organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such organizations—
(A) to provide training and education to persons who are or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.
(2)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the Secretary) capabilities in—
(i) implementing and conducting effective training and education programs relating to the general health and safety of workers; and
(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or emergency response.
(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of grants under this section to employee organizations and joint labor-management training programs that are grant recipients under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ([42 U.S.C. 9660a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section9660a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall carry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.
**(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.—**
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)—
(A) employs individuals who are engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such individuals to carry out such hazardous substance response or emergency response, or (ii) to certify to the Department of Energy that such employees are adequately trained for such response pursuant to orders issued by the Department of Energy relating to employee safety training (including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11).
(2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to in paragraph (1)(B) occurs.
**(c) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
**(d) Definitions.—** For the purposes of this section, the term “hazardous substance” includes radioactive waste and mixed radioactive and hazardous waste.
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(1) **Grant purposes** — Grants for the training and education of workers who are or may be engaged in activities related to hazardous waste removal or containment or emergency response may be made under this section.
(2) **Administration** — Grants under this section shall be administered by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
(3) **Grant recipients** — Grants shall be awarded to nonprofit organizations which demonstrate experience in implementing and operating worker health and safety training and education programs and demonstrate the ability to reach and involve in training programs target populations of workers who are or will be engaged in hazardous waste removal or containment or emergency response operations.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 7274a, Pub. L. 101–189, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1679; Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(g), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2042, which related to a defense waste cleanup technology program, was renumbered section 4406 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(7)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1765, and was formerly classified to [section 2586 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2586&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6176 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6176&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 7274b, Pub. L. 101–189, div. C, title XXXI, § 3156, Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1683, which related to the submission of reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities, was renumbered section 4422 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(12)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1766, and was formerly classified to [section 2602 of Title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section2602&num=0&edition=prelim), War and National Defense. See [section 6191 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6191&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 7274c, Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1833, which related to the submission of reports on environmental restoration expenditures, was renumbered section 4407 of Pub. L. 107–314 by Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(8)(A)–(C), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1765, and was formerly classified to [secti
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### Statutory Notes
Section 2731, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, formerly Pub. L. 102–190, div. C, title XXXI, § 3131, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1571; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4641, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(12), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(9), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, provided for forms of worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities. See [section 6261 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6261&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2732, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, formerly Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXI, § 3163, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3097; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4642, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(13), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(10), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, required appropriate actions to be taken to ensure safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities. See [section 6262 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section6262&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 2733, Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, formerly Pub. L. 102–484, div. C, title XXXI, § 3162, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2646; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLVI, § 4643, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(i)(14), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1779; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, § 3134(b)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2193; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(g)(11), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1080, related to a program to identify and monitor Department of Energy workers exposed to
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 9661
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana in order to
carry out the purposes of the Center.
‘‘(4) HAZARDOUS
WASTE
RESEARCH
AT
THE
HANFORD
SITE.—
‘‘(A)
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS.—The
Adminis-
trator and the Secretary of Energy are authorized to
enter into interagency agreements with one another
for the purpose of providing for research, evaluation,
testing, development, and demonstration into alter-
native or innovative technologies to characterize and
assess the nature and extent of hazardous waste (in-
cluding radioactive mixed waste) contamination at
the Hanford site, in the State of Washington.
‘‘(B) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Energy for purposes of
carrying out this paragraph for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1986, not more than $5,000,000. All
sums appropriated under this subparagraph shall be
provided to the Administrator by the Secretary of
Energy, pursuant to the interagency agreement en-
tered into under subparagraph (A), for the purpose of
the Administrator entering into contracts and coop-
erative agreements with, and making grants to, the
Center in order to carry out the research, evaluation,
testing, development, and demonstration described in
paragraph (1).
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for
purposes of carrying out this subsection (other than
paragraph (4)) for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 1986, not more than $5,000,000.’’
CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Pub. L. 99–499, title II, § 209(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat.
1708, provided that: ‘‘The purposes of this section [en-
acting this section] are as follows:
‘‘(1) To establish a comprehensi
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