Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 5877


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 5877. Reports to President for submission to Congress

    (a) Report by Administrator on activities of Administration
      The Administrator shall, as soon as practicable after the end of
    each fiscal year, make a report to the President for submission to
    the Congress on the activities of the Administration during the
    preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include a statement of the
    short-range and long-range goals, priorities, and plans of the
    Administration together with an assessment of the progress made
    toward the attainment of those objectives and toward the more
    effective and efficient management of the Administration and the
    coordination of its functions.
    (b) Review of desirability and feasibility of transferring
      functions of Administrator respecting military application and
      restricted data to Department of Defense or other Federal
      agencies; report by Administrator
      During the first year of operation of the Administration, the
    Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense,
    shall conduct a thorough review of the desirability and feasibility
    of transferring to the Department of Defense or other Federal
    agencies the functions of the Administrator respecting military
    application and restricted data, and within one year after the
    Administrator first takes office the Administrator shall make a
    report to the President, for submission to the Congress, setting
    forth his comprehensive analysis, the principal alternatives, and
    the specific recommendations of the Administrator and the Secretary
    of Defense.
    (c) Report by Commission on activities of Commission
      The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after the end of
    each fiscal year, make a report to the President for submission to
    the Congress on the activities of the Commission during the
    preceding fiscal year. Such report shall include a clear statement
    of the short-range and long-range goals, priorities, and plans of
    the Commission as they relate to the benefits, costs, and risks of
    commercial nuclear power. Such report shall also include a clear
    description of the Commission's activities and findings in the
    following areas - 
        (1) insuring the safe design of nuclear powerplants and other
      licensed facilities;
        (2) investigating abnormal occurrences and defects in nuclear
      powerplants and other licensed facilities;
        (3) safeguarding special nuclear materials at all stages of the
      nuclear fuel cycle;
        (4) investigating suspected, attempted, or actual thefts of
      special nuclear materials in the licensed sector and developing
      contingency plans for dealing with such incidents;
        (5) insuring the safe, permanent disposal of high-level
      radioactive wastes through the licensing of nuclear activities
      and facilities;
        (6) protecting the public against the hazards of low-level
      radioactive emissions from licensed nuclear activities and
      facilities.



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