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 PUBLIC LAW 100-408—AUG. 20, 1988

102 STAT. 1075

"(C) recommendations for any special standards or procedures necessary to decide and pay claims for latent injuries caused by the nuclear incident. "(4)(A) The chairperson of the study commission may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff of such persons as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the study commission, subject to the applicable provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title 5, United States Code. "(B) To the extent permitted by law and requested by the chairperson of the study commission, the Administrator of Gteneral Services shall provide the study commission with necessary administrative services, facilities, and support on a reimbursable basis. "(C) The Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of funds, provide the study commission with such facilities, support, funds and services, including staff, as may be necessary for the effective performance of the functions of the study commission. "(D) The study commission may request any Executive agency to furnish such information, advice, or assistance as it determines to be necessary to carry out its functions. Each such agency is directed, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information, advice or assistance upon request by the chairperson of the study commission. "(E) Each member of the study commission may receive compensation at the maximum rate prescribed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) for each day such member is engaged in the work of the study commission. Each member may also receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence under sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Ckxie. "(F) The functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) that are applicable to the study commission, except the function of reporting annually to the Congress, shall be performed by the Administrator of General Services. "(5) The final report required in paragraph (3) shall be submitted to the Congress not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988. "(6) The study commission shall terminate upon the expiration of the 2-month period beginning on the date on which the final report required in paragraph (3) is submitted.". SEC. 10. WAIVER OF DEFENSES.

(a) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 170 n. (1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(n)(l)) is amended in clause (iii) of the first sentence by striking the following: ", but in no event more than twenty years after the date of the nuclear incident". (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 170 n. (1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(n)(l)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; (2) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraphs: "(D) arises out of, results from, or occurs in the course of, the construction, possession, or operation of any facility licensed

Reports.

Termination date.

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