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 106 STAT. 2646 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (2) contain an evaluation by the Secretary of the implementation of the plan during the year preceding the report; and (3) contain such other information and provide for such other matters as the Secretary determines to be relevant. (f) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a defense nuclear facility within 90 days after the date on which a notice of changes described in subsection (c)(l)(B) is provided to employees of the facility, or 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later. (2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress any updates of the plan under subsection (e) immediately upon completion of any such update. 42 USC 72741. SEC. 3162. PROGRAM TO MONITOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WORK- ERS EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE SUB- STANCES. (a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program for the identification and on-going medical evaluation of current and former Department of Energy employees who are subject to significant health risks as a result of the exposure of such employees to hazardous or radioactive substances during such employment. Regulations. (b) IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.— (1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations under which the Secretary shall implement the program. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a process to— (A) identify the hazardous substances and radioactive substances to which current and former Department of Energy employees may have been exposed as a result of such employ- ment; (B) identify employees referred to in subparagraph (A) who received a level of exposure identified under paragraph (2)(B); (C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and frequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests to be provided to employees who have received a level of exposure identified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary to evaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical consequences of such exposure; / (D) make available the evaluations and tests referred to in subparagraph (C) to the employees referred to in such subparagraph; (E) ensure that privacy is maintained with respect to medical information that personally identifies any such employee; and (F) ensure that employee participation in the program is voluntary. (2)(A) In determining the most appropriate means of carrying out the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the agreement referred to in subsection (c). (B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the assistance of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and

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