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 Ill STAT. 2054 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 each site, and what are the projected timeframes for completing remediation at each site? (2) What is the cost of the remaining response actions necessary to address actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances at each Formerly Utilized Site, including any contamination that is present beyond the perimeter of the facilities? (3) For each site, how much will it cost to remediate the radioactive contamination, and how much will it cost to remediate the non-radioactive contamination? (4) How many sites potentially involve private parties that could be held responsible for remediation costs, including remediation costs related to offsite contamination? (5) What type of agreements under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program have been entered into with private parties to resolve the level of liability for remediation costs at these facilities, and to what extent have these agreements been tied to a distinction between radioactive and nonradioactive contamination present at these sites? (6) What efforts have been undertaken by the Department to ensure that the settlement agreements entered into with private parties to resolve liability for remediation costs at these facilities have been consistent on a program-wide basis? TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Report on external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1998, $17,500,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 42 USC 2286 SEC. 3202. REPORT ON EXTERNAL REGULATION OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR note. FACILITIES. (a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (in this section referred to as the "Board") shall prepare a report and make recommendations on its role in the Department of Energy's decision to establish external regulation of defense nuclear facilities. The report shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the value of and the need for the Board to continue to perform the functions specified under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). (2) An assessment of the relationship between the functions of the Board and a proposal by the Department of Energy to place Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities under the jurisdiction of external regulatory agencies. (3) An assessment of the functions of the Board and whether there is a need to modify or amend such functions. (4) An assessment of the relative advantages and disadvantages to the Department and the public of continuing the functions of the Board with respect to Department of Energy defense

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