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 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2745 of a violation by the contractor or contractor employee of any regulation promulgated under subsection a. "(2) CoNTEhfTS. —The provisions shall specify various degrees of violations and the amount of the reduction attributable to each degree of violation, "d. COORDINATION OF PENALTIES.— "(1) CHOICE OF PENALTIES. —For any violation by a person of a regulation promulgated under subsection a., the Secretary shall pursue either civil penalties under subsection b. or contract penalties under subsection c, but not both. "(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—In the case of an entity described in subsection d. of section 234A, the total amount of civil penalties under subsection b. and contract penalties under subsection c. in a fiscal year may not exceed the total amount of fees paid by the Department of Energy to that entity in that fiscal year. "(3) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 234A. — The Secretary shall ensure that a contractor of the Department is not penalized both under this section and under section 234A for the same violation.". (b) PROMULGATION OF INITIAL REGULATIONS. — 42 USC 2282c (1) DEADLINE FOR PROMULGATING REGULATIONS. —The Sec- note, retary of Energy shall promulgate the regulations required by subsection a. of section 234C of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as added by subsection (a)) not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the promulgation date of the regulations. (c) PROHIBITION.— The Secretary of Energy shall not participate 42 USC 2282c in or otherwise support any study or other project relating to ^ote. a modification in the scope of the regulations enforceable by civil penalties under section 234A or 234C of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or the responsibility of the Secretary to implement and enforce such regulations, until after the date on which the regulations for such purposes under such section 234C take effect in accordance with subsection (b). SEC. 3174. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO APPOINT CERTAIN SCI- ENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL. Section 3161(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (42 U.S.C. 7231 note) is amended by striking "September 30, 2002" and inserting "September 30, 2004". SEC. 3175. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PANEL TO ASSESS THE RELI- ABILITY, SAFETY, AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR STOCKPILE. Section 3159 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (42 U.S.C. 2121 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by striking "atomic energy defense activities" and inserting "the National Nuclear Security Administration"; (2) in subsection (g), by striking "three years" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting "April 1, 2003."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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