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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 801

(iii) assisting in the coordination of security measures among the private security forces at such classes of facilities as the Commission determines to be appropriate and Federal, State, and local authorities, as appropriate. (b) BACKUP POWER FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS.—For any licensed nuclear power plants located where there is a permanent population, as determined by the 2000 decennial census, in excess of 15,000,000 within a 50-mile radius of the power plant, not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act, the Commission shall require that backup power to be available for the emergency notification system of the power plant, including the emergency siren warning system, if the alternating current supply within the 10-mile emergency planning zone of the power plant is lost. (c) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.— (1) PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SAFETY, SECURITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS.—Section 31 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2051(b)) is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘b. The Commission is further authorized to make’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘b. GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Commission is authorized— ‘‘(1) to make’’; (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) to provide grants, loans, cooperative agreements, contracts, and equipment to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) to support courses, studies, training, curricula, and disciplines pertaining to nuclear safety, security, or environmental protection, or any other field that the Commission determines to be critical to the regulatory mission of the Commission.’’. (2) RECRUITMENT TOOLS.—Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 170F. RECRUITMENT TOOLS.

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42 USC 2210f.

‘‘The Commission may purchase promotional items of nominal value for use in the recruitment of individuals for employment.’’. (3) EXPENSES AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID BY THE COMMISSION.—Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) (as amended by paragraph (2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 170G. EXPENSES AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID BY THE COMMISSION.

42 USC 2210g.

‘‘The Commission may— ‘‘(1) pay transportation, lodging, and subsistence expenses of employees who— ‘‘(A) assist scientific, professional, administrative, or technical employees of the Commission; and ‘‘(B) are students in good standing at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) pursuing courses

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