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 92 STAT. 2950 Report to Congress. 42 USC 5877. Review. 42 USC 5841 note. Report to Congress. Disclosure rules. 42 USC. 2210a.

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PUBLIC LAW 95-601—NOV. 6, 1978 by the Commission. The Commission shall forward to the Congress a report under this section prior to February 1, 1979, as a separate document, and prior to February 1 of each succeeding year as a separate chapter of the Commission's annual report (required under section 307 (c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974) following the fiscal year to which such report applies.". SEC. 7. The Commission is authorized and directed to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing process for selection and training of members of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards, including, but not limited to, the selection criteria, including qualifications, the selection procedures, and the training programs lor Board memoers. The Commission shall report to the Congress on the findings of such review by January 1, 1979, and shall revise such selection and training process as appropriate, based on such findings. SEC. 8. (a) Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: " SEC. 1 7 0 A. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.—

"a. The Commission shall, by rule, require any person proposing to enter into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement, whether by competitive bid or negotiation, under this Act or any other law administered by it for the conduct of research, development, evaluation activities, or for technical and management support services, to provide the Commission, prior to entering into any such contract, agreement, or arrangement, with all relevant information, as determined by the Commission, bearing on whether that person has a possible conflict of interest with respect to— " (1) being able to render impartial, technically sound, or objective assistance or advice in light of other activities or relationships with other persons, or " (2) being given an unfair competitive advantage. Such person shall insure, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission, compliance with this section by any subcontractor (other than a supply subcontractor) of such person in the case of any subcontract for more than $10,000. "b. The Commission shall not enter into any such contract agreement or arrangement unless it finds, after evaluating all information provided under subsection a. and any other information otherwise available to the Commission that— "(1) it is unlikely that a conflict of interest would exist, or " (2) such conflict has been avoided after appropriate conditions have been included in such contract, agreement, or arrangement; except that if the Commission determines that such conflict of interest exists and that such conflict of interest cannot be avoided by including appropriate conditions therein, the Commission may enter into such contract, agreement, or arrangement, if the Commission determines that it is in the best interests of the United States to do so and includes appropriate conditions in such contract, agreement, or arrangement to mitigate such conflict. "c. The Commission shall publish rules for the implementation of this section, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States

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