Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/319

 PUBLIC LAW 95-601—NOV. 6, 1978

92 STAT. 2951

Code (without regard to- subsection (a)(2) thereof) as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this section, but in no event later than 120 days after such date.". (b) The table of contents for such chapter 14 is amended by adding the following new item at the end thereof: "Sec. 170A. Conflicts of interest relating to contracts and other arrangements.". SEC. 9. The Commission shall monitor and assist, as requested, the International Fuel Cycle Evaluation and the studies and evaluations of the various nuclear fuel cycle systems by the Department of Energy in progress as of the date of enactment, and report to the Congress semiannually through calendar year 1980 and annually through calendar year 1982 on the status of domestic and international evaluations of nuclear fuel cycle systems. This report shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the information developed by and available to the Commission on the health, safety and safeguards implications of the leading fuel cycle technologies. SEC. 10. Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to read as follows:

Monitoring and assistance, reports to Congress.

42 USC 2153 note.

"EMPLOYEE PROTECTION

" SEC. 210. (a) No employer, including a Commission licensee, an applicant for a Commission license, or a contractor or a subcontractor 01 a Commission licensee or applicant, may discharge any employee or otherwise discriminate against any employee with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the employee (or any person acting pursuant to a request of the employee)—• " (1) commenced, caused to be commenced, or is about to commence or cause to be commenced a proceeding under this Act or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or a proceeding for the administration or enforcement of any requirement imposed under this Act or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; " (2) testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding o r; " (3) assisted or participated or is about to assist or participate in any manner in such a proceeding or in any other manner in such a proceeding or in any other action to carry out the purposes of this Act or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. " (b)(1) Any employee who believes that he has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person in violation of subsection (a) may, within thirty days after such violation occurs, file (or have any person file on his behalf) a complaint with the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 'Secretary') alleging such discharge or discrimination. Upon receipt of such a complaint, the Secretary shall notify the person named in the complaint of the filing of the complaint and the Commission. " (2)(A) Upon receipt of a complaint filed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct an investigation of the violation alleged in the complaint. W i t h i n t h i r t y days of the receipt of such complaint, the Secretary shall complete such investigation and shall notify in writing the complainant (and any person acting in his behalf) and the

42 USC 5851.

42 USC 2011 note.

Complaint, filing and notification.

Investigation and notification.

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