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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-408—AUG. 20, 1988

102 STAT. 1079

SEC. 15. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.

Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210), as previously amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "t. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—(1) The Commission shall adjust the amount of the maximum standard deferred premium under subsection b. (1) not less than once during each 5-year period following the date of the enactment of the Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 1988, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since— "(A) such date of enactment, in the case of the first adjustment under this subsection; or "(B) the previous adjustment under this subsection. "(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term '(Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the Secretary of Labor.". SEC. 16. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) REFERENCES TO NUCLEAR REGULATORY CoMMissiON.—

(1) Section 11 q. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(q)) is amended by striking "(Commission" each place it appears and inserting "Nuclear Regulatory Commission". (2) Section 170 a. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 221(Xa)) is amended by striking "Commission" in the first sentence and inserting the following: "Nuclear Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the 'Commission')". (b) REFERENCES TO SECRETARY OF ENERGY.—

(1) Subsections j. and m. of section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014) are amended by striking "Commission" each place it appears and inserting the following: "Nuclear Regulatory (Commission or the Secretary of Energy, as appropriate,". (2) Section 111. (2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(t)(2)) is amended by striking "(Commission" and inserting "Secretary of Energy". (3) Section 170 f. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(f)) is amended by inserting after "(Commission" the first 2 places it appears the following: "or the Secretary, as appropriate,". (4) Subsections g., h., j., and m. of section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210) are amended by inserting after "Commission" each place it appears the following: "or the Secretary, as appropriate,". (5) Section 170 n. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210(n)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking "Commission" in subparagraph (C) and inserting "Department of Energy"; and (ii) by inserting after "Commission" the second place it appears the following: "or the Secretary, as appropriate,"; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after "Commission" the following: "or the Secretary, as appropriate". (6) Section 170 o. (I)(C), as redesignated by section ll(d)(l) of the bill, is amended—