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[84 STAT. 1592]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 1592]

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PUBLIC LAW 91-596-DEC. 29, 1970

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and affected by the scof)e or provisions of the standard have reached substantial agreement on its adoption, (2) was formulated in a manner which afforded an opportunity for diverse views to be considered and (3) has been designated as such a standard by the Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies. (10) The term "established Federal standard" means any operative occupational safety and health standard established by any agency of the United States and presently in effect, or contained in any Act of Congress in force on the date of enactment of this Act. (11) The term "Committee" means the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health established under this Act. (12) The term "Director" means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (13) The term "Institute" means the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established under this Act. (14) The term "Workmen's Compensation Commission" means the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws established under this Act. A P P L I C A B I L I T Y OF T H I S ACT

67 Stat. 462. 43 USC 1331 note.

73 Stat. 688.

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2036. 1034. 96. 835.

p. 443.

Report to Congress.

SEC. 4. (a) This Act shall apply with respect to employment performed in a workplace in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Wake Island, Outer Continental Shelf lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Johnston Island, and the Canal Zone. The Secretary of the Interior shall, by regulation, provide for judicial enforcement of this Act by the courts established for areas in which there are no United States district courts having jurisdiction. (b)(1) Nothing in this Act shall apply to working conditions of employees with respect to which other Federal agencies, and State agencies acting under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2021), exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health. (2) The safety and health standards promulgated under the Act of June 30, 1936, commonly known as the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.), the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), Public Law 91-54, Act of August 9, 1969 (40 U.S.C. 333), Public Law 85-742, Act of August 23, 1958 (33 U.S.C. 941), and the National Foundation on Arts and Humanities Act (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) are superseded on the effective date of corresponding standards, promulgated under this Act, which are determined by the Secretary to be more effective. Standards issued under the laws listed in this paragraph and in effect on or after the effective date of this Act shall he deemed to be occupational safety and health standards issued under this Act, as well as under such other Acts. (3) The Secretary shall, within three years after the effective date of this Act, report to the Congress his recommendations for legislation to avoid unnecessary duplication and to achieve coordination between this Act and other Federal laws.