Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/620

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105 STAT. 1572 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of grants under this section to employee organizations and joint labormanagement training programs that are grant recipients under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a). (3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall carry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11. (b) ENFORCEMENT OF EMPLOYEE SAFETY STANDARDS. —(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)— (A) employs individuals who are engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and (B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such individuals to carry out such hazardous substance response or emergency response, or (ii) to certify to the Department of Energy that such employees are adequately trained for such response pursuant to orders issued by the Department of Energy relating to employee safety training (including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11). (2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to in paragraph (I)(B) occurs. (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (d) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this section, the term "hazardous substance" includes radioactive waste and mixed radioactive and hazardous waste. (e) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 3101(9)(A), $10,000,000 may be used for the purpose of carrying out this section. 42 USC 7274e. SEC. 3132. SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ENVIRON- MENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a scholarship and fellowship program for the purpose of enabling individuals to qualify for employment in environmental restoration and waste management positions in the Department of Energy. (b) EuGiBiLTTY.— To be eligible to participate in the scholarship and fellowship program, an individual must— (1) be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)); (2) be pursuing a program of education that leads to an appropriate higher education degree in a qualifying field of study, as determined by the Secretary; (3) sign an agreement described in subsection (c); (4) be a citizen or national of the United States or be an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; and (5) meet such other requirements as the Secretary prescribes. (c) AGREEMENT.— An agreement between the Secretary and a participant in the scholarship and fellowship program established