may be necessary to defray the expenses of United States participation in the Preparatory Commission for the Agency, established pursuant to annex I of the Statute of the Agency; and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State. SEC. 6. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Executive order or regulation, a Federal employee who, with the approval of the Federal agency or the head of the department by which he is employed, leaves his position to enter the employ of the Agency shall not be considered for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended, and the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended, as separated from his Federal position during such employment with the Agency but not to extend beyond the first three consecutive years of his entering the employ of the Agency: Provided, (1) That he shall pay to the Civil Service Commission within ninety day from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency all necessary deductions and agency contributions for coverage under the Civil Service Retirement Act for the period of his employment by the Agency, and (2) That all deductions and agency contributions necessary for continued coverage under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended, shall be made during the term of his employment with the International Atomic Energy Agency. If such employee, within three years from the date of his employment with the Agency, and within ninety days from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency, applies to be restored to his Federal position, he shall within thirty days of such application be restored to such position or to a position of like seniority, status and pay.1 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Executive order or regulation, any Presidential appointee or elected officer who leaves his position to enter, or who within ninety days after the termination of his position enters, the employ of the Agency, shall be entitled to the coverage and benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended, and the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended, but not beyond the earlier of either the termination of his employment with the Agency or the expiration of three years from the date he entered employment with the Agency: Provided, (1) That he shall pay to the Civil Service Commission within ninety days from the date he is separated without prejudice from the Agency all necessary deductions and agency contributions for coverage under the Civil Service Retirement Act for the period of his employment by the Agency and (2) That all deductions and agency contributions necessary for continued coverage under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended, shall be made during the term of his employment with the Agency. (c) The President is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to protect the retirement, insurance and such other civil service rights and privileges as the President may find appropriate. SEC. 7. Section 54 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by adding the following new sentence: "Unless hereafter otherwise authorized by law the Commission shall be compensated for 1 Section 7 of Public Law 85-795 (72 Stat. 959), effective August 28, 1958, repeals subsection 6 (a) prospectively. special nuclear material so distributed at not less than the Commission's published charges applicable to the domestic distribution of such material, except that the Commission to assist and encourage research on peaceful uses or for medical therapy may so distribute without charge during any calendar year only a quantity of such material which at the time of transfer does not exceed in value $10,000 in the case of one nation or $50,000 in the case of any group of nations. The Commission may distribute to the International Atomic Energy Agency, or to any group of nations, only such amounts of special nuclear materials and for such periods of time as are authorized by Congress: Provided, however, That, notwithstanding this provision, the Commission is hereby authorized subject to the provisions of section 123, to distribute to the Agency five thousand kilograms of contained uranium-235, together with the amounts of special nuclear material which will match in amount the sum of all quantities of special nuclear materials made available by all other members of the Agency to July 1, 1960.” SEC. 8. In the event of an amendment to the Statute of the Agency being adopted in accordance with article XVIII-C of the Statute to which the Senate by formal vote shall refuse its advice and consent, upon notification by the Senate to the President of such refusal to advise and consent, all further authority under section 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act, as amended, shall terminate: Provided, however, That the Secretary of State, under such regulations as the President shall promulgate, shall have the necessary authority to complete the prompt and orderly settlement of obligations and commitments to the Agency already incurred and pay salaries, allowances, travel expenses, and other expenses required for a prompt and orderly termination of United States participation in the Agency: And provided further, That the representative and the deputy representative of the United States to the Agency, and such other officers or employees representing the United States in the Agency, under such regulations as the President shall promulgate, shall retain their authority under this Act for such time as may be necessary to complete the settlement of matters arising out of the United States particpation in the Agency. Approved August 28, 1957. INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—P. L. 85-177 (Page references are to the Congressional Record, 85th Cong., 1st sess.) H. R. 8992 introduced by Mr. Price, of Illinois: referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 13220. Reported (H. Rept. 960), 13220. Made special order (H. Res. 390), 14102. Ordered placed on Senate Calendar, 14171. Amended and passed Senate, 14228. House disagrees to Senate amendment and asks for conference, 14617. Conferees appointed, 14617. Senate insists upon its amendments and agrees to conference, 14710. Conferees appointed, 14710. Conference report submitted in Senate and agreed to, 15178. Conference report submitted in House and agreed to, 15369. Presented to the President, 15544. Approved [Public Law 85-177], 16512. COMPANION BILL-S. 2673 Mr. Pastore; Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 13091. Introduced and reported (S. Rept. 778), 13091. Ordered placed on the Calendar, 13091. Obpected to, 13584. Indefinitely postponed, 14229. APPENDIXES APPENDIX A INDEX TO LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954 and AMENDMENTS Public Law 703, 83d Congress-H. R. 9757 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, and for other purposes (Page references are to Congressional Record, 83d Cong., 2d sess.) Mr. Cole, of New York; Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, 9414. Reported (H. Rept. 2181), 10303. Made special order (H. Res. 630), 11438. Debated, 11655. Passed House, 12024. Amended and passed Senate (in lieu of S. 3690) 12242. House disagrees to Senate amendments and asks for a conference, 12438. Senate insists on its amendments and agrees to a conference, 12380. Conference report (No. 2639) submitted in House and agreed to, 13056. Senate insists upon its amendments and asks a further conference, 14364. House agrees to further conference, 14628. Conferees appointed, 14628. Conference report (No. 2666) submitted in House and agreed to, 14852. Examined and signed, 15097, 15305. Presented to the President, 15558. Approved [Public Law 703], 15564. S. 3690-Companion bill Mr. Hickenlooper, from Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (S. Rept. 1699), 9260. Ordered placed on the calendar, 9260. Debated, 10364, 10368, 10465, 10478, 10479, 10480, 10513, 10552, 10568, 10589, 10594, 10606, 10674, 10685, 10691, 10700, 10722, 10725, 10746, 10766, 10792, 10838, 10842, 10883, 10891, 11011, 11021, 11028, 11044, 11157, 11165, 11184, 11208, 11319, 11362, 11373, 11385, 11404, 11417, 11509, 11527, 11547, 11552, 11577, 11778, 11818, 11860, 11877, 11881, 11899, 11913, 11932, 11934, 11938, 11945, 11948, 11953, 11970, 11977, 12001, 12132, 12193, 12204. Indefinitely postponed (H. R. 9757 passed in lieu), 12242. 133 |