To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act.

Amends the USEC Privatization Act to permit a contractor employee to bring suit in federal district court on or before June 30, 2008, for a violation of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization that occurred on or before December 31, 2000.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6311 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6311

  To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the 
period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations 
           of employee protection provisions under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2006

Mr. Whitfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the 
period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations 
           of employee protection provisions under such Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF OTHERWISE APPLICABLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR 
              CERTAIN SUITS UNDER USEC PRIVATIZATION ACT.

    Section 3110(a)(7)(C) of the USEC Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 
2297h-8(a)(7)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) An individual aggrieved by a violation of any 
                provision of this subsection may bring a suit in any 
                district court of the United States having jurisdiction 
                over the parties, without regard to the amount in 
                controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to the 
                extent such suit does not allege a violation of the 
                National Labor Relations Act. Notwithstanding section 
                1658 of title 28, United States Code, any such suit 
                alleging a violation occurring on or before December 
                31, 2000, may be brought on or before June 30, 2008.''.
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