To authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date.
What it does: Adds SEC. 3114. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR WORKERS AT ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO on page 378, between lines 10 and 11
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)Adds SEC. 3114. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR WORKERS AT ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO on page 378, between lines 10 and 11
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 3114. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR WORKERS AT ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.
Inserted: (a) Program Authorized.--Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program for the purposes of providing health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado (in this section referred to as the "Site"), who do not qualify for such benefits because the physical completion date was achieved before December 15, 2006.
Inserted: (b) Eligibility for Benefits.--A worker at the Site is eligible for health, medical, and life insurance benefits under the program described in subsection (a) if the employee--
Inserted: (1) was employed by the Department of Energy, or by contract or first or second tier subcontract to perform cleanup, security, or administrative duties or responsibilities at the Site on September 29, 2003; and
Inserted: (2) would have achieved applicable eligibility requirements for health, medical, and life insurance benefits as defined in the Site retirement benefit plan documents if the physical completion date had been achieved on December 15, 2006, as specified in the Site project completion contract.
Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) Health, medical, and life insurance benefits.--The term "health, medical, and life insurance benefits" means those benefits that workers at the Site are eligible for through collective bargaining agreements, projects, or contracts for work scope.
Inserted: (2) Physical completion date.--The term "physical completion date" means the date the Site contractor has completed all services required by the Site project completion contract other than close-out tasks and services related to plan sponsorship and management of post-project completion retirement benefits.
Inserted: (3) Plan sponsorship and program management of post-project completion retirement benefits.--The term "plan sponsorship and program management of post-project completion retirement benefits" means those duties and responsibilities that are necessary to execute, and are consistent with, the terms and legal responsibilities of the instrument under which the post-project completion retirement benefits are provided to workers at the Site.
Inserted: (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy in fiscal year 2006 for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, $15,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the program described in subsection (a).
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On page 378, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
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As printed
On page 378, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
SEC. 3114. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR WORKERS AT ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE, COLORADO.
(a) Program Authorized.--Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program for the purposes of providing health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado (in this section referred to as the “Site”), who do not qualify for such benefits because the physical completion date was achieved before December 15, 2006.
(b) Eligibility for Benefits.--A worker at the Site is eligible for health, medical, and life insurance benefits under the program described in subsection (a) if the employee--
(1) was employed by the Department of Energy, or by contract or first or second tier subcontract to perform cleanup, security, or administrative duties or responsibilities at the Site on September 29, 2003; and
(2) would have achieved applicable eligibility requirements for health, medical, and life insurance benefits as defined in the Site retirement benefit plan documents if the physical completion date had been achieved on December 15, 2006, as specified in the Site project completion contract.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Health, medical, and life insurance benefits.--The term “health, medical, and life insurance benefits” means those benefits that workers at the Site are eligible for through collective bargaining agreements, projects, or contracts for work scope.
(2) Physical completion date.--The term “physical completion date” means the date the Site contractor has completed all services required by the Site project completion contract other than close-out tasks and services related to plan sponsorship and management of post-project completion retirement benefits.
(3) Plan sponsorship and program management of post-project completion retirement benefits.--The term “plan sponsorship and program management of post-project completion retirement benefits” means those duties and responsibilities that are necessary to execute, and are consistent with, the terms and legal responsibilities of the instrument under which the post-project completion retirement benefits are provided to workers at the Site.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy in fiscal year 2006 for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, $15,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the program described in subsection (a).
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12377)
November 4, 2005
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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S12377)
November 4, 2005
Proposed amendment SA 1419 withdrawn in Senate.
November 4, 2005
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8897)
July 26, 2005
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8772, S8786)
July 25, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
July 22, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1419 proposed by Senator Allard.
July 22, 2005
Amendment SA 1419 proposed by Senator Allard. (consideration: CR S8728-8731; text: CR S8728-8729) To authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date.
July 22, 2005