Bush Signs Bill Extending Liability Protection for DOE Contractors
President Bush has signed legislation that authorizes $393 billion for an array of Dept. of Defense programs, and also extends a liability shield for contractors working on cleaning up former nuclear weapons facilities. The legislation, which Bush signed on Dec. 2, reauthorizes the 1957 Price-Anderson Act through calendar 2004, providing indemnification for DOE contractors. That protection had expired Aug. 1.
Bush signing DOD measure. (Photo courtesy of The White House)