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REVIEW OF DRAFT LEGISLATION 
Each of the Committee members was asked to comment upon the draft legislation 
dated March 21 which had been previously distributed. Mr. Kwon, the Labor 
Department representative, identified the following items which the 
Cormnittee approved but which were not included in the draft: (1) provisions 
for a worker to file a complaint and to have it investigated while 
simultaneously protecting the worker from any harassment due to the 
filing of the complaint; (2) provision for medical examinations of workers; 
and (3) provision for the Inspection of the medical records of workers 
upon request by the Secretary. He also noted that the Occupational Safety 
and Health Administration should have the authority to enforce the 
Guidelines (excluding the licensure and registration provisions) in 
commercial facilities in which OSHA currently has jurisdiction. 
Mr. Llotta explained that the comments of the Justice Department have 
already been forwarded to OMB and that the following points were Included: 
(1) that Federal agencies should not be Included In the definition of 
"persons" but should be handled In a separate section providing for 
executive action to deal with these agencies; (2) that Section 2 (Findings) 
should show more directly the kinds of impacts on interstate cotanerce 
that are of concern; (3) that Section 6 (Judicial Review Concerning 
Standards and Licensing) be extensively rewritten so that specific 
actions will take place in specific courts; (A) that Section 15 (Enforce- 
ment) should be amended to provide a full scheme of administrative enforce- 
ment and assessment of civil penalties; and (5) that Section 17 may raise 
constitutional problems. 
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