,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfc #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bhdd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ech ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#aj1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,harshbarger 7for       
herself and ,mr4 ,thompson of           
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,march #c1 #bjbf,reported with an       
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,april #aj1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
authorize the ,department of ,labor's   
voluntary protection program4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,michael ,enzi ,voluntary           
,protection ,program ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,michael ,enzi ,voluntary ,protection  
,program  7a7 ,program established ,the 

,secretary of ,labor shall establish a  
program of recognizing employers'       
voluntary commitment to establish       
comprehensive safety and health         
management systems that include-- 7#a7  
requirements for systematic assessment  
of hazards2  7#b7 comprehensive hazard  
prevention1 mitigation1 and control     
programs2  7#c7 active and meaningful   
management and employee participation in
 the voluntary program described in     
subsection 7b72 and  7#d7 employee      
safety and health training4  7b7        
,michael ,enzi ,voluntary ,protection   
,program established  7#a7              
,establishment  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,labor shall establish and
 carry out a voluntary protection       
program 7consistent with subsection 7a77
 to encourage excellence and recognize  
the achievement of excellence in both   
the technical and managerial protection 
of employees from occupational hazards4 
7,b7 ,designation ,the voluntary        
protection program carried out under    

this section shall be known as the      
,michael ,enzi ,voluntary ,protection   
,program 7referred to in this ,act as   
the ,program74  7#b7 ,program           
requirements ,the ,program shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,application       
,employers who volunteer under the      
,program shall be required to submit an 
application to the ,secretary of ,labor 
demonstrating that the worksite with    
respect to which the application is made
 meets such requirements as the         
,secretary of ,labor may require for    
participation in the ,program4  7,b7    
,self-evaluations and onsite evaluations
  7i7 ,self-evaluations ,employers      
approved by the ,secretary of ,labor for
 participation in the ,program shall    
conduct annual self-evaluations in      
accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,onsite        
evaluations ,there shall be onsite      
evaluations by representatives of the   
,secretary of ,labor to ensure a high   
level of protection of employees4 ,the  

onsite visits shall not result in       
enforcement of citations under the      
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fea et seq474  
,any serious hazard or violation        
identified during such onsite evaluation
 shall be corrected within a #ij-;day   
period or1 if such time period is not   
feasible1 as soon as practicable4  7,c7 
,information ,employers who are approved
 by the ,secretary of ,labor for        
participation in the ,program shall     
assure the ,secretary of ,labor that    
information about the safety and health 
program shall be made readily available 
to the ,secretary of ,labor to share    
with employees4  7,d7 ,reevaluations    
,periodic reevaluations by the          
,secretary of ,labor of the employers   
shall be required for continued         
participation in the ,program4  7,e7    
,oversight ,worksite audits and         
evaluations and other activities related
 to participation in the ,program       
shall-- 7i7 remain under the direct     

supervision of employees of the         
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration whom the ,director of   
the ,directorate of ,cooperative and    
,state ,programs designates2 and  7ii7  
be conducted by special ,government     
employees1 as defined in section        
#bjb7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 under the direct supervision of  
the employees designated under clause   
7i74  7#c7 ,monitoring ,to ensure proper
 controls and measurement of program    
performance for the ,program under this 
section1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall 
direct the ,assistant ,secretary of     
,labor for ,occupational ,safety and    
,health to take the following actions3  
7,a7 ,develop a documentation policy    
regarding information on follow-up      
actions taken by the regional offices of
 the ,occupational ,safety and ,health  
,administration in response to          
fatalities and serious injuries at      
worksites participating in the ,program4
  7,b7 ,establish internal controls that

 ensure consistent compliance by the    
regional offices of the ,occupational   
,safety and ,health ,administration with
 the ,program policies of the           
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration for conducting onsite   
reviews and monitoring injury and       
illness rates1 to ensure that only      
qualified worksites participate in the  
,program4  7,c7 ,establish a system for 
monitoring the performance of the       
,program by developing specific         
performance goals and measures for the  
,program4  7#d7 ,exemptions ,a worksite 
with respect to which a ,program has    
been approved shall1 during             
participation in the ,program1 be exempt
 from programmed inspections4  7#e7 ,no 
payments required ,the ,secretary of    
,labor shall not require any form of    
payment for an employer to qualify for  
or participate in the ,program4  7#f7   
,modernization of technology to         
administer the program  7,a7 ,written   
plan ,not later than #b years after the 

date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,labor shall establish a  
written plan to modernize the technology
 used to administer the ,program4  7,b7 
,contents of plan ,the plan required    
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include   
the procurement1 directly or through    
partnerships with nonprofit             
organizations1 of software or platforms 
that will modernize the administration  
of-- 7i7 the application process under  
the ,program2  7ii7 the annual          
self-evaluation submission required     
under paragraph 7#b77;,b77i72  7iii7 the
 worksite audit reporting process under 
the ,program2 and  7iv7 other functions 
that directly affect the efficiency of  
the ,program's operations for the       
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration and for current and     
prospective employers participating in  
the ,program4  7c7 ,basic1 no-,cost     
tiered safety and health management     
system challenge program  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall 

modernize and support a tiered challenge
 program in the ,occupational ,safety   
and ,health ,administration 7consistent 
with subsection 7a77 to serve as a      
safety and health management system     
evaluation tool for employers           
participating in the ,program4  7#b7 ,no
 payment required ,the ,secretary shall 
not require any form of payment for     
participation in the ,challenge program 
under this subsection4  7d7 ,transition 
,the ,secretary of ,labor shall take    
such steps as may be necessary for the  
orderly transition from the voluntary   
protection program carried out by the   
,occupational ,safety and ,health       
,administration as of the day before the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 to the 
,program authorized under this section4 
,in making such transition1 the         
,secretary shall ensure that-- 7#a7 the 
,program authorized under this section  
is based upon and consistent with the   
voluntary protection programs carried   
out on the day before the date of       

enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 each  
employer that1 as of the day before the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 was     
participating in a voluntary protection 
program carried out by the ,occupational
 ,safety and ,health ,administration and
 was in good standing with respect to   
the duties and responsibilities under   
such program1 shall have the option to  
continue participating in the ,program  
authorized under this section4  7e7     
,regulations and implementation ,not    
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,labor shall issue final regulations 
for the ,program authorized under this  
section and shall begin implementation  
of the ,program4  7f7 ,funding ,of the  
funds appropriated for the ,occupational
 ,safety and ,health ,administration for
 a fiscal year1 the ,secretary of ,labor
 shall use an amount that is not less   
than #e percent of such funds to carry  
out this ,act for such fiscal year4     
,march #c1 #bjbf,reported with an       

amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed